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![September Songs: Celebrating Eliza Flower]()
September Songs: Celebrating Eliza Flower
September Songs: Celebrating Eliza Flower
Join Electric Voice Theatre and music historian Oskar Jensen in Conway Hall's historic Library, as we celebrate the launch of our new website dedicated to Eliza Flower, Conway Hall’s most important radical feminist composer.
Library | No Option
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![Patrick Hemmerlé]()
Sunday Concerts:
Patrick HemmerléSunday Concerts:
Patrick HemmerléJoin Patrick Hemmerlé at Conway Hall for an evening of Bach, Beethoven and an exploration of Spanish music. Hear renditions of Debussy, Albeniz's Iberia, Séverac and Granada's' El Pelele for his Conway Hall début.
In person | No Option
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![Dementia-Friendly Concerts]()
Songhaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsSonghaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsConway Hall is delighted to partner with Songhaven to present a new series of dementia-friendly concerts. Featuring performances from professional classically trained musicians, held in a relaxed and welcoming environment, these free drop in concerts are open to anyone living with dementia, as well as friends, family carers and loved ones.
In person | No Option
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![Conway Hall Open House Tour]()
Conway Hall Open House Tour
Conway Hall Open House Tour
Discover Conway Hall in a series of exclusive tours around our Grade II listed building, featuring both Art Deco and Arts and Crafts styles. Experience the Main Hall’s sublime acoustics, home to Europe’s longest-running Chamber music series; delve into the Library and Archives; and learn how Conway Hall makes ethics matter today.
Conway Hall | No Option
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![Battle for the Museums: Fighting Back Against Cultural Colonialism]()
Ethical Matters:
Battle for the Museums: Fighting Back Against Cultural ColonialismEthical Matters:
Battle for the Museums: Fighting Back Against Cultural ColonialismMuseums can be both a valuable educational and cultural resource, and perpetrators of cultural colonialism, gatekeeping, and theft. In this Ethical Matters talk, journalist Rachel Spence and digital activist Chidi Nwaubani explore the underlying dark nexus of capital, art and power―and radical resistance movements fighting fiercely for exhibition spaces that serve today’s public.
Brockway Room | No Option
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![Zoffany Ensemble]()
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![Autumn Season Ticket 2024]()
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![Between Beliefs: Film Screening and Q&A]()
Explaining Atheism:
Between Beliefs: Film Screening and Q&AExplaining Atheism:
Between Beliefs: Film Screening and Q&ASunday Sessions presents an exclusive screening of two new short films exploring belief and dialogue between religious believers and non-believers in the UK today.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![A Mudlarking Year: Finding Treasure in Every Season]()
Reweirding:
A Mudlarking Year: Finding Treasure in Every SeasonReweirding:
A Mudlarking Year: Finding Treasure in Every SeasonThrough the changing seasons, Lara Maiklem scours the banks of the tidal Thames looking for the objects – lost or discarded – that tell forgotten stories of the people of London. Join Lara and poet Tom Chivers as they discuss mudlarking through the year; uncovering the river's treasures and aligning with the changing elements.
In person | No Option
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![A Mirror in the Sky]()
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![Why is Tomorrow’s Technology Still Not Here?]()
Ethical Matters:
Why is Tomorrow’s Technology Still Not Here?Ethical Matters:
Why is Tomorrow’s Technology Still Not Here?We dream about a sci-fi utopia, with flying cars and bionic humans. Why are we living in a future that is more flat-pack than jet-pack? Nicole Kobie shows how history always proves us wrong and how what lies ahead may not be what we imagine, but so much better.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Autumn Keynote: Catastrophe & Emergence with Professor Robin D.G. Kelley]()
Stuart Hall Foundation:
Autumn Keynote: Catastrophe & Emergence with Professor Robin D.G. KelleyStuart Hall Foundation:
Autumn Keynote: Catastrophe & Emergence with Professor Robin D.G. KelleyThe Stuart Hall Foundation invites historian and writer Professor Robin D.G. Kelley to respond to the theme of their 2024 programme Catastrophe & Emergence. Prof Kelley will examine this current conjuncture, trace the histories constituting it, and consider the political and creative possibilities that might emerge from what was.
In person | Virtual event
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![Books, Bones and Blasphemy]()
Books, Bones and Blasphemy
Conway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Books, Bones and Blasphemy
Join National Secular Society Historian Bob Forder for a fascinating walk through the streets of the City, following in the footsteps of London's nineteenth century freethinkers, radicals and republicans.
Conway Hall | No Option
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![Freethought History Festival: Family Fun Day]()
Freethought History Festival: Family Fun Day
Conway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Freethought History Festival: Family Fun Day
Join us for a family-friendly day of free activities celebrating inspiring people who have dreamed of a better world. Suitable for children of all ages, this event offers a chance to get creative, have fun, and learn about the freethinking people and the big ideas that have shaped our society.
Conway Hall | No Option
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![The Road to Ethics: Freethinkers, Radicals and Non-conformists]()
The Road to Ethics: Freethinkers, Radicals and Non-conformists
Conway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
The Road to Ethics: Freethinkers, Radicals and Non-conformists
Join guide Julie Chandler for a walking tour and discover some of London’s ethical history, from the birth of the Ethical Movement to the rise of radical freethinking. Hear the stories of some of the people who championed controversial causes such as religious freedom, women's rights and secular education.
Conway Hall | No Option
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![Freethought History Festival: Saturday]()
Freethought History Festival: Saturday
Conway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Freethought History Festival: Saturday
A celebration of humanism, secularism, atheism and the ethical movement past and present. Join us for a full day of activities, exploring the fascinating stories of freethought movement – the activists, authors and artists who asked the big questions about who should have the power to shape our society.
Conway Hall | No Option
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![Freethought History Festival Launch]()
Freethought History Festival Launch
Conway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Freethought History Festival Launch
The first ever Freethought History Festival opens with a keynote event exploring the highest power in the land: the Monarchy. Joining us are Graham Smith and Jenny Kleeman discuss the history of republicanism, its contemporary relevance, and why freedom from the crown is a key component of the freethought movement.
In person | No Option
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![Lead Me Into Temptation, Please: LGBT Summer Fair]()
Humanists UK:
Lead Me Into Temptation, Please: LGBT Summer FairHumanists UK:
Lead Me Into Temptation, Please: LGBT Summer FairJoin Humanists UK for a summery day of performances, workshops, talks, market stalls, an exhibition, and more! The historic spaces of Conway Hall will be transformed into an LGBT festival, inspired by the annual fairs at Conway Hall that were produced by LGBT Humanists in the 1980s. Join us for music, art showcases, and a whole lot of fun!
In person | No Option
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![Picturing Nonconformity: LGBT Humanist Heritage]()
Humanists UK:
Picturing Nonconformity: LGBT Humanist HeritageHumanists UK:
Picturing Nonconformity: LGBT Humanist HeritageThis landmark exhibition celebrates the 45th anniversary of LGBT Humanists and LGBT artists’ illustrations of historical figures who embody religious, gender and sexual non-conformity. Expect protest imagery, contemporary art responding to the long history of queer activism, and marvellous anecdotes from LGBT Humanists - including the drag performers who dressed as nuns at their 1986 holiday camp in Benidorm.
Bertrand Russell Room | No Option
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![Picturing Nonconformity: LGBT Humanist Heritage Opening]()
Humanists UK:
Picturing Nonconformity: LGBT Humanist Heritage OpeningHumanists UK:
Picturing Nonconformity: LGBT Humanist Heritage OpeningJoin Humanists UK and Conway Hall for the opening of Picturing Nonconformity - a landmark exhibition celebrating the 45th anniversary of LGBT Humanists and LGBT artists’ illustrations of historical figures who embody religious, gender and sexual non-conformity.
Brockway Room | Bertrand Russell Room
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![The Fugitives with Annie Dressner]()
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![Dementia-Friendly Concerts]()
Songhaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsSonghaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsConway Hall is delighted to partner with Songhaven to present a new series of dementia-friendly concerts. Featuring performances from professional classically trained musicians, held in a relaxed and welcoming environment, these free drop in concerts are open to anyone living with dementia, as well as friends, family carers and loved ones.
In person | No Option
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![Berkeley Ensemble with Simon Callaghan]()
Sunday Concerts:
Berkeley Ensemble with Simon CallaghanSunday Concerts:
Berkeley Ensemble with Simon CallaghanTo close our season, Conway Hall's Artistic Director of Music Simon Callaghan joins the Berkeley Ensemble in a performance of Elgar’s only Piano Quintet, as well as a showcase of the works of English composer Dorothy Howell and her contemporaries.
In person | No Option
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![Art / Magic / Lore]()
London Fortean Society:
Art / Magic / LoreLondon Fortean Society:
Art / Magic / LoreArt, magic and folklore cross over and over again making new forms of creativity and lore. Join us at Conway Hall for talks on making new traditions, love magic, lost woman artists, radical Morris Dance and much more.
In person | No Option
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![The Watermelon Woman]()
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![Greenwich Trio]()
Sunday Concerts:
Greenwich TrioSunday Concerts:
Greenwich TrioThe Greenwich Trio perform much-loved masterworks to mark the centenary of the death of Gabriel Fauré: Fauré’s penultimate work, the Trio in D minor; Beethoven's epic Archduke; and Schubert’s sublime Notturno. You will also hear the UK premiere of Lalai by German composer Barbara Heller, who is celebrating her 88th birthday this year!
In person | No Option
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![The Science of Being Social]()
Ethical Matters:
The Science of Being SocialEthical Matters:
The Science of Being SocialWhen we form meaningful bonds with others, our wounds heal faster, we shake off infections more quickly and our blood pressure drops. Greater connection can fuel creativity, increase our financial stability and enhance our work productivity. As David Robson shows, we can all benefit from the laws of connection.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Conspiracy Theory and Culture]()
London Fortean Society:
Conspiracy Theory and CultureLondon Fortean Society:
Conspiracy Theory and CultureJoin us and James Ball, Professor Chris French, Professor Karen Douglas, Brent Lee and Jonn Elledge for a deep dive into conspiracy theory and culture. The history, the people and the dangers of a conspiracy mindset.
Brockway Room | No Option
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![The Haar with Lizzy Hardingham]()
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![Ensemble V + Pre-Concert Talk]()
Sunday Concerts:
Ensemble V + Pre-Concert TalkSunday Concerts:
Ensemble V + Pre-Concert TalkEnsemble V was formed to record the Piano Quintet of the British composer Kenneth V. Jones - and they take their name from his middle initial! In this concert they will combine Jones' rhythmically quirky and spookily atmospheric Quintet with some of his shorter works, and two absolute masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire by Mozart & Dvořák.
In person | No Option
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![Queer Histories of Love and War]()
Ethical Matters:
Queer Histories of Love and WarEthical Matters:
Queer Histories of Love and WarExplore the hidden histories of love and desire, particularly for those on the fringes of society, as we delve into the lives of overlooked LGBTQ+ figures with writer and journalist Luke Turner and bestselling author Wendy Moore.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Paddington Trio]()
Sunday Concerts:
Paddington TrioSunday Concerts:
Paddington TrioThe London-based Paddington Trio returns to Conway Hall, with a programme featuring some of the most beloved repertoire from the piano trio canon, including Haydn’s ‘Gypsy’ and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor, alongside thrilling contemporary works by the trio’s native composers.
In person | No Option
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![Love & Relationships]()
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![The Undesirables: The Law that Locked Away a Generation]()
Ethical Matters:
The Undesirables: The Law that Locked Away a GenerationEthical Matters:
The Undesirables: The Law that Locked Away a GenerationBy 1950, 50,000 people had been deemed ‘defective’ and detained for life under the 1913 Mental Deficiency Act. Through painstaking research, award-winning historian Sarah Wise pieces together the lives irrevocably changed by this devastating legislation and how early twentieth-century attitudes to class, gender and disability resulted in a nationwide scandal.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Dementia-Friendly Concerts]()
Songhaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsSonghaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsConway Hall is delighted to partner with Songhaven to present a new series of dementia-friendly concerts. Featuring performances from professional classically trained musicians, held in a relaxed and welcoming environment, these free drop in concerts are open to anyone living with dementia, as well as friends, family carers and loved ones.
In person | No Option
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![First Light: Revealing the Early Universe]()
Gresham College:
First Light: Revealing the Early UniverseGresham College:
First Light: Revealing the Early UniverseJoin Gresham Professor of Astronomy and BBC Sky at Night presenter, Chris Lintott, as he returns to the theme of how insight is derived from observations, and considers the cosmic microwave background.
In person | No Option
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![Maggini Quartet]()
Sunday Concerts:
Maggini QuartetSunday Concerts:
Maggini QuartetEstablished in 1988, the Maggini Quartet stands as a pinnacle among British string quartets. They present a programme of ‘firsts’. Malcolm Arnold’s first full-length quartet, framed by arguably one of the wittiest quartets from Beethoven’s first set, and one of Brahms’s first two mature published works for the ensemble.
In person | No Option
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![Lumas Winds]()
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![Extreme Britain: Gender, Masculinity and Radicalisation]()
Ethical Matters:
Extreme Britain: Gender, Masculinity and RadicalisationEthical Matters:
Extreme Britain: Gender, Masculinity and RadicalisationMisogyny and ‘toxic masculinity’ are increasingly implicated in radicalisation. Through interviews with leaders and their followers, Elizabeth Pearson explores the emergence of extreme misogyny and masculinities. Understanding the men and women involved in extreme movements will better equip us to counter them.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Wayward Jane with George Boomsma]()
Folk Unplugged:
Wayward Jane with George BoomsmaFolk Unplugged:
Wayward Jane with George BoomsmaConway Hall is delighted to present Scotland's dynamic folk and roots 4-piece Wayward Jane, supported by supported by singer songwriter George Boomsma for May's edition of Folk Unplugged.
In person | No Option
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![Benyounes Trio]()
Sunday Concerts:
Benyounes TrioSunday Concerts:
Benyounes TrioThe Benyounes Trio is a newly formed ensemble made up of three of the UK’s most versatile and experienced chamber musicians. Zahra is well known as leader of the quartet that bears her name, Jeremy is a critically acclaimed collaborative pianist, and Eve-Marie the group’s cellist is a member of the London Symphony Orchestra and formerly cellist of the Psopphos Quartet.
In person | No Option
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![The Price of Life: In Search of What We’re Worth]()
Ethical Matters:
The Price of Life: In Search of What We’re WorthEthical Matters:
The Price of Life: In Search of What We’re WorthIn a world in love with data, it is possible to run a cost-benefit analysis on anything – including life itself. Exploring the final frontier in monetisation, Jenny Kleeman asks what we lose and what we gain by leaving the judgments that really matter up to cold, hard logic.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![A Dirty, Filthy Book]()
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![Flag Institute Spring 2024 Conference]()
The Flag Institute:
Flag Institute Spring 2024 ConferenceThe Flag Institute:
Flag Institute Spring 2024 ConferenceThe Flag Institute is an independent UK-based organisation with a global outlook. We are devoted to the study and promotion of flags and flag flying (vexillology). Founded in 1971, our purpose is to advance public knowledge, understanding, and use of flags.
Library | No Option
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![No One Left Behind: IDAHOBIT 2024]()
Humanists UK:
No One Left Behind: IDAHOBIT 2024Humanists UK:
No One Left Behind: IDAHOBIT 2024Join us for a talk to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). Hear LGBT perspectives on phobia in the media, past and present, exploring this year’s theme of ‘No One Left Behind’.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Abolish the Super Rich?]()
Ethical Matters:
Abolish the Super Rich?Ethical Matters:
Abolish the Super Rich?Record corporate profits don't trickle down to everyone else - pay stagnates for ordinary workers, food banks proliferate and public services collapse around us. Authors Grace Blakeley and Luke Hildyard ask if we have had enough of the super-rich?
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Bloomsbury Players with Katherine Spencer]()
Sunday Concerts:
Bloomsbury Players with Katherine SpencerSunday Concerts:
Bloomsbury Players with Katherine SpencerThe Bloomsbury Players explore the romantic chamber repertoire on gut strings with a historically informed perspective. For their Conway Hall debut they are joined by clarinettist Katherine Spencer in a programme of much loved alongside lesser-known works.
In person | No Option
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![Raphael Wallfisch and Simon Callaghan]()
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