Past Lectures & Bookings
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Tuesday 29 November at 11am, Venue: The Small Theatre at Wawasan Open University, 54 Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, George Town
Price: RM55 to include light refreshmentsLecturer/presenter: Lars TharpThe Gate of Heroes - on the China Trail The inaugural lecture on 29 November will be given by Lars Tharp on the topic will be “The Gate of Heroes – on the China Trail.” |
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Wednesday 30 November at 7 for 7.30pm
Venue: The Penang Club, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, George Town
Price: RM120 to include dinner
Lecturer/presenter: Lars TharpHogarth: Harlots, Rakes & Crashing China The eighteenth century artist Hogarth created scenes of everyday life shot through with social commentary. |
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Wednesday 25 January 2017
Starts at 10.30am (A & G) and finishes at 16.00 (TSG)
Lecturer/presenter: Fuan WongGardens with Art, Spices and Poison Live guided exploration of award-winning gardens set over 8 acres of secondary jungle. Join us for a fascinating tour including refreshments and lunch. |
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May 11th at 7 pm
At the Penang Club
Lecturer/presenter: Sandy BurnettMisshapen Pearl the Music of the Baroque Era Starting in 1607 with Monteverdi’s astonishing opera Orfeo, and ending in 1759 with the death of that great “English” composer George Frederic Handel, the Baroque era produced music of great brilli |
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May 12th at 7.30 pm
At the China House
Beach Street, George Town, Penang
Above the Canteen
Lecturer/presenter: Sandy BurnettThe Age of Jazz One hundred years ago a group of American musicians docked in London, bringing with them for the very first time one of the twentieth century’s most important musical genres: jazz, a fascinating bl |
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Monday July 3rd
At The Mayfair Penang, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
Talk begins at 7.30pm (Doors open at 7pm) - Entrance fee for non members is RM120Lecturer/presenter: Deborah JennerUnfolding the Art of Georgia O’Keeffe Celebrating the centennial of O’Keeffe’s first solo show, this illustrated talk traces an often neglected, yet key figure of 20th century painter who dared to replace European influences with Asian |
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A chat between late bloomer Robin Hellaby author of The Last Fandango and Rod Manikam - Independent film maker -
At the Art & Soul Cafe, Hotel Neo Plus Penang, 68 Jalan Gurdwara, 10300 PenangLecturer/presenter: Author Robin Hellaby & Film Maker Rod ManikamTea Talk: From Moving Words to Moving Pictures How do you start to write a novel? When you have written your best seller how do you turn it into a film? |
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Thursday October 19th - 7.30pm (Doors open at 7pm) - Entrance fee for non- members is RM100 (inc.buffet) - The Penang Institute, 10 Jalan Brown
Lecturer/presenter: Marc AllumForty Years of Great Finds - The Objects Behind the Show Marc Allum takes a look at some of the landmark finds from four decades of Antiques Roadshow and brings to life the stories, the people and the objects. |
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Thursday October 19th -2pm - Entrance fee for non- members is RM30 - The Penang Institute, 10 Jalan Brown Lecturer/presenter: Marc Allum'Understanding Antiques’ A spontaneous talk based on objects brought in by the audience and peppered with artefacts from Marc's own eclectic collection. |
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November: Date to be announced. Lecturer/presenter: The Arts Society PenangCoffee Morning A chance to meet up with other members of The Arts Society and a chance for you to tell us who you would like to see as guest speakers. |
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Saturday 11th November 2017 - further details to be advisedLecturer/presenter: Penang Turf ClubA Day at the Races. Penang Turf Club Come and enjoy a special day out at the Penang Turf Club. Penang Turf Club was established in 1864 and today we will learn a little bit more about the history of this wonderful Club. |
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Date, time and venue to be advisedLecturer/presenter: The Arts Society PenangChristmas Party We will be having a Christmas party to celebrate the successes of 2017 and to formally announce speakers and events for 2018. |
Tuesday 16 January, 6.30pm. Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Light Street, George TownLecturer/presenter: Denise HeywoodSIR STAMFORD RAFFLES – ART COLLECTOR AND DISCOVERER OF SINGAPORE Raffles, whose name is synonymous with a luxury hotel rather than the greatest Buddhist temple in the world, was the enlightened colonial administrator of Java, Indonesia. |
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Thursday 18 January 2018. China House, Beach Street, George Town. 6.30pmLecturer/presenter: Denise HeywoodLEGEND & LUSTRE – JIM THOMPSON AND THAI SILK Jim Thompson arrived in Bangkok as a US army officer in 1945, fell in love with it and stayed. |
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Thursday 22 March 2018. 19:00 (doors open 18:45)
Chambers Restaurant,
2 Penang Street (corner of Lebuh Light)
George Town, PenangLecturer/presenter: Chris BradleyTHE QUEEN OF SHEBA – EMPRESS OR ENIGMA? She is one of the most intriguing and exotic figures in history. |
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Friday 23 March 2018. Mutiara Art Gallery
118 Lebuh Armenian, George Town.
11:00 (doors open at 10:30) Lecturer/presenter: Chris BradleyDISCOVERING THE DECORATIVE ARTS OF THE EAST – FROM MOROCCO AND ARABIA TO PERSIA AND INDIA This lecture covers aspects of decorative art in some of the most important cities, sites and museums in the world especially Cordoba, Cairo, Damascus, Isfahan and Samarkand. |
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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. 7.30pm at 9ine, 9 Jalan Kek Chuan, George TownLecturer/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 |
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Wednesday 20 July 2018. 11.00am, 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 |