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SUMMARY:Breaking the Ice-Jackson Pollock and American Abstract Impressionism
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-9/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Chinamania : The Impact of Chinese Porcelain on European Taste\, Collecting and Display
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-8/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:The History of the City of London Through Stained Glass
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-7/
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SUMMARY:200 Years of Valentines
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-6/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
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SUMMARY:The Nativity in Art from Giotto to Picasso
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-4/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Eleanor Coade and her Stone
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-5/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:`A Carpet Ride to Khiva and Central Asia’
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-3/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Tulipomania – A 17th Century Passion in Art\, Gardens and Collecting
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Public Sculpture
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/public-sculpture/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Kennedy White House
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-kennedy-white-house/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Colour Blue - From paradise to poison
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/test-monthly-lecture-event/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230406T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230406T133000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20230112T125803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T005323Z
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SUMMARY:From Errol Flynn to Bottles of Gin: Literary Portraits and their Afterlives
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/writers-portraits/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230302T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230302T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20220415T061820Z
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SUMMARY:Henry VIII and the Field of the Cloth of Gold
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/henry-viii-and-the-field-of-the-cloth-of-gold/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230202T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230202T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20220415T061617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T005423Z
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SUMMARY:Opera : The melting pot of culture
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/opera-the-melting-pot-of-culture/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230105T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230105T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20220415T061047Z
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SUMMARY:Picasso`s Guernica
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/picassos-guernica/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221201T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221201T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20220415T060659Z
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SUMMARY:The art of the cartoonist
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-art-of-the-cartoonist/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221103T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221103T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20220415T055918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T005647Z
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SUMMARY:The British Army in India – an unofficial view
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-british-army-in-india-an-unofficial-view/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221006T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221006T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20220414T121513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T082612Z
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SUMMARY:The subtle science and exact art of colour in English Garden Design
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-subtle-science-and-exact-art-of-colour-in-english-garden-design-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220707T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220707T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20210703T074210Z
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SUMMARY:Most Popular Pictures in British Collections
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/most-popular-pictures-in-british-collections/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220609T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220609T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20210703T064853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T122611Z
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SUMMARY:Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/william-beckford-1760-1844-genius-romantic-notoriety/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220505T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220505T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20210703T063637Z
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SUMMARY:Peggy Guggenheim
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/peggy-guggenheim-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220407T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220407T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
CREATED:20210703T062326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T122438Z
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SUMMARY:Bloomsbury Group: The Art of Vanessa Bell
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/bloomsbury-group-the-art-of-vanessa-bell-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220303T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220303T123000
DTSTAMP:20260517T115206
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SUMMARY:The Manufactured Woman: The Story of Pandora and how she has inspired generations of artists to imagine how and why women came into the world
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-manufactured-woman-the-story-of-pandora-and-how-she-has-inspired-generations-of-artists-to-imagine-how-and-why-women-came-into-the-world/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Mystery of Holbein’s Ambassadors
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-mystery-of-holbeins-ambassadors-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220106T123000
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SUMMARY:In the Kingdom of the Sweets
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/in-the-kingdom-of-the-sweets-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Repton and the Picturesque
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/repton-and-the-picturesque-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211104T123000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T122052Z
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SUMMARY:Moorish Architecture – the legacy of a vanished kingdom
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/moorish-architecture-the-legacy-of-a-vanished-kingdom/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Age of Jazz
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-age-of-jazz-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210701T123000
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SUMMARY:A Design Evolution: Jewellery and Metalwork 1850-1940
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/a-design-evolution-jewellery-and-metalwork-1850-1940/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210603T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210603T123000
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SUMMARY:The Cultral Heritage of the Huguenots
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	The Entry of Alexander into Babylon\, about 1665–probably by 1676\, made at the Royal Factory of Furniture to the Crown at the Gobelins Manufactory. Design by Charles Le Brun; cartoon for the vertical-warp loom by Henri Testelin; weaving by Jean Jans the Elder\, Jean Jans the Younger\, or Jean Lefebvre. Wool\, silk\, gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread\, 194 7/8 x 318 7/8 in. Le Mobilier National. Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nPlease note this lecture\, originally scheduled for the 4th of July 2024\, had to be changed because of the General Election. \nTapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond. Often commissioned in sets\, taking years to produce\, they graced some of the most significant courts of Europe from the 15th century to the 21st. This lecture will explore the making of tapestries and some landmark sets including those of the House of Burgundy\, Pope Leo X and Henry VIII all made by the weavers of Flanders and those of Louis XIV and the current Queen of Denmark made by the weavers of the Gobelins factory in Paris. It will explore the changing approaches and some of the stories translated into tapestry. \n\n\n\nLecturer \n\n	\nLecturer:Susan Kay-Williams\nSusan is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Dyers and Colourists. This is in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. Susan lectures worldwide and in 2013 published The Story of Colour in Textiles. Susan curates exhibitions for the RSN at Hampton Court Palace. She is also responsible for the archive collection of the RSN.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-cultral-heritage-of-the-huguenots/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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