The Postal Museum's new exhibition, Voices of Resistance: Slavery and Post in the Caribbean, exposes how 19th century British postal services profited from and...
Tag - culture
Our latest round up of Finsbury Winter Warmer events for you to enjoy this week!
Proposals for a ‘London Art Trail’ linking every borough in the capital have been turned down, after Sir Sadiq Khan’s culture deputy said City Hall doesn’t...
Local tour guide Jonathan Wober of London On The Ground describes how he created two women’s history walks, both of which are scheduled in Women’s History...
Find out how Clerkenwell became the gin capital of the world; and enjoy some fantastic live jazz...
A new campaign aimed at reminding Londoners they are “loved and wanted” was launched on Valentine’s Day by Sir Sadiq Khan.
Sir Sadiq Khan has launched a ‘Nightlife Taskforce’ aimed at boosting London’s struggling night economy.
Museum at Dickens’s only surviving London home unveils unseen items and greatest treasures for major centenary exhibition.
Join in LGBT History Month 2025!
This year's series of free events in Finsbury is bigger and more exciting than ever...
You are warmly invited to our London Museum Studios Open Community Sessions taking place next week!
A series of free events, from workshops to guided walks: 13 Jan–8 March
A beautiful new map of Clerkenwell has been launched, encouraging residents, workers and visitors to explore the area’s fascinating streets on foot.
The London Assembly has called on Mayor Sadiq Khan to fight to prevent the planned closure of Smithfield and Billingsgate markets.
The UK's 2,500 museums, galleries and heritage sites have from now until 27 January 2025 to apply for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025, the world's largest...
Sadiq Khan has been asked by the London Assembly to give more support to the capital’s Migration Museum, which is trying to raise £20m as it moves into a new...
Proposals for a ‘London Art Trail’ linking all 32 of the city’s boroughs will be debated this week in a bid to spread culture to every corner of the capital.
Come all ye mirthful to Sunday Assembly London's annual festive fundraiser, Yule Rock!
London’s night czar, Amy Lamé, marked her last day at City Hall on Thursday amidst an ongoing mystery over whether she will be replaced by anyone in the role.
The Black Mary Project will be hosting a series of creative workshops at Calthorpe Community Gardens between the 5th and the 9th of November as part of Camden...
Taste of Memory festival explores stories of food and migration.
Join the Charterhouse for a celebration of the festive season with a Carols by Candlelight concert on Tuesday 3 December.
Ground was broken this week at the site of what will soon be Europe’s first museum dedicated to anti-apartheid history.
Sadiq Khan’s night czar Amy Lamé will stand down from her role at City Hall after eight years in the job.
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