Lucienne has presented a series of talks for the Art Gallery Of New South Wales. The first was Literary Escapes to the South of France, a history of expat writers who lived and worked on the French Riviera, including Graham Greene, Katherine Mansfield and F Scott Fitzgerald. This was followed by Blinded by the Light,150 Years of Impressionism in the South of France exploring why artists like Renoir, Matisse and Bonnard made the Riviera their home.

 

She also presented a series about writers and their Connection to Place, including those who lived on Mediterranean Islands like Robert Graves, those who lived a large part of their lives in hotels like Vladimir Nabokov, and those who chose relative seclusion like Harper Lee, exploring how these lifestyles inspired and affected their work. 

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In 2026, she will be presenting A Greek Odyssey, Authors and Artists of the Greek Islands, exploring six islands which have enchanted and inspired writers and artists including Homer's Ithaca, Charmian Clift's Hydra, and Lawrence and Gerald Durrell's Corfu.