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History
Tōfuku-ji Hojo Gardens – A Masterpiece of Zen Modernism
Tōfuku-ji, founded in 1235 by the powerful Fujiwara clan, is one of Kyoto’s great Zen temples. Its Hojo gardens, the …
Hekate: A Transformational Journey from Carian Great Goddess into the Mistress of Magic, Witchcraft, Ghosts, and Crossroads
“…by the names of triple-form Hekate, the tremor-bearing, scourge-bearing, torch-carrying, golden-slippered-blood-sucking-netherworldly and horse riding one. I utter to you the …
Egypt: In the Footsteps of Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Partially opened in late 2024, the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), located near the Pyramids of Giza, is set to …
A Tale of Three Digs at Edinburgh Castle – Scotland’s Greatest and Least Understood Royal Fortress
For almost 2 million visitors a year the Castle embodies the ultimate symbol of ‘Caledonia Stern and Wild’, the image …
Discover the Cultural Treasures of Cyprus
Nestled strategically in the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus has long been a coveted prize for expanding empires. For over 2,000 years, …
Treasures of Thrace: Exploring the Magnificent Tombs of a Forgotten People
Around 1500 BCE, Thracians emerged to dominate much of Southeastern Europe, especially what is now Bulgaria. In the absence of …
Maintaining the World: Greek Gods – Part II
To the Greek way of thinking Gaia, the Earth, is the primordial Mother, the uncaused cause. Self-created out of the …
The Mozabites of the M’Zab Valley: Cultural Continuity in the Algerian Sahara
Located 600 km south of Algiers, in the heart of the Sahara Desert, the M’Zab Valley forms an extraordinarily homogenous …
The Hittites and their Capital Hattusa
The origins of this Indo-European people, who dominated Anatolian and Near Eastern history for seven centuries (Middle Bronze-Late Bronze Ages) …
The Splendour of Chalukyan Art and Architecture: Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal
The heartland of the Chalukya, who ruled much of the Deccan and Southern India between the 6th and the 12th …
Lectures
Fresco Painting in the Veneto
Some of Italy’s most celebrated paintings were created using the ancient technique of fresco, of which a significant number are located in the Veneto.
Caravaggio in Sicily
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is one of art history’s most fascinating personalities: a painter of genius and a man possessed of a violent, mercurial temperament.
Everywhere the Glint of Gold
After its long awaited opening, the Grand Egyptian Museum is now open and for the first time all the treasures from Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb are on display together. In this lecture Lucia reveals many lesser-known but wonderful items.
From desert trails to ocean sails
The distinctive landscapes of Oman were shaped by the ancient trade routes that crossed them, conveying luxury goods such as spices, textiles and incense between Africa, Arabia and the wider world of the Indian Ocean.
Paintings in Stone
Between the 2nd and the 4th centuries CE, the mosaic workshops in the cities of the Roman Provinces of Africa (modern western Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco) excelled in the production of high quality coloured figurative and geometric pattern mosaics