MENU SPECIAL INTEREST
× Home Our Society Lectures Visits Special Interest Days News Diary Volunteering Gallery Web Page Links Contact Us


Click here for previous events

 

Tuesday, 27 October 2026
The Luxury Arts of Paris: Splendour for 1,000 Years
Anne Haworth

The Arts Society Chichester Lavant Valley in association with the Arts Societies of Chichester, City of Chichester and Chichester Evening

Paris has long been synonymous with the luxury arts. For centuries, dazzling jewels, objets de vertu, fashion, furnishings and other precious works of art have delighted the eye of the most discerning patrons. 

10:45-11:45 Lecture 1: Paris from the Middle Ages to Renaissance

11:45 Tea/coffee break (please bring your own flask or takeaway)

12:00-1:00   Lecture 2: Paris from the Sun King to Revolution

1:00-2:00 Lunch Interval. Bring your own; we will provide a glass of wine or soft drinks.

2:00-3:00     Lecture 3: Paris from Imperial Grandeur to the New Look

Members £35.
Guests £40. - 
if places are available. Must be accompanied by a member.
Please give the name and address of 
guests and you will be notified of availability with an accompanying request for payment.

For Booking Form Click here

Click here for previous events

27 October 2026The Luxury Arts of Paris: Splendour for 1,000 Years

Click on a row and scroll to display more details about the event

The Luxury Arts of Paris: Splendour for 1,000 Years Anne Haworth Tuesday 27 October 2026

The Arts Society Chichester Lavant Valley in association with the Arts Societies of Chichester, City of Chichester and Chichester Evening

Paris has long been synonymous with the luxury arts. For centuries, dazzling jewels, objets de vertu, fashion, furnishings and other precious works of art have delighted the eye of the most discerning patrons. 

10:45-11:45 Lecture 1: Paris from the Middle Ages to Renaissance

11:45 Tea/coffee break (please bring your own flask or takeaway)

12:00-1:00   Lecture 2: Paris from the Sun King to Revolution

1:00-2:00 Lunch Interval. Bring your own; we will provide a glass of wine or soft drinks.

2:00-3:00     Lecture 3: Paris from Imperial Grandeur to the New Look

Members £35.
Guests £40. - 
if places are available. Must be accompanied by a member.
Please give the name and address of 
guests and you will be notified of availability with an accompanying request for payment.

For Booking Form Click here