Lecture Hall Collection

Kapitsa and Androv, Russian physicists. Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa (left, 1894-1984) is listening to a graduate student called Androv (right), who is defending his doctoral thesis

Europe, Poland, Wroclaw. Detail of University of Wroclaws Aula Leopoldina lecture hall. Credit as: Jim Zuckerman / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

The British Association at Bath: Sir Charles Lyell delivering the presidential address..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The British Association at Bath: Sir Charles Lyell delivering the presidential address in the theatre, 1864. 'The New Theatre Royal...was erected...upon the site of the former theatre

Dans la Russie des Bolcheviks; les contrastes d'un pays en pleine anarchie militaire et... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Dans la Russie des Bolcheviks; les contrastes d'un pays en pleine anarchie militaire et sociale: a Petrograd, tandis que l'ennemi avance librement sur le sol de leur patrie de jeunes soldats

Professor Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution, before H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wal Creator: Unknown
Professor Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution, before H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Alfred - from a sketch by Alexander Blaikley

Professor Willis Lecturing in the Senate-House, Cambridge, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Professor Willis Lecturing in the Senate-House, Cambridge, 1854. Talk on the architecture of Cambridge. Professor Willis observed that the most ancient authority respecting Cambridge was that of Dr

Esquisse pour l'escalier de la Sorbonne : Bernard Palissy ouvrant à Paris, avec la... c.1888
Esquisse pour l'escalier de la Sorbonne : Bernard Palissy ouvrant a Paris, avec la permission du roi, un cour public de mineralogie, c.1888

The Anatomical Lesson of Professor Pauw, 1615. Creator: Andries Stock
The Anatomical Lesson of Professor Pauw, 1615

Royal Institution - Sir Roderick Murchison's Lecture on the Distribution of Gold Ore, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Royal Institution - Sir Roderick Murchison's Lecture on the Distribution of Gold Ore, 1850. Geological talk in London

Europe, Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh, McEwan Hall Interior

Student audience listening to Peace Day address of General Smedley Butler, Berkeley, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Student audience listening to Peace Day address of General Smedley Butler. Berkeley, California, University of California

Group Portrait of North American Indian Delegation, 1888. Photographed in the Lecture Room in the West North Range of the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building

Group Portrait of Dakota Delegation, 1888. Creator: United States National Museum
Group Portrait of Dakota Delegation, 1888. Photographed in the Lecture Room in the West North Range of the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building

Adult School in the Chapel, on the Separate System, at the Surrey House of Correction
STC101343 Adult School in the Chapel, on the Separate System, at the Surrey House of Correction, Wandsworth, from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes of Prison Life by Henry Mayhew (1812-87)

Church Institute, Leeds, Interior of Lecture Hall (engraving)
2812310 Church Institute, Leeds, Interior of Lecture Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Church Institute, Leeds, Interior of Lecture Hall)

Prize Day at the Royal Academy Schools, Sir Edward Poynter, PRA, presenting the Awards (litho)
1064085 Prize Day at the Royal Academy Schools, Sir Edward Poynter, PRA, presenting the Awards (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lecture Hall, Hawkhurst, Kent (engraving)
2814005 Lecture Hall, Hawkhurst, Kent (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lecture Hall, Hawkhurst, Kent)

Lecture Hall in Wandsworth (engraving)
603370 Lecture Hall in Wandsworth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lecture Hall, East Hill, Wandsworth, London, by architect E W Mountford)

Dickens playbill: Not So Bad As We Seem at Lecture Hall, Derby
483689 Dickens playbill: Not So Bad As We Seem at Lecture Hall, Derby, programme for August 25, 1852 (colour litho) by English School

The State Medicine Department, Kings College, London (b / w photo)
1063489 The State Medicine Department, Kings College, London (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The State Medicine Department, Kings College)

The City of London College (engraving)
1107089 The City of London College (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: The City of London College)

Amphitheatre de L ecole de Medecine, Les differents publics de Paris
621354 Amphitheatre de L ecole de Medecine, Les differents publics de Paris, 1854 (colour litho) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Duke of Connaughts Soldiers and Sailors Home, Eccleston Street, London (b / w photo)
5999790 Duke of Connaughts Soldiers and Sailors Home, Eccleston Street, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Norland Institute (b / w photo)
3642741 The Norland Institute (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Norland Institute. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Spurgeons Tabernacle burned down (b / w photo)
1615536 Spurgeons Tabernacle burned down (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spurgeons Tabernacle burned down)

Capping of Doctors of Medicine, at Edinburgh, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Capping of Doctors of Medicine, at Edinburgh, 1845. Graduation ceremony for Scottish medical students: A large and brilliant auditory was closely packed in the amphitheatre;

Christmas distribution of prizes at the Liverpool Collegiate Institution, 1844. Annual prize-giving at a fee-paying school for boys in Liverpool; the Lord Bishop of Chester, John Bird Sumner

Samaldas College Gallery Lecture Hall India 1886
Samaldas College (Gallery in Lecture Hall); India; 1886 - 1889; Albumen silver print

Samaldas College Lecture Hall India 1886 1889
Samaldas College (Lecture Hall); India; 1886 - 1889; Albumen silver print

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THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES AT BRADFORD: 1. The Triumphal Arch in Market Street; 2. The Town Hall; 3. The Norman Arch, Great Horton Road; 4

Rockefeller Hall, Vassar College Postcard. ca. 1904, Rockefeller Hall, Vassar College Postcard

Electricity demonstration, 18th century
Electricity demonstration, 18th-century artwork. This engraving, by Dutch artist Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816) is after a drawing by Dutch artists Pieter Pietersz Barbiers (1749-1842)

Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg (1916-2009), Russian physicist and Nobel laureate. Since gaining his doctorate in physics in 1940, Ginzberg worked at the Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow

Arkady Migdal, Russian physicist
Arkady Beinusovich Migdal (1911-1991), Russian physicist, giving a lecture. Migdal was born in Lithuania. He worked in the fields of particle and quantum physics

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A lecture hall is not just a physical space, but a vessel for knowledge and inspiration and has witnessed the brilliance of great minds like Kapitsa and Androv, Russian physicists who shaped the world of science. From Europe to Poland, Wroclaw's University of Wroclaws Aula Leopoldina lecture hall stands as a testament to intellectual pursuits. Across the continent in Scotland's Lothian region, Edinburgh's McEwan Hall Interior echoes with the voices of scholars and thinkers who have graced its stage. Even history found its place within these walls, as General Smedley Butler addressed a student audience on Peace Day in Berkeley, California back in 1939. The power of unity was captured in photographs like the Group Portrait of North American Indian Delegation from 1888 or the Dakota Delegation portrait by United States National Museum. These images remind us that even within lecture halls, diverse perspectives can come together to create change. Education knows no boundaries; it extends beyond traditional settings. The Adult School in Surrey House of Correction's Chapel demonstrates how learning can thrive even behind bars. Meanwhile, Church Institute in Leeds showcases an engraving capturing the interior beauty of their lecture hall. Architectural wonders also leave their mark on these spaces: Volta lecture hall designed by Leopoldo Pollack and Giuseppe Marchesi or Scarpa lecture hall crafted by Pollack himself are testaments to human creativity merging with academia. Prize Day at Royal Academy Schools brings forth memories where Sir Edward Poynter presents awards amidst applause and celebration. Hawkhurst's Lecture Hall engraved into Kent's landscape reminds us that education reaches every corner of society. In each corner lies potential for growth and enlightenment – whether it be through scientific discoveries or artistic expressions – all nurtured within these hallowed halls we call lecture halls.