The evening will include a tour of the museum’s North Gallery, a lodge room and, if available, the Grand Temple and ceremonial areas. To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee and exclusively for the Arts Scholars a range of material relating to Royal Members of Freemasonry will be on display in the South Gallery. During the evening the Museum's curator, Arts Scholar Mark Dennis will run two shorter object led tours.

The evening will conclude with a wine reception.

The 170-carat red spinel which is set in the Imperial State Crown in Britain’s Crown Jewels is known as the ‘Black Prince’s Ruby’ and is one of Britain’s best-known gems. It has been popularly associated with Edward the Prince of Wales the ‘Black Prince’—who lived in the 1300s. An oft-repeated legend links the gem back to its presentation to the Prince in Spain in 1367 and tells of how Henry V wore it on his crown at the Battle of Agincourt. This talk, by Arts Scholar Dr Jack Ogden, looks back through Georgian, Renaissance and Medieval sources to try to separate fact from fiction.

The Company has been allocated 23 places at this years’ service. Priority will be given to Liverymen and registration opened to Freemen after one week. Please email the Clerk if you wish to bring a guest. Names will be placed on a reserve list for allocation if places allow.

The service starts at 11.15 am. Those attending should be seated no later than by 10.45 am.

An admissions ceremony is one of the most important in any Livery Company calendar, when we welcome our new Liverymen and Freemen. Those being admitted declare an Oath of Allegiance and sign the register before being presented to the Master to receive their certificates. As is our custom, new Freemen will give a short narrative about themselves and their connection to the decorative arts.

Once the formal part of the evening has been concluded there will be a reception culminating at 9.00 pm.

The Arts Scholars are pleased to announce another in their series of Fish and Chips Lunches. These offer a perfect opportunity to meet fellow Arts Scholars and get to know each other in a relaxed and informal manner.

The Pocket Lunch is the annual event at which members enjoy a convivial lunch and bring along a small work of art for circulation and discussion with their fellow diners. This is a perfect opportunity to meet other Arts Scholars in a relaxed and informal manner.

Speakers will include: Paul Crane, Anne Rogers Haley, Robert Wilde-Evans, Roy Sully, Julia Korner and Timothy Schroder. Subjects include: Porcelain services showing Nelson’s battles and Merton place; Nelson’s jewel - Chelengk or Plume of Triumph; Orders & medals of Lord Nelson; Nelson’s Column; Marine paintings of Nelson’s battles; Nelson’s tomb, St Paul’s.

A reception will follow.

The Arts Scholars are pleased to announce another in their series of Fish and Chips Lunches. These offer a perfect opportunity to meet fellow Arts Scholars and get to know each other in a relaxed and informal manner.

Please note: Guests may be invited to this lunch.

Arts Scholars Freeman David Glasser is Chair of the Trustees of the Ben Uri Museum, which specialises in works by artists of European Jewish descent. In 2017, realising that their small size made an increased physical presence unrealistic, the Museum set out to seismically change their operating model to achieve greater potential. In creating Benuri.org, they repositioned themselves as the first full scale virtual museum and research centre. David will explain how this approach saw engagement levels increase to 100 times the 2019 physical visitor traffic.

The Master Arts Scholar, John Spanner TD, invites members to join him at the Company’s Annual Banquet, which will be held at 6.45 for 7.15 pm on Monday 31 January 2022 at Plaisterers’ Hall, in the presence of The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress.