March and District Museum
Courses
University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education 2010/2011
London in Literature with tutor Paul Crossley
Tuesday 28 September 2010 at 11.00am.
10 weekly meetings
From Conan Doyle to Ian McEwan, from Virginia Woolfe to Monica Ali; London has always fascinated modern writers. A course looking at how writers have made London theri subject from the late Victorian period up to the 21st century.
Course code 1011NXR040
Course fees £95.
To book a place contact Madingley Hall 01223 746222 or visit
Madingley Hall Website
Mediaeval Monastic Architecture with tutor Francis Woodman
Tuesday 3 May 2011 at 2.00pm.
5 weekly meetings
This short course will have four classes and a visit to a nearby site. The classes will examine the origin of the monasteries, the various orders and their requirements and tastes, the rise of the Friars and the shift in monastic patronage thoughout the period. It will feature the Benedictines and their patronage of Gothic, the austerity of the Cistercians and the spatial experimentation of the friars, not to mention drains and loos!
Course code 1011NXX008
Course fees £50.
To book a place contact Madingley Hall 01223 746222 or visit
Madingley Hall Website
All courses all take place in the Museum so relevant items in the collections can be accessed.