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• Opens Thu Nov 21 2024
• 120 minutes

Synopsis

A Series of six talks on the history of Gardens, presented by Roger Simpson looking at the cultural function of the Garden in world history, from foundation myths of the Garden of Eden to 20th century Art Nouveau and Surrealist gardens, and the constant concern for Meaning in the Garden.

£10 per talk or £51 for all six booked in advance in one transaction.

Thursday 23rd January - Earliest gardens: Eden, Egypt, Babylonia, Rome, Medieval.

The garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch

Thursday 30th January - East meets West: The sub-Continet, Sigiriya, Lodi, Kolkata Botanical Garden, Mughal Gardens.

Sigiriya

Thursday 6th February - Islam: Al Andalus and the Alhambra.

Alhambra

Thursday 13th February - Baroque Images of power in the Age of Absolution: Versailles, Het Loo and more

Het Loo

Thursday 20th February - English Landscape Gardens: Kent, Brown, Repton.

Stourhead

Thursday 27th February - Oddities of Latino Gardening: Las Pozas, Los Jardines de la Tropical.

Las Pozas