Check out this week's alternative guide to what's on in London. | Welcome to my weekly email of lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random miscellany which Ian hopes would be of interest. | = Event is free of charge | | = Pre-Booking required. |
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| | | Saturday, 15th February | | Join a guide to explore the many architectural surprises at the Charterhouse. | | | | A documentary film which recounts the lives of passengers travelling on the longest rail route in the world - the Trans-Siberian Railway. | | | | | | Sunday, 16th February | | Wade in a wild river and experience a different perspective of London history and urban wildlife. | | | | | | Monday, 17th February | | The true stories of the fearless first women of flight | | | | | | Tuesday, 18th February | | Bus travel in South London is London but not as you know it. Adults tell children there are no monsters, most of the time this is true, but not always. | | | | Dr Alex Hildred (Mary Rose Trust) will challenge long-held perceptions regarding diversity in Tudor England. | | | | We explore the philosophy and politics of immigration detention and ask whether the state should be allowed indefinitely detain people who have committed no crime. | | | | This hour long lecture with two short films of ten and five minutes reveals a story of forgotten heroism while portraying the mainly white, homophobic England of just over one hundred years ago. | | | | Hear the story of one of the most tragic, cataclysmic and romantic episodes in history, and examine the circumstances of Anne's fall. | | | | Cruise speaker Graeme Payne talks about a cruise down the Amazon on the "Braemar". | | | | | | Wednesday, 19th February | | This talk will tell the story of the growth and development of East London. | | | | This lecture uses examples from cutting-edge science and medicine to explore the ethical questions which advances in robotics, personalised medicine, transplantation and artificial intelligence pose for doctors, patients and society. | | | | A series of lectures exploring the imaginative conservation and reuse of historic buildings | | | | This February, we’ll be learning about the lost letters of the English alphabet, discover the secrets of better building design and bust some data mining myths. | | | | | | Thursday, 20th February | | Exploring the concept of the hero, this lecture begins before the walls of Troy, with Achilles, and ends in the 19th century with Garibaldi, one of the first heroes of the age of mass-media. | | | | The lecture discusses the Cato Street plotter identities, motives and impact, and the forgotten fact that their failure ended British revolutionary fantasies for a century. | | | | Game theory is the 'science of interaction'. This talk will explain some insights of game theory and apply them to current politics. | | | | Hungry to know how you can eat more sustainably? Curious about the future of the food on our plates? | | | | This talk is based on Simon Morris’s research for the Camden section in the London Topographical Society's forthcoming catalogue of London Parish Maps. | | | | | | Friday, 21st February | | Join Dr Peter Chasseaud as he discusses how maps and aerial photography were used in military operations in the First World War. | | | | This LGBTQ History Month, an exploration into London's evolving queer landscape through time. | | | | | | Saturday, 22nd February | | This day of talks will look at different aspects of how the Victorians amused themselves. | | | | With the eyes of the world on Tokyo 2020, Japan Now returns for its finale, exploring the big issues with writers, translators, filmmakers and artists. A keynote day of talks. | | |
| Exhibitions closing shortly | | Explore the underbelly of our digital world in this exhibition revealing the powerful, and often hidden, forces at play in artificial intelligence. (Ends on Sat, 15th Feb) | | This exhibition showcases original archives from the collections which illustrate the prolific activism of the people of Tower Hamlets in the latter decades of the twentieth century. (Ends on Sat, 15th Feb) | | The little known story of one of the capital’s most intriguing cemeteries is revealed for the first time in this exhibition. (Ends on Sun, 16th Feb) | | The winning and commended entries of the third Architecture Drawing Prize will be exhibited at Sir John Soane’s Museum. (Ends on Sun, 16th Feb) | | An exhibition about the making of Chinatown - find out about the construction and history of the iconic Leicester Square neighbourhood. (Ends on Sat, 22nd Feb) | | The exhibition features immersive environments, about 200 objects about a future live on Mars. (Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb) | | An exhibition exploring the non-stop nature of modern lives. (Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb) | | Discover how architects, artists and designers are responding today to some of the most urgent ecological issues of our times. (Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb) | | This exhibition showcases often unseen and recently acquired items to tell the history of the Child family of bankers and their rise to fame and fortune. (Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb) | | See how fairies and elves have been imagined from the early Victorian period to the 1970s. (Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb) | | This small display considers the historical creation of single-use and repurposed objects and presents an artistic response to plastic waste washing up in Pacific islands. (Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb) | | Explore the origins, philosophy and contemporary relevance of Buddhism, from its beginnings in India in the 6th century BC to having 1 billion followers worldwide today (Ends on Tue, 25th Feb) | | An exhibition of provocative art by the street artist, SAKI&Bitches. (Ends on Sat, 29th Feb) | | The infographics created by sociologist and activist W.E.B. Du Bois in 1900 were a remarkable development in data visualisation and a direct challenge to institutional racism. (Ends on Sun, 1st Mar) | | From Botticelli to Michelangelo, the exhibition reveals how Bomberg’s rebellious, youthful works drew inspiration from the paintings he most admired in the Gallery. (Ends on Sun, 1st Mar) | | A lit up garden display in Chiswick. (Ends on Sun, 1st Mar) | | A family-friendly exhibition bringing together young rebels from children’s literature (Ends on Sun, 1st Mar) | | An exhibition about the modern model of dating -- online and smartphones. (Ends on Sun, 1st Mar) |
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