Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Things to do in London in November 2022

The ianVisits guide to November's unusual events, tours, lectures and exhibitions happening around London.


Tuesday 1st November

Travel from the intrigues of medieval Chiswick to the lost circus streets of Hackney, bobbing on the waters of buried brooks.
2022-11-01
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
In this lecture, which considers the importance and power of oral history, we will hear first-hand testimonies; understand why many partition survivors chose silence and are speaking now, and how its legacy persists down the generations.
2022-11-01
6pm to 7pm
 
Tower Hill
Tower Hill
Join Felix Flicker as he introduces the magic of condensed matter physics, from the subtle spells that conjure crystals from chaos, to creating new particles which have never before been seen.
2022-11-01
Starts at 7pm
 
Hanover Square
Hanover Square
Local historian Brian Green talks about how Dulwich farms became the sports fields of today.
2022-11-01
8pm to 9pm
 
Dulwich
Dulwich

More London events on Tuesday 1st November

Wednesday 2nd November

Insights into the history of a job that has been around for more than 800 years.
2022-11-02
2pm to 3pm
 
City of London
City of London
Join architect and author Reinier de Graaf for a conversation exploring architecture, writing and how they can influence one another.
2022-11-02
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Picadilly
Picadilly
Novelist Chloe Aridjis returns to perform her ‘enchanting’ magic lantern presentation.
2022-11-02
7pm to 9pm
 
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury

Online events / webinars

Lee Prosser, Buildings Curator at Historic Royal Palaces will explain how these spaces were brought back to life and what they can tell us about food and drink at Kew Palace.
7pm to :
 
Explore the country houses of the Scottish Highlands.
7pm to 8:30pm
 

More London events on Wednesday 2nd November

Thursday 3rd November

A monthly late opening of the restored Roman temple found near Bank in the City of London in the 1950s, and recently restored to its original subterranean location.
2022-11-03
5pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
An evening opening of the Royal College of Physicians Museum (normally only open Mon-Fri).
2022-11-03
5:30pm to 8pm
 
Camden
Camden
On the first Thursday of the month, Holborn's Novelty Automation has a bar in the store for their late-night opening.
2022-11-03
6pm to 9pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
This lecture looks at the reasons why AI is hailed as an unprecedented revolution using practical examples from healthcare and business.
2022-11-03
6pm to 7pm
 
Tower Hill
Tower Hill
A lecture by Dr Eleanor Dobson to mark the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb.
2022-11-03
6:15pm to 8:15pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Internationally acclaimed artist William Kentridge and BBC broadcaster Samira Ahmed talk about his multi-media practice and his current exhibition at the RA.
2022-11-03
6:30pm to 7:30pm
 
Picadilly
Picadilly
In a talk, Tudor historian Nathen Amin looks at the myriad conspiracies and murky plots which sought to depose the Tudor usurper early in his reign
2022-11-03
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Explore a practical vision of how small changes can transform our relationships and communities.
2022-11-03
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

Online events / webinars

A talk about food production for the Georgian owners of Gunnersbury Mansion.
7pm to :
 

More London events on Thursday 3rd November

Friday 4th November

Join Tim Saunders as he discusses the role of the Light Division and its successes during the Peninsular War.
2022-11-04
12pm to 1pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea

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Saturday 5th November

A display of heritage cars in St James the day before the famous London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.
2022-11-05
9:30am to 3:30pm
 
Whitehall
Whitehall
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2022-11-05
2pm to 5pm
 
Tooting
Tooting

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Sunday 6th November

Annual early morning parade by a host of vintage cars from Hyde Park through south London to Brighton.
2022-11-06
Starts at 6am
 
Over 100 vehicles, spanning the decades and representing the field of conflict from around the world for the annual Military Vehicles Day.
2022-11-06
10am to 4pm
 
Weybridge
Weybridge
Better than half price entry to the Painted Hall on the first Sunday of the month.
2022-11-06
10am to 5pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich
Monthly open day at the museum to London's first international airport - in Croydon.
2022-11-06
10am to 4pm
 
Croydon
Croydon

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Monday 7th November

This lecture will look at the use of the processes of the law by the Russian state to silence and isolate Navalny and to neutralise other forms of internal dissent.
2022-11-07
6pm to 7pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Curator Tobias Capwell and author and historian, Dan Jones discuss how the real history of King Richard III has become intertwined with myth and misconception.
2022-11-07
6:30pm to 7:30pm
 
Marylebone High St
Marylebone High St
Discover the intimate and ancient history of houseplants with a self-confessed panel of #plantaddicts and get ready to show off your own indoor jungles by sending us your pictures.
2022-11-07
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Camden
Camden

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Tuesday 8th November

Shah Muhammed Rais opened his world-famous bookshop in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1974 and the vast collection and rare publications it housed made it a focal point of the cultural life of the city.
2022-11-08
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Camden
Camden
A spellbinding evening with the creators of Harry Potter's MinaLima - Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lim – to mark the publication The Magic of MinaLima.
2022-11-08
Starts at 7pm
 
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square

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Wednesday 9th November

Follow archive staff as they showcase never-before-seen material telling the story of seven decades of royal visits, events and celebrations at the Southbank Centre.
2022-11-09
Starts at 5pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Talking about his new book The Artist’s Studio: A Cultural History and letting us delve into the creative spaces and studios of some of our best loved artists and creative minds.
2022-11-09
6:30pm to 8pm
 
South Lambeth
South Lambeth
Photograph the Cathedral after-hours bathed in candlelight on this winter evening
2022-11-09
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Representatives from the Migration Museum and the Museum of Neoliberalism discuss making museums that make a difference.
2022-11-09
7:30pm to 9pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

Online events / webinars

Historian Kyle Harper will present the history of infectious disease as the intertwined tale of human progress and microbial ecology.
6pm to 7:30pm
 
This talk will explore the diet of the Bishop of London from the medieval period to the 19th century.
7pm to :
 

More London events on Wednesday 9th November

Thursday 10th November

Join Sir Anthony Seldon as he discusses his journey of reflection along the Western Front Way and shares his thoughts on the legacy and memory of the First World War.
2022-11-10
6:30pm to 8:15pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
A wreath laying Remembrance Service held at Victoria Station to mark the arrival of the coffin of the Unknown Warrior.
2022-11-10
Starts at 8pm
 
Victoria
Victoria

Online events / webinars

Explore the change in human rights policies overtime and the impact of these changes on the workforce.
1pm to 2pm
 
This discussion explores how and why, some 200 years ago, the exciting race developed between French scholar Jean-Francois Champollion and England's Thomas Young to decipher the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone.
5:30pm to 6:30pm
 
A virtual in conversation event with Cat Irving about syphilis and women in Victorian Britain.
6pm to 7pm
 
In this talk, a look at what was eaten and drunk at Boston Manor House over the centuries and explore what was produced on the estate for the house’s residents and beyond.
7pm to :
 

More London events on Thursday 10th November

Friday 11th November

Join Professor Guy Cuthbertson as he examines how people in Britain and around the world reacted to the news that an armistice had been signed, bringing an end to the First World War.
2022-11-11
12pm to 1pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Camden Place, At Chislehurst, Kent is a building steeped in history and architectural Importance
2022-11-11
2pm to 4:30pm
 
Chislehurst
Chislehurst
£15.00
Power up for an electrifying night of interactive science experiments, talks and creative workshops.
2022-11-11
6:45pm to 10pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden

Online events / webinars

Behind the scenes of with the band’s only authorised biographer.
7pm to 8:30pm
 

More London events on Friday 11th November

Saturday 12th November

As is traditional, St Paul's Cathedral is free to visit on the day of the Lord Mayor's Show.
2022-11-12
8:30am to 4:15pm
 
City of London
City of London
One of the largest model railway shows in the south-east, hosted by Hampton Court Model Railway Socety.
2022-11-12
10am to 5:30pm
 
Surbiton
Surbiton
The Lord Mayor’s Show will see 7,000 people, 200 horses and around 150 floats take part in a three mile-long procession to mark the Lord Mayor’s first full day in office.
2022-11-12
Starts at 11am
 
The Bank of England Museum is usually closed at weekends - but will be open today.
2022-11-12
11am to 4pm
 
City of London
City of London
On the eve of Remembrance Sunday this tour will discuss those buried and remembered at Abney in conflicts as long ago as Trafalgar and the American Civil War.
2022-11-12
2pm to 3pm
 
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Narrated by Werner Herzog, this documentary explores the competitive space race, whether we've outgrown our planet and what the future of space colonisation may hold.
2022-11-12
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Hanover Square
Hanover Square

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Sunday 13th November

One of the largest model railway shows in the south-east, hosted by Hampton Court Model Railway Socety.
2022-11-13
10am to 5pm
 
Surbiton
Surbiton
The London Gaming Market is a place to buy retro video-games, board games and merchandise all in one place
2022-11-13
11am to 4pm
 
Euston
Euston

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Monday 14th November

Join Yoeri van de Burgt as he explores organic electronic materials, plastics, that will offer an attractive alternative for existing brain-inspired systems, while being inexpensive and biocompatible.
2022-11-14
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Hanover Square
Hanover Square

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Tuesday 15th November

Projections will transform the historic church building into a colourful canvas of moving imagery.
2022-11-15
5pm to 8pm
 
Clapton
Clapton
A panel debate on the importance of language and explore the uneasy border between appreciation and appropriation.
2022-11-15
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
West Kensington
West Kensington
Join us with Philip Parker for an evening combining the artistic world of cartography with fascinating facts of history from his ground breaking new book, History of War in Maps.
2022-11-15
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Soho
Soho
Join Vince Cable as he discusses his new book with Andrés Velasco at this LSE event
2022-11-15
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

Online events / webinars

Some of the most spectacular country houses built or rebuilt in the nineteenth century were not houses at all – they were castles!
7pm to 8:30pm
 
An evening lecture all about William Morris’s Palace of Art, Red House in Kent with expert curator and author Tess Wild
7pm to 8pm
 

More London events on Tuesday 15th November

Wednesday 16th November

Projections will transform the historic church building into a colourful canvas of moving imagery.
2022-11-16
5pm to 8pm
 
Clapton
Clapton
The Tower of London will be covered with a huge video art installation on four evenings.
2022-11-16
5:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Tower Hill
Tower Hill
Examine the desire among some members of the public to have a democracy without parties or professional politicians.
2022-11-16
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
In this Turing Lecture, climate scientist Tamsin Edwards will discuss leading an international team of scientists and using machine learning techniques in the most comprehensive effort yet to predict 21st century sea level rise.
2022-11-16
Starts at 7pm
 
Hanover Square
Hanover Square
A monthly event where three speakers give 18-21 minute fun-yet-informative talks across all disciplines, while the audience drinks along.
2022-11-16
Starts at 7pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Historian Oskar Jensen and acclaimed singer of forgotten songs Patricia Hammond combine for an interactive evening’s entertainment, exploring what it meant to sing on the streets of Victorian London.
2022-11-16
7pm to 11pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

Online events / webinars

Rosie’s talk will focus on the legacy that she and her team seek to honour in their work to develop a kitchen garden for the future.
7pm to :
 

More London events on Wednesday 16th November

Thursday 17th November

Wrap up warm and come along with your family or friends for a day to experience ice sculpting experts alongside interactive workshops.
2022-11-17
12pm to 8pm
 
Poplar
Poplar
Nicholas Breakspear has been overlooked for centuries, even though his achievements outshone those of his contemporary, Thomas Becket.
2022-11-17
5:30pm to 7pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
The Tower of London will be covered with a huge video art installation on four evenings.
2022-11-17
5:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Tower Hill
Tower Hill
Join Peter de Clercq for a lecture exploring the value of travel journals as sources for studying the history of horology.
2022-11-17
5:30pm to 7pm
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Explore the little discoveries changing the world with a fun evening of tiny talks, small stands and wee art workshops delivered by life-size scientists.
2022-11-17
6pm to 9pm
 
Hampstead
Hampstead
In her talk, historian Margaret Willes will pick out some of the Churchyard shops and their customers.
2022-11-17
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
Illustrated with photographs as well as garden designs and sketches, Arabella’s talk will lead her audience through a wonderful array of gardens, including her own at Gresgarth Hall in Lancashire.
2022-11-17
Starts at 7pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington

Online events / webinars

Hogenboom will discuss her pathway into science journalism, what it's like to work at the BBC, what makes a good story idea
5:30pm to 6:30pm
 
This virtual talk explores some of the implicit and explicit references to Ancient Egypt in medical history.
6pm to 7pm
 
Drawing on the detailed records of Soane and his wife Eliza’s diaries, this talk will explore the major role that food played in their life.
7pm to :
 

More London events on Thursday 17th November

Friday 18th November

Wrap up warm and come along with your family or friends for a day to experience ice sculpting experts alongside interactive workshops.
2022-11-18
12pm to 8pm
 
Poplar
Poplar
Join Jonathan Cobb as he discusses the role of the New Model Army in the creation and maintenance of a republican regime in Great Britain and Ireland.
2022-11-18
12pm to 1pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
The Tower of London will be covered with a huge video art installation on four evenings.
2022-11-18
5:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Tower Hill
Tower Hill

Online events / webinars

Mark Dunton selects ten documents from The National Archives representing the change and vibrant culture of the 1970s
2pm to 3pm
 

More London events on Friday 18th November

Saturday 19th November

Occasional book sale on behalf of Amnesty.
2022-11-19
10am to 4pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich
Join the London Fortean Society at Conway Hall for a day of talks and short films on the folklore of Britain and beyond.
2022-11-19
10am to 5pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Come and enjoy the traditional atmosphere with Swedish food and handcrafts.
2022-11-19
11am to 6pm
 
Marylebone
Marylebone
A note that a steam train will pass around south London this morning and afternoon.
2022-11-19
11:10am to 4:50pm
 
Wrap up warm and come along with your family or friends for a day to experience ice sculpting experts alongside interactive workshops.
2022-11-19
12pm to 7pm
 
Poplar
Poplar
Join researcher Dr Clare Stainthorp and the Library and Archives team at Conway Hall to discover how people have celebrated life events outside of religious traditions, in Victorian times and today.
2022-11-19
12pm to 5:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Monthly open day of a mineral water spring which was thought to have therapeutic qualities.
2022-11-19
2pm to 4pm
 
Arkley
Arkley
The Tower of London will be covered with a huge video art installation on four evenings.
2022-11-19
5:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Tower Hill
Tower Hill

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Sunday 20th November

The day when it is traditional to make the Christmas Pudding -- assuming you don't just buy one from the supermarket.
2022-11-20
All Day
 
A day of vintage buses running around North London to mark 35 years since the closure of Hendon (AE) Garage.
2022-11-20
All Day
 
Expect an eclectic mix of collectables with all you need for your home at this biannual interiors show.
2022-11-20
11am to 4pm
 
Dulwich
Dulwich
Come and enjoy the traditional atmosphere with Swedish food and handcrafts.
2022-11-20
11:30am to 5pm
 
Marylebone
Marylebone
Each November, on Shire Horse Sunday, the whole herd is blessed by HM's Chaplain prior to evensong at The Chapel Royal.
2022-11-20
Starts at 3:30pm
 
East Molesey
East Molesey

More London events on Sunday 20th November

Monday 21st November

Margaret Willes explores the rich history of the community who lived and worked in St Paul’s Churchyard and the surrounding area.
2022-11-21
6:25pm to 7:30pm
 
Fleet Street
Fleet Street
And while it’s clearly popular, what is it people really value with this new approach to work? Are there winners and losers? And is hybrid here to stay?
2022-11-21
6:30pm to 7:45pm
 
Strand
Strand

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Tuesday 22nd November

Using games like the Prisoner’s dilemma, this lecture explains the work of game theorists such as Nash, David Blackwell and John von Neumann.
2022-11-22
1pm to 2pm
 
Tower Hill
Tower Hill
Professor Diane Saunders will introduce you to the notorious wheat rusts, a disease that throughout history has endangered the production of one of our oldest and most precious food crops.
2022-11-22
6:30pm to 7:30pm
 
St James
St James
The everyday lives of the monarchy is presented through the buildings in which they lived and the objects they commissioned, bringing to life the Stuart age.
2022-11-22
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Tottenham Court Road
Tottenham Court Road
A special event marking the 50th anniversary of Trellick Tower.
2022-11-22
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Kensington
Kensington

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Wednesday 23rd November

This lecture highlights the experiences of Jewish refugees fleeing from antisemitic persecution and from World War II to Portugal.
2022-11-23
6pm to 7pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Take it back to the year the 90s peaked with Dylan Jones, Rankin and Tracey Emin as they discuss the author’s new book, Faster Than a Cannonball: 1995 and All That.
2022-11-23
Starts at 7:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

Online events / webinars

Explore the global evidence on children’s internet-related risks and opportunities to inform policymakers internationally.
4pm to 5:30pm
 
Roman Britain's Pirate King: Carausius, Constantius Chlorus and the Fourth Roman Invasion of Britain.
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Hannah Lund gives a talk on Sambourne House, London
7pm to 8:30pm
 
In this talk Matthew Dennison re-evaluates the received narrative surrounding Dahl – that of school sporting hero, daredevil pilot, and wartime spy-turned-author.
7:30pm to 8:30pm
 

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Thursday 24th November

Along with food, drinks and plenty of cheer, there’s something for everyone at this Christmas shopping event.
2022-11-24
10am to 4pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
An evening of East End Stories in Oxford House's atmospheric Victorian chapel.
2022-11-24
6:30pm to 8:15pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
£10.00
A talk about the history of church bells in London.
2022-11-24
Starts at 7pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
A presentation and discussion around how menopause has been seen through the ages up to the present day.
2022-11-24
7pm to 8pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Nick Murray, curator of Poetry Games, talks with poet and game developer Calum Rodger in an evening of poetry machinima works – films made entirely from in-game footage.
2022-11-24
Starts at 8pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

Online events / webinars

Explore how we can adapt our leadership style to become inclusive global leaders.
2pm to 3pm
 

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Friday 25th November

Along with food, drinks and plenty of cheer, there’s something for everyone at this Christmas shopping event.
2022-11-25
10am to 4pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Join Professor Lucy Robinson as she discusses the role of emotion, loss and memory in relation to the Falklands conflict.
2022-11-25
12pm to 1pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Traditional style Christmas fairs by the Finnish and Norwegian churches in Rotherhithe.
2022-11-25
12pm to 8pm
 
Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe

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Saturday 26th November

Occasional open day at a 14th century building in Ilford.
2022-11-26
10am to 2pm
 
Ilford
Ilford
A book fair, discussions and workshops exploring the legacies and futures of radical bookselling.
2022-11-26
10am to 4pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Along with food, drinks and plenty of cheer, there’s something for everyone at this Christmas shopping event.
2022-11-26
10am to 4pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Traditional style Christmas fairs by the Finnish and Norwegian churches in Rotherhithe.
2022-11-26
12pm to 6pm
 
Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe

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Sunday 27th November

Along with food, drinks and plenty of cheer, there’s something for everyone at this Christmas shopping event.
2022-11-27
10am to 4pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month.
2022-11-27
10:30am to 4pm
 
Watford
Watford
Over 110 stalls of original gift ideas for all the family as well as ‘Street Food Market’ for festive treats, carol singing, mulled wine and food.
2022-11-27
11:30am to 4pm
 
Dulwich
Dulwich
Traditional style Christmas fairs by the Finnish and Norwegian churches in Rotherhithe.
2022-11-27
12pm to 6pm
 
Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe
Once a month, the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower is open, so you can climb up to the top.
2022-11-27
2pm to 4:30pm
 
Hackney
Hackney

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Monday 28th November

You are invited to spend an evening at 6 Fitzroy Square as the muralist Alan Dodd discusses his career and work.
2022-11-28
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Tottenham Court Road
Tottenham Court Road
A look at the role the channel has played across the landscape of British television over the course of the last four decades.
2022-11-28
Starts at 7:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Tuesday 29th November


Online events / webinars

An illustrated conversation about London’s fake, fictional and wholly invented shops.
2pm to 3pm
 

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Wednesday 30th November

RJ Andrews will discuss his new book ‘Florence Nightingale, Mortality and Health Diagrams’.
2022-11-30
Starts at 3:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Dr Nicola Tallis uncovers the exciting history of the jewels and jewellery that the ten queen consorts of England from 1445-1548 wore and their significance as an explicit and unmistakable display of wealth, majesty and authority.
2022-11-30
6pm to 8pm
 
Picadilly
Picadilly
The story of the work undertaken to the Great Clock during the Elizabeth Tower project.
2022-11-30
6:15pm to 8:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
The Science Museum will open a free exhibition – Injecting Hope: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine – at a special edition of the museum’s after-hours, adults-only Lates event.
2022-11-30
6:30pm to 10pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
In this talk, author Miranda Miller will explore Dadd's life and work, including his masterpiece The Fairy Feller’s Masterstroke, now in Tate Britain.
2022-11-30
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Soho
Soho
Acclaimed cartoonist Tom Gauld reveals the secrets behind his hugely popular and darkly amusing literary comic strips.
2022-11-30
Starts at 7pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
In a world accustomed to 24-hour news coverage, how did broadcast media square up to the challenge of covering the pandemic?
2022-11-30
7:30pm to 8:45pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington

Online events / webinars

This talk will focus on what Christmas was like in the late Georgian period.
7:30pm to 8:30pm
 

More London events on Wednesday 30th November

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