History

THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE EARLY STUARTS 1603-1660

Wednesday March 25, 2026 to Friday March 27, 2026

INNER SOLWAY HERITAGE

Friday April 10, 2026 to Monday April 13, 2026

ARTS & CRAFTS IN THE LAKES: WILLIAM MORRIS AND HIS FRIENDS c1850s-80s

Monday April 13, 2026 to Thursday April 16, 2026

THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE

Friday April 24, 2026 to Sunday April 26, 2026

SUNDAY LECTURE: FERN FEVER ON THE FELLS

Sunday April 26, 2026

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BODIES IN ART

Friday May 15, 2026 to Sunday May 17, 2026

SCIENCE FICTION ON FILM TO 1970

Friday May 15, 2026 to Sunday May 17, 2026

SUNDAY LECTURE: THE HOME FRONT IN CUMBRIA DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914 – 1919

Sunday May 31, 2026

WATERLOO ASSOCIATION WEEKEND

Friday June 5, 2026 to Sunday June 7, 2026

WHY ART MATTERS – ‘ACTIVISM’ – OI YOU!

Thursday June 11, 2026

WRITING THE LIVES OF SAINTS: THE GOLDEN LEGEND AND ITS COUNTERPARTS

Friday June 19, 2026 to Sunday June 21, 2026

WWII ON THE SOLWAY

Tuesday July 14, 2026 to Friday July 17, 2026

SCOTTISH BORDERS HISTORY

Sunday August 2, 2026 to Wednesday August 5, 2026

THE AXE FACTOR: EXPLORING NEOLITHIC STONE AXE PRODUCTION, EXCHANGE AND COMMUNICATION

Wednesday August 5, 2026 to Friday August 7, 2026

EIGHT GREAT MYTHS ABOUT THE LAKE DISTRICT

Friday August 21, 2026 to Sunday August 23, 2026

SECRET SOLWAY

Friday August 28, 2026 to Sunday August 30, 2026

ATKINSON GRIMSHAW: MASTER OF MOONLIGHT AND MUCH MORE

Thursday September 3, 2026 to Saturday September 5, 2026

FINLAND: ART AND IDENTITY

Sunday September 6, 2026 to Tuesday September 8, 2026

PLAYING WITH THE PAST: ADVENTURES IN CULTURAL HERITAGE

Friday September 11, 2026 to Sunday September 13, 2026

SUNDAY LECTURE: THE CORPSE ROADS OF CUMBRIA

Sunday September 13, 2026