29th Denys Haynes Memorial Lecture: Critics and Crockery

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Date: February26,2026
Location: Beveridge Hall, Malet Street, London, United Kingdom
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Join Greek cultural historian Prof Alastair Blanshard at this year's Denys Haynes Memorial Lecture as he discusses the popularity of – and hunt for – antique vases in the 18th century. The 18th century saw a profound shift in the value and appreciation of antique pottery, especially the Greek vases found in the tombs of southern Italy. These vases, which had always been regarded as inferior artforms in relation to sculpture, increased spectacularly in popularity and visibility in this period. The publications that celebrated the discovery of these vases would usher in an aesthetic revolution.