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  • Wall painting of a King holding a glass bottle

    Gifts and Giving in the Middle Ages

    Trinity House The Newark Leicester LE2 7BY

    Dr Deirde O'Sullivan, from Archaeology at the University of Leicester, gives us insights into gifts and giving in the middle ages.

    Free

  • Lots of balloons with ribbons hanging down suggesting a celebration.

    LVC Fifth Anniversary Celebration

    Methodist Church 10a Bishop St, Leicester

    Leicester Vaughan College is five years old! Join us at our anniversary event consisting of a programme of short inspirational talks in a magazine style.. Celebrate with our members and supporters, review our story so far and find out what plans we have for the future.

    Free
  • This is the poster for the Exhibition Knowledge is Power. The is image is a man reading a book in an armchair with a radio close by. The exhibition details are that it is at the Weston Gallery, Nottingham, and runs from 27 October until 12 March 2023.

    February Forum

    Is knowledge power? Professor John Holford reflects on the impact of Nottingham University's adult education department and what it contributed to the city and the surrounding area.

    Free

  • Front cover of Prashant Kidambi's book Cricket Country. This includes a photograph of the all Indian 1911 cricket team dressed in stripey blazers and white trousers.

    March Forum

    Prashant Kidambi talks about the 'Indian' cricket team's debut in imperial Britain in 1911 and how the idea of India was fashioned on the cricket pitch.

    Free

  • An image of two Corinthian columns with trees in the background. There is a ornamental urn sculpture in the foreground.

    May Forum: The Gibberd Garden

    A talk on Modernist architecture, sculpture, and new towns in the UK during the 20th century

    Free

  • Image: Surviving lower half of the Refectory Mural in the Charterhouse, Coventry. Much of the mural is missing and part has been painted over with a coast of arms. You can see Christ's feet nailed to the cross, two men in armour and a women with a halo presumably Mary, mother of Christ.

    Thinking about Medieval Murals

    Featured

    What can surviving murals tell us about their original contexts? What are the limits of our powers of interpretation and reconstruction?

    Free

  • A picture of the front cover of Mark Freeman's book The Vital Message. It features an open book box against some shelves of brown books. The book box contains various books and pamphlets.

    January Forum: Researching and writing adult education history

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    Leicester Adult Education College 54 Belvoir Street, Leicester, Leics

    Professor Mark Freeman considers the challenges of writing an institutional history of university adult education, particularly in the recent period.

    Free