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Provisional social Programme
Please note: some of these events have yet to be confirmed.
Sunday, 14 September 2008
Conference Registration and Evening Drinks Reception at the Museum of London
| Conference registration | 16:00-19:00 |
| Evening drinks reception | 18:30-20:00 |
On the Sunday there will be an opportunity for delegates to register for the Congress at the Museum of London if you want to avoid the Monday morning queues at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. From 18:30 there will be an evening drinks reception to welcome everyone to the Congress.
London is one of the most vibrant cities in the world and the Museum of London tells its story. It provides remarkable insights into the history of the city and its people, beginning with the time when it was nothing but tundra and the local population would fit on a double-decker bus.
The Museum is open to the public on Sunday afternoon. The galleries will also be open to delegates until 19.30 that evening. Please note the Museum will close to the public at 17.50. Delegates may remain in the Museum to await the evening reception if they are wearing their conference badges.
How to get there
Museum of London, London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
The Museum entrance is located on a pedestrian high walk which can be reached by stairs, escalators or lifts from Aldersgate Street, London Wall or St Martins-le-Grand.
The nearest tube stations are Barbican, St Paul's and Moorgate.
Bus routes 4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 25, 172, 242 and 521 pass nearby.
Monday, 15 September 2008
Evening reception in the British Museum and private view of the exhibition Hadrian: Empire and Conflict
18:45-20:45
To mark the first day of the IIC Congress a drinks reception will be held in the Great Court of the British Museum, courtesy of the Director, with an opportunity to view the special exhibition Hadrian: Empire and Conflict. This will explore the life, love and legacy of Rome's most enigmatic emperor - Hadrian (reigned AD 117-138).
How to get there
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
www.britishmuseum.org
The nearest tube stations are Holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square and Goodge Street.
The following buses stop near the Museum:
Routes 1, 7, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242 stop on New Oxford Street
Routes 10, 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390 stop on Tottenham Court Road, northbound and Gower Street, southbound
Routes 59, 68, X68, 91, 168, 188 stop on Southampton Row
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Grand Reception, Lancaster House
Hosted by the Right Honourable Margaret Hodge MBE, MP, Minister for State in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport
The magnificent Lancaster House is close to St. James's Palace and much of the site was once part of the palace complex. It is a Grade I listed building, built in 1825 in neo-classical style. It has been used for receptions and shows during London Fashion Week, and in 2007 various rooms on the first floor were used in the filming of The Young Victoria, Disney's National Treasure Book of Secrets, and BBC/HBO's production of Churchill at War.
See link for a virtual tour of this grand building.
How to get there
Stable Yard, St James's, London SW1A 1BB
The nearest tube stations are Green Park and Piccadilly
Thursday, 18 September 2008 Thames boat trip with buffet dinner
18:30-22:30
The Congress's gala boat trip will be splendid opportunity for delegates to see London at its best: the view from the river. Please join us for an evening cruise down the Thames on the flagship of the Silver Fleet, the Silver Sturgeon.
We will depart from the Savoy Pier and cruise down the Thames to Greenwich, World Heritage site, passing en route many of London's historic buildings. We turn back at Greenwich and return to the Savoy Pier during darkness giving delegates the chance to see the illuminated spectacle of London's iconic buildings, old and new. A short commentary will be given on the down river trip for those not familiar with the London riverscape.
A sit-down buffet with wine will be served and a pay bar will also be available. We hope to have live music - so there may even be a little dancing!
The Silver Sturgeon is the flagship of the Silver Fleet. It has two salons with plenty of seating, an open deck area, a small dance floor, cloakroom facilities etc. There is excellent visibility from the salons and deck.
Please note the capacity of the Silver Sturgeon is 400 maximum. The itinerary may vary slightly as it is tide dependant. Delegates are asked to book early for what promises to be a marvellous evening.
The photographs of the Silver Sturgeon are courtesy of Beth Evans
Friday, 19 September 2008
Final evening drinks reception in the Raphael Gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum
18:30-20:30
On the last evening of the IIC Congress there will be a farewell drinks reception held at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in South Kensington, one of the world's greatest museums of art and design. The collections, unrivalled in their scope and diversity, include 3000 years' worth of amazing artefacts from many of the world's richest cultures including ceramics, furniture, fashion, glass, jewellery, metalwork, photographs, sculpture, textiles and paintings.
The venue for the reception will be the Raphael gallery. The largest and undoubtedly the most prestigious space in the V&A, the Raphael gallery houses some of the most important surviving examples of Renaissance art in the world. The seven Raphael cartoons depict scenes from the Bible and date from 1516. They are complemented at one end of the gallery by a gilded Spanish altarpiece.
The Museum will remain open (to the public) until 22:00, so you will have a chance to explore selected galleries of the Museum during the evening if you wish.
How to get there
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
http://www.vam.ac.uk
The V&A is five minutes from South Kensington Tube Station. South Kensington is on the Piccadilly, Circle and District lines, five minutes from Victoria and ten minutes from the West End.
Buses: C1, 14, 74 and 414 stop outside the Cromwell Road entrance; the 360 from Pimlico stops nearby.
Help plan your visit to the Museum with Transport for London's Journey Planner.