Swedenborg House 20-21 Bloomsbury Way London, WC1A 2TH
A one-day Symposium in London with leading experts on the Bayeux Tapestry
Join us in Swedenborg House, just steps away from the British Museum, where the Bayeux Tapestry will be on display. Confirmed speakers include:
David Bates, Emeritus, University of East Anglia
Shirley Ann Brown, Emerita, York University, Toronto
George Camiller, Birkbeck, University of London
Millie Horton-Insch, British Museum
Clarisse Chavanne, Musée Curie, Paris
Maggie Kneen, Edinburgh University
Sylvette Lemagnen, Honorary Chief Curator of the Bayeux Tapestry
Alexandra Lester-Makin, Manchester Metropolitan University
Michael Lewis, British Museum
Gale R. Owen-Crocker, Emerita, The University of Manchester
Check this page for updates on the day’s schedule. Tea and coffee will be provided. Participants are encouraged to purchase lunch from one of the many nearby shops.
The Symposium will be professionally recorded and made available afterward via YouTube to those who purchase a Video Recording ticket. The event will not be livestreamed.
Tickets on sale soon!
£55 Early Bird Member (ends 4 September)
£65 Early Bird Non-Member (ends 4 September)
£25 Video Recording Access, Member
£30 Video Recording Access, Non-Member
£65 Member after 4 September
£75 Non-Member after 4 September
Directions and Accessibility
The event will take place in the hall of Swedenborg House, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London, WC1A 2TH. What Three Words: nobody.groom.friend. The closest Tube Station is Holborn (0.2 miles), serving the Piccadilly and Central lines. Multiple 24 hour parking garages are available nearby.
Enter through the door closest to the corner of Bloomsbury Way and Barter Street, which is used on weekdays by Arcana Coffee. The hall is through the coffee shop and up the steps. The building does not have ramps or lifts, but an accessible toilet is available on the ground floor. If you have any questions or accessibility needs we might help you address, please contact us at events@medats.org.uk.
