Displaying items from UCL Special Collections, this exhibition examines the actions and reactions attending the women's suffrage movement from the 1860s up to the Representation of the People Act 1918. Satirical commentaries including Laurence Housman's Anti-Suffrage Alphabet are set alongside campaign literature and petitions for and against legislative change.
Charles Dickens: Man of Science aims to reveal Dickens not only as a scientific enthusiast, but as the key communicator of science in the Victorian age. Displaying his writings alongside artefacts, instruments, and texts of the developing sciences, we share the story of Dickens’s friendships and scientific passions
Holloway Prison has been an important landmark in Islington for over 150 years. Thousands of women passed through its doors until it closed in 2016. This exhibition explores their stories.
The Foundling Museum presents Balls, a new film by Foundling Fellow Lily Cole exploring connections between the Foundling Hospital story and Emily Brontë’s much-loved novel Wuthering Heights.
This September England and Wales’ oldest royal medical college, the Royal College of Physicians, marks its 500th anniversary with a major new exhibition that confounds prevailing notions of female participation in the medical professions and wider society. ‘
The Foundling Museum present a landmark exhibition highlighting the hidden stories of women in the Foundling Hospital's history.
The Autumn season at Conway Hall runs weekly until December, with a programme filled with musical highlights. Knowledge Quarter Partners can get 50% of the listed ticket price for the season.
Idiot-Syncrasy is a dance performance that uses jumping – both literally and metaphorically – to explore our capacity to persevere, care and hope. Don’t miss your chance to see the critically acclaimed Idiot-Syncrasy as it returns to The Place for one night only.
A live drawing night for everyone who loves a creative challenge, hosted by Paul Cox. Join the House of Illustration on Wednesday 10 October for an evening of quick-fire drawing challenges designed to get you thinking creatively. The perfect night out for any adult or group of friends who love to draw.
Spectator School Social is a fun and friendly short course which explores ways of talking about and engaging with performances and sharing perspectives. Includes a ticket to Clod Ensemble’s new show Placebo - usually £17