Lectures & Bookings
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Tuesday 26 June 2018. Deluxcious Restaurant, 5 Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, George Town.
Registration from 18:45. Talk will begin at 19:30
Price include a glass of wine and canapés on arrival & three course dinner after the talk
Members: RM90 Non Members: RM150Lecturer/presenter: David RosierTHE EMPEROR QIANLONG (1736-1795) ‘ULTIMATE RENAISSANCE RULER AND FINE ART COLLECTOR’ The Emperor Qianlong was arguably the greatest of all Qing Emperors as he guided China through a period of unquestionable political, economic and cultural prosperity, which rivalled any comparable |
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Thursday 28 June 2018. 7 Terraces Hotel, Stewart Lane George Town. 10.30amLecturer/presenter: David RosierCHINESE IMPERIAL COURT COSTUME (1644-1911) ‘A JOURNEY THROUGH THE EMPEROR’S WARDROBE' This event will be a special day with a talk in the morning, followed by lunch and then another talk/discussion in the afternoon with an opportunity for people to bring along any antique fabrics th |
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Wednesday 18 July 2018. Time and Venue TBALecturer/presenter: Clive Stewart LockhartA VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY, THE PAINTINGS OF GEORGE RAPER ON THE FIRST FLEET 1788–1792 A chance discovery by Clive in a barn in Gloucestershire provided historians of the First Fleet with a major cache of previously unknown watercolours of birds and flowers of the Sydney area. This t |
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Thursday 19 July 2018. Venue and time TBALecturer/presenter: Clive Stewart LockhartCLARA, RHINO SUPERSTAR AND WONDER OF THE GRAND TOUR Brought up as a house pet from a young age by a Director of the Dutch East India Company in India, Clara was shipped to Holland in 1741 and spent nearly 20 years touring Europe as one of the wonder |