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In Conversation: John Vanbrugh - Rockstar of the English Baroque: Stone, Stage & Statecraft

Wider events

Join Rory Fraser, author of a forthcoming narrative biography on Vanbrugh, and Georgian Group Director Dr Anya Lucas in conversation.

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14Feb

Exhibition: Blueprints of Power

Blenheim Palace

Coming in 2026, our new exhibition Blueprints of Power will shine a light on Sir John Vanbrugh’s brilliant mind, his rivalries and ambitions and take visitors on an immersive visual experience through his early life and theatrics as playwright all the way to his high-stakes partnership with Sarah Churchill, first Duchess of Marlborough.

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04Mar

Exhibition: Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture

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300 years after his death, a major new exhibition exploring one of the UK’s greatest architects - Sir John Vanbrugh (1664–1726) – will open in the spring at Sir John Soane's Museum.

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26Mar

Church Service: Celebration of the Life of Sir John Vanbrugh

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A Celebration of the Life of Sir John Vanbrugh at St Stephen Walbrook.

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27Mar

Symposium: Vanbrugh: From Stage to Stone

Wider events

The Georgian Group's 2026 Symposium (in partnership with the Ax:son Johnson Centre for the Study of Classical Architecture) will be ‘Vanbrugh: From Stage to Stone‘.

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28Mar

Seaton Delaval Vanbrugh300 Weekend

Seaton Delaval Hall

This event will include lively storyteller performances, along with creative workshops for families and community groups alike to drop-in and try their hand at any number of activities, from paper costume making, creating Vanbrugh style cardboard buildings or even the opportunity to share in a mini performance based on Vanbrugh's restoration comedies.

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30May

Castle Howard Vanbrugh300 Weekend

Castle Howard

This event will include lively storyteller performances, along with creative workshops for families and community groups alike to drop-in and try their hand at any number of activities, from paper costume making, creating Vanbrugh style cardboard buildings or even the opportunity to share in a mini performance based on Vanbrugh's restoration comedies.

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15Jun

Grimsthorpe Castle Vanbrugh300 Week

Grimsthorpe Castle

This event will include lively storyteller performances, along with creative workshops for families and community groups alike to drop-in and try their hand at any number of activities, from paper costume making, creating Vanbrugh style cardboard buildings or even the opportunity to share in a mini performance based on Vanbrugh's restoration comedies.

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01Aug

Stowe House Vanbrugh300 Weekend

Stowe House

This event will include lively storyteller performances, along with creative workshops for families and community groups alike to drop-in and try their hand at any number of activities, from paper costume making, creating Vanbrugh style cardboard buildings or even the opportunity to share in a mini performance based on Vanbrugh's restoration comedies.

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03Oct

Kimbolton Castle Vanbrugh300 Weekend

Kimbolton Castle

This event will include lively storyteller performances, along with creative workshops for families and community groups alike to drop-in and try their hand at any number of activities, from paper costume making, creating Vanbrugh style cardboard buildings or even the opportunity to share in a mini performance based on Vanbrugh's restoration comedies.

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