| Saturday 15th February |
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| A big indoor vintage fair spread over two days at a landmark historic building in Catford. |
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| A Late at Tate Britain on Valentine's Day weekend celebrating all things love and nostalgia in response to The 80s: Photographing Britain exhibition. |
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| Sunday 16th February |
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| A big indoor vintage fair spread over two days at a landmark historic building in Catford. |
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| See / buy a diverse range of affordable ceramic artwork, and buy direct from the maker. |
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| For the next few weeks, there's a chance to see a replica 300 year old printing press in use in central London. |
| | St Bartholemew the Great church |
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| To close the Adventures in the Electroverse series, Martyn Ware, electronic music pioneer, will be in conversation with Cherub Sanson, a leading sound healer and sound artist, to explore how music and |
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| Monday 17th February |
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| This bespoke show will highlight the advancements in Victorian Technology and is perfect for the whole family. |
| | Florence Nightingale Museum |
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| A talk on the radical housing programme of Red Vienna in the 1920s which was in part paid for by taxing the rich. |
| | The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) |
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| This talk goes behind the scenes in the mortuary to tell Carla’s stories of those years, as well as discussing the process of investigating the body, alongside our attitudes towards death. |
| | Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret |
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| Tuesday 18th February |
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| The Conversation is a series of weekly events talking about conflict and empathy, inequality and power, climate crisis and wonder through storytelling and action |
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| This paper endeavours to challenge the marginalisation of the experiences of the ‘non-evacuated’, illustrating the distinct experiences of urban children in Britain’s war-torn cities. |
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| Wednesday 19th February |
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| Join us at The London Archives as Rebekah Higgitt and Jasmine Kilburn-Toppin talk us through their new publication, exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites |
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| This paper focuses on the precarious lives of poor men in late 1930s London. |
| | The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) |
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| A talk by John Suchet on how Beethoven has travelled with him throughout the ups and downs of a life as a foreign correspondent and as an afficionado of the troubled composer’s remarkable life and music. |
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| From 16th century gunpowder to 20th century wartime secrets, Mark Hardman tells the explosive history of "energetic materials" development in Britain in another does of Sipping • Supping • Science |
| | The Old King's Head (Upstairs room) |
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| A talk about the overlooked lives of the servants who had to accompany their employers on the Grand Tour of Europe. |
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| Thursday 20th February |
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| Following the completion of the major restoration project to the Victorian Subway, Crystal Palace Park Trust is able to open this incredible space to the public once again, just in time for its 160th |
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| For the next few weeks, there's a chance to see a replica 300 year old printing press in use in central London. |
| | St Bartholemew the Great church |
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| As February’s Late falls on the first night of London Fashion Week, this month’s Late will focus on the ‘Paisley’ pattern, a design steeped in symbolism and history. |
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| Enjoy an evening in Dr Samuel Johnson's 17th-century house and explore his wonderful House of Words with a glass of bubbly. |
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| How did late 18th C British abolitionists assess the slave trade & British colonial slavery as unnatural, a "dread perversion" of nature? |
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| Join Michael Sappol, historian of the visual culture of medicine and science, for an evening talk on his new book 'Queer Anatomies', at the Royal College of Surgeons of England |
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| Three speakers discuss Nicholas Hawksmoor and his work: architectural photographer Hélène Binet, architectural historian Owen Hopkins, and writer Iain Sinclair. |
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| In this illustrated lecture, Nicholas Nugent, drawing from his book The Spice Ports: Mapping the Origins of Global Sea Trade, explores the story of these vital trading hubs. |
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| Friday 21st February |
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| A special day of object stories, curator reveals, and artist conversations, where the V&A rethinks, and reconsiders the Caribbean treasures held within its collection. |
| | Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum |
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| Drop in and explore our reading rooms, meet our staff, see our collections and take a glimpse behind the scenes. |
| | Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum |
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| As part of LGBTQ+ History Month, come along to see a selection of documents that speak to the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ people. |
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| Screening of a documentary that tells the story of a group of activists who set up the UK’s first community centre for Black LGBTQ+ people in the 1980s – and the many challenges they faced along the way. |
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| Join world-renowned art dealers Frederick Mulder and Anne-Françoise Gavanon, long-time scholars of Picasso, as they talk with Catherine Daunt, curator of Picasso: printmaker. |
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| Hear from John Concagh as he highlights how soldiers from Africa were recruited, trained and mobilised during the Second World War. |
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| This talk examines the relationship between women's employment and technological change in the City of London banks during a pivotal period of financial and technological transformation. |
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| Saturday 22nd February |
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| The Van Gogh house guided tours offer visitors an opportunity to learn about their most famous tenant, as well as the architecture, history, and future of the house. |
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| Join us for a day of activities and science fun relating to the 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES sponsored by CGI. |
| | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) |
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| For the next few weeks, there's a chance to see a replica 300 year old printing press in use in central London. |
| | St Bartholemew the Great church |
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| Discover stories from Highgate's past, learn about North London heritage and hear about other local curiosities such as the Roman Kilns at Highgate Woods |
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| Unlock Tate Britain’s history and architectural secrets in their Architecture Tour |
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