From the darkest days of the Cold War to the music filled halls of Queen Victoria’s palace, CAE’s ever-changing range of History, the Arts and Culture talks and interactive short courses provide the perfect opportunity to get together with like-minded enthusiasts to examine, discuss and reflect on some of life’s most fascinating topics.

Please note: All courses without ‘online’ in the title refer to a face to face delivery.

History, Culture and Philosophy Courses Coming Up

Beyond Impressionism: Innocents and Hedonists

An introduction to four French artists of the late 19th and early 20th Century. Each of these painters developed a personal response to the...

The Meaning of Life

Some say that human life is meaningless, or absurd. How so? If this is true, how should we feel, and what should we do about it? On the...