Tidbits from Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation

We are pleased to announce that

Dr. Amy Meyers, Director of the

YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART

has agreed to be an honoree, along with architect

David Chipperfield .

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for this year's Gala dinner! There is still time for your name

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Link to FACT SHEET on the evening.

IN THE NEWS...

7/4/17 - RIBA International Conference - Session: The Architects Perspective -- Architects David Chipperfield , Amanda Levete, Ma Yansong, Odile Decq and Elizabeth Diller discuss the future role of the architect . Link to video - length is 58 minutes, with David's segment at 24 minutes into the video. Also to note, Elizabeth Diller was a 2012 Soane Foundation Honoree.

7/6/17 - The Hepworth Wakefield wins Museum of the Year 2017. 'The Hepworth Wakefield has been a powerful force of energy from the moment it opened in 2011, but it has just kept growing in reach and impact ever since. David Chipperfield 's building has proved a perfect stage - both for the display of collections and as a platform for a breathtaking sequence of special exhibitions, curated with determined originality by the talented curatorial team.' - Stephen Deuchar, Art Fund director and chair of judges. Link to video on the Hepworth Wakefield.