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NEWS ABOUT THE WALPOLE SOCIETY
British Art Matters podcast is now live!
British Art Matters is the official podcast of the Berger Prize, awarded annually for excellence in British art history
Jun 24, 2024
Appointment of Executive Administrator
We have recently appointed an Executive Administrator, Claire Ó Nualláin. Claire undertook her BA in History at Trinity College Dublin,...
Apr 23, 2024
Our great annual Volumes giveaway
For the next three months, we are giving free copies of our past Volumes to any current member who requests them. Simply write to Claire...
Apr 16, 2024
Tom Young on ‘British Artists in India 1760–1820’ (vol. 19)
We are very grateful to Dr Tom Young of the Courtauld Institute, London, for kindly contributing the following reflections on the...
Apr 12, 2024
Berger Prize: Submissions now closed, long-list announced on 28 June
Submissions have now closed for the 2024 Berger Prize. Dr Jonny Yarker is the chairman of the panel of judges who now begin to undertake...
Apr 11, 2024
A new chapter for the Berger Prize
We are delighted to announce an agreement with the Berger Collection Educational Trust (BCET) to run the leading book prize for art history.
Jan 7, 2024
The Burlington Magazine profiles The Walpole Society.
We're most grateful to the Burlington Magazine for devoting its January 2024 editorial to the work of The Walpole Society. We think of...
Jan 4, 2024
Gordon Higgott on 'Designs by Inigo Jones' (vol 12)
A century ago, The Walpole Society published a ground-breaking catalogue of Inigo Jones's masque drawings, compiled by two Oxford...
Dec 19, 2023
James Gillray: A Revolution in Satire - 2023 Berger Prize winner
Professor Deborah Swallow CBE presents the 2023 Berger Prize to author Timothy Clayton (credit: Robin Simon) At a ceremony at London's...
Dec 6, 2023
Switching to Direct Debit
From 2024 onwards, we are asking our UK-based members to pay their subscriptions via Direct Debit, rather than continuing to pay via...
Dec 5, 2023
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