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Lecture on Alfred Hitchcock's London on 18 May 2026 in person at the Allied Museum in Berlin or online via Zoom -

Lecture on Alfred Hitchcock on 18 May 2026 In this lecture we will learn how the great film director Alfred Hitchcock used London, and how it influenced his life and his art. Still both instantly recognisable and widely acclaimed over 40 years after his death, Hitchcock’s greatest and best remembered movies are usually selected from his Ho...

https://mailchi.mp/baa9b3de38f6/the-avant-garde-in-cornwall-lecture-on-27-april-2026 Join us in person in Berlin or online via Zoom from anywhere to learn more about "The Avant Garde in Cornwall 1939 to 1964".
When? Monday, 27th April 2026 at 20.00 (Berlin time).
Where? AlliiertenMuseum, Berlin-Dahlem and on Zoom

https://mailchi.mp/0a341c72e0a0/the-glories-of-ancient-rome-lecture-on-30th-march Join us in person in Berlin or online via Zoom from anywhere to learn more about "The Glories of Ancient Rome".
When? Monday, 30th March 2026 at 20.00 (Berlin).
Where? AlliiertenMuseum, Berlin-Dahlem and on Zoom

19th Century Travellers in Scotland - Lecture on 23 February 2026 -

19th Century Travellers in Scotland - Lecture on 23 February 2026 This lecture focuses on the travels of artists, musicians and writers in Scotland during the period when the romance of the Highlands, fostered by the tales of Ossian, made Scotland a destination for those such as Turner, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Dorothy and William Wordsworth and Coleridge.

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Register now to attend the lecture on the life and work of May Morris via Zoom on 26 January 2026 at 8 pm (CET).
More info on theartssocietyberlin.com

May Morris lecture on 26 January 2026 Towards the end of her life May Morris (1862-1938) - designer, craftsperson, and younger daughter of William Morris – wrote, ‘I’m a remarkable woman, always was, though none of you seem to think so’. Overshadowed in her lifetime by the achievements of her illustrious father, thankfully today...

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Happy Christmas from The Arts Society Berlin!
We look forward to seeing you again on 26 January 2026

Reminder: Lecture on Blenheim Palace on 27 October 2025 -

Reminder: Lecture on Blenheim Palace on 27 October 2025 For more information about the lecture/r, please visit our website. The entrance fee for adults is €15.00 (Concessions: €10.00/€7.50). If you wish to attend online, please register on our website or by clicking on the pink button below.

‘Cakes, they are glorious, they are like a three-dimensional still-life object’, said American artist Wayne Thiebaud (1920-21).

In our latest digital ‘Become an Instant Expert”, The Arts Society Lecturer Dan Evans dives into the history of still life – and how this genre was transformed during the 20th century.

The common things around us, from food and drink to flowers and even table settings, have always been a special source of inspiration for artists.

Take the still life paintings of Pablo Picasso, where everyday objects such as bottles and newspaper scraps help to build a more abstract version of reality for the viewer. Plus, in a picture that we no doubt all recognise, Andy Warhol’s ‘Campbell’s Soup Cans’ (1962), uses still life to explore issues of mass production.

But it's not just the objects directly under our noses that have inspired these mediations on the world around us.

A self-proclaimed ‘art thief’, Thiebaud instead took his inspiration from previous depictions of still life in art, from Morandi to Cézanne. With an American twist, his rhythmic paintings of pie, cakes – and even hot dogs – are a powerful commentary on the nature of consumerism. Catch The Courtauld’s new exhibition, ‘Wayne Thiebaud. American Still Life’, until 18 Jan 2026.

Pictured here is Wayne Thiebaud’s ‘Pie Rows’, 1961 / Collection of the Wayne Thiebaud Foundation. © Wayne Thiebaud VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2025.

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What Makes Great Art Great? | James Payne and Leslie Primo | Artfully Said What really makes great art great? In this podcast, art historian Leslie Primo joins James Payne (Great Art Explained) to debate everything from Vermeer’s Gi...