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The Luxury Arts of Paris: Luminous Splendour for a Thousand Years Anne Haworth Tuesday 24 March 2026

Paris, the fabled 'City of Light' has long been synonymous with the luxury arts. For centuries, dazzling jewels, precious objets de vertu, exquisite furnishings and elegant bespoke couture have been crafted in the city’s myriad workshops, delighting the eye of the most discerning and esteemed patrons.  The three lectures follow the story of the luxury arts of Paris over a thousand years of luminous splendour from the Medieval period to the 20th Century. 

Lecture 1, Paris from the Middle Ages to Renaissance

Lecture 2, Paris from the Sun King to Revolution

Lecture 3, Paris from Imperial Grandeur to the 'New Look'

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Anne has been a lecturer and guide at the Victoria and Albert Museum for more than 20 years and has given regular gallery talks at the British Museum. She was a lecturer for the Royal Collection Trust for 14 years, including 10 years guiding private tours of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace. After studying Modern History at Durham University, she trained and became a senior specialist in ceramics at the head offices in London of Bonhams (1981-1986) and Christie's (1987-1995). From 1995 to 2002, she was resident in Shanghai, China and gave lectures on the history of the China trade and European Chinoiserie to the international community of diplomats and expatriates in Shanghai and Beijing.