The Art and Architecture Group was founded to promote the appreciation and understanding of these twin subjects amongst our members and to increase our collective knowledge. We do this by promoting a series of events throughout the year, the principal event is a three night four day residential study visit to a city or area of artistic and architectural value and interest. During the stay we arrange visits to galleries and buildings of interest as well as leaving time for participants to make their own explorations. These visits are supported by talks, film shows, and more local visits to galleries and buildings throughout the year. Events are advertised individually by slides prior to the monthly meetings, by email notifications via the u3a Beacon system and on this website. There is no limit to the size of the group membership but individual events will have limits according to venue capacity or transport arrangements.
| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| Group email: | Art & Architecture group |
| When: | Announced at the meeting and see Events |
| Venue: | See Events |
| Cost: | £5 p.a. subscription plus travel/overhead costs arising from individual events. |
Forthcoming events
A Film Morning
Thursday 27th November, 2025 at 9.45am for 10.00am at the Methodist Church Hall, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland
'The Power of Art - Turner and Picasso'
News from the Art & Architecture group
Below you will find memories and photographs of recent events and activities.
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Annual Study Visit 5th-8th April 2024 to Cambridge
Read more: Annual Study Visit 5th-8th April 2024 to CambridgeDay 1 - Belton House, Lincolnshire Our journey to Cambridge was broken at Belton House in Lincolnshire. Belton House was the seat of the Brownlow family until the 1980’s when […]
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A Visit to the New Faith Museum, Bishop Auckland
Read more: A Visit to the New Faith Museum, Bishop AucklandThe Art & Architecture Group visited the Museum on Friday 1st March, soon after its initial opening. You are aware of something new in the Auckland Project once you enter […]
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A Film Morning; ‘The Truth About Art – Animals and Gods’
Read more: A Film Morning; ‘The Truth About Art – Animals and Gods’Two films by Waldemar Januszczak which sought to challenge commonly held opinions about the depiction of these subjects in art. The first looked at animals from Cave paintings in France […]
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A Visit to Beningbrough Hall, York
Read more: A Visit to Beningbrough Hall, YorkBeningbrough Hall October 2023. Beningbrough Hall was built by John Bourchier in 1716, thought possibly to have been designed by Thomas Archer it is now owned and run by the […]
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A Talk and Guided Walk on the History and Restoration of Hardwick Park, Sedgefield
Read more: A Talk and Guided Walk on the History and Restoration of Hardwick Park, SedgefieldHardwick Park is one of only two designed landscapes in the historic boundaries of County Durham (the other is at Gibside). Designed by James Paine for John Burdon in the […]
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Guided visits to the Oriental Museum, Durham University
Read more: Guided visits to the Oriental Museum, Durham UniversityA guided visit to the Oriental Museum was set up for May 2023 but proved to be so popular that a second date had to be arranged
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The Annual Study Visit – 1st to 4th April Glasgow
Read more: The Annual Study Visit – 1st to 4th April GlasgowDay 1: Travel and Traquair House On our journey to Glasgow we made a break at Traquair House near Peebles which is the oldest continuously inhabited house in Scotland, its […]
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A Slide Presentation on the History of Architecture
Read more: A Slide Presentation on the History of ArchitectureOne of our members presented an excellent pictorial history of architecture from Stonehenge and the Pyramids to Lord’s Media Centre and the Great Court of the British Museum.
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A Film Morning: ‘The Power of Art’
Read more: A Film Morning: ‘The Power of Art’Our film was a dramatized documentary about the lives of Caravaggio and Bernini, two of the most celebrated artists of the late renaissance in Rome, both of whom had lives […]
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A Curator led visit to the new Spanish Gallery, Bishop Auckland
Read more: A Curator led visit to the new Spanish Gallery, Bishop AucklandBishop Auckland is very fortunate that the philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer has elected to invest heavily in the historic and cultural heritage of the town and to enhance that heritage by […]
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The Falkirk Boat Wheel, the Kelpies, and the Glasgow Transport Museum
Read more: The Falkirk Boat Wheel, the Kelpies, and the Glasgow Transport MuseumIn September 2022 there was a joint Art & Architecture and Science, Engineering & Technology group field visit to Scotland by coach. On the first day we visited the Falkirk […]
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