{"id":36009,"date":"2023-03-28T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T15:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36009"},"modified":"2023-03-28T16:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T15:37:00","slug":"wren-300-announces-celebrations-during-2023-to-mark-the-tercentenary-of-the-death-of-sit-christopher-wren-and-seeks-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36009","title":{"rendered":"Wren 300 announces celebrations during 2023 to mark the tercentenary of the death of Sit Christopher Wren, and seeks volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-36010\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Wren300_280323.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" \/>Wren300 is a multifaceted celebration of the life and work of the renowned British architect, mathematician, astronomer and scientist Sir Christopher Wren, marking the tercentenary of his death in 2023, and seeks volunteers.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 Across 2023 we will be shining a light on Wren\u2019s churches\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The Square Mile Churches writes:<\/p>\n<p>Wren300 is a tercentenary celebration of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723)-Mathematician, Astronomer and one of the country\u2019s most distinguished Architects, best known for the design of many London churches, including St Paul\u2019s Cathedral. He was a founder of the Royal Society and his scientific work was highly regarded by Sir Isaac Newton.<\/p>\n<p>Across 2023 we will be shining a light on Wren\u2019s churches and their wealth of fascinating histories for everyone. Through innovative techniques, new perspectives in historical research, conservation, schools programmes, events and special projects, we invite you to join us in celebrating Wren and his inspirational legacy\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/squaremilechurches.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Wren300.org details events, including:<u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/p>\n<h3>10 Jan &#8211; 12 Dec 2023<br \/>\nGuided Tour City in Spires \u2013 A Tour of Wren Churches The City of London &#8211; Join an expert City of London Guide, to discover several of Wren\u2019s City of London churches.<\/h3>\n<p>21 September 2023<br \/>\nChildren\u2019s event: Raising the Roof \u2013 a cantata.\u00a0The Guildhall &#8211; A choral celebration of Wren\u2019s career &amp; architecture in words, art and song across the City of London schools.<\/p>\n<p>17 May 2023<br \/>\nJaideep Pandit Lecture at 6pm. Christopher Wren\u2019s Medical Discoveries: the \u2018Architect of Human Anatomy\u2019 Gresham College &#8211; Christopher Wren was part of probably the first \u2018research team\u2019 assembled in Oxford in the 17th century, dedicated to better understanding the human body. The lecture will explain the continued relevance of these discoveries.<\/p>\n<p>See more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wren300.org\/events\/city-in-spires-a-tour-of-wren-churches\/\">events<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See Wren300 <a href=\"https:\/\/squaremilechurches.co.uk\/wren-300\/get-involved-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteer Researcher roles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See Wren300 <a href=\"https:\/\/squaremilechurches.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Conservation-Assistant-Volunteer-March-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteer Conservation Assistants<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wren300 is a multifaceted celebration of the life and work of the renowned British architect, mathematician, astronomer and scientist Sir Christopher Wren, marking the tercentenary of his death in 2023, and seeks volunteers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36011,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36009\/revisions\/36011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}