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The Reign – Andrew Graham-Dixon on The Royal Portrait

Society of Antiquaries of London Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

Join us for a very special evening for our exhibition The Reign at Burlington House. Celebrated writer and presenter, Andrew Graham-Dixon will hold a talk on the role of the […]

£25

The Reign – Gala

Society of Antiquaries of London Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

Join us for a charity auction of artworks and 18th century engravings to support the Society of Antiquaries digitisation of Library Collections.

Event Series Lunchtime Lectures

A Maze without a Plan? Display in Sir John Soane’s Museum

Society of Antiquaries of London Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

John Soane famously said that the works in his collection were arranged “as studies for my own mind”, but he never explained what he meant by that phrase. This lecture attempts to illuminate Soane’s collection and his strategy for it through a display midway between a cabinet of curiosities and the post-Enlightenment museum.