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Burlington House is home to five learned societies and the Royal Academy. We are a cultural hub for arts and sciences established since 1874.
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Did you know William Smith, 'Father of English geology', created geological maps of English counties?
If you’re searching for a unique gift this Christmas, order a print of your favourite from our Picture Library 🗺️ 21 to choose from! 🎄
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#MapMonday
As we couldn't be open this year for Open House Festival, this week we’re sharing some images of our building you wouldn’t normally get to see! #BHOpenHouse #OpenHouseLondon #BurlingtonHouse We're going to start outside! 👇[1/3]
Welcome to #BHOpenHouse this week! Normally this would have been an open walk through our courtyard societies. This year, we have a virtual tour through secret spaces in our building on Piccadilly in central London. Have a wander, watch here! bit.ly/3h2KD8j
After securing support from the general public, scientific and cultural communities, and from across Parliament, now Sir David Attenborough has joined the #BurlingtonHouse campaign.
Read his letter to the PM here -
geolsoc.org.uk/burlingtonhouse
Look what we've found in one of our Rare Books!
Life-size lithograph of an ichthyosaur skull by Carl Theodori (1788-1857), found in Banz, Germany circa 1843
Thanks to Megan from our Policy Team for providing some scale!
#FromTheArchives #Fossil Friday #ColossalFossil #Fossil
Find out about the famous dinner in the Iguanadon at Crystal Palace from the collections of Burlington House's @geolsoc Library and Archives!
📢 Help keep the Society at Burlington House!
Due to unaffordable and rapidly rising rent, the Society is at risk of being priced out of its home. Today, we join our neighbours in a campaign to find an affordable arrangement with the Government. Thread ⬇️ #LinneanAtBH 1/8
🚨 New event!🚨 Join us on Tuesday 9 March for an online talk by Tom Sharpe, author of a new biography of Mary Anning!
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History Of Geology #MaryAnning Monday #History #Fossil #author #geology #MaryAnning #Dorset
📢 Help us stay in Burlington House!
1/8 The Society of Antiquaries is an educational charity – we support research and protect 1000s of culturally-significant collections for the public (like the oldest existing copies of the Magna Carta) #SocAntiquaries
🎄Looking for gift ideas?🎁 Prints of beautiful geological maps from our collections can be ordered in a range of sizes and finishes from our Picture Library: gslpicturelibrary.org.uk Order by 18/12 UK, 11/12 overseas for Christmas delivery! #MapMonday #christmaspresents #geology
Our colleagues around the Burlington House Courtyard are gradually reopening their Libraries too! The Linnean Society of London linnean.org/research-colle… Society of Antiquaries of London sal.org.uk/collections/vi… 🎉📚🙂 #library #libraries #library life #WelcomeBack #research #CollectionsUnited
We are so excited to be reopening the Library this Thursday! 🎉🎉🎉📚📚📚
Find out more at geolsoc.org.uk/VisitLibrary
#library #library life #Geology #geologist #WelcomeBack #reopening
We’re back! After a brief (135 day) hiatus, the The Linnean Society of London Library is open for business.