Exhibition Tour

Taste & Temptation
29 Apr 2026 – 27 Sep 2026

Special events

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FIRST FRIDAY BOOK CLUB | Perspectives by Laurent Binet
Friday 5 Jun 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Taste & Temptation | Curator Walk and Talk with Dr Matthew Martin
Friday 12 Jun 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Winter Sketching with Alissa Duke
Sunday 14 Jun 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Unlocking The Collection
Thursday 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
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Fundraising Afternoon Tea
Thursday 18 Jun 2026, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
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Lectures

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Feasts and Fantasy at the table of Louis XIV with Dr Samantha Happé
Saturday 6 Jun 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Dealing with the Scarlet Pimpernel: George IV’s Sèvres porcelain collection with Sylvia Sagona
Wednesday 10 Jun 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Dining with Jane Austen with Lise Rodgers
Saturday 13 Jun 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Double Lecture & Afternoon Tea | Food and Ceramics: Alchemy of Fire with Distinguished Professor Peter McNeil
Friday 19 Jun 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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The Jacobite Court in Exile in France and Italy with Dr Matthew Martin
Friday 3 Jul 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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The Brookes Study Centre for Fine and Decorative Arts

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The Jacobite Court in Exile in France and Italy with Dr Matthew Martin
Friday 3 Jul 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Collecting and Using Culinary Moulds, Past and Present with Diana Morgan AM
Wednesday 5 Aug 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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From produce to plate: the influence of the kitchen garden in the decorative arts with Dr Suzanne Bravery
Thursday 10 Sep 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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