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Thursday, 16 July 2026

Jeremy Bentham, The London University (a.k.a. UCL), and other stories
Free
Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Philip Schofield
History Philosophy Education
In the Shadow of Empire: Art in Occupied Japan
Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 18:00
Russell Square: College Buildings / Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT) and Online
Art History Politics
Alive: what life is, how it works, and why it matters
Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Melanie Challenger, Nick Lane, Philip Ball
Royal Institution, London
Biology Philosophy Science
The Brexit effect: 2016 – 2026
Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Anthony Seldon, Steve Baker, Anand Menon, Madeleine Sumption, Tony Travers
London School of Economics
Politics History Economics
Artist Talk and AI Workshop: Wanrong Zhu
Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Artist Talk and AI Workshop: Wanrong Zhu
16 July 202618:30—21:00
Art Computing & AI

Friday, 17 July 2026

Monday, 20 July 2026

Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Thursday, 23 July 2026

Friday, 24 July 2026

Discourse: Discoveries at the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn
Friday, 24 July 2026 at 18:20
Speaker: Michele Dougherty
Royal Institution, Theatre (First Floor)
Astronomy & Space Biology

Saturday, 25 July 2026

Monday, 27 July 2026

Architecture on Stage: John Tuomey and Matthew Blunderfield
Monday, 27 July 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: John Tuomey, Matthew Blunderfield
Architecture Literature Performing Arts

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Friday, 31 July 2026

From survival to governance: women of the Great Lakes on the frontline
Friday, 31 July 2026 at 12:00
Online
Human Rights Activism Sex & Gender

Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Before & After the Great Fire
Free
Tuesday, 4 August 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
History Geography

Wednesday, 5 August 2026

In-Person Only - Guildhall Library Collections Focus: Crime Broadsides
Free
Wednesday, 5 August 2026 at 14:00
Speaker: Sarah Hume
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
History Literature Media

Thursday, 6 August 2026

Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Wednesday, 12 August 2026

In-Person Only - Guildhall Library Collections Focus: London Theatre
Free
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Melanie Strong
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
History Performing Arts Literature

Thursday, 13 August 2026

City Limits: Whitechapel
Free
Thursday, 13 August 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
History Geography Architecture

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Free
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
Art History

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

In-Person - History and Treasures of Guildhall Library
Free
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
History Literature

Thursday, 20 August 2026

The Expressive Power of Bronze: The Sculptures of Elisabeth Frink
Free
Thursday, 20 August 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
Art History

Friday, 21 August 2026

James McNeill Whistler: Exhibition Talk
Friday, 21 August 2026 at 13:00
Tate Britain
Art History

Saturday, 22 August 2026

Colson Whitehead: Cool Machine
Saturday, 22 August 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Colson Whitehead
Purcell Room
Literature History

Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Thursday, 27 August 2026

In-Person Only - Guildhall Library Collections Focus: Chinese Cookbooks
Free
Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 14:00
Speaker: Holly Turner
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
Food & Drink History Anthropology

Friday, 28 August 2026

Mieko Kawakami: Sisters in Yellow
Friday, 28 August 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Mieko Kawakami, Georgina Godwin
Purcell Room
Literature Social Science

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Witnessing War: Theatre's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine (4 years on)
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Olga Danylyuk, Kasia Lech, Amanda Stuart Fisher, Polina Polozhentseva, Molly Flynn
Room 211, Birkbeck Central Building, WC1E 7HY
Performing Arts Military & War Activism

Wednesday, 2 September 2026

The Sociological Review Foundation’s Public Lecture 2026 with Angela Saini
Wednesday, 2 September 2026 at 18:00
SOAS Gallery / SOAS Gallery Lecture Theatre
Sex & Gender Medicine & Health Social Science

Friday, 4 September 2026

Saturday, 5 September 2026

A coffee with Jennifer Higgie
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 11:00
Speaker: Jennifer Higgie, Margarita Gluzberg
John Madejski Fine Rooms | Burlington House
Literature History Art

London Talks

Thursday, 16 July 2026

Jeremy Bentham, The London University (a.k.a. UCL), and other stories

In the Shadow of Empire: Art in Occupied Japan

Alive: what life is, how it works, and why it matters

The Brexit effect: 2016 – 2026

Artist Talk and AI Workshop: Wanrong Zhu

Friday, 17 July 2026

Groundings on a Black Planet

Groundings on a Black Planet

Monday, 20 July 2026

Object in Focus: Bidriware from the SOAS Collections

Amped Up: Tesla and the art of lightning

Screening + Q&A: Sudan, the Siege of El Fasher and Proxy Actors

Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Frida: The Making of an Icon: Exhibition Talk

No Such Thing As A Fish: Live Podcast Recording

Screening + Q&A: Inside the Manosphere with Louis Theroux

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Creating Pan-African Cinema

Deconstructing Utopia: an evening of dialogue

Thursday, 23 July 2026

James McNeill Whistler

Stadio Live with Nish Kumar

Friday, 24 July 2026

Discourse: Discoveries at the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn

Saturday, 25 July 2026

For Your Inspiration: Reach for the Cosmos

Defining the Modern Pannist

No Such Thing As A Fish: Live Podcast Recording

Monday, 27 July 2026

Architecture on Stage: John Tuomey and Matthew Blunderfield

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Voice/s in the Museum: Launch and panel discussion

Language justice across South-South migration: roundtable with Tamara Isaac

Friday, 31 July 2026

From survival to governance: women of the Great Lakes on the frontline

Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Before & After the Great Fire

Wednesday, 5 August 2026

In-Person Only - Guildhall Library Collections Focus: Crime Broadsides

Thursday, 6 August 2026

London’s Traditional Customs and Ceremonies

Nicola Sturgeon on Power, Politics and the Future of Britain

Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Frida: The Making of an Icon: Exhibition Talk

Tunnel Vision - Art & Architecture of the Underground (Repeat)

Wednesday, 12 August 2026

In-Person Only - Guildhall Library Collections Focus: London Theatre

Thursday, 13 August 2026

City Limits: Whitechapel

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

In-Person - History and Treasures of Guildhall Library

Thursday, 20 August 2026

The Expressive Power of Bronze: The Sculptures of Elisabeth Frink

Friday, 21 August 2026

James McNeill Whistler: Exhibition Talk

Saturday, 22 August 2026

Colson Whitehead: Cool Machine

Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Masterclass: Conversation with Stanley Kwan

Colin Grant: What We Leave We Carry

Thursday, 27 August 2026

In-Person Only - Guildhall Library Collections Focus: Chinese Cookbooks

Friday, 28 August 2026

Mieko Kawakami: Sisters in Yellow

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Witnessing War: Theatre's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine (4 years on)

Wednesday, 2 September 2026

The Sociological Review Foundation’s Public Lecture 2026 with Angela Saini

Friday, 4 September 2026

The Rest Is History: The Ultimate Victorian Adventure

The Rest Is Classified: Live

The Rest Is Money: Live

The Rest Is Football: Bursting Onto the Stage

Sherlock & Co.

Saturday, 5 September 2026

A coffee with Jennifer Higgie