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Monday, 17 August 2026

Meet the Collector: Embroidery Traditions of Afghanistan with Karun Thakar
Monday, 17 August 2026 at 11:30
TBC
Craft Anthropology History

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

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

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

CANCELLED - History and Treasures of Guildhall Library
Free
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
History Literature
In-Person - History and Treasures of Guildhall Library
Free
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
History Literature
Rescheduled - Guildhall Library Collections Focus: London Theatre
Free
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Melanie Strong
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
History Performing Arts 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

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Walthamstow
Free
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
Geography History Travel

Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Thursday, 3 September 2026

Francis Fukuyama on the New World Order
Thursday, 3 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Francis Fukuyama
Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, London, N1 2UN
Politics History Philosophy

Friday, 4 September 2026

Saturday, 5 September 2026

Sunday, 6 September 2026

Monday, 7 September 2026

Luke Harding and Alastair Campbell: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest
Monday, 7 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Luke Harding, Alastair Campbell
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
Politics Military & War History

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Cello - In Search of a Voice
Free
Wednesday, 9 September 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Dr Kate Kennedy
Barnard's Inn Hall
History Music Anthropology

Thursday, 10 September 2026

In-Person Only: History and Treasures of Guildhall Library (Evening)
Free
Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 18:00
Guildhall Library
History Literature

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Curator talk: Richard Dadd
Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 11:00
Speaker: Nicholas Tromans
Benjamin West Lecture Theatre | Burlington Gardens
Art History Medicine & Health

Monday, 14 September 2026

London’s Villages: Belgravia and Knightsbridge
Free
Monday, 14 September 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
History Geography Architecture

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Thursday, 17 September 2026

Friday, 18 September 2026

James McNeill Whistler: Exhibition Talk
Friday, 18 September 2026 at 13:00
Tate Britain
Art History

Saturday, 19 September 2026

Drop-In Event - Guildhall Library: Open House 2026
Free
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 13:00
Guildhall Library
Architecture History

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Thursday, 24 September 2026

In-Person Only: History and Treasures of Guildhall Library
Free
Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
History Literature

Friday, 25 September 2026

Festival of Astronomical Ideas
Free
Friday, 25 September 2026 at 11:00
Gresham College
Astronomy & Space Music History

Sunday, 27 September 2026

Brutal(ism) Love and Hate
Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 16:00
Purcell Room
Architecture Design History

Monday, 28 September 2026

Where is Queer Love in the Shoah History?
Free
Monday, 28 September 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Dr Anna Hájková
Barnard's Inn Hall
History Sex & Gender Human Rights

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

In-Person Only - Collection Focus: Advertising and Broadsides
Free
Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
History Media Business

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Women of Bath and Willesden: Ordinary Women in English Literature
Free
Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Professor Marion Turner
Barnard's Inn Hall, Holborn
Literature History Sex & Gender

Thursday, 1 October 2026

Shakespearean England and Views of the Irish Language
Free
Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Professor Mícheál Ó Mainnín
Barnard's Inn Hall
History Language Literature

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