INSIDERS’ VENICE
THE JOHN HALL VENICE COURSE FOR MATURE STUDENTS
January 23 – February 10 2012
INSIDERS’ VENICE gives an opportunity to participate in three weeks of the JOHN HALL VENICE COURSE: two weeks in Venice plus the option of attending all or some of the preliminary week in London. Please see www.johnhallvenice.com.
The course is a series of lectures and on-site visits conducted by a team of world–class and charismatic experts, introducing a variety of areas of interest – art, music, world cinema, English writers in Italy and contemporary global issues. Such a stimulating background adds to the unforgettable experience of being in off-season Venice not as a passing tourist.
The John Hall Venice Course has taken place every year since 1965, its aim being to open eyes, ears and minds. Over the years, many parents of students have asked us to do something similar - for adults. This sampling of the course is the result, following the success of a trial run in January and February 2011. So as not to change the gap-year age-group atmosphere of the course, the number of mature students will be limited.
The London Week - Monday January 23 to Friday January 27
This is based in the Large Conference Room, Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery. No accommodation or meals are included.
In Venice - January 29 to February 10 (departing February 11)
Accommodation and breakfast is in the charming Hotel Locanda San Barnaba, very near the Ca’Rezzonico vaporetto stop - please see: www.locanda-sanbarnaba.com.
Lectures are in the state-of-the-art lecture room in the Canossian Convent Institute, five minutes walk from the hotel. Lunches and dinners are not included, but there are many restaurants, trattorie, wine bars in the vicinity.
For practical reasons, it is not possible for mature students to take part in the various students’ optional activities - art, cookery and photography classes.
LECTURES, VISITS AND LECTURERS IN LONDON
At the National Gallery:
Welcome to the National Gallery Dr Nicholas Penny, (former Venice student) Director of the National Gallery, London
The Italian Contribution to Western Civilization; the Changing Functions of Art, from Byzantium to Modern Times (3 lectures) Charles Hope, Director, Warburg Institute
Why we watch Films: examining films as an active rather than passive experience. Ryan Gilbey, Film Critic
Global Issues; The Reality of Climate Change Science Paul Williams, Research Fellow, Meteorology Dept, Reading University
A Cool look at Global Warming Dr Benny Peiser, Director, The Global Warming Policy Foundation, London
The Battle for God: Jewish, Christian, Islamic Fundamentalism Karen Armstrong, Religious Affairs Commentator and Author
The Restoration of Paintings Jill Dunkerton, Restorer, Conservation Dept, National Gallery, London
The Grand Tour and the Discovery of Art Edward Chaney, Author, Professor of Fine and Decorative Arts, Southampton University
Body Matters - representing the human figure in Contemporary Art- followed by a visit to the Tate Modern Louisa Buck (former Venice student), Journalist, Broadcaster and Art Critic
At Rogers, Stirk & Harbour, Hammersmith:
Architecture Today Andrew Tyley, Associate Director, Rogers, Stirk & Harbour
At Christie’s, St.James’s:
The Commercial Art World- the Auction House William Lorimer, Furniture Specialist, Christie’s
The Auction Challenge Hugh Edmeades, International Director of Auctioneering, Christie’s
Public Art Today Vivien Lovell, Director, Modus Operandi Art Consultants
LECTURES AND LECTURERS IN VENICE
Venetian History (2) Peter Lauritzen, Author and Editor at large of Architectural Digest
The Science of Saving Venice Jane da Mosto, Co-author of “The Science of Saving Venice”
Byzantine Art (2) Nicholas True CBE, Author and Former Whitgift Research Student, Peterhouse, Cambridge
Marble - from Antiquity to the Baroque (3); Marco Polo- Venice’s Man of Miracles ; the Mechanics of early Commerce and the expansion of Venice’s Commercial Empire. Nigel McGilchrist, Art Historian
English Poets in Italy: Byron, Shelley, Keats (3) Gregory Dowling, Associate Professor of American Literature, University of Venice
Venetian Renaissance Painting (4) Charles Hope, former Director, Warburg Institute
Opera (5) Jeremy Sams, Director and translator, his latest production The Wizard of Oz opened at the London Palladium in February 2011, and The Enchanted Island, a new opera comprising texts from Shakespeare and unpublished baroque music, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York in January 2012
Visits with:
Susan Steer, History of Art Lecturer, University of Warwick
Peter Lauritzen, Frederick Lauritzen,
Louisa Warman, History of Art Lecturer, University of Warwick
Visits in Venice:
St.Mark’s basilica, Accademia Gallery, Palazzo Ducale, Santa Maria della Salute, S.Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, San Salvador, San Zaccaria, S.Maria Formosa
Ravenna: S.Vitale, Tomb of Galla Placidia, S.Apollinare Nuovo, S.Apollinare in Classe, Orthodox Baptistery
Social Events In London
A drinks party at Christies, St.James’s
Social Events In Venice
A Party in the studio apartment on the Giudecca, Venice of the artist Geoffrey Humphries
For information and a booking form please contact
Mrs. Vicky Gillions, Course Administrator,
The John Hall Venice Course, 9 Smeaton Road,
London SW185JJ.
Telephone +44 (0)20 8871 4747
Email - vicky@johnhallvenice.com
THE JOHN HALL VENICE COURSE FOR MATURE STUDENTS
January 23 – February 10 2012
INSIDERS’ VENICE gives an opportunity to participate in three weeks of the JOHN HALL VENICE COURSE: two weeks in Venice plus the option of attending all or some of the preliminary week in London. Please see www.johnhallvenice.com.
The course is a series of lectures and on-site visits conducted by a team of world–class and charismatic experts, introducing a variety of areas of interest – art, music, world cinema, English writers in Italy and contemporary global issues. Such a stimulating background adds to the unforgettable experience of being in off-season Venice not as a passing tourist.
The John Hall Venice Course has taken place every year since 1965, its aim being to open eyes, ears and minds. Over the years, many parents of students have asked us to do something similar - for adults. This sampling of the course is the result, following the success of a trial run in January and February 2011. So as not to change the gap-year age-group atmosphere of the course, the number of mature students will be limited.
The London Week - Monday January 23 to Friday January 27
This is based in the Large Conference Room, Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery. No accommodation or meals are included.
In Venice - January 29 to February 10 (departing February 11)
Accommodation and breakfast is in the charming Hotel Locanda San Barnaba, very near the Ca’Rezzonico vaporetto stop - please see: www.locanda-sanbarnaba.com.
Lectures are in the state-of-the-art lecture room in the Canossian Convent Institute, five minutes walk from the hotel. Lunches and dinners are not included, but there are many restaurants, trattorie, wine bars in the vicinity.
For practical reasons, it is not possible for mature students to take part in the various students’ optional activities - art, cookery and photography classes.
LECTURES, VISITS AND LECTURERS IN LONDON
At the National Gallery:
Welcome to the National Gallery Dr Nicholas Penny, (former Venice student) Director of the National Gallery, London
The Italian Contribution to Western Civilization; the Changing Functions of Art, from Byzantium to Modern Times (3 lectures) Charles Hope, Director, Warburg Institute
Why we watch Films: examining films as an active rather than passive experience. Ryan Gilbey, Film Critic
Global Issues; The Reality of Climate Change Science Paul Williams, Research Fellow, Meteorology Dept, Reading University
A Cool look at Global Warming Dr Benny Peiser, Director, The Global Warming Policy Foundation, London
The Battle for God: Jewish, Christian, Islamic Fundamentalism Karen Armstrong, Religious Affairs Commentator and Author
The Restoration of Paintings Jill Dunkerton, Restorer, Conservation Dept, National Gallery, London
The Grand Tour and the Discovery of Art Edward Chaney, Author, Professor of Fine and Decorative Arts, Southampton University
Body Matters - representing the human figure in Contemporary Art- followed by a visit to the Tate Modern Louisa Buck (former Venice student), Journalist, Broadcaster and Art Critic
At Rogers, Stirk & Harbour, Hammersmith:
Architecture Today Andrew Tyley, Associate Director, Rogers, Stirk & Harbour
At Christie’s, St.James’s:
The Commercial Art World- the Auction House William Lorimer, Furniture Specialist, Christie’s
The Auction Challenge Hugh Edmeades, International Director of Auctioneering, Christie’s
Public Art Today Vivien Lovell, Director, Modus Operandi Art Consultants
LECTURES AND LECTURERS IN VENICE
Venetian History (2) Peter Lauritzen, Author and Editor at large of Architectural Digest
The Science of Saving Venice Jane da Mosto, Co-author of “The Science of Saving Venice”
Byzantine Art (2) Nicholas True CBE, Author and Former Whitgift Research Student, Peterhouse, Cambridge
Marble - from Antiquity to the Baroque (3); Marco Polo- Venice’s Man of Miracles ; the Mechanics of early Commerce and the expansion of Venice’s Commercial Empire. Nigel McGilchrist, Art Historian
English Poets in Italy: Byron, Shelley, Keats (3) Gregory Dowling, Associate Professor of American Literature, University of Venice
Venetian Renaissance Painting (4) Charles Hope, former Director, Warburg Institute
Opera (5) Jeremy Sams, Director and translator, his latest production The Wizard of Oz opened at the London Palladium in February 2011, and The Enchanted Island, a new opera comprising texts from Shakespeare and unpublished baroque music, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York in January 2012
Visits with:
Susan Steer, History of Art Lecturer, University of Warwick
Peter Lauritzen, Frederick Lauritzen,
Louisa Warman, History of Art Lecturer, University of Warwick
Visits in Venice:
St.Mark’s basilica, Accademia Gallery, Palazzo Ducale, Santa Maria della Salute, S.Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, San Salvador, San Zaccaria, S.Maria Formosa
Ravenna: S.Vitale, Tomb of Galla Placidia, S.Apollinare Nuovo, S.Apollinare in Classe, Orthodox Baptistery
Social Events In London
A drinks party at Christies, St.James’s
Social Events In Venice
A Party in the studio apartment on the Giudecca, Venice of the artist Geoffrey Humphries
For information and a booking form please contact
Mrs. Vicky Gillions, Course Administrator,
The John Hall Venice Course, 9 Smeaton Road,
London SW185JJ.
Telephone +44 (0)20 8871 4747
Email - vicky@johnhallvenice.com
COST: £2350 per person in double room.
Supplement for single person in double room £420 (There are no single rooms)
Fees include the full programme of lectures and on-site visits, free pass on Venetian water buses, entrance fees for visits to galleries, churches and museums included on the programme plus the excursions. Please note that fees do not include flights or any meals except breakfast. All rooms have en suite facilities with showers.
Please note that we will not be able to accept parents of students who are taking the current Course.
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