THE FOLLOWING EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR:

9th January:  The little Black Dress, the Headscarf and the Veil: retired Social Anthropologist Mary Searle Chatterjee returns to  discuss the multiple meanings of garments in a historical and cross-cultural perspective.

13th February: Blackburn Rovers 1970s star Bobby Svarc talks about his life on the pitch.

12th March:  The Art of Easter::  Mike Millward, talks about medieval depictions of the Easter story, including works from the Hart Collection.

9th April:  Primavera: a close look at a great painting. John Turkington discusses Sandro Botticelli’s Renaissance masterpiece.

14th May:  Encounters with Composers:  A Musical talk by Raymond Watton.

3th June: A talk by Museum staff about some aspects of their work.
Details to follow.

Saturday 9th June at 2 pm (provisional date) THE DAVID SHIPWAY LECTURE
A Jesuit approach to Shakespeare drama:
A talk by Dr Jan Graffius, Curator at Stonyhurst College,
A visit to the new Museum at Stonyhurst will be arranged to  augment this talk. Details to follow.

Sunday 23rd June, 2-4 pm (provisional date): Mike and Dot Millward invite members and guests to the FRIENDS GARDEN PARTY at 36 Parsonage Road, Blackburn. Confirmation and details to follow.
NOTE: Details of the Coffee Morning and outings will be announced as soon as available