Curated by Dr Jacqueline Riding, Basic Instincts explores Georgian attitudes to love, desire and female respectability through the radical paintings of Joseph Highmore. A highly successful artist and Governor of London’s Foundling Hospital, Joseph Highmore (1692-1780) is best known as a portrait painter of the Georgian middle class.
The Foundling Museum displays a series of five previously unseen sculptures by acclaimed artist Rachel Kneebone, providing a resonant counterpoint to their exhibition Basic Instincts. Rachel Kneebone is a British artist whose intricate works address and question the human condition.
During the German occupation of the Channel Islands 1940-1945, many thousands of people were persecuted, including slave labourers, political prisoners and Jews. Their story has been largely omitted from a British narrative of ‘standing alone’ against Nazism and celebrations of British victory over Germany.
EIT Digital would like to invite you to Intelligent Mobility: the future of transport. This year’s event will explore how Intelligent Mobility (IM) will affect the transport industry and will address wider societal trends – including a growing and ageing global population, climate change, the rapid depletion of our traditional energy resources, and increasing urbanisation.
You are invited to a free evening of fun science....and this time the theme is all about Wellbeing! Visit the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) site in Camden, Wednesday, November 22nd, 17.30-22.00 (drop in event) for an evening of activities.
The scourge of homelessness and rough sleeping have been around for centuries, yet the stories of people who lack access to housing, sustenance or security are largely missing from the history books. On 22 November, theatre company Cardboard Citizens, in partnership with the Institute of Historical Research at the School of Advanced Study, UoL, will look to answer the question, ‘How can we find ways to listen to the voices of those who lack access to housing, sustenance or security?’.
Join the Churches Conservation Trust this November as their Vice President, acclaimed historian and broadcaster, Dr Bettany Hughes, weaves a tale of one the world’s greatest - and most ancient - cities. The city with three names - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - resonates as an idea, as well as a place.
Taking inspiration from the angels in the paintings of Joseph Highmore, this concert explores the endless fascination with angelic characters by poets and musicians across the centuries. Their programme ranges from the power and poise of Handel’s heavenly hosts to James Macmillan’s beautiful piano work, Angel, offering an evening of heartfelt, timeless music.
The Knowledge Quarter (KQ) is delighted to invite staff and friends from KQ organisations to the next in our series of private tours and views. It will be on this occasion hosted at the London Metropolitan Archives. You are invited to an exclusive morning curator tour of the Archive's new exhibit Life on the London Stage.
Artificial Intelligence is set to transform society in the coming decades in ways that have long been predicted by science fiction writers but are only now becoming feasible. While AI is still a long way from being as powerful as the human brain, many machines can now outperform human beings, particularly when it comes to analysing large amounts of data. This will lead to many jobs being replaced by automated processes and machines.