Arts Society Greenwich Art Talk - St Nicholas of Myra and Santa Claus: A Case of Mistaken Identity (8 December 2025)

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MONDAY 8th December 2025 - The next Arts Society Greenwich Art Talk
With our last lecture of 2025 we aim to get you in the Christmas mood with mince pies and the most Christmasy of talks:
St Nicholas of Myra and Santa Claus: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Our guest speaker - Sally Dormer
When - Monday 08 December 2025
Where - @James Wolfe School, Royal Hill Campus, Royal Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8RZ. (Parking available)
How did the remains of Nicholas, a fourth-century bishop from Myra, Turkey, reach Bari, Italy in 1087? And how did this rather obscure churchman become the patron saint of sailors, merchants, prisoners and children in the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe? This lecture explores the development of St Nicholas’ medieval cult through the artefacts associated with it: icons, wall paintings and illuminated manuscripts, and charts his eventual transformation into the well-loved Santa Claus.
About our guest speaker Sally Dormer - lecturer and tutor for the Early Medieval Year Course at V&A. Dean of 'European Studies' for 2 US Universities. Freelance lecturer for The Art Fund. Study tours, cruises and tour groups. BA (History) University of Durham; PhD (Medieval Manuscript illumination) and MA (Medieval History of Art) Courtauld Institute.
We do look forward to seeing you on Monday evening.
If you are not already a member of The Arts Society Greenwich please do come on Monday at 7.15 as a guest and pay only £10 on the night.
If you like the experience sign up as a full member and enjoy 10 talks a year plus a host of membership benefits. Join up on the night or via our website.
We look forward to seeing you there.
THE ARTS SOCIETY GREENWICH


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