What's on
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Lunchtime Concert: Brodowski String Quartet
The Brodowski String Quartet performs as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - September 2008: 16
Free Lunchtime Concerts
Every Tuesday from 16 September.Dates: - September 2008: 16, 23, 30 - October 2008: 7, 14, 21, 28 - November 2008: 4, 11, 18, 25 - December 2008: 2, 9
Open House
Come and explore Bishopsgate Institute at this year's Open House London event.Dates: - September 2008: 21
Lunchtime Concert: John Myerscough and Lara Dods-Eden
John Myerscough (cello) and Lara Dods-Eden (piano) perform as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - September 2008: 23
Debate: Poetry Review Speaks Out: 'Where now for Political Culture?'
John Walsh, Blake Morrison and Fiona Sampson use poetry as the starting point for this investigation.Dates: - September 2008: 25
Bishopsgate Library Tours
A behind the scenes tour of Bishopsgate Library.Dates: - September 2008: 26
Workshop: Conservation Techniques
This practical workshop will show you how to rejuvenate and repair your own pamplets and papers.Dates: - September 2008: 26
Evening Concert: Open Rehearsal: London Philharmonic Choir
A unique behind the scenes opportunity to listen to one of the nation's finest choirs in rehearsal.Dates: - September 2008: 26
Lunchtime Concert: Special Anniversary Concert with Nelly Akopian-Tamarina
Marking the 50th anniversary of the concert on 30 September 1958 by Dame Myra Hess.Dates: - September 2008: 30
In Depth: The Labour Movement, Socialism and Democracy
Speaker Tony Benn explores the history of the labour movement, socialism and democracy.Dates: - October 2008: 2
Talk: Syrup of Soot at the Devil's Ordinary: Coffee and London
This talk explores coffee-houses in the 17th century.Dates: - October 2008: 7
Lunchtime Concert: Amandine Savary
Amandine Savary performs as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - October 2008: 7
Evening Concert: BEAP: Jetsam presents 'Coming Together'
An evening featuring the work of the next generation of cutting edge musicians and composers.Dates: - October 2008: 9
Kinetica at Bishopsgate Institute: Artist Balint Bolygo presents New Technologies in Drawing
This unique series of events will look at some of the most innovative thinkers and revolutionaries in the world of robotics and cybernetics.Dates: - October 2008: 11
Kinetica at Bishopsgate Institute: Art, Cybernetics and Robotics
This unique series of events will look at some of the most innovative thinkers and revolutionaries in the world of robotics and cybernetics.Dates: - October 2008: 14
Lunchtime Concert: Hannah Marcinowicz and Daniel Swain
Hannah Marcinowicz (saxophone) and Daniel Swain (piano) perform as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - October 2008: 14
Lunchtime Concert: Sitkovsky/Wu/Elschenbroich Piano Trio
The Sitkovsky/Wu/Elschenbroich Piano Trio performs as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - October 2008: 21
Talk: London's Liquid Demons: Temperance in the Victorian Capital
A look at the temperance movement in Victorian London and the still active legacy of temperance in the city today.Dates: - October 2008: 21
The Creative Word: Casualty Figures: How Five Men Survived the First World War
Author Michele Barrett discusses her new book.Dates: - October 2008: 23
Evening Concert: Sounds Underground presents 'strings and sticks and...'
An explosive night of new music for strings and percussion.Dates: - October 2008: 24
Walking Tour: From the East India Company to Starbucks - Tea and Coffee in the City of London
Trace the history of London's tea and coffee consumption.Dates: - October 2008: 26 - November 2008: 9
Lunchtime Concert: Melopoetica
Melopoetica performs as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - October 2008: 28
Kinetica at Bishopsgate Institute: New Collaborations: Scientific Materials and Artistic Practice
This unique series of events will look at some of the most innovative thinkers and revolutionaries in the world of robotics and cybernetics.Dates: - October 2008: 28
The Creative Word: Women's Work
A special evening of female poets featured in the new publication 'Women’s Work'.Dates: - October 2008: 30
Talk: Binge Drinking in the Age of Hogarth
This talk considers the gin craze of the 18th century.Dates: - November 2008: 4
Lunchtime Concert: Stanford Quartet
The Stanford Quartet performs as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - November 2008: 4
Evening Concert: BEAP: Manu Delago Handmade and Jo Wills Ensemble
An evening featuring the work of the next generation of cutting edge musicians and composers.Dates: - November 2008: 6
Bishopsgate Library Tours
A behind the scenes tour of Bishopsgate Library.Dates: - November 2008: 6
In Depth: Raphael Samuel Memorial Lecture 2008 / Pain and Degradation in Georgian London: Life in Marshalsea Prison
Speaker Jerry White situates the Marshalsea in a nexus of power, oppression and legalised terrorism.Dates: - November 2008: 7
Lunchtime Concert: Aya Kiyonaga
Aya Kiyonaga (violin) performs as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - November 2008: 11
Kinetica Museum at Bishopsgate Institute: Man & Machine: The Convergence
This unique series of events will look at some of the most innovative thinkers and revolutionaries in the world of robotics and cybernetics.Dates: - November 2008: 11
The Creative Word: Don't Shush Me: Poetry in the Library, featuring John Hegley
A unique chance to hear John Hegley girding up his rhymes in the intimate setting of Bishopsgate Library.Dates: - November 2008: 13
In Depth: Feminism and History Conference
This one-day conference will explore the relationship between feminism and the making and writing of history.Dates: - November 2008: 15
Kinetica at Bishopsgate Institute: Sound Performance Workshop with artist Ray Lee
This unique series of events will look at some of the most innovative thinkers and revolutionaries in the world of robotics and cybernetics.Dates: - November 2008: 15
The Creative Word: The Blackest Streets: The Life and Death of a Victorian Slum
Come and hear author Sarah Wise in conversation with Michelle Johansen.Dates: - November 2008: 18
Lunchtime Concert: Asagi Nakata and Claire Iselin
Two North London Festival prize winners perform as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - November 2008: 18
Kinetica at Bishopsgate Institute: RAY LEE: Force Field
This unique series of events will look at some of the most innovative thinkers and revolutionaries in the world of robotics and cybernetics.Dates: - November 2008: 20
Lunchtime Concert: Thomas Kennedy, Merel van der knoop and Hannah Gill
Thomas Kennedy (baritone), Merel van der Knoop (piano) and Hannah Gill (piano) perform as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - November 2008: 25
Talk: Opium Dens in Late 19th Century London
Speaker Virginia Berridge reflects on the image and reality of 19th century East End opium dens.Dates: - November 2008: 25
Debate: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future: History and the Making of Public Policy - Bad Kids? The Politics of Childhood, Past and Present
This event brings together historians, politicians, psychotherapists, teachers and students to talk about British childhood, past and present.Dates: - November 2008: 26
Lunchtime Concert: Joo Yeon Sir, Irina Andrievsky, Rachel Ridout and Gamal Khamis
Joo Yeon Sir (violin) and Rachel Ridout (saxophone) perform as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - December 2008: 2
Evening Concert: London Philharmonic Choir
A festive programme ranging from J S Bach to some of the most popular carols of John Rutter.Dates: - December 2008: 2
Lunchtime Concert: Junior Guildhall String Ensemble
The Junior Guildhall String Ensemble returns to perform a varied lunchtime programme at Bishopsgate Institute.Dates: - December 2008: 4
Concert: Bishopsgate Singers at the Royal Festival Hall - part of Voicelab Welcomes
Enjoy an afternoon of uplifting and toe-tapping songs from around the world.Dates: - December 2008: 7
Talk: Cocaine Girls in the West End
A look at cocaine use in London's West End in the years after the First World War.Dates: - December 2008: 9
Lunchtime Concert: Hannah Morgan, Thomas Besnard and Caroline Tyler
Hannah Morgan (clarinet), Thomas Besnard (piano) and Caroline Tyler (piano) perform as part of our lunchtime concert series.Dates: - December 2008: 9
Music Talk: In Conversation with Sir John Eliot Gardiner and members of the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir
A rare opportunity to hear conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner's thoughts on his creative collaborations.Dates: - December 2008: 13
Concert: Sing for your Lunch
Relax and enjoy an uplifting collection of songs from the Lunchtime Singers.Dates: - December 2008: 17
