Courtauld Connects is the most significant development since The Courtauld moved to its historic home in London’s Somerset House in 1989 and will transform the Gallery, conservation and academic facilities. The project is set to revitalise the magnificent buildings first conceived by Sir William Chambers in the 1770s. Interpretation will bring to life hundreds of years of site history preceding the current historic buildings, telling the story, for example, of the first Somerset House and its history as a Royal residence.