From Magic Lanterns to Metro Goldwyn Mayer – the Birth of the Silver Screen

The final South West London Decorative and Fine Arts Society Lectures in 2016

NADFAS promotes the appreciation and study of decorative and fine arts through lectures and visits. It also encourages heritage volunteering and support of Young Arts.

The South West London branch which has been running for over 40 years has a strong active membership but welcomes visitors to its monthly lectures on the second Monday of the month at Dryburgh Hall, Putney Leisure Centre. 

Speakers are leaders in their field and the subjects are varied as you see from the programme below. Doors open at 7.30 for a 8.00 pm start. A short waiting list is held for those interested in becoming members.

For more information email enquiries@nadfas.org.uk

12 December
From Magic Lanterns to Metro Goldwyn Mayer – the Birth of the Silver Screen
Lecturer: Dr Geri Parlby

2017

9 January
David Hockney at 80: the Greatest Living British Artist
Lecturer: John Iddon

13 February
The Silver Thread: Silver Filigree and Traditional Arts in Kosovo
Lecturer: Elizabeth Gowing

13 March
Georgia: Land of the Golden Fleece
Lecturer: John Osborne

8 May
The Art of Jokes
Lecturer: Susie Harries

12 June
The Geography of Art
Lecturer: Stephen Taylor

10 July
Lawrence of Arabia: the Myths behind the Man
Lecturer: Neil Faulkner

11 September
Foreign Artists Who Changed the Face of British Art
Lecturer: Leslie Primo

9 October
Opera and Design
Lecturer: Simon Rees

13 November
Sir John Soane
Lecturer: Christopher Rogers

11 December
Boughton: the English Versailles