The Royal Hospital Chelsea - Governor's Lecture Series
The Royal Hospital Chelsea - Governor's Lecture Series
Wed, Sep 14, 6:30 PM
Royal Hospital Chelsea • London
£30
A series of talks with Dan Cruickshank, author of Built in Chelsea
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A series of talks with Dan Cruickshank, historian and author of ‘Built in Chelsea’
About this event
Tuesday 31st May: ‘Town of Palaces’ – old Riverside Chelsea
Tuesday 14th June: Royal Hospital
Monday 20th June: Artists in Chelsea
Tuesday 5th July: ‘Modern’ Chelsea – 1920s and 1930s
Dan Cruickshank is a regular presenter on the BBC, best known for his popular series AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TREASURES and accompanying book. He has travelled extensively, filming in troubled regions including Afghanistan for the BBC Omnibus series to discover what cultural treasures remained after years of civil war and bloodshed and Iraq for UNDER FIRE, reporting on the scale of looting of Iraqi treasures.
As a leading expert on architecture and historic buildings, he is a frequent contributor to The Architects’ Journal and The Architectural Review. Dan is an active member of the Georgian Group and a member of the Architectural Panel of the National Trust.