Margaret Knight - Teacher and Traveller - Welcome

I'm Margaret Knight, an art and cultural historian, teacher and cultural tour organiser based in London. I have been teaching for longer than I care to say, first in the art history departments of various polytechnics and then at the Victoria and Albert Museum where I developed the Adult Education programmes at the request of the Director Roy Strong. I devised the first Foundation Course for NADFAS and the first two of the very successful V&A Year Courses, ‘Medieval and Renaissance Art’ and ‘Art and Design since 1850’. Along the way I contributed to a number of books on art and design and acted as historical adviser to the drama units of the BBC and Channel 4 including "Mrs Brown". After leaving the V&A I was co-director of ‘The Course Studies’ for 15 years, planning and teaching a series of multi-disciplinary programmes.

I am now a freelance teacher specialising in study days and linked series of lectures that allow for an in-depth investigation of the subject. You can find details of my current and upcoming teaching engagements on the Teaching page, including programme information and contacts should youwish to book a place. If you are interested in my devising andteaching a lecture day or series for your art society you can contact me by email at cavalieri@waitrose.com. Please copy and paste this address into your email address bar. 


I also plan and teach cultural tours in association with Millennium Tours. The link to Margaret Knight Tours has information on my forthcoming programme and links to previous tours that you may find interesting and will give you a taste of their range, content and quality. You can also download booking forms for current tours.

The next tour is Calabria  - March 17 - March 24 2013 - with Chicago to follow in the Autumn. Plans for Calabria have now been finalised. The itinerary, prices and booking information can be seen by clicking on either link above or below. 

I am happy to plan and teach tailor made trips for groups and parties.

Calabria is now booking

Notes and Letters

Notes and Letters contains the first of a set of ‘Letters to Richard’, letters sent to my good friend Richard Box after holidays which are usually scouting trips for possible tours. They are only slightly exaggerated descriptions of our encounters abroad and I hope you find them interesting and amusing. Be warned that even when writing to a friend I can’t restrain myself from throwing in historical background. Once a teacher, always a teacher I suppose.

Lecture Notes and Self-guided Tours

You will also find selected notes from lectures including 'The Secret Language' on symbols in art and 'The Troubadours and the Courts of Love' and there are two sets of self-guided tours to Rome and Sicily which you can download and print. There are five Roman to choose from, plus notes on the Sistine Chapel, as well as two easy trips out of town. Sicily is a 7 day introduction to the island with a possible two to three day extension.

I hope you enjoy my site and please come back soon.

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