Annual Lecture Series

The BAA holds regular monthly lectures on the first Wednesday of each month, between October and May in the rooms of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Council meetings precede the lectures on dates marked with an asterisk (*). Tea is served from 4.30 p.m. and the Chair is taken at 5.30 p.m. 

The lectures provide an opportunity for professionals, students and independent scholars to present research that falls within the BAA’s areas of interest.  We aim to cover both British and European topics that are susceptible to art-historical, archaeological, architectural, and historiographical investigation between the Roman period and the 19th century, but with a bias towards the medieval period.

The lectures are open to all; non-members are welcome to attend occasional lectures but are asked to make themselves known to the Hon Director on arrival, and to sign the visitors book.

Photo of Burlington House by wikimedia user "Chemical Engineer"

Many of our lectures are recorded, and can be watched after the fact, either via our archive of past lectures, or on the BAA’s YouTube channel.

Lecture venue

Unless otherwise stated, London meetings are held at the Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE

Past events

We aim to maintain an accurate archive of past events. Lectures are usually recorded, and can be found and watched here.

A few recordings of past one-day conferences are also available.

BAA events archive