150 Years at Burlington House
Before Burlington House The Society was founded in 1707 and originally existed as a peripatetic organisation, meeting in taverns in and around the Strand – originally the Bear and after […]
Volunteers’ Week 2024
Last week was Volunteers’ Week, a national initiative to celebrate the contributions volunteers make to communities across Britain. What better time to reflect on our own volunteer programme at Burlington House?
Open Fridays – An Update
Our Outreach & Learning Manager, Dr Michelle Johansen, gives an update about our Open Fridays
The Society of Antiquaries of London secures its future at Burlington House
Government deal protects national asset for science and heritage.
Fakes, forgeries, and the Society of Antiquaries: Part 3, A Viking gravestone from Kennington
This is the third instalment in a series of blogs that tie in with our new exhibition in the Library at Burlington House, examining several forgeries connected to the Society and its collections. In part 3 of this blog, we’re examining an 18th-century trick to leave an antiquary red-faced!
Fakes, forgeries, and the Society of Antiquaries: Part 2, Richard of Cirencester
This is the second instalment in a series of blogs that tie in with our new exhibition in the Library at Burlington House, examining several forgeries connected to the Society and its collections. In part 2, we take a look at “Richard of Cirencester’s” ‘De Situ Britanniae’ - a forged medieval work that fooled many British scholars for a century.
Fakes, forgeries, and the Society of Antiquaries: Part 1, the Shadwell forgeries
This is the first in a series of blogs that tie in with our new exhibition in the Library at Burlington House, which examines several forgeries connected to the Society and its collections.
International Women’s Day and Beyond Notability.
Beyond Notablilty take over the Society's Twitter for International Women's Day.
