ARTS & CULTURE

Course

Taster Session: Ballroom and Latin-American Dances – GI 26 210

27/08/2026
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The Portrait in Britain: The Age of Van Dyck and Lely – GI 26 089

01/09/2026
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Talks

Young Charlie Chaplin – T401

02/09/2026
Sep 2 Wednesday
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Visits

Bateman’s – V128

07/09/2026
Sep 7 Monday
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Talks

Vera Brittain: Loved and Lost – T402

09/09/2026
Sep 9 Wednesday
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Special Events

Booming Lovelies – E121

11/09/2026
Sep 11 Friday
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Special Events

First Wives Club – E122

16/09/2026
Sep 16 Wednesday
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Cheese and Wine Pairing – Wine Tasting Workshop – GI 26 100

17/09/2026
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Visits

Eltham Palace – V127

18/09/2026
Sep 18 Friday
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Free Events

Guildford Arts Exhibition – Photographer John Walmsley

21/09/2026 - 04/10/2026
Sep 21 Monday
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Introduction to Ballroom and Latin-American Dances – GI 26 116

22/09/2026
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Beginners Ballroom and Latin-American Dances – GI 26 117

22/09/2026
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A Parade of Palaces: Russian Empresses and their Grand Designs – GI 26 101

24/09/2026
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Special Events

Guildford Rock ‘n’ Roll – E124

30/09/2026
Sep 30 Wednesday
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Great Modern Philosophers – GI 26 119

01/10/2026
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Impressionist Revolutions – WE011

02/10/2026
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Evening & Weekend Events

Emin and Kahlo: The Pleasure and the Pain – WE013

02/10/2026
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Online Courses

Unpacking Art: Women in Art II (also Online) – WE014

03/10/2026
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The Art of Christmas – GI 26 123

06/10/2026
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The Garden in Art and Literature – GI 26 126

08/10/2026
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Renoir and the Women of Paris – GI 26 132

12/10/2026
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Visits

Ham House – V129

12/10/2026
Oct 12 Monday
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The Family in 17th and 18th Century Britain – History and Art – GI 26 136

20/10/2026
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Talks

Tate Britain – 500 Years of British Art – T407

21/10/2026
Oct 21 Wednesday
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Special Events

Ladies in Lavender – E133

23/10/2026
Oct 23 Friday
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Online Courses

Titian’s Poesie (also online) – GI 26 138

27/10/2026
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Talks

Sir Christopher Wren: Science, Domes & Spires – T408

04/11/2026
Nov 4 Wednesday
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Evening & Weekend Events

Special Events

Guildford Institute Bingo Night – WE015

06/11/2026
Nov 6 Friday
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Online Courses

Rembrandt: Why Self Portraits? (also online) – GI 26 146

17/11/2026
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TalkingART: Surrealism – GI 26 150

24/11/2026
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Talks

Great Railway Stations – Evoking the Spirit of Romance and Adventure – T411

25/11/2026
Nov 25 Wednesday
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Festive Wine Tasting Workshop – GI 26 152

25/11/2026
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Evening & Weekend Events

Special Events

Fundraising Quiz Night – WE016

27/11/2026
Nov 27 Friday
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Talks

Lushington Family of Cobham and Ockham – T412

02/12/2026
Dec 2 Wednesday
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Visits

Glow Wild at Kew Wakehurst – V130a

03/12/2026
Dec 3 Thursday
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Course

Online Courses

Unpacking Art: Colours of the Côte d’Azur (also online) – GI 26 157

05/12/2026
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Christmas in Art – GI 26 158

08/12/2026
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Online Courses

Game of Pairs: Battle Lines (also online) – GI 26 159

08/12/2026
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Christmas

Special Events

Member & Volunteer Christmas Reception – E137

10/12/2026
Dec 10 Thursday
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Talks

A Christmas Carol – T413

16/12/2026
Dec 16 Wednesday
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Course

An Introduction to Islam and Islamic Philosophy – GI 26 167

07/01/2027
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The Portrait in Britain: Restoration to Hogarth – GI 26 169

12/01/2027
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Special Events

Brief Encounter – E138

13/01/2027
Jan 13 Wednesday
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Architects in the Garden – Sir Edwin Lutyens – GI 26 179

28/01/2027
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Online Courses

Whistler: For Art’s Sake (also online) – GI 26 185

09/02/2027
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From the Peasant House to the Winter Palace: Decorative Art at Dorich House Museum – GI 26 186

11/02/2027
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Online Courses

Unpacking Art: A Tale of Two Paintings (also online) – GI 26 194

27/02/2027
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Online Courses

Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel (also online) – GI 26 195

02/03/2027
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Surrey Architecture: Twentieth Century Buildings – GI 26 196

02/03/2027
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Mixed Media and Resin Abstract Woodland-themed Workshop – GI 26 198

04/03/2027
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Talks

The Glory and the Art of Vienna – T420

10/03/2027
Mar 10 Wednesday
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Visits

Penshurst Place and Gardens – V130b

15/03/2027
Mar 15 Monday
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Talks

Athens: Beyond the Parthenon – T421

17/03/2027
Mar 17 Wednesday
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Special Events

The King’s Speech – E140

19/03/2027
Mar 19 Friday
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Evening & Weekend Events

Special Events

Fundraising Quiz Night – WE017

19/03/2027
Mar 19 Friday
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Course

TalkingART: Narrative – GI 26 207

23/03/2027
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