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Decorating Government House: Exploring the Interiors of Victoria’s Vice-Regal Residence with Dr Nicole Davis
Friday 16 May 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Curatorial Conversations: Curating Fashion with Katie Somerville
Saturday 17 May 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Showcasing Sophistication: Pompeo Batoni's posturing portraits and Canaletto's 'postcards' of Venice with Sylvia Sagona
Wednesday 21 May 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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From Needs to Desires: The 18th-century Demand For Beautiful Objects with Genine Wallinga
Wednesday 28 May 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Just Dandy! The life and times of George 'Beau' Brummell with Chris Browne
Saturday 31 May 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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The World of Composer G. F. Handel: Music, Friendship and Rare Plants with Dennis Dorwick
Wednesday 11 Jun 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Swagger: The State of Contemporary Menswear with Dr Paola Di Trocchio and Designers Max Bell and Cuong Nguyen
Saturday 14 Jun 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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He 'appears perfectly proportion'd': English ladies’ encounters with Napoleon with Dr Emma Gleadhill
Saturday 21 Jun 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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The Flàneur: the Dandy of 19th century Paris with Sylvia Sagona
Wednesday 25 Jun 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Online Lecture | The Upholsterers’ Challenge: From Dumfries House to Harewood House with Annabel Westman
Wednesday 25 Jun 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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Military Uniforms: Power, Authority, and Sex Appeal with Dr Eugene Barilo Von Reisberg
Friday 4 Jul 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Afternoon Tea and Lecture | Melbourne Stories: The Women of Beleura with Martin Green
Wednesday 9 Jul 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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British Art Ceramics: By Design and Example with Dr Andrew Montana
Thursday 31 Jul 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Swagger: Bucks, Beaux & Dandies: Regency Men’s Fashion with Dr Jennifer Kloester
Thursday 7 Aug 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Double Lecture and Afternoon Tea | The House of Dior: Eighteenth-century References with Dr Paola di Trocchio
Saturday 9 Aug 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Taking travel home: an introduction to five British women Grand Tourists with Dr Emma Gleadhill
Saturday 30 Aug 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641): Setting the Canon with Dr Eugene Barilo Von Reisberg
Thursday 25 Sep 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Two and a Half (Hanoverian) Men: Monarchs of the Early Georgian Era with Dr Eugene Barilo Von Reisberg
Friday 28 Nov 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM