The Master Arts Scholar, Deborah Charles, invites you to join her at the Company’s Annual Banquet, to be held at Merchant Taylors' Hall.

St Stephen Walbrook is Christopher Wren’s major city church built after the Great Fire of 1666 (1672-79). The high dome is based on Wren’s original design for St Paul’s (never executed). St Stephen Walbrook is considered as one of Wren’s finest church interiors.
The private members’ club, Walbrook Club, adjacent, was built in a Queen Anne style by property developer, Rudolph Palumbo in 1952, and is now run by his grandson, who will lead our tour of the Club. A classic English tea will be served in the Green Room to our group.

Join other Arts Scholars for an informal early evening social dinner. This event will provide the perfect opportunity to chat, network and simply have time to get to know one another during a relaxed evening.

At the birth of Indian Independence in 1947, a group of talented and determined artists set out to create a new art for a new country. They drew on ancient artistic traditions and the influences of Euro-American Modernism but most importantly they also embraced a radical view of how Indian art could speak to its audience.

In this online lecture, Georgina Bexon will explore how art in the subcontinent threw off the yoke of colonial influence to create modern masterpieces and a thriving global business.

Our Honorary Chaplain, The Revd Canon Roger Hall MBE, invites Arts Scholars and their guests to attend an Advent Carol Service on Sunday 30 November 2025 in the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula. This is a family service, and all are welcome.

You are cordially invited to join the Arts Scholars in welcoming new Freemen to the Company and witnessing others take the significant step of being clothed in the livery. This event is open to all Arts Scholars and offers an excellent occasion to introduce prospective members to the Company and enhance their understanding of its purpose and activities.

Following the conclusion of the formal proceedings, a reception will be held.

Stuart Wyatt, Finds Liaison Officer from the Portable Antiquities Office, will deliver a talk regarding more than 350 objects discovered by mudlarkers along the Thames foreshore. After the talk, attendees can view the exhibition featuring a variety of objects. There will be an opportunity for questions following the presentation. The exhibition includes elements of archaeology, contemporary art, and digital experiences.

The Livery Dinner is the only Company event specifically designed for Liverymen. It provides a rare opportunity for Liverymen to get together and spend a convivial evening in each other's company. This year, the dinner will be held in the wonderful surroundings of Pewterers' Hall.

Guided tour of the Wyvern Research Institute, located in central London. The Institute is a centre for advanced research in the history of art, with a focus on the Byzantine and Medieval periods as well as the Silk Roads. It is associated with the Wyvern Collection, one of the world's most significant private collections, which encompasses over two thousand objects dating from as early as the 4th millennium BC to the 19th century, traversing broad geographic boundaries across a range of media.

The Taverns of London in the late 18th century were not pub or bars, they were fine dining establishments. Roach’s London Pocket Pilot, 1796, lists the Globe in Fleet Street, as one of the five best eating establishments in London. Its cook, Richard Briggs, published a cookery book containing over 700 pages of recipes.

This year's Mithras Lecture is given by Freeman of the Company Marc Meltonville, a renowned food and drink historian, who looks at the man, the cook and the Taverns of London. The evening concludes with a drinks reception with light nibbles.