You are invited to join with other Arts Scholars on a visit to the Neasden Hindu Temple (Shri Swaminarayan Mandir), followed by an optional lunch at Shayona restaurant.

The Temple was bequeathed in 1995 by Pramukh Swami Maharaj to the British nation. The architecture is in the traditional Hindu style. The visit will include the Murti Dashan (sacred images) and an explanation about the Hindu faith will be provided.

The latest edition of an Arts Scholars tradition: the Friday Fish and Chips lunch at the City University Club. Please note a slightly changed format: the lunch will include Fish and chips, a glass of wine, dessert of the day, coffee and chocolates and a staff gratuity.

A rare opportunity to sit in Court No. 1 of the Old Bailey and hear a talk given by art historian and Arts Scholar Magdalen Evans on the social reformer Elizabeth Fry. The event commemorates 200 years since the passing of the Gaols Act in 1823, which mandated sex-segregated prisons and female warders for female prisoners across the whole of the then British Empire. A drinks and canapes reception will follow the lecture.

Focusing primarily on decorative art, this lecture will reflect upon how change, innovation and acquisition in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II has shaped the Royal Collection now and for the future.

Private out-of-hours guided tour of the British Museum's latest block-buster exhibition, Legion: life in the Roman army, led by its lead curator, Richard Abdy.

The United Guilds' Service is held two Friday's before Good Friday at St Paul's Cathedral. Followed by an optional lunch at Apothecaries' Hall

The Pocket Lunch is the annual event for members to enjoy a convivial lunch and at the same time bring along a small work of art for circulation and discussion with your fellow diners.

The Master invites members of the Court (current and past) of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars to join him at a reception and dinner following the 2024 Election Court Meeting.

A special opportunity for six of our younger members and award winners to showcase their lives and careers. The speakers will be Sophie Croft (Objects Conservator specialising in ceramics and related materials), Lewis Browning (business getter in Dawson’s Auctioneers' new Valuations Department), Alexandra Verney (custodian of the Claydon Estate and Council member for the National Trust), Joseph Trinder (Director and joint owner of Wotton Auction Rooms), Henrietta Hammant (Collections Coordinator at the Polar Museum, Cambridge) and Camilla Szymanowska (newly-appointed Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Bakers).

A reception with wine and nibbles will follow, concluding about 9 pm.

The latest edition of an Arts Scholars tradition: the Friday Fish and Chips lunch at the City University Club. Please note a slightly changed format: the lunch will include Fish and chips, a glass of wine, dessert of the day, coffee and chocolates and a staff gratuity.