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| Saturday, 15th May |
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| New 3-day vintage poster market, with leading specialist dealers. |
 | 10am to 6pm |
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| Karen Averby, a seaside-loving historian, tells us the story of how the seafront hotels in Brighton developed and what happened to them over the years. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
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| Sunday, 16th May |
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| New 3-day vintage poster market, with leading specialist dealers. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | Peckham |
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| How to depict the impossible, a monster more bizarre than any medieval Apocalypse or engravings of krakens and rhinoceroses? |
| 8pm to 11pm |
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| Monday, 17th May |
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| Get a taste of the Royal College of Physicians fascinating 500-year history and award-winning architecture in a live virtual guided tour. |
| 1pm to 1:30pm |
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| Hear from Africa Project Curator, Dr Helen Anderson, as she shares recent research into basketry and its practical, cultural and historical significance. |
| 5:30pm to 6:30pm |
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| What was the role of the Jews in the shaping of the Reformation – a huge turning point in Europe’s history? |
| 6pm to 7:30pm |
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| Lord Richard Harries has selected 30 images to convey the essential truths of the Christian faith, some ancient and some modern. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
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| Professor Alice Roberts uses seven fascinating burial sites as a route to understanding more about ourselves and our history. |
| 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
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| Tuesday, 18th May |
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| This lecture follows the journey of a plant hunter and illustrator who has painted his way around the globe, depicting the underworld of plants |
| 10am to 11:30am |
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| In this talk we are going to explore the issue of power consumption within today’s machine learning hardware and discuss how researchers are taking inspiration from the human brain to tackle this issue. |
| 1pm to 2pm |
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| Join arboriculturist, Greg Packman and discover the different kinds of trees in bloom in Hyde Park. We will explore the Rose Garden, Nannies Lawn and the Dell area with its beautiful waterfall. |
| Starts at 5:30pm |
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| Introducing this remarkable dynasty, Emily Brand explores their adventures from Newstead Abbey to the haunted shores of Chile, and how they coloured the life of their most illustrious descendant. |
| Starts at 6:30pm |
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| Join a panel of experts as they discuss the risks posed by climate change and what we can do to mitigate them. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
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| Learn about the common mushrooms and fungi you can find in Britain. |
| 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
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| Led by Lisa Markwell, food editor of the Sunday Times, with Nicholas Lander restaurant critic for FT, Jimi Famurewa restaurant critic for the Evening Standard, and Ligaya Mishan from the New York Times. |
| 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
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| Wednesday, 19th May |
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| Unveiling the results of an NLA Members Survey of over 180 built environment professionals, this report brings to light the key challenges the sector is facing, but also the lessons learned to return to the office and to ultimately ‘build back better’. |
| 10am to 11am |
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| This report brings to light the key challenges the sector is facing, but also the lessons learned to return to the office. |
| 10am to 11am |
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| Join community archaeologist Alexis as he explores how the Roman development of Fulham reflects Britain’s economic situation at the time. |
| 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
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| In East London, regeneration can have negative consequences for young people – but youth-led design can address them. |
| 1pm to 2pm |
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| A talk by a V&A Museum curator on the men's rings collection in the museum |
| Starts at 6pm |
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| This talk will explore how The Royal Parks conserve and enhance this magnificent working cemetery for people, heritage and nature. |
| 6pm to 7:30pm |
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| The next two decades of changes in health will be as striking as any seen previously: this lecture will address some of the predictable changes public health and the NHS will need to address. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
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| How can history strengthen democracy? A panel of writers, historians and academics will ask what lessons, if any, can be drawn from a wide array of global histories to help strengthen democracy in the present. |
| 6pm to 7:15pm |
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| Price includes a copy of Gimblett's Guide to The Best British Cheeses, a tasting of cheese samples and a glass of wine/soft drink. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
| | Soho |
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| This talk celebrates the work of one of Britain’s greatest film actors. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
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| What do we really know about how our daily caffeine fix is produced, and the farming communities that may be behind it? |
| 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
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| Thursday, 20th May |
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| Join Rachel M Koopmans and Leonie Seliger for a conversation about the Becket Miracle Windows. |
| 5:30pm to 6:30pm |
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| Hear from three people who have worked in essential support roles about their personal experiences of the pandemic. |
| 5:30pm to 7pm |
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| A talk about how Frederic Leighton was inspired to create his richly decorated Arab Hall in his Kensington house. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
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| Join acclaimed writer Wendy Moore to learn about the story of the suffragette doctors who ran Endell Street Military Hospital in the heart of London in World War I. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
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| Writer and T.S. Eliot Prize winner Roger Robinson will deliver this year's Cities Imaginaries lecture at UCL Urban Laboratory. |
| 6pm to 7:30pm |
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| As we celebrate reopening the Museum and welcoming you back into London, we look back at a rich history of celebrations in and about our city. |
| 6:30pm to 9pm |
| | Covent Garden |
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| In this talk, De Morgan Curator Sarah Hardy will introduce the artwork of William and Evelyn De Morgan and illuminate the scope of her work with this historic collection today. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
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| Tree expert Russell Miller will take you on a tour of Abney Park's surviving remnants of the famous Loddiges arboretum. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
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| Join author and expert in gold and silver Timothy Schroder as he takes a close look at the workings of this relationship and at the individuals who operated it. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
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| Madhur is joining us live from her home in New York, and talking to Ravinder Bhogal - one of the most exciting modern food-writers and the chef-restaurateur of London’s Jikoni. |
| 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
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| Friday, 21st May |
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| This NLA webinar brings together experts to discuss the cultural phenomena of e-sports and the future of offline and online interaction. |
| 10am to 11am |
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| Dr Simon J Moody will examine how the Cold War nuclear threat affected the British Army’s training, war doctrine and purpose. |
| Starts at 12pm |
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| In this talk, Principal Medieval Records Specialist Euan Roger will explore the last decade of Henry’s life, from his deposition in 1461 through to the events of the ‘Readeption’ and the circumstances around his death in 1471. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
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| The stories of two women who refused to be defined by society’s expectations. |
| 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
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| Saturday, 22nd May |
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| Many surprises, unusual trees and shrubs are hidden behind the railings of this large London square. |
| 10am to 4pm |
| | Belgravia |
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| Rare opportunity to visit this 42 acre jewel with many mature trees, 2 acre lake with water fowl, expansive lawns and a river walk. |
| 10am to 4:30pm |
| | Fulham |
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| Dr Judy Hill tells the story of almshouses from the difficult times of the Reformation to vitality of the 21st century. |
| 10:30am to 11:30am |
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| Occasional open day at a railway cutting nature reserve in Forest Hill. |
| 1pm to 4pm |
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