Interest Groups

The Oxford Botanic Garden celebrates its 400th anniversary, the first major exhibition exploring the advent of plant sciences and its incredible visual history has opened at the Bodleian Libraries, complete with rare books, incredible prints, paintings and specimens. Courtesy of The Arts Society, here how the show’s curator, Professor Stephen A Harris, tells the stories […]

Enigmatic and brilliant, the artist Frida Kahlo presented physically as a living artwork, while describing herself as ‘the great concealer’. Arts Society expert, Fiona Rose, reveals five things you should know about the real Kahlo here

Favoured by pharaohs and current fashionistas, the fan has doubled as a cooling tool and miniature artwork for centuries. Jacob Moss, curator of The Fan Museum, shares a few of his favourites, courtesy of the Arts Society here

Sophie Oosterwijk,  Arts Society lecturer, takes up the tale of leaping foxes, leafy peacocks, mazes and knot gardens here

At the Sensory Garden on Wednesday, 12 members joined in to play Petanque as a group for the first time. Barbara and her helpers set out two lanes and using the information stored in the Hut, as well as Alan’s overnight revision of the rules, some games were played. A number of the ladies present […]