Dr Sophie Oosterwijk

Art historian, freelance lecturer, researcher, editor and translator

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I am a lively and entertaining expert lecturer with many years' experience in the UK and abroad -- also with lectures online.

I work for the The Arts Society (formerly NADFAS), the University of Cambridge, the National Women's Register (NWR), Martin Randall Travel, Art Pursuits Abroad, Noble Caledonia, Fred. Olsen, Academy Travel (Australia) and other organisations. To date I have done six ADFAS (now ArtsNational) lecture tours in Australia, the last two in 2025, and I hope to go back again in the future.

See 'Lectures' for my topics or contact me for more information for Zoom or live lectures, tours, courses and study days. For current online lectures and courses also see https://courses.academytravel.com.au/.

Some audience feedback:

“Very clear, concise, sense of humour, very professional”

“It is a great pleasure to be taught by a notable expert who is in thorough command of the material.”

“An excellent teacher. She obviously knows her subject extremely well and communicates this clearly, without recourse to notes, and with humour.”

“Excellent subject knowledge and very entertaining.”

“Phenomenal knowledge of her subject.”

“Excellent lecturer - I learnt so much.”

“Well prepared and fun and interesting. She pitched the course just right.”