Royal Oak Lectures for SPRING 2012
Royal Oak lectures and tours are a vital part of the foundation's ongoing educational mission in the United States. Since the the series began, Royal Oak has planned and presented over 800 lectures by over 150 speakers in 60 different cities across the United States. Our programs are made possible by The Drue Heinz Trust.
Royal Oak lectures, day trips and tours have been a significant benefit of membership for over 18 years. They foster a greater awareness of topics including National Trust properties and collections; British history; architecture and design; decorative and fine arts; preservation and conservation; landscape and garden history.
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Atlanta
Boston & Ipswich
Chicago
Los Angeles
Memphis
New Orleans
New York City
Philadelphia
San Francisco & Woodside
Washington DC
New York City
Wednesday January 25 | Paul F. Miller
Vanderbilt Taste Meets the English Country House – Blenheim
SOLD OUT
The Forbes Galleries 60 Fifth Ave | 6:00 PM
Tuesday February 28 | James Peill
"Glorious Goodwood": A House of Ducal Splendour
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
The Grolier Club 47 E 60th St | 6:00 PM
Thursday March 8 | Judith B. Tankard
Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen Library
20 West 44th St | 6:00 PM more info
Monday March 19 | Leslie Klingner
A Look Back: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
The Grolier Club 47 E 60th St | 6:00 PM
Thursday March 29 | Anne Sebba
"That Woman": The Life of Wallis Simpson
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
Bonhams 580 Madison Ave | 6:00 PM
Wednesday, April 18 | Sir Simon Jenkins
Resurrecting the English Country House
SOLD OUT
Gracie Mansion East End Avenue at 88th St | 6:00 PM
Tuesday May 1 | The Very Reverend Dr. John Hall
Westminster Abbey: A Place for Royal Celebration
$35 Royal Oak Member reservation
$35 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
The Union League Club of New York 38 E 37th St | 6:00 PM
Wednesday May 16 | Mark Purcell
"A Great Number of Useful Books": The Country House Library
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
The Grolier Club 47 E 60th St | 6:00 PM
Boston & Ipswich
Wednesday April 4 | Anne Sebba
"That Woman": The Life of Wallis Simpson
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
$40 Non-member guest (limit: one per member reservation)
Boston Athenaeum 10 ½ Beacon Street | 6:00 PM
Monday April 16 | Sir Simon Jenkins
Resurrecting the English Country House
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
$40 Non-member guest (limit: one per member reservation)
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich | 6:00 PM
Tuesday April 17 | Sir Simon Jenkins
Resurrecting the English Country House
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
$40 Non-member guest (limit: one per member reservation)
The College Club 44 Commonwealth Ave | 6:00 PM
Philadelphia
Monday, February 27 | James Peill
"Glorious Goodwood": A House of Ducal Splendour
$75 Reserve lecture with DINNER
The Union League of Philadelphia 140 South Broad St | 6:30 PM
Monday March 12 | Judith B. Tankard
Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden
$75 Reserve lecture with DINNER
The Union League of Philadelphia 140 South Broad St | 6:30 PM
Tuesday March 27 | Anne Sebba
"That Woman": The Life of Wallis Simpson
$75 Reserve lecture with DINNER
The Union League of Philadelphia 140 South Broad St | 6:30 PM
Monday May 7 | The Very Reverend Dr. John Hall
Westminster Abbey: A Place for Royal Celebration
$75 Reserve lecture with DINNER
The Union League of Philadelphia 140 South Broad St | 6:30 PM
Tuesday May 15 | Mark Purcell
"A Great Number of Useful Books": The Country House Library
$75 Reserve lecture with DINNER
The Union League of Philadelphia 140 South Broad St | 6:30 PM
Washington DC
Wednesday February 22 | James Peill
"Glorious Goodwood": A House of Ducal Splendour
$25 Royal Oak Member reservation
$25 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
National Trust for Historic Preservation 1785 Mass. Ave. NW | 6:30 PM
Wednesday March 14 | Judith B. Tankard
Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden
$25 Royal Oak Member reservation
$25 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
National Trust for Historic Preservation 1785 Mass. Ave. NW | 6:30 PM
Tuesday, April 10 | Dr. Jonathan Foyle
"A Work to Wonder At": Stowe House and the American Revolution
$25 Royal Oak Member reservation
$25 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
National Trust for Historic Preservation 1785 Mass. Ave. NW | 6:30 PM
Thursday, May 10 | The Very Reverend Dr. John Hall
Westminster Abbey: A Place for Royal Celebration
$25 Royal Oak Member reservation
$25 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
National Trust for Historic Preservation 1785 Mass. Ave. NW | 6:30 PM
Atlanta
Tuesday, February 21 | Lord Robert Sackville
The Private Life of a Public Place: 400 Years of the Sackvilles at Knole
$25 Royal Oak Member reservation
$25 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
Atlanta Decorative Arts Center 351 Peachtree Hills Ave NE | 6:15 PM
Chicago
Tuesday April 3 | Anne Sebba
"That Woman": The Life of Wallis Simpson
$45 Co-Sponsor member lecture & lunchn (view list)
$60 Non-member lecture & lunch
$340 TABLE OF 8
The Casino 195 East Delaware Pl | 11:30 AM
Thursday May 17 | Mark Purcell
"A Great Number of Useful Books": The Country House Library
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
The Newberry Library 60 West Walton St | 6:00 PM
Memphis
Saturday March 31 | Anne Sebba
"That Woman": The Life of Wallis Simpson
$5 Royal Oak Member reservation
$5 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Avenue, Overton Park | 2:00 PM
New Orleans
Monday March 26 | Anne Sebba
"That Woman": The Life of Wallis Simpson
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
Longue Vue House & Gardens 7 Bamboo Road | 6:30 PM
San Francisco & Woodside
Thursday March 8 | Curt DiCamillo
Speed, Style, and the English Country House
$25 Royal Oak Member reservation
$25 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
Filoli 86 Cañada Road, Woodside | 2:00 PM
PLEASE NOTE – DATE CHANGE!
Wednesday May 9 | Mark Purcell
"A Great Number of Useful Books": The Country House Library
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
Wilsey Conference Center, Grace Cathedral 1100 California St | 6:00 PM
Los Angeles
Thursday April 19 | Sir Simon Jenkins
Resurrecting the English Country House
FREE Adavnce reservations required
Getty Center – Williams Auditorium 1200 Getty Center Dr | 7:30 PM
Monday May 7 | Mark Purcell
"A Great Number of Useful Books": The Country House Library
$30 Royal Oak Member reservation
$30 Co-Sponsor member reservation (view list)
UCLA Faculty Center 480 Charles E. Young Drive E | 6:30 PM
