Join our next online Japanese Calligraphy session exploring 'laughter'. Learn a new kanji, its meaning and practice calligraphy yourself.
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Poetry Reading: humour and laughter
Join us as we delve into literary works and enjoy masterpieces read out loud by amazing actor - Matthew Peter-Carter!
Our theme in March explores the power of humour and laughter.
The Art of Laughter
Seldom did one country produce so many comical paintings as the Netherlands did during the Dutch Golden Age. Join us as we explore the funniest moments in Dutch artworks!
Seriously Joking: Puns & Pranks in 20th Century Art
Join us for an enlightening journey through the lighter side of art history, where serious themes meet playful execution, and laughter becomes a catalyst for an insight.
Mother’s Day Special: Secrets and Symbols of Annunciation Paintings
The second most frequently painted subject in the history of pre-Modern Western art is the Annunciation (the first is the Crucifixion, but this one is less grisly and nicer for Mother’s Day). This is the moment when God sent the Angel Gabriel to tell Mary that she will bear the son of God. There have...
From Giggles to Insight: Comedy’s Role in Tackling Tough Topics
Comedy is one of the most popular genres in film and television. In this talk, we look at comedy in film and TV, its functions, and its possibilities.
Kryptadia – the 1800’s Secret Journals of Taboo Stories
In this lecture we will dive into the long forgotten “Kryptadia” erotic journals published in a limited prints and in total secret over the time span of 30 years at the end of the 1800’s to the mid 1930’s.
Japanese Calligraphy – ‘nectar’
Join our next online Japanese calligraphy session - enjoy meditation, poetry and practice a new character - 'nectar'.
In Plain Sight: (Un)Hidden Sexuality in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948)
This session will discuss the use of metaphor throughout Rope along with Hitchcock’s concurrently advanced and adverse representations of queer characters, which are simultaneously progressive for having centre- stage but also problematic for being villainous.
Japanese Calligraphy – ‘secret’
Join our next Japanese Calligraphy session. Learn a new kanji 秘 and how it connects us to the boundless mysteries that surround us and the humility required to navigate the complexities of existence.