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24 Church St, Falmouth : 01326 319461
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society

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Talks // Coming up

What's on - Wed 9 July~Wed 16 July
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16 July
Wednesday
7:00pm

Adventures in Conspiracyland with Marianna Spring

Join BBC Radio 4 presenter Marianna Spring as she pulls back the curtain on the information battle threatening us all, revealing the consequences that lie beyond our screens. A Falmouth Book Festival Event.

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8 August
Friday
6:00pm

A History of Witchcraft in Cornwall

Pellers, charmers & Cunning Folk – A history of Witchcraft in Cornwall, a talk by Keith Wallis.

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14 August
Thursday
6:00pm

Jane Austen 250: 1775 - A World in Motion

Jane Austen’s birth year was one of enormous social changes, industrial innovation and scientific advances - and revolution is coming...

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22 August
Friday
6:00pm

Kassiteros: The Ancient Tin Trade

A journey through ancient literature to discover the origin of Cornwall’s tin industry.

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28 August
Thursday
7:00pm

William Dalrymple on The Golden Road

Join William Dalrymple for a fascinating event as he explains how, throughout history, India has helped lay the foundations of the world as we know it. A Falmouth Book Festival Event.

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3 September
Wednesday
6:00pm

Women, Money, & Mining in Georgian Cornwall

Women, Money, and Mining. Women in Cornwall were participants in trade, mining, and shipping. Landowners, traders, and managers of money.

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11 September
Thursday
7:00pm

A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects

Anne Strathie shares stories of objects from a key period in polar exploration history, from Cook's circumnavigations in the 1770s to the aviation age of the early 1930s. In Partnership with the Royal Geographical Society.

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16 September
Tuesday
6:30pm

An Evening With Ben Aaronovitch

Join us and Falmouth Bookseller for an evening with Sunday Times best-selling SFF novelist Ben Aaronovitch!

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25 September
Thursday
6:00pm

A Romantic Idyll: J.M.W.Turner’s Views Of Devon & Cornwall

Discover Turner’s pioneering vision of the South West through his art from Land’s End to Tintagel, Plymouth to Ilfracombe.

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30 October
Thursday
6:00pm

Equestrian Painter Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869 -1958)

The story of Lucy Kemp-Welch a brilliant artist whose equestrian paintings gave her success but not the fame she deserved.

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11 November
Tuesday
6:00pm

Art of War: Artists of the Second World War (1939 – 1945)

In this extended lecture we discover some of the art of the Second World War (1939 – 1945) created by British artists.

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27 November
Thursday
6:00pm

The Art Of Sir William Nicholson (1872 – 1949)

From monochromatic prints, through enigmatic portraits of famous personalities to sumptuous still lifes, Sir William Nicholson’s art captured the Edwardian era.

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29 January
Thursday
6:00pm

The Art and Life of Gluck (1895 – 1978)

In this lecture Art historian Catherine Wallace, discusses the complex personality and various art works of Hannah Gluckstein known as Gluck 1895–1978

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26 February
Thursday
6:00pm

The Drawings Of Wilhelmina Barns- Graham

This lecture uses the drawings of Wilhelmina Barns- Graham to explore the themes and techniques of her artistic journey through life.

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26 March
Thursday
6:00pm

Francis Hewlett RWA (1930 – 2012)

Follow the path of one of Falmouth’s well-known painters , Francis Hewlett RWA, whose figurative work defied the modernist era.

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‘Art’efact Workshop: Medieval (Ages 8-12)

A Hands-On History Adventure! Step into the past and ignite your child's imagination in this unique, interactive art...

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Children's Pottery: Sea Creatures

Within this workshop you will explore the amazing world of sea creatures. ...

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‘Art’efact Workshop: Ancient World (Ages 5-7)

A Hands-On History Adventure! Step into the past and ignite your child's imagination in this unique, interactive art...

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