# Event Details - **Event Name**: Howard Foundation Lecture: Professor Frank Salmon - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:15 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Neoclassical Architecture from Wilkins to “Swedish Grace” and Plečnik.About this EventThe past that never dies…..The 5th Howard Foundation Lecture will be given by Professor Frank Salmon, Downing alumnus and Director of Studies in History of Art, who will speak on 'Neoclassical Architecture from Wilkins to “Swedish Grace” and Plečnik'.Professor Salmon will focus on neoclassical architecture from Downing to Sweden and the work of Slovenian architect Josip Plečnik in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of his death in January 2027. The lecture will also look at the current major exhibition on Plečnik being held at Bratislava Castle, Slovakia, in 2026.Speaker biography:Professor Salmon specialises in the history of classical architecture from the ancient Graeco-Roman world to the present day, his area of particular focus being neo-classical and Italianate architecture in Britain and Europe from 1700 to 1900. Since 2021, he has been Director of the Ax:son Johnson Centre for the Study of Classical Architecture (CSCA), based in the Faculty of Architecture and History of Art in collaboration with the Faculty of Classics and housed at the neo-classical Downing College.He has been a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge since 2006 and was President of the College from 2015 to 2019.Event details:The lecture will run from 6pm to 6.45pm in the Howard Theatre, followed by a 30 minute Q+A.A reception will take place afterwards in the Grace Howard from 7.15pm to 7.45pm.This lecture is free to all. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/howard-foundation-lecture-professor-frank-salmon/100001985828259782 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes - Location: Howard Theatre, Downing College - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Cambridge - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Howard Theatre, Downing College - **lat**: 52.2000719 - **long**: 0.1231392 - **full address**: Howard Theatre, Downing College, Howard Theatre, Cambridge, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Howard Foundation Lecture: Professor Frank Salmon - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/89105f542e1bc24c5ffba38c8dfb33d518d80e8d109b963704faff8b207c4dc9-rimg-w1200-h1600-dc785e48-gmir.jpg?v=1779144324 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Howard Foundation Lecture: Professor Frank Salmon being held? - **A:** Howard Foundation Lecture: Professor Frank Salmon takes place on Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:15 pm at Howard Theatre, Downing College, Howard Theatre, Cambridge, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Howard Foundation Lecture: Professor Frank Salmon? - **A:** Howard Foundation Lecture: Professor Frank Salmon is organized by Downing College. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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