Discovery Room
The Discovery Room is the Linnean Society's dedicated space for more intimate engagement with natural history, whether that's through roundtable meetings, CPD workshops or art courses.
Did you know?
The Discovery Room is also home to a very special set of books - the Darwin-Wallace Collection, which includes a first edition of On the Origin of Species.
Upcoming events:
Art Course: Drawing and Painting Nature Specimens - Tuesdays commencing 30 October and ending 20 November 2018 (10:00–16:00)
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The Linnean Society holds regular meetings in our Meeting Room that are open to the public (more information here: https://www.linnean.org/meetin...), but we also hold more irregular events through our Learning program.
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Past Events
Open House London - 22nd September 2018
As part of Open House London, the Linnean Society of London welcomed anyone interested in exploring the building and its stunning rooms. Open House started in 1992 with the intention of opening London's splendid buildings to the general public who do not otherwise have access.
Courtyard Lates - 27th July 2018
We threw open our doors for Burlington House's annual Courtyard Late. This year the theme was 'Resources' and in the Discovery Room we explored our natural resources with a herbal tea making session.
Art class at the Linnean - 17th July 2018
Join us for a watercolour workshop, starting with with a special viewing of the Linnaean collections in the vault, along with an exploration of some original artwork in the beautiful library.
One day painting course at the Linnean - 10th April 2018
Historically, botanical paintings were made from looking at pressed plants - this class will explore that process and work from pressed examples along with a selection of the Society's insects, herbarium sheets and shells.
This watercolour workshop started with a special viewing of the Linnaean collections in the vault, along with an exploration of some original artwork in the beautiful library, and participants then worked on drawing the specimens in the newly built Discovery Room.
Photos can be seen here.