Meon Valley Arts Society

Lectures

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Tuesday 14 July 2026 – AGM and Summer Lunch. Members only

Subject: Selfies, Self-Expression, Celebrity & the Victorian Carte de Visite
Speaker: MARK HILL
From the late 1850s to the 1870s photography suddenly enabled nearly everyone to have a self-portrait. Small portraits mounted on card were shot professionally and handed out like business cards. In this lecture, we look at the rise and fall of the fashion, learn how the cards were used, dating them from clothing and hairstyles.



data/20260908.jpg Tuesday 8 September 2026

Subject: Monopoly
Speaker: ROGER MENDHAM
Monopoly is one of the world’s most popular and enduring board games. The lecture starts with the original 1903 Landlord’s Game to its evolution into the game known today.  Based on the classic 1936 London version the lecture takes a photographic journey around the locations on the board.   Expect some surprises as we uncover the story we all know so well -or do we?