The Venue

	Located in the heart of London, the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts) is situated just off The Strand, near the Savoy and the river Thames. The RSA's Great Room is one of the most spectacular and delightful lecture theatres in London - featuring the celebrated paintings 'The Progress of Human Knowledge', by James Barry which adorn the upper walls. The building itself was designed
especially for the Society by Robert Adam in the early 1770s.

	The RSA's main building is located just behind the Strand in central London, within easy walking distance of underground and railway stations. Nearest Underground Stations Charing Cross (Northern Line) Embankment (District and Circle lines) Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line) Leicester Square (Piccadilly and Northern Lines) Nearest Overground Stations Charing Cross Waterloo