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Saturday, 17 October 2026

A coffee with Ben Okri and Rosemary Clunie
Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 11:00
Speaker: Ben Okri, Rosemary Clunie
John Madejski Fine Rooms | Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
Art Literature Philosophy
Show and Share: Avant-Garde Ambassadors
Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 11:00
Tate Britain
Art History Craft

Sunday, 18 October 2026

Creating Beyond the Mainstream
Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 15:00
Speaker: Courttia Newland
Brockway Room, Conway Hall (Virtual event also available)
Literature Art Activism

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

RA Schools open day
Free
Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 14:00
Benjamin West Lecture Theatre | Burlington Gardens and digital livestream
Art Education

Thursday, 22 October 2026

Slow Looking: Jameisha Prescod on Frida Kahlo
Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 19:00
Tate Modern
Art History

Friday, 23 October 2026

Sunday, 25 October 2026

V. E. Schwab: Victorious
Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: V. E. Schwab
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Literature Art

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Wednesday, 28 October 2026

Lubaina Himid in conversation
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Lubaina Himid RA, CBE, Louisa Buck
Benjamin West Lecture Theatre | Burlington Gardens and online
Art History Human Rights

Monday, 2 November 2026

In-Person Only: Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers - Valuation Day
Free
Monday, 2 November 2026 at 10:00
Guildhall Library
Art Design Business

Wednesday, 4 November 2026

Distinguished Lecture Series: Professor Craig Clunas
Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 18:00
Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT), SOAS, Russell Square
Art History Politics

Monday, 9 November 2026

Knit & Knatter — 留白 / Beyond Emptiness edition
Monday, 9 November 2026 at 13:00
SOAS Gallery
Craft Art Philosophy

Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Frida: The Making of an Icon: Exhibition Talk
Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 13:00
Tate Modern
Art History Activism

Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Friday, 13 November 2026

Oscar Murillo In Conversation
Friday, 13 November 2026 at 18:30
Tate Modern
Art Performing Arts

Tuesday, 17 November 2026

Friday, 20 November 2026

The 90s: Art and Fashion Exhibition Talk
Friday, 20 November 2026 at 13:00
Tate Britain
Art Fashion History

Tuesday, 24 November 2026

Frida: The Making of an Icon: Exhibition Talk
Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at 13:00
Tate Modern
Art History Activism

Thursday, 26 November 2026

Neurodiversity and Performance
Thursday, 26 November 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: The Mollusc Dimension
Brockway Room, Conway Hall (also virtual/livestreamed)
Performing Arts Psychology Art

Friday, 27 November 2026

Saturday, 28 November 2026

Curator's Talk: Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant Inside Bloomsbury
Saturday, 28 November 2026 at 19:30
Tate Britain
Art History Design

Tuesday, 1 December 2026

Friday, 4 December 2026

Monet's letters
Friday, 4 December 2026 at 11:00
Speaker: Teresa Krasny, Ann Dumas
Benjamin West Lecture Theatre | Burlington Gardens and online
Art History Literature

Monday, 7 December 2026

In-Person Only: Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers - Valuation Day
Free
Monday, 7 December 2026 at 10:00
Guildhall Library
Art Design Business

Tuesday, 8 December 2026

Wednesday, 9 December 2026

How to See the World As a Child Sees It
Free
Wednesday, 9 December 2026 at 18:00
Gresham College
Art Education Psychology

Wednesday, 16 December 2026

The Maths of Christmas Lecture
Free
Wednesday, 16 December 2026 at 18:00
Gresham College
Mathematics Art

Friday, 18 December 2026

Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant: Exhibition Talk
Friday, 18 December 2026 at 13:00
Tate Britain
Art History

Friday, 22 January 2027

Curator talk: Peggy Guggenheim in London
Friday, 22 January 2027 at 11:00
Speaker: Gražina Šubelytė, Simon Grant
Benjamin West Lecture Theatre | Burlington Gardens and online
Art History

Thursday, 4 February 2027

One Gay Man's Accidental Creation of the Modern Tattoo Industry
Free
Thursday, 4 February 2027 at 18:00
Gresham College
History Sex & Gender Art

Wednesday, 10 February 2027

John Waters Live!!!
Wednesday, 10 February 2027 at 19:30
Speaker: John Waters
Film & TV Performing Arts Art

Thursday, 25 February 2027

Karole Vail in conversation
Thursday, 25 February 2027 at 18:30
Speaker: Karole Vail
Benjamin West Lecture Theatre | Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Art History

Saturday, 24 April 2027

Total Immersion: The Music of Rebecca Saunders - Talk
Free
Saturday, 24 April 2027 at 13:00
Fountain Room, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
Music Art

Wednesday, 12 May 2027

New Light through Old Windows – Modern Literary Adaptation, From a Writer..
Free
Wednesday, 12 May 2027 at 18:00
Gresham College
Literature Performing Arts Art

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