Dunhill hosts intimate dinner to celebrate Richard Rogers

Dunhill hosts intimate dinner to celebrate ‘Richard Rogers: Talking Buildings’ Exhibition in Support of The Sir John Soane’s Museum on Thursday 3rd July, London.

This evening, dunhill hosted an intimate dinner at the Sir John Soane’s Museum to mark the opening of Richard Rogers: Talking Buildings – a landmark exhibition honouring the legacy of one of Britain’s most visionary architects. Held within the candlelit surrounds of Soane’s former home, the event gathered leading figures from the worlds of architecture, film, design and culture for an evening of conversation, music and reflection.

Guests were welcomed with a drinks reception in the Drawing Rooms, accompanied by a live performance from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Following a private, after-hours tour of the museum’s celebrated Picture Room and antiquities collection, attendees sat down to dinner in the historic Library-Dining Room – culminating in a specially prepared pudding by Ruthie Rogers, acclaimed chef and wife of the late architect (and founder of the famous River Cafe).

Dunhill hosts intimate dinner to celebrate Richard Rogers, attendees on the night included: Lord James Sassoon, Ab Rogers, Will Gompertz, Helen Dorey MBE, Simon Holloway, Alison Ross Green, Tom Sturridge dressed in dunhill, Rose Forde, Caroline Issa, Jonathan Green, Victoria Siddall, Jonah Freud dressed in dunhill, Sheena Wagstaff.

‘Richard Rogers: Talking Buildings’ is on view at the Sir John Soane’s Museum until Sunday 21st September 2025