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VISITS, SPECIAL INTEREST DAYS (SID) AND ZOOM EVENTS
Tuesday, April 14th: City of London walking tour with Simon Whitehouse. Cost of Walking Tour: £20 per person plus train fare (please buy your own ticket). Numbers are limited to 25 people. Currently full but email our secretary to check availability.
Thursday, July 2nd: Coach trip to Hatfield House and Gardens. Cost £50 inclusive of house tour and coach travel. Lunch at own expense. Numbers are limited to 40 people. Bookings taken from April 1st by emailing our secretary or at the April lecture.
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our 2026 Lecture Programme - at the addison centre, kempston, MK42 8PN, starting at 11 am
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Jan 27th | Jane Gardiner | The Gardens of Versailles: Louis XIV Extravaganzas |
Feb 24th | Anna Warrilow | Renaissance Cassoni: Wedding chests and the art of marriage in 15thcentury Florence |
Mar 31st | Meri Arichi | Gold in Japanese Art: From Buddhist art to wall paintings |
Apr 28th | Guy Rooker | Leonardo da Vinci, Pathfinder of Science: including anatomy, aeronautics, cartography and engineering |
May 26th | Alice White | Ways to Look at Painting: Her perspective on art, from 17th to 21stcenturies |
Jun 30th | Andrew Prince | From Downton to Gatsby: Sumptuous and opulent jewellery, from 1890 to 1929 |
Sept 29th | Mark Hill | Hot Stuff:The birth of studio glass |
Oct 27th | Justin Reay | The Loose and /Airy Lightness of Flowers: Grinling Gibbons and his carvings in wood |
Nov 24th | Patrick Craig | Entertaining Angels Unawares: A journey into the heavenly realm through angelic words and music |
2026 Visits (dates, cost and final details to be confirmed)
July 2nd: Coach trip to Hatfield House. Details tbc. Booking in April.
September 1st: History of the river trip with tea on the John Bunyan boat. Booking in May.
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DETAILS OF PREVIOUS EVENTS:
See News & Events page for reports of previous visits and various art events.
General information
Guests are usually able to attend lectures at the cost of £10 per person. For students and members of other Arts Societies, this is reduced to £5 per person. In the case of The Arts Society Woburn Area, we currently have a reciprocal arrangement that enables members to attend each society's lectures at no additional cost. Guests and members of other societies are welcome on our visits and study events at the published cost subject to places being available.
area and national events
Members also have access to lectures, study days and other events provided at area level and by The Arts Society across the country. To see what is on offer, please use the following links: