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Sculptor Anish Kapoor RA is joined by the Director of Tate Sir Nicholas Serota for a special evening of conversation.

In May 2009, over 80,000 people visited the six Anish Kapoor works that were displayed throughout Brighton during his Artistic Directorship of its annual arts festival. Andrew Comben, Chief Executive of the Brighton Festival, and Andrea Rose, British Council, reflect upon Kapoor's Artistic Directorship of the 2009 Brighton Festival, his site-specific works, and the ways in which the sculptures negotiated Brighton's histories, meanings and culture

A lunchtime talk in support of the exhibition 'Anish Kapoor' in the Main Galleries. Delivered by exhibition co-curator Dr Adrian Locke.

Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen, co-founders of Norwegian architectural practice Snøhetta and designers of Oslo's acclaimed new National Opera & Ballet House, delivered the 2009 Annual Architecture Lecture. The lecture ends with a short video; this and some accompanying slides can be found at www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture/snohetta.

An evening lecture in support of the exhibition 'J.W. Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite'. Former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion looks at the influence Keats and Tennyson had on the work of J. W. Waterhouse. In association with the Poetry Society.

An evening lecture in support of the exhibition 'J.W. Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite'. Lyricist and art collector Sir Tim Rice reveals his enthusiasm and admiration for Waterhouse, and discusses the paintings he has lent to the exhibition, in a conversation with exhibition co-curator MaryAnne Stevens.

The Annual Dinner Speech by the President of Royal Academy of Arts, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw.

Professor Germaine Greer was the guest speaker at the 2009 Annual Dinner at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Chamberlin Powell and Bon designed a larger area of postwar London than any other architectural practice, encompassing the Golden Lane Estate and the adjacent Barbican. Series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson is joined by Elain Harwood who outlines their radical vision for buildings and the spaces around them, combining private and social housing, education buildings and a major arts complex. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture.

The Smithsons exercised a fascination over London's architectural scene with a small number of iconic projects - and a keen sense of their own importance. Series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson is joined by Max Risselada who discusses their theoretical and architectural impact on London, looking at such buildings as the Economist Building and the controversial Robin Hood Gardens. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture.

Philip Powell RA and Jacko Moya launched their practice when they won the competition for the Churchill Gardens housing estate in Pimlico, bringing a human quality to the modernist style. The incredible structure of the Skylon at the Festival of Britain has stayed in people's imagination, while Powell and Moya's mark was left on London with the Museum of London and the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, as architectural historian Kenneth Powell discusses with series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture.

Denys Lasdun's bold and dramatic designs of the 1960s, like the National Theatre and the Royal College of Physicians, are among the most notable buildings to come from the theoretical energy that made London an important centre for architectural thought in the 1950s. Series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson is joined by Dr Barnabas Calder, University of Strathclyde, who reveals Lasdun's very personal interpretation of archetypal forms, which Lasdun believed to be the essence of architecture and city-making. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture.

Before the Second World War, Hungarian-born Erno Goldfinger's London work was primarily small projects like his own Hampstead house. By the early 1960s, large-scale development opportunities saw him create some of London's most recognisable buildings, such as Alexander Fleming House and Balfron and Trellick Towers. Professor Alan Powers, University of Greenwich, discusses this important architect with series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture.

An evening lecture in support of the exhibition 'Byzantium 330-1453'. In contrast to the polytheistic religions and their exuberant depictions of their many gods, Christianity, Judaism and Islam have distinct reservations about displaying images of their God. This panel discussion explores iconoclasm and why, when and how it happens. With panellists Professor Judith Herrin, King's College London; Dr Sabiha Al Khemir, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha; Professor Philip Alexander, University of Manchester Centre for Jewish Studies; and historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes. Supported by the London Centre for Arts and Cultural Enterprise.

An evening lecture in support of the exhibition 'Byzantium 330-1453'. Father Justin, Librarian of the Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai, discusses how the illuminated manuscript of The Ladder of Divine Ascent provides insights into the spirituality of Sinai and the theology of art in the Orthodox Church. Supported by The Hellenic Foundation.