British Museum hosts horological lecture on 29 October
Published on 10/18/2026 at 07:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The British Museum will host The Dingwall-Beloe Horological Lecture: Precision and polemic on 29 October 2026. The event takes place in London at the museum on Great Russell Street and examines the history of the Horological Journal.
British Museum sets horological lecture for 29 October
The lecture is listed by the museum as a highlight event on 29 October 2026. Its subject is the way the Horological Journal has recorded and influenced British and international horology.
The Horological Journal was founded in 1858 and has maintained an unbroken print run of nearly 170 years, according to the event description. The programme is presented as The Dingwall-Beloe Horological Lecture: Precision and polemic and is held in partnership with the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. The museum event listing gives 29 October 2026 as the date.
The event description says the lecture will cover discoveries, disputes and personalities connected with the journal. It also places the lecture at the British Museum, while an independent London event listing gives the scheduled time as 7pm to 8pm.
How the 2026 lecture fits the museum's long history
The British Museum was created by an Act of Parliament in 1753 and opened to the public in 1759. Its first collections included material assembled by Sir Hans Sloane, alongside the Cotton and Harley libraries.
The present main building replaced Montagu House as the collections expanded. Sir Robert Smirke designed the larger Greek Revival building, whose construction began in 1823 and was completed in 1852. The Great Court, designed by Foster and Partners, opened in 2000 around the former Round Reading Room.
That history gives the October lecture a specific setting: a discussion of a specialist journal will take place inside a museum whose collections have grown to about eight million objects. The subject is therefore connected to the institution's long record of preserving, researching and sharing material evidence, rather than being a general London talk.
Visiting British Museum: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The lecture is scheduled for 29 October 2026 at the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London.
- The museum lists the programme as a public lecture and provides a booking option. The independent event listing states that booking is required.
- The venue is in Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom. Great Russell Street is the address for the museum and the lecture location.
- The event is indoors, with the surrounding museum containing galleries, the Great Court and the former Round Reading Room.
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Frequently asked questions about British Museum
When does Precision and polemic take place at British Museum?
The lecture is scheduled for 29 October 2026. The listed time is 7pm to 8pm.
Where is British Museum and how do you get there?
The museum is on Great Russell Street in Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom. The lecture takes place at that museum address.
What is British Museum?
It is a public museum founded in 1753 that opened to visitors in 1759. Its collections cover about eight million objects and two million years of human history.
