When: Friday 13 October, 6–7pm, followed by a drinks reception Where: National Gallery, Sainsbury Wing Theatre, followed by Conference Room 1 Admission Free More details and booking: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/whats-on/calendar/longford-castle-past-and-present The evening begins with a short interview between Lord Radnor, the owner of Longford Castle and Susanna Avery-Quash, Senior Research Curator (History of Collecting) at the National Gallery. … Continue reading Talk and Book Launch on 'Longford Castle: The Treasures and the Collectors', National Gallery, London, Friday 13 October 2017
Study Day: Carlingford and Waldegrave, British Library, London, 29 September 2017
What: Carlingford and Waldegrave Study Day Where: Foyle Visitor and Learning Centre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB When: Friday 29 September 2017, 10:00 - 17:00 Free: to book a place please follow this link: https://www.bl.uk/events/carlingford-and-waldegrave-study-day A study day to celebrate the British Library’s acquisition of the correspondence of Chichester Fortescue, Lord Carlingford and Frances, Countess Waldegrave Last … Continue reading Study Day: Carlingford and Waldegrave, British Library, London, 29 September 2017
Reminder: SocHistColl AGM and Annual Lecture, 14 September 2017
SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF COLLECTING ANNUAL LECTURE & AGM 5.30PM AT THE ART WORKERS GUILD 6 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AT The AGM will take place at 5.30 pm. It will be followed by a Lecture on 'Charles I: King and Collector' by Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures … Continue reading Reminder: SocHistColl AGM and Annual Lecture, 14 September 2017