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Welcome to the Falmouth Decorative and Fine Arts Society (FDFAS)

Next Lecture

Friday 10th February 2012
Next Lecture
The Nymph on the Plinth – Sculpture in Public Places
Dr David Cross

Next Study Day

Friday 30th March 2012
Next Study Day
The Arts of Japan and Europe, Fascinating Parallels & Contrasts throughout History
Marie-Therese Barrett, M.A.

Next Visit

Thursday 17th May 2012
Next Study Day Boconnoc House and Garden

Our society will be of interest to anyone who loves or wants to discover more about paintings, pottery, silverware, sculpture and the many other topics described as the ' Decorative and Fine Arts'. By joining, members are entitled to attend our excellent programme of 10 lectures a year and have the opportunity to participate in Study Days and Visits.

Experts have shared their knowledge on subjects as diverse as ‘The Golden Tang Dynasty’, ‘Railway Architecture’, ‘Dissolution of the Abbeys’, ‘The 12 Great Livery Companies of London’ and the ‘Monasteries of Bulgaria’.

The only way to really understand the richness of the material covered is to look at our Lecture Programme (both for this and previous years). You can also listen to some of the lecturers discussing their involvement with NADFAS (National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies).

Lectures

Our monthly illustrated lectures explore a given subject and last between 1 and 1½ hours. Lecturers are selected from the NADFAS directory (which lists over 3000 talks, delivered by 280 different lecturers) and are chosen for their expert knowledge and for their ability to present their subject in an informal and entertaining way.

Study Days

Members have the option to take part in Study Days, giving them the opportunity to explore a subject in more depth in a more informal environment.

Visits

Our visits often give members an opportunity to visit places of interest that are not always accessible to the public.

Become a member

To join the Falmouth society or to find out more, either email us membership@fdfas.org.uk, phone the membership secretary on 01326 251233 or download a Registration Form. (To print the Form you'll need to have Acrobat Reader. We think most of you will have this but if you don't, it's free and can be downloaded from Adobe UK.)

To find out more about the society go back to the top of the page and select an area of interest from the menu bar rectangular boxes with white text.