| Saturday 19th June |
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| See how stonework is restoring Marble Hill House, and get some hands-on stone carving experience. |
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|  | Twickenham |
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| Explore Henry VIII’s home + Luxury shopping + Hand-crafted gifting + Artisan producers + Street food + Pop-up bars + Vintage tunes + Traditional fête games + Workshops. |
| All day |
| | East Molesey |
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| Open House Day at the 1960s era LCC civic building. |
| 10am to 5pm |
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| A one acre garden restored to its original 1920s design. |
| 5:30pm to 9pm |
| | Tadworth |
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| A virtual visit to the UK's largest Victorian cemetery |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
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| Sunday 20th June |
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| Explore Henry VIII’s home + Luxury shopping + Hand-crafted gifting + Artisan producers + Street food + Pop-up bars + Vintage tunes + Traditional fête games + Workshops. |
| All day |
| | East Molesey |
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| Cornucopia of sensual delights. Artist's garden famous for architectural features and delicious cakes. |
| 2pm to 6:30pm |
| | Muswell Hill |
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| Let master storyteller join you for a nightcap, tuck you into bed and tell you bedtime stories, full of wonder from The Arabian Nights. |
| 9pm to 10pm |
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| Monday 21st June |
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| An online talk that will explore the origins, construction and quirky tales behind this iconic local structure. |
| Starts at 12:30pm |
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| Grammy winning producer Stephen Johns discusses a career recording the world’s great musicians and orchestras. |
| 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
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| This workshop uses St Paul’s Knightsbridge in London as a case study of how churches can be places of transcendence and aesthetic satisfaction, and more utilitarian space for gathering to advance community care. |
| 4pm to 5pm |
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| Come along to this author talk to find out how to become published, where to find inspiration and beyond. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
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| Tuesday 22nd June |
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| Come along to hear the history of beer being brewed and drank in the capital as told by the LMA collections. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
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| Join us to mark Windrush Day, set up in 2018 to celebrate and commemorate the Windrush Generation and their contribution to British history. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
| | Online |
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| A series of conversations to showcase our inspirational luminaries’ careers and to share lessons learned with the next generation of future stars. |
| 5pm to 6pm |
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| This paper examines a new method for teaching elementary and secondary pupils about the law in the late-nineteenth century: the mock trial. |
| 5:30pm to 7pm |
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| Urban gardens are abuzz. What role do gardens play in pollinator conservation? And how we can all contribute through our gardening practices. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
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| Author and Historian Neil Jackson gives a virtual tour of Saltaire, examining the development of this Victorian model town over 23 years. |
| 7pm to 9pm |
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| Join a panel of experts who will discuss the unprecedented, and politically charged, way in which new information and science has unfolded in real time. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
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| Symbols of the Victorian Cemetery - Caroline Swan explores the symbolism found in one of London's Victorian cemeteries. |
| Starts at 7pm |
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| Wednesday 23rd June |
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| Join NLA to discover Shoreditch, an area undergoing transformation through infrastructure, innovation and mixed-use development. |
| 10:30am to 12:30pm |
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| City of London Guide Jill Finch looks at how London started to rewrite its history and got a new beginning. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
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| This talk will outline the main measures that were taken, and comment on their success and legacies. |
| 5:15pm to 7pm |
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| Weekly late night opening of Painshill park and gardens during June/July. |
| 5:30pm to 9pm |
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| In conversation, Nils Büttner and Cordula van Wyhe will reveal how Rubens’s work and life were deeply dependent on women as sovereigns, patrons, wives, and divinities. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
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| Join Dr Edward Madigan, in conversation with Professor Dan Todman, as he examines the British experience of the Irish War of Independence with a particular focus on the role of the British Army. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
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| Thursday 24th June |
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| What would an accessible city look, feel and sound like? We explore the projects, policy and research that is shaping an inclusive London |
| 10am to 11am |
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| Join Joanna Moncrieff on a virtual tour of Walthamstow to see how much more there is than just its famous mile-long market. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
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| Hear from people who have supported nursing staff in the workplace during the pandemic, often while being directly impacted themselves. |
| 5:30pm to 7pm |
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| Director & Archivist Philip Kirk will speak about the challenges the project has faced, and give a insight into some of its holdings. |
| 5:30pm to 7pm |
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| Professor Gorb peers into micro secrets of insects and fits them into modern technology. For example: What can robots learn from flies? |
| 6pm to 7pm |
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| Join us from the comfort of your home while our team takes you to the Victorian era and goes over the surgical procedures that were done in our space. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
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| Explore how modern architecture transformed our understanding of leisure in this panel discussion. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
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| Find out what happened in the old buildings which you can still find by the canal banks and what it was like to work on the canal. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
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| Friday 25th June |
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| The 2021 Show will feature an array of cars showcasing the evolution of design that the motor car has undergone in the last 135 years. |
| All day |
| | Brentford |
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| This NLA Breakfast Talk will hear from experts discussing what we need to do to make public spaces safer in London. |
| 8:30am to 9:30am |
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| Join a panel of experts as they explore the untold story of the Polish II Corps during the Second World War and its continuing legacy today. |
| Starts at 12pm |
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| A talk about the high cost of a controversial WW2 air attack strategy. |
| Starts at 12:30pm |
| | Colindale |
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| 300-year old annual boat race between London Bridge and Chelsea - watch from the Thames riverside. |
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| Saturday 26th June |
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| The 2021 Show will feature an array of cars showcasing the evolution of design that the motor car has undergone in the last 135 years. |
| All day |
| | Brentford |
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| A monthly vintage market with a selection of vintage stall holders, all selling a mix of salvaged, one-of-a–kind, lost and found objects, and handmade items. |
| 11am to 6pm |
| | Stoke Newington |
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| Annual local fair held on the Plumstead Common |
| 12pm to 6pm |
| | Woolwich |
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| Visit an allotment site with over 150 plots set in 5½ acres. |
| 12pm to 5pm |
| | Raynes Park |
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| Occasional open day at a railway cutting nature reserve in Forest Hill. |
| 1pm to 4pm |
| | Forest Hill |
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| Jane Ferentzi-Sheppard tells the remarkable story of the Drax family in Barbados and considers their legacy. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
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