Our programme includes a diverse collection of walking tours through the city, and examinations of the past and present of the city and its people.

Activities in History and Society

Better Connected: The History of Switchboard
Online
Sat 6 Feb
Mapping Museums: Archive Launch
Free
Thu 11 Feb
Valentines Vice 2.0
Online
Fri 12 Feb
Velvet Fist: Archive Launch
Free
Thu 18 Feb
OUTing the Past
Free
Wed 24 Feb
The London Voice
Sold Out
Sat 27 Feb
A Short History Of London's East End (1880s-1970s)
Online
Mon 1 – Mon 29 Mar
An Introduction to Charles Booth's London
Online
Wed 3 Mar – Wed 7 Apr
The Art of Protest
Online
Wed 3 – Wed 31 Mar
A History of Drag
Online
Thu 4 Mar – Thu 8 Apr
East End Women, Work and Trades Unionism
Online
Thu 4 Mar – Thu 8 Apr
A Short History of Housing (1870s-1960s)
Online
Sat 6 Mar
The Language of Sport
Online
Sat 6 Mar
A Short History of Twentieth-Century London
Online
Tue 9 Mar – Tue 6 Apr
London Riots, Rebellions & Protests
Online
Thu 11 Mar – Thu 8 Apr
The Mangrove 9: Exploring Britain's Black Radical Tradition
Online
Sat 27 Mar

#FROMTHE ARCHIVES

Married in 1950, Chris and Betty Birch have been involved in political, trade union, and LGBTQ+ activism for over 60 years. Sharing similar interests, they were both Communist Party Members and involved with organisations such as the Aid to Spanish Youth Committee. After the death of his friend, Mark Ashton, Chris became involved in forming the Mark Ashton Memorial Trust, which was created to raise money for individuals living with HIV. The archive includes the truncheon taken from the police by Mark Ashton, correspondence, personal scrapbooks, press cuttings, and various other papers relating to the couples activism.

Activities in History and Society

Better Connected: The History of Switchboard

Sat 6 Feb

Mapping Museums: Archive Launch

Thu 11 Feb

Valentines Vice 2.0

Fri 12 Feb

Velvet Fist: Archive Launch

Thu 18 Feb

OUTing the Past

Wed 24 Feb

The London Voice

Sat 27 Feb

A Short History Of London's East End (1880s-1970s)

Mon 1 – Mon 29 Mar

An Introduction to Charles Booth's London

Wed 3 Mar – Wed 7 Apr

The Art of Protest

Wed 3 – Wed 31 Mar

A History of Drag

Thu 4 Mar – Thu 8 Apr

East End Women, Work and Trades Unionism

Thu 4 Mar – Thu 8 Apr

A Short History of Housing (1870s-1960s)

Sat 6 Mar

The Language of Sport

Sat 6 Mar

A Short History of Twentieth-Century London

Tue 9 Mar – Tue 6 Apr

London Riots, Rebellions & Protests

Thu 11 Mar – Thu 8 Apr

The Mangrove 9: Exploring Britain's Black Radical Tradition

Sat 27 Mar

#FROMTHE ARCHIVES