TRISTRAM HUNT: THE CIVIC AND THE GLOBAL – THE V&A AND THE CULTURAL MISSION OF MUSEUMS

Dear members & friends

We hope you are looking forward to the talk by Tristram Hunt on Monday 19 December.

Queen Square tickets: we have some special arrangements for the evening, so please read the following points carefully:

1. Please arrive from 6.30pm; this may seem early but we have a large number of people to check in plus we have some wonderful objects from our collection for you to look at before the talk. To read more about these objects please see: https://www.brlsi.org/exhibitions/the-civic-and-the-global/
2. Entry will be via the door of 18 Queen Square (the door with MUSEUM written over the top). There will be no access to 16 Queen Square for the evening but toilets will be accessible as usual from the Elwin Room.
3. Please have your ticket confirmation email ready for inspection, either printed out or on your phone. This will speed up the check in time for everyone.
4. There will be NO tickets for sale on the night and only existing Queen Square ticket holders will be admitted to the building. Watch Online tickets are not valid for Queen Square.

Watch Online tickets:: please read your ticket confirmation email for instructions on how to watch online. Briefly:

1. At around 7.20pm go to the event page: https://www.brlsi.org/whatson/tristram-hunt-the-civic-and-the-global-the-va-the-cultural-mission-of-museums/
2. Log in, using the email address and password you used to buy your ticket.
3. A blue Watch Online button will appear on the event page.
4. Click on this to be taken to the virtual waiting room until the talk starts.

We suggest you make sure you can log in ahead of time, to avoid any last minute panics!

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us at reception@brlsi.org

Best wishes

Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution.