Burlington House

Did you know William Smith, 'Father of English geology', created geological maps of English counties? If you’re searching for a unique gift this Christmas, order a print of your favourite from our Picture Library 🗺️ 21 to choose from! 🎄 ow.ly/33zt50H47u7 #MapMonday

As we couldn't be open this year for @openhouselondon, this week we’re sharing some images of our building you wouldn’t normally get to see! #BHOpenHouse #OpenHouseLondon #BurlingtonHouse We're going to start outside! 👇[1/3]

Welcome to #BHOpenHouse this week! Normally this would have been an open walk through our courtyard societies. This year, we have a virtual tour through secret spaces in our building on Piccadilly in central London. Have a wander, watch here! bit.ly/3h2KD8j

After securing support from the general public, scientific and cultural communities, and from across Parliament, now Sir David Attenborough has joined the #BurlingtonHouse campaign. Read his letter to the PM here - geolsoc.org.uk/burlingtonhouse

Look what we've found in one of our Rare Books! Life-size lithograph of an ichthyosaur skull by Carl Theodori (1788-1857), found in Banz, Germany circa 1843 Thanks to Megan from our Policy Team for providing some scale! #FromTheArchives #FossilFriday #ColossalFossil #Fossil

Find out about the famous dinner in the Iguanadon at Crystal Palace from the collections of @BurlingtonHub's @geolsoc Library and Archives!

Today, we thank everyone for their support with our Burlington House campaign to date! We’ve been overwhelmed and overjoyed by the kind words we’ve received since going public with our neighbouring societies. To find out more about our situation, visit: ow.ly/Rb3S50DYX2b

📢 Help keep the Society at Burlington House! Due to unaffordable and rapidly rising rent, the Society is at risk of being priced out of its home. Today, we join our neighbours in a campaign to find an affordable arrangement with the Government. Thread ⬇️ #LinneanAtBH 1/8

Help the Geological Society stay at Burlington House! For over 145 years, Burlington House has been our home from which we share and improve our understanding of the Earth - from our 12,000-strong membership to our education and public engagement activities. (1/5)

🚨 New event!🚨 Join us on Tuesday 9 March for an online talk by Tom Sharpe, author of a new biography of Mary Anning! eventbrite.co.uk/e/gsl-library-… @HOGGroup #MaryAnningMonday #History #Fossil #author #geology #MaryAnning #Dorset

🎄Looking for gift ideas?🎁 Prints of beautiful geological maps from our collections can be ordered in a range of sizes and finishes from our Picture Library: gslpicturelibrary.org.uk Order by 18/12 UK, 11/12 overseas for Christmas delivery! #MapMonday #christmaspresents #geology

🚨NEW!🚨Brighten up your Zoom meetings with our range of geological wallpapers! Taken from our Picture Library, choose from William Smith's 1815 map, an erupting volcano, a Scottish landscape and more! Download them today at geolsoc.org.uk/wallpapers #Zoom #Geology #Library #art

🚨Friday #QuizTime🚨This illustration from our #Library was drawn in 1822 (possibly by James Sowerby) for John Mawe, shopkeeper at 149 The Strand, London. But… what is the rosy-cheeked man in the image up to?🤔 Let us know what you think before 5pm! #EarthSciWeek20 #ArchiveZ

Our colleagues around the @BurlingtonHub Courtyard are gradually reopening their Libraries too! @LinneanSociety linnean.org/research-colle… @SocAntiquaries sal.org.uk/collections/vi… 🎉📚🙂#library #libraries #librarylife #WelcomeBack #research #CollectionsUnited

We are so excited to be reopening the Library this Thursday! 🎉🎉🎉📚📚📚 Find out more at geolsoc.org.uk/VisitLibrary #library #librarylife #Geology #geologist #WelcomeBack #reopening

🚨 #Library news! 🚨 We are delighted to reopen the Library to Fellows, Friends and Corporate Patrons from Thursday 10 September! Initially our opening hours will be 11am-3pm on Thursdays, by appointment 🪑 We look forward to seeing you! geolsoc.org.uk/VisitLibrary #geolibrary

Have you registered to take part in our online poster exhibition? It's a fantastic opportunity to showcase your work to the scientific community! Registration is open to all early career professionals, including undergrad and postgrad students. Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We’re back! After a brief (135 day) hiatus, the @LinneanSociety Library is open for business.

For #MapMonday we're sharing a few of the more unusual maps from our Library's #map collection 🗺️ This very early tectonic map of Europe was originally produced on a scale of 1:8,000,000 for the 13th International Geological Congress, Brussels, 1922 gslpicturelibrary.org.uk/argand-carte-t…

@royalacademy @RoySocChem @RoyalAstroSoc @LinneanSociety @SocAntiquaries For #CollectionsUnited - Print of a specimen of smithsonite on fluorite from Rutland Cave nr Matlock, Derbyshire, [c.1811] by James Sowerby alongside a drawing of a quartz crystal with asbestos inclusions [1854] by his granddaughter Charlotte Sowerby (1820-1865) #HumanConnections