Talks for Local Groups
As well as the pre-arranged lectures advertised in 'Exhibitions
and Events', staff are happy to give talks to local groups and
societies on request. These can be tailored to suit the occasion
and audience.
To make a booking please contact the relevant member of staff.
We would prefer at least three months notice. We normally charge
for this service - currently £30 per talk for groups and societies
(15 people or less) and £40 for groups over 16 people within
Chester district. Rates outside of Chester district are
negotiable.
The regular talks given by staff are listed below:
Peter Boughton FSA - Keeper of Art and Architecture
- Picturesque Chester: The City in Art
- The Artist in the Streets of Chester
- Chester's Glorious Churches: A Celebration in Art
- Fortifications in North Wales & Cheshire: A Record in
Art
- The Story of Chester Silver
- The Sparkle of Silver & The Gleam of Gold: An Introduction
to the Grosvenor Museum's Silver Gallery
- Behind the Lace Curtain: Recreating Historic Interiors at the
Grosvenor Museum
- The Art of Display: Framing & Hanging Pictures at the
Grosvenor Museum
- Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886: A Great Victorian
Illustrator
- Heavenly Glory: The Life of Christ in Italian Art
Steve Woolfall - Heritage Services Manager
- Charles Kingsley - A Victorian
Naturalist
- History of the Grosvenor Museum
Dr Kathryn Riddington - Keeper of Natural
History
- Mass Extinctions: How catastrophic are they?
- The hidden beauty of Microfossils
- A 600 million year history of Cheshire & the United
Kingdom
- Birds of the Northwest
- British Bats
- British Mammals