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Venue: The Warburg Institute

The Warburg Institute, founded by Aby Warburg in Hamburg in 1900, is one of the world’s leading centres for studying the interaction of ideas, images and society and has been part of the School of Advanced Study, University of London since 1944. Its open-stack Library, Photographic Collection and Archive serve as an engine for interdisciplinary research, postgraduate teaching and a prestigious events and publication programme. It is housed in a historic Charles Holden Building, as part of the University of London’s Bloomsbury campus.

In September 2024 a significant refurbishment project was completed by Haworth Tompkins, presenting a unique opportunity for the re-birth of the Warburg Institute, to open its hidden collections up to new audiences and facilitate a more public-facing programme. The tour will offer the opportunity to view the existing and historical fabric alongside the new and enhanced spaces including a purpose-built lecture theatre, public gallery space, improved teaching spaces and new storage and study areas for the Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Draft Programme

9.45am: Arrival
10 –10.30am: Introduction in the Auditorium
10.30 – 11am: Gallery Tour
11 – 11.30am: Wider Building Tour
11.30am – 12pm: Refreshments

Speakers

Dan Tassell, Associate Director, Haworth Tompkins
Elizabeth Flower, Associate, Haworth Tompkins 
Nigel Hetherington, Architect, Haworth Tompkins
Laura Haylock, Architect, Haworth Tompkins
Peter Lin, Institute Manager, The Warburg Institute

UDF thanks to The Warburg Institute and Haworth Tompkins for kindly sponsoring this event.

Photographs ©Hufton+Crow