You may be interested to know what events have happened, to give you an idea of what we offer…….. Tuesday 8th September 2025 Three night stay in Norwich Depart Lincoln 8.0 am 11 September 2025 10:30 Special Event - Usher Rehang £8 Andrea Martin will take us round the gallery to see the rehang Booking form and further information here Wednesday 16th April 2025 1.30pm Usher Gallery AGM Doors open at 1pm Wednesday 16th April 2025 2pm Usher Gallery Marion Sander Restoration of the Barbican Hotel Click here for the website Barbican Hotel 1966 A Talk and Tour to view the Cooke’s Cake Breaker and other Cooke agricultural machinery 10am on Tuesday 13th May at the at Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Burton Road Lincoln Sara Basquil, Collections Development Officer will talk to us about the Cooke’s Cake Breaker, donated by Friends Mr and Mrs Price and with transport costs funded by FLMAG. There will be an introductory talk in the Learning Space, then short tour of the site looking at other Cooke material. Tea and cake (edible!) included The cost will be £8 per member, please bring a guest. Wednesday 11th June 2025 Samantha Wright Bardney Manor & Restoration of the Garden 10am Church Lane TF12006925 Click here for their website Tuesday 8th July 2025 10am and 11.15am Heritage Lincolnshire Restoration of Greyfriars Click here for their website A Presentation by Dr Shirley Brook 2.00pm Wednesday March 19th in the Usher Gallery Art Nouveau and other influences on Lincoln’s street scene The dawn of the twentieth century saw a burgeoning new class of people living in the fashionable suburbs of our city. Art Nouveau, new art for a new age, was the design motif which embodied their aspirations and achievements. In this talk the external embellishment of suburban housing erected around the turn of the century in Lincoln will be examined to show how it reflects this new age. Particular reference will be made to the ceramic tiling in doorways. A welcome return to speak to us by local historian Dr Shirley Brook who has a specialist interest in local vernacular architecture A Talk by Chris Hewis 2.00pm Wednesday February 19th In the Usher Gallery A Pictorial Tour of Bygone Lincoln Victorian and Edwardian photographers recorded everything from Royal Visits to everyday events in the City. Using photographs from the 'John Wilson Collection', see how much the City has changed in 100 years. Chris Hewis is Chair of Saxilby and District History Group and the Treasurer of the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. He has written several books and articles on local history and was a regular member of BBC Radio Lincolnshire’s ‘Lunch Bunch’. The cost will be £8 per member, please bring a guest. Please send your cheque payable to FLMAG with the form below to Mr T Morris at 5 Finch Way Wragby Market Rasen LN8 5BD or, pay by BACS to FLMAG: Sort code 050563 a/c 43171944 putting your name and FEB as reference. Then email me at Trevor@sjmtjm.myzen.co.uk with your name/s, letting me know that you have paid by BACS. 2024 The Dodecahedron and other recent finds Thursday 18th July 2.00 pm at Lincoln Museum Talk by Dawn Heywood Click here for further details and a booking form Fee Members £8. Non members £10 If you would like to attend please complete the attached slip and post to me with your cheque. Or you can BACS your payment to Sort Code: 050563 Acc. No:43171944 ref: July18 and please email me to confirm your booking for my attendance list at: trevor@sjmtjm.myzen.co.uk ‘A BREAK IN THE NORTH’ SEPTEMBER 16th – 20th 2024 Five days (4 nights) half board staying at The Riverside Hotel, Kendal. The Hotel is situated on the banks of the river Kent and all the bedrooms have a river view. Due to the rising coach and hotel costs, this is the only extended trip we will be arranging this year. The itinerary will include possible visits to – Skipton Castle, Lancaster and its Castle & Museums, Leighton Hall, Abbott Hall Art Gallery and the Lakeland & Industry Museum. There will be an opportunity to visit Leeds City Art Gallery on the return journey. The cost of the tour is £520 for doubles sharing and a £120 supplement, for single occupation. The cost of the tour does not include entry fees. Your committee will need to confirm numbers with the tour company by the 10th February. If you would like to book a place/s on the tour please contact Richard Wood, 51 Hawthorn Road, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln LN3 4JU. Deposits are needed by 10th February, 2024. Cheques will be held until that date. We need to ensure sufficient interest before proceeding with this one, and only tour. Click here for a booking form and further details. April 11th 2024 AGM 1.30 pm Auditorium Talk by James Sharples on the museum redisplay What Inspires Art? A Talk by Dr Kevin Byron Thursday March 21st at 2.00pm. Venue: The Lincoln Museum. Cost: Members £8.00. Non-Members £10.00. Students £5.00 This talk asks some basic questions about creativity and the creative process and then describes some common perennial patterns of creative ideas appearing in a variety of forms including art and science. Then Dr Byron will go on to discuss his book ‘What Inspires Art?’published last year that came about as a result of the Usher Open art competition. This book is a collection of images and stories of inspiration by 110 Lincolnshire artists and is currently on sale at the Usher gallery.  Dr Kevin Byron has a background of research in physics for some 25 years and later developed a passion for education and taught at the University of Leicester and then at Queen Mary, University of London. More recently he undertook research in creative thinking skills in art and science. This ultimately led to him compiling and editing the book.   The Friends welcome the attendance of guests. February 22nd The Shock of the Old: Discovering Britain’s Ice Age Cave Art 2.00pm. Venue: The Lincoln Museum. Cost: Members £8.00. Non Members £10.00. Students £5.00 An account of the search for, and discovery of, Britain’s first Ice Age cave art at Creswell Crags in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, by Dr Paul Bahn: ”how my 30-year dream was fulfilled in a single morning! The engravings and bas-reliefs discovered have been dated to around 13,000 years ago and are thus by far the oldest known artistic depictions in the country”. Paul Bahn is recognised as a leading expert in pre-historic cave art worldwide. The Friends anticipate that many may be interested in this talk and welcome the attendance of guests. If you would like to attend this talk then please send your name and contact information with your cheque, payable to FLMAG, to Val Hutchinson, 10 Whitley Close, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln. LN65RY ooo000ooo

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