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Meet the Experts: Dr Janette Bright on the Foundling Tokens

Meet the Experts: Dr Janette Bright on the Foundling Tokens

Event Date(s): 14th Aug 2026 - 14th Aug 2026

Location: Foundling Museum, London Wc1N 1AZ

CfP: 2027 Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now Conference

CfP: 2027 Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now Conference

Morals, Manners & Mirth: William Hogarth’s Humour

Event Date(s): 26th Jun 2026 - 26th Jun 2026

Location: Foundling Museum, London WC1N 1AZ

Stuart Drama CfP

Location: Liverpool John Moores University

Satirists, Bluestockings, and Gin: A Celebration of the Career and Scholarship of Judith Hawley

Event Date(s): 29th Jun 2026 - 29th Jun 2066

Location: Royal Holloway Picture Gallery TW20 0EX

Thomas Gray seminar, exhibition, and project celebration

Event Date(s): 22nd May 2026 - 22nd May 2026

Location: Pembroke College, University of Cambridge CB2 1RF

Women’s Studies Group 1558-1837 seminars 2026-27 call for papers

Event Date(s): 6th May 2026 - 31st May 2026

Location: London Foundling Museum and Zoom WC1N 1AZ

LAPASEC 2027 Call for Papers on “Industry and Idleness: Labour, Luxury and the British Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century”

Thinking through Tea: Art, Resistance, and Global Entanglements in the Age of American Independence

Event Date(s): 7th May 2026 - 8th May 2026

Location: Yale Center for British Art, Lecture Hall and Livestream

A Woman’s Work: Museum Guided Tour

Event Date(s): 9th May 2026

Location: Foundling Museum, London WC1N 1AZ

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Meet the Experts: Dr Janette Bright on the Foundling Tokens
What can a hazelnut tell us about love, loss, and hope? Join Dr Janette Bright in person or online to discover the heart-wrenching history behind the Foundling Hospital tokens, tiny objects left with...
CfP: 2027 Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now Conference
The Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now team are delighted to welcome you to Sheffield for our international Radcliffe conference. In addition to papers and keynote lectures from world-leading experts,...
Morals, Manners & Mirth: William Hogarth’s Humour
In this online talk explore the artistic traditions that shaped the satirical imagination of one of Britain's most original and influential artists. Celebrated for his vivid storytelling, comic...

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