New licensing powers for City Hall must be paired with a reduction in the tax burden to revive London’s nightlife scene, ministers have been told.
Tag - culture
London-based artist anaiis and filmmaker Tayo Rapoport will curate the final performance in the Barbican Conservatory before its three-year restoration begins...
BGRE enlists acclaimed London artists Adam Nathaniel Furman and James Burke for major public art installations at Citypoint and Principal Place
The City Corporation is asking residents, workers and visitors for their views on the future of the Smithfield-Barbican area where the meat market will cease...
What do a nearly century-old cupboard, a saxophone and a young classical pianist have in common? On Wednesday, 21 October, they all played a part in Beyond...
Ancient myth and internet culture collide at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration. Leïla Davaud visited Faerdom: Now, As Ever, Vince Ibay and Jessica...
St John Ambulance will hold its inaugural Christmas Concert on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at the Priory Church of the Order of St John in Clerkenwell, London.
The Zaha Hadid Foundation, in collaboration with the Architectural Association and Serpentine, will present 89 Degrees of Zaha Hadid, a 2-day Symposium...
As the festive season approaches, there are plenty of Christmas events planned at the Charterhouse...
Movement, live music and visual poetry come together in Univers, the enchanting multi-sensory experience created especially for babies and toddlers by...
For well over a century, Clerkenwell, this brooding centre of revolutionary discontent sat at the edge of the old city walls, remaining a constant source of...
Over the next five years the City aims to help visitors, workers and residents benefit more from its culture and heritage, and in doing that boost its economy.
Did you know there is an Islington Community Art Festival bringing together people from all ages,
diversity and ethnicity, and the first one is this month?
Join us and discover the radical history of Clerkenwell Green through monthly sessions. Come and explore local stories, groundbreaking ideas and people who...
Discover the extraordinary and sometimes disturbing stories of animals connected to Clerkenwell on this free walking tour. The tour accompanies Islington...
Dating the Dead is a black comedy by Julie Balloo and Tug J Wilson, the team that brought you the sold-out 'The Paper Doll House'
The Barbican is launching a new atmospheric walking tour in October, uncovering tales of supernatural encounters at one of London's most unexpected haunted...
The opening of the new London Museum in November will attract a host of visitors, and many may be interested in exploring the history and current attractions...
Charging international tourists an entry fee for London’s museums could be detrimental for the capital’s cultural appeal and subsequent survival, ministers...
Join Islington Archives for their monthly drop-in on the last Thursday of each month to explore displays from their unique local history collections.
172 entries, 507 photographs and one scaffolder who insists he is not a model. Surya Anthony looks back at another year of Clerkenwell Captured.
The Marx Memorial Library & Workers’ School (MML) will receive a transformative £475,000 investment package to revolutionise access to its internationally...
Last night the winners of this year’s Clerkenwell Community Photography Competition were announced at our wonderful, celebratory awards event.
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