The Society of Antiquaries Public Lecture Series 2012/13

Between September 2012 and May 2013, five landmark lectures introduced the general public to the work supported and disseminated by the Society of Antiquaries of London. The lecture topics covered archaeology, historic monuments and architecture, and art history. All of the lectures were intended to bring the study and understanding of the material remains of the past, the Society's core purpose, to the attention of the general public.

The Public Lecture Series will continue for the Society's 2013-14 programme year. Kicking off the series for this year, in October the Society will host the Director of the London Transport Museum and Fellow of the Society, Sam Mullins, for a public lecture that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Tube, 'Underground: How the Tube Shaped London'. This will be followed by another public lecture in December, 'Spitfires and Pagodas: Conflict Archaeology in Burma 2013' by Fellow Martin Brown. Five additional Public Lectures will take place at Burlington House, January through May 2014.

The inaugural Public Lecture Series included lectures from Fellow Richard Osgood, Senior Historic Adviser to the Ministry of Defence, ‘Operation Nightingale: Archaeology for Recovering Soldiers'; Jan Marsh, 'Celebrating May Morris: Textile Artist and Editor of William Morris'; Fellow Karen Hearn, 'Great with Child: Tudor and Jacobean Pregnancy Portraits'; Fellow Sophie Oosterwijk, 'Reading Medieval Child Monuments'; and Krish Seetah, recipient of a 2010 and 2011 research grant from the Society of Antiquaries, 'Historical Archaeology on Mauritius: Colonial Insights from the Indian Ocean World'.

Watch the lectures online: Please visit our Lecture Archive or our YouTube channel, SocAntiquaries, to watch video recordings from some of these public lectures as well as the Society's Thursday evening lecture programme for Fellows.

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Images: Top Right - Operation Nightingale in Action (Copyright Crown Estate); Middle Left - Decorations surrounding William Morris's Bed at Kelmscott Manor; Bottom Right - Archaeological finds in Mauritius by Krish Seetah.

Forthcoming Lectures:

22 October 2013, 1.00-2.00 pm at SAL 'Underground: How the Tube Shaped London', by Sam Mullins, FSA and Director of the London Transport Museum.

3 December, 1.00-2.00 pm at SAL 'Spitfires and Pagodas: Conflict Archaeology in Burma 2013', by Martin Brown, FSA

More Public Lectures are being planned for Spring 2014, January through May. Stay tuned for details!

Previous Public Lectures

20 May 2013 'Historical archaeology on Mauritius: Colonial Insights from the Indian Ocean World', by Krish Seetah

05 Mar 2013 'Reading medieval child monuments', by Sophie Oosterwijk, FSA

05 February 2013 'Great with Child: Tudor and Jacobean Pregnancy Portraits', by Karen Hearn, FSA

23 October 2012 'Celebrating May Morris: Textile Artist and Editor of William Morris', by Jan Marsh.
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18 September 2012 'Operation Nightingale: Archaeology for Recovering Soldiers' by Richard Osgood, FSA
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The Public Lecture Series is FREE and open to all lectures take place at 1pm at Burlington House.

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Society of Antiquaries of London
Burlington House, Piccadilly
London W1J 0BE