News & Events

Forthcoming Events at the Society of Antiquaries of London

For events that require tickets or advance registration, you can email the Executive Assistant, or call 020 7479 7080. For press and general enquiries, please contact the Communications Officer.

14 July - Fellows' Day at Kelmscott Manor
Admission by ticket only (£15 for Fellows; £7 for children 6-16), which includes tea, wine and other refreshments. Registration has been extended: Please register by Friday, 28 June; call Kelmscott at 01367253348 or email admin@kelmscottmanor.org.uk. (early booking is advised as space is limited). Please view the 2013 Fellows' Day programme online for details.

Burlington House Summer Closing (27 July through 1 September 2013)

The Society's library and apartments will close for the summer at 4.00 pm on Friday, 26 July 2013. The library and apartments will re-open at 10.00 am on Monday, 2 September 2013. Fellows who wish to use the library during this time are advised to telephone in advance to arrange an appointment to visit.

Recent Past Events at the Society of Antiquaries of London

6 June - Summer Soiree and Miscellany of Papers
Please see the programme for details regarding short papers by Dr Janet Owen, FSA, and Malcolm Archer, horologer and clockmaker.
Watch the lectures online.

30 May - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'Climate and Environment and the Indus Civilisation: New Insights from the Land, Water, and Settlement Project', Cameron Petrie
Watch the lecture online.

20 May - Public Lecture (1.00 pm; open to the public)
'Historical Archaeology on Mauritius: Colonial Insights from the Indian Ocean World', Dr Krish Seetah, recipient of research grant from the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Watch the lecture online.
Visit the Public Lecture Series page for future lectures!

16 May - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'The Traprain Treasure: New Light on a Late Roman Silver Hoard', Fraser Hunter, FSA, and Kenneth Painter, FSA
Watch the lecture online.

9 May - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'The Seals in Medieval Wales Project: Recent Research and New Discoveries', Elizabeth New, FSA, and John McEwan
Watch the lecture online.

2 May - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'Less Mudslinging and More Facts: a New Approach to Public Health in Late Medieval English Towns', Carole Rawcliffe, FSA
Watch the lecture online.

Ballot: Nine new Fellows elected!

26 April - Piety in Peril
A one-day seminar to facilitate constructive conversation about church conservation in the England. Please visit the 'Piety in Peril' event page for a programme. On the programme page, and in our Lecture Archive, you can view the recording from all seven speakers (Anne Riches, Claire Walker, Dr Linda Monckton, Crispin Truman, Ian Morrison, Sally Badham and Richard Halsey).

23 April - Anniversary Meeting
Admission to reception by ticket only. Please see the programme for details.

21 March - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'Castle Rushen as an Expression of the Kingdom and Lordship of Man', Paul Drury, FSA
Watch lecture online.

18 March - Commemorative Lecture: 10th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq
'Cultural Property Protection—Ten Years After the Invasion of Iraq', Peter Stone, FSA

14 March - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'An English Coach in the Moscow Kremlin: a Forgotten Jacobean Masterpiece', Julian Munby, FSA
Watch the lecture online.
Ballot: Nine new Fellows elected!

7 March - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'Motor-bicycling around England: Archaeology and Architecture in the Early VCH', Chris Lewis, FSA, and Paul Stamper, FSA
Watch the lecture.

5 March - Public Lecture (1.00 pm; open to the public)
'Reading Medieval Child Monuments', Sophie Ooserwijk, FSA. See the Public Lecture Series page.
Watch the lecture.

28 February - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'Seeking Salvation: Commemoration of the Dead in the Late Medieval English Parish', Sally Badham, FSA
Watch the lecture.
Ballot: Nine new Fellows elected!

21 February - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'Without Whom...200 Years of Northern Antiquarian Endeavour', Lindsay Allason-Jones, FSA
Watch the lecture.

14 February - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'The Country House Library', Mark Purcell, FSA
Watch the lecture.
Ballot: Nine new Fellows elected!

7 February - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'Must Farm: Bronze Age Boats & Metalwork', David Gibson
Ballot: Nine new Fellows elected!

5 February - Public Lecture (1.00 pm; open to the public)
'Great with Child: Tudor and Jacobean Pregnancy Portraits', Karen Hearn, FSA. See the Public Lecture Series page.

31 January - Ordinary Meeting of Fellows
'Pushing Boundaries: Ireland's Relationship with Rome', Jacqueline Cahill Wilson
Ballot: Nine new Fellows elected!

10 December - Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde Private View for Fellows Hosted at Tate Britain
Fellows and their guests were invited to Tate Britain to enjoy a wine reception and hear from the Society about the future of Kelmscott Manor before getting a private view of this special exhibition that included five objects from Kelmscott.

16 November - Glastonbury Abbey: Historic Excavations and Current Research
See the Glastonbury Abbey seminar programme for the schedule and links to videos of the paper presentations, or visit our Lecture Archive for links to all the videos.

12 October - Public Lecture (1.00 pm; open to the public)
'Celebrating May Morris: Textile Artist and Editor of William Morris', Jan Marsh. See the Public Lecture Series page.

27 September - Concert at Burlington House
'An Evening of Music to Celebrate the Return of Making History USA', Soprano Charlotte de Rothschild and Harpist Danielle Perrett

18 September - Public Lecture (1.00 pm; open to the public)
'Archaeology as Rehabilitation for Soldiers Injured in Afghanistan', Richard Osgood, FSA. See the Public Lecture Series page.