LectureThursday · 19:00
The Dingwall-Beloe Horological Lecture: Precision and polemic
British Museum · Bloomsbury
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TalkThursday · 19:00
Teresa Krasny in conversation with Jackie Wullschläger
Daunt Books Marylebone · Marylebone
TalkWednesday · 19:00
Preet Chandi: The Woman Who Crossed Antarctica Alone
Ladbroke Hall · North Kensington
TalkThursday · 17:00
A Tale of Two Towers: The History of the Parliamentary Archives
Society of Antiquaries of London · Mayfair
Book talkToday · 13:30
Jamie Bartlett
Wimbledon High School · Wimbledon
TalkToday · 14:30
From a Spark to a Flame
Southlands Art Gallery · West Drayton
LectureTuesday · 15:00 · +2 dates
Nelder Fellow lecture series – Prof Ed Bueler (University of Alaska Fairbanks)
Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus · South Kensington
Book talkSat 31 Oct · 19:30 · +1 date
Simon Sebag Montefiore – The Making of the Modern Middle East
Royal Geographical Society · South Kensington
TalkThursday · 19:00
Eve Guerra on Loss and Homecoming
Institut français — Cultural Centre · South Kensington
LectureFriday · 15:30
What leads to Nirvana: A decade's journey of regeneration at Shougang Park
UCL Faculty of Laws, Bentham House · King's Cross
TalkSat 31 Oct · 15:30
The Neuroscience of Forgotten Diseases with Dr Jenny Lange
Guy’s Chapel · South Bank
Guided walkThursday · 18:00
Stargazing at Walthamstow: Afrofutures in the Skies – science, imagination and cultural identity
Walthamstow Wetlands · Tottenham
TalkToday · 11:00
Botswana – Africa’s Success Story
St Anne’s Parish Hall, Kew · Richmond
TalkFriday · 11:00 · +1 date
The Frederick Parker Chair Collection
London Design & Engineering UTC · Royal Docks
Book talkFriday · 18:30
Redefining Cultural Heritage, from "The Cradle" to the Pavilion. Zulfiya Spowart and Maria Redaelli in conversation
Pushkin House · Bloomsbury
TalkFriday · 18:30
Churchill on Film: Thaddeus O'Sullivan in Conversation
Wallace Collection · Marylebone
LectureThursday · 19:00
‘Forever Near’ - Hairwork history and techniques
Harriet Delph Room at Abney Park · Stoke Newington
TalkThursday · 9:45 · +1 date
Members’ Meet the Butterflies
Horniman Museum and Gardens · Forest Hill
TalkThursday · 19:00
What’s Next for Trump, Xi and The West?
Frontline Club · Paddington
TalkToday · 11:00
Talk: Historic discoveries in Petty France
The Thorney Island Society · Westminster
TalkMonday · 11:30 · +17 dates
National Art Library and Archive talks
Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington · South Kensington
Book talkThursday · 18:30
Fatal Monsters: Jane Draycott in conversation
Waterstones London - Gower Street · Bloomsbury
Live musicThursday · 18:15
RCM Insights: Musical Innovators
Royal College of Music Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall · South Kensington
LectureFriday · 18:00
The Thomas Sutton Lecture 2026 - Roger Williams and Religious Freedom: From the Charterhouse to the Rhode Island Charter
The Charterhouse · Clerkenwell