Key themes in the Foundling Hospital Collection and their relevance to the work of the HospitalThis series of three lectures by Madeleine Ravetta explores Britain’s oldest public art collection, which was originally made up of donations from the foremost artists of the 18th Century, such as Willam Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds and Louis-Francois Roubiliac.Session … Continue reading "The Art of the Foundling Hospital Collection"

Going Green Together is a pilot programme in environmental sustainability, working to support organisations in our areaThis event is organised in conjunction with Greener Berwick.In this presentation Nathaniel Spain will be introducing the work of Going Green Together.Going Green Together is a pilot programme in environmental sustainability, supported by the National Lottery and County Durham … Continue reading "The work of Going Green Together, and how it could help us all"

Studying human society starting from our own lives and experience.A series of three lectures by Joan Lawson. Attendance is limited to tweve people.Anthropology begins at home! We learn how social anthropologists study diverse groups of people and how we can use their methods to better understand aspects of our own community. Human needs are universal. … Continue reading "An Introduction to Social Anthropology"