Brunel Institute Talks Series 2024-25

22 October 2024 - 19 February 2025

6pm - 8pm

Brunel Institute
£12.00

 

This autumn and winter, the SS Great Britain Trust presents an exciting and thought-provoking series of talks featuring guest speakers and experts from the Brunel Institute team.

The talks will showcase amazing stories, including how ships like the SS Great Britain revolutionised transoceanic travel and shrank the world. Other topics include delving into the lives of the crews who worked and travelled on steamships like the SS Great Britain, and the pivotal role Bristol played in launching the career of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his influence on the railway, maritime and architectural heritage of the city.

Click on the links below to find out more about our upcoming talks and speakers.

 

About this series

 

All talks will take place in the Viridor Suite at the Brunel Institute, which is located within Brunel’s SS Great Britain.

Doors open at 6pm and your ticket includes a welcome glass of wine or a soft drink. Talks start promptly at 6:30pm.

Tickets must be booked online in advance.

Please note that we are unable to offer discounted parking for evening events. Information about parking rates can be found on the council’s webpage here: Maritime Heritage Centre Carpark

 


 

Upcoming Talks

 

19 February 2025

SS Great Britain and British Emigration

Robert Fletcher (Professor of History and Kinder Professor of British History, University of Missouri)

 

More talks to be announced soon.

 


 

Previous Talks

 

22 October 2024

Reaching the World Across the Oceans

Dr James Boyd (Head of Research, Brunel Institute)

 

27 November 2024 – SOLD OUT

Brunel and Bristol

Tim Bryan (Director of Brunel Institute)

 

10 December 2024

The Crew of the SS Great Britain – How Steamships Changed Maritime Labour in the 19th Century

Joanna Mathers (Head of Collections & Maritime Curator, Brunel Institute)

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