Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills
Since I love dishing the dirt on design, I am so happy to inform you that I’ll be doing two illustrated lecture series, the first beginning Nov. 6, which will be ongoing, and the second beginning Jan. 23. I hope these lectures enthrall you.
The first lecture in the first series, held in conjunction with the Santa Monica College Events Department, will be on Friday, Nov. 6. I will be teaming up with my wonderful design partner, interior designer and SMC instructor Ian Patrick, to present the first lecture, “Architecture of Scandal: Greystone Mansion & the Dohenys.” This will highlight the upcoming Maison de Luxe Design Show House being held at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills in November. I hope you’ll join me and Ian for a scandal-filled talk on the stories of the mansion and its ghosts, architecture and decorative interiors.
Louis XV built Petit Trianon on the grounds of Versailles for his mistress Madame de Pompadour, but she died before its completion
The lecture Nov. 6 will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 105 of the Humanities & Social Sciences Building on the main SMC campus, 1900 Pico Blvd. Parking is free on Friday nights. Tickets are $10 plus a $1 processing fee; please contact me at EleanorSchrader@roadrunner.com for ticket purchase information.
The second series, titled “Palaces, Princes & Paramours,” is sponsored by SMC Community Education and will begin Jan. 23 for three consecutive Saturdays, at 10 a.m. in Room 165 of the Humanities & Social Sciences Building. Parking is free on weekends.
The lectures are “The Decorative Arts & Interiors of the Italian Renaissance;” “Henry VIII & the Legacy of the Tudor Court: English Country Houses & Palaces;” and “The Role of the Royal Mistress in the Design of Great French Palaces.”
Tickets are $25 each or $70 for all three, significantly less than the lecture series I have done through UCLA Extension.
Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. Photo by Durova
I hope to see you at some – if not all – the lectures. Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information at EleanorSchrader@roadrunner.com.