# Lines of Enquiry: Graphic Arts and the Afterlives of Material Past

Lines of Enquiry: Graphic Arts and the Afterlives of Material Past at Society of Antiquaries, Friday 6 November 2026, 09:45.

- Venue: Society of Antiquaries
- With: Anne Desmet
- Go to page: https://www.sal.org.uk/events/lines-of-enquiry/

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Lines of Enquiry: Graphic Arts and the Afterlives of Material Past is the Society of Antiquaries' annual Collections and Research Day, focusing this year on its Prints and Drawings collection of works on paper from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. The event is hosted by the Society of Antiquaries and presents the work of early career researchers and collections professionals. It examines how images shape knowledge production and circulation, mediate encounters with lost and extant objects and buildings, and contribute to the study of the material past, from early modern prints to contemporary graphic practices. The keynote, 'Towers and Transformations: 40 years of printmaking by Anne Desmet RA', spans her career as artist-printmaker, and attendees can also visit curated displays at the library of either the Royal Academy of Arts or the Linnaean Society.

## Dates

- Friday 6 November 09:45 — Society of Antiquaries

Written by a model, sources: [sal.org.uk](https://www.sal.org.uk/events/lines-of-enquiry/)

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