The Claridge Lecture

22 May
Doors at 6pm | Lecture starts at 7pm

For the Claridge Lecture 2025, we are delighted to present Professor Jerry Brotton for a special talk about Renaissance maps.

Renaissance maps sit between science and art, myth and reality, memory and loss. In this talk, the writer and map historian Jerry Brotton will take us on a journey of exploration into how Renaissance mapmakers from across the globe oriented themselves in time and space through the four points of the compass: north, south, east and west.

Jerry Brotton is a professor of Renaissance studies at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of many books on maps, including the bestselling A History of the World in Twelve Maps. He is also a curator of art and maps, and presents the podcast, ‘What’s Your Map?’.

This lecture is presented with the kind support of Wendy Claridge.

Tickets

Things you need to know

The lecture will take place in the Stables at the American Museum & Gardens.

Doors open at 6pm and the lecture starts at 7pm.

Please join us for an arrival drink, available to purchase before the lecture.

All tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled by the organiser.

We look forward to welcoming you to this year’s Claridge Lecture at the American Museum & Gardens. Any questions, please contact us via email to [email protected] or by phone on +44 (0)1225 460503.