PARTNER EVENTS
1 July | IRL (In Real Life): Launch & Inaugural Symposium | Central Saint Martins
Launch of UAL’s new Lived Experience Lab, with a day of talks and panels on lived experience, health and care featuring academics including Professor Havi Carel and Professor Tom Shakespeare.
1 July | Collecting Records | Warburg Institute
A talk on sound, archives and collecting, part of the Department of Euterpe exhibition programme. Free.
1–5 July | CSM Shows 2026: Postgraduate Art | Central Saint Martins
The annual degree show presenting work by graduating MA/MRes Fine Art, Art & Science, Contemporary Photography and Intercultural Practices students at CSM’s Granary Square campus. Free.
1 July | At the Edge of the Archive: Reflections on Ethics, Cultural Memory, and Stewardship | Aga Khan University
A public lecture by Dr Sharon C. Smith (founder of MIT’s Aga Khan Documentation Center) on the ethics of archival stewardship and preserving cultural memory in conditions of conflict and loss, at the Aga Khan Centre.
1 July | Behind the Scenes at The London Archives | The London Archives
A guided tour and document-viewing session revealing the archive’s storage and conservation work; runs monthly. (£10)
2 July | BookTok Late | British Library
A late-night takeover of the Library in partnership with TikTok, featuring talks with creators, after-hours gallery access and a DJ set.
3 July | Curator’s Introduction to Declaring Independence: USA 250 | British Museum
A talk by the Keeper of Money and Medals and the Americas Curator on the Washington Peace Medal display, part of the museum’s USA 250 exhibition. (£10)
4 July | Gardening Session at Islington Museum | Islington Museum
A hands-on community gardening session held at the museum.
4 July | Summer Creative Writing Workshops | Charles Dickens Museum
Adult creative writing workshops inspired by the museum’s collections and current exhibition themes.
7–8 July | Before ‘the Pursuit of Happiness’: Emotional Flourishing in Early Judaism, Christianity and Islam | Institute of Ismaili Studies
A two-day international conference, convened with the British Academy and Wellcome Trust, examining how early Judaism, Christianity and Islam understood emotional wellbeing, with a keynote from historian Darrin McMahon, at the Aga Khan Centre.
9 July | How the World Made the American Revolution | British Library
Historian Tom Holland (The Rest Is History) talks to Professor Sarah Pearsall about reframing the American Revolution as a global event, marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Concessions available, from £5 online. (£15 in person)
11 July | Guided Visit to the Clerks’ Well | Islington Council
A guided tour of the historic Clerks’ Well site on Farringdon Lane.
11 July | The Coming of Age Symposium | Wellcome Collection
A symposium linked to the Coming of Age exhibition, streamed online with BSL interpretation and hearing loop access.
14 July | From Molecules to Cells: EM Innovations in Life Sciences | Francis Crick Institute
A one-day symposium bringing together the Crick, partner universities and London’s electron microscopy community, with talks and a poster session.
15 July | One Nucleus: Has China Changed the Dynamic of R&D Outsourcing and Partnering in Biotech? | LBIC
An industry panel discussion, hosted with life-sciences network One Nucleus, on shifting China–UK R&D outsourcing and partnership dynamics in biotech.
17–19 July | IGF Guitar Summit | Kings Place
A weekend guitar festival featuring international classical and contemporary guitarists, plus a lecture on women’s careers in music.
29 July | Crick Crash Course: How the Fly Helps Us to Understand Health and Disease | Francis Crick Institute
An accessible public morning lecture by Crick group leader Nic Tapon on how fruit fly research informs genetics and disease research, with audience Q&A.
26 July | Ice Sunday | London Canal Museum
Descend into the depths of our historic ice wells and discover the amazing history of the ‘forgotten’ ice trade. Can you believe that ice was cut in Norway, shipped to Limehouse and then on by canal to Islington’s Battlebridge Basin?!
1 August | Regent’s Roots Festival 2026 | Old Diorama Arts Centre
A free annual community and arts festival on the Regent’s Park Estate, with dance, circus and theatre performances, workshops, and free food. Free.
1 & 21 August | Dickens: ‘First Lines’ (National Year of Reading 2026) | Charles Dickens Museum
A free drop-in activity for all ages focused on the opening lines of Dickens’s novels.
5 August | Medicinal Garden Tours | Royal College of Physicians
A guided tour of the RCP’s historic Medicinal Plant Garden at Regent’s Park, led by a senior physician. Free, donations welcomed.
6 August | Museum Lates | Royal College of Physicians
A late-opening evening (until 8pm) at the RCP Museum and Garden. Free.
13–23 August | King’s Cross Summer Sounds | King’s Cross
An 11th-edition free outdoor music festival at Coal Drops Yard, with nightly live folk, jazz, soul, classical and indie performances plus Family Sundays.
20 August | Swing into Summer with the Kings Place Jazz Orchestra | Kings Place
A big-band jazz performance as part of King’s Cross Summer Sounds.
15 August | Open House (Campus Tours) | Royal Veterinary College
A guided welcome presentation and campus tour at the RVC’s Camden campus for prospective students and the public. Free.
EXHIBITIONS
13 July–24 August | Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies | British Museum
A rotating display of a rare ancient Chinese scroll painting and calligraphy, back on view for a limited run due to its fragility.
10 July–7 Feb 2027 | Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions | Wellcome Collection
A new exhibition of artist Audrey Amiss (1933–2013), examining her life and work through the lens of the mental health care system.
Until 6 September | Extra/Ordinary Women | Charles Dickens Museum
A special exhibition exploring the overlooked women in Dickens’s life and work. Included with admission.
Until 6 September | Hepworth in Colour | Courtauld Gallery
A major exhibition uniting around 20 of Barbara Hepworth’s coloured sculptures with 30 related drawings, exploring an overlooked aspect of her practice. Concessions available, under-18s/Friends free. (£18)
Until 3 October | Department of Euterpe (1926–2026) | Warburg Institute
A major new sound-based installation in the Kythera Gallery giving voice to the Warburg’s history, archive and collections.