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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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![Show Me Your Pride: Banner Making with Alice Gabb]()
Humanists UK:
Show Me Your Pride: Banner Making with Alice GabbHumanists UK:
Show Me Your Pride: Banner Making with Alice GabbProduce a bespoke banner for Pride with banner making expert, Alice Gabb. She will introduce you to her construction techniques and invite you to draw inspiration from a range of symbols used over the 45-year history of LGBT Humanists.
Brockway Room | No Option
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![Is It Aliens?: The Most Unusual Star in the Galaxy]()
Gresham College:
Is It Aliens?: The Most Unusual Star in the GalaxyGresham College:
Is It Aliens?: The Most Unusual Star in the GalaxyBoyajian's star, a faint and unprepossessing presence in the constellation of Cygnus, attracted astronomers' attention when it began to flicker alarmingly. Chris Lintott, will discuss explanations for its behaviour, from disintegrating comets to alien megastructures, and consider how modern astronomy hunts for the truly unusual objects in the Universe.
In person | No Option
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![Verona Quartet]()
Sunday Concerts:
Verona QuartetSunday Concerts:
Verona QuartetJoin the Verona Quartet for an evening of Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Bacecicz. At the tender age of sixteen, Mendelssohn’s First String Quartet in E flat can be seen as a personal letter from a number one fan to his greatest idol. With direct references to Beethoven’s quartets, the Op. 12 quartet reveals a humble but visionary composer poised not only to take on the mantle of his idols but to usher forward the next era of music making.
In person | No Option
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![The Evolution Of Nostalgia]()
Ethical Matters:
The Evolution Of NostalgiaEthical Matters:
The Evolution Of NostalgiaNostalgia is a social and political emotion, vulnerable to misuse, and one that reflects the anxieties of the age. Agnes Arnold-Forster’s history of this complex, slippery emotion is a lens through which to consider our collective feelings of regret, dislocation and belonging.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![La Bohème: 100 Years of Puccini]()
London Performing Academy of Music:
La Bohème: 100 Years of PucciniLondon Performing Academy of Music:
La Bohème: 100 Years of PucciniThe London Performing Academy of Music present a unique performance of La Bohème, as we commemorate the centenary of the death of legendary opera composer, Giacomo Puccini.
In person | No Option
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![The World in 2024 with Niall Ferguson: Crisis, Conflict and Consequences]()
Intelligence Squared:
The World in 2024 with Niall Ferguson: Crisis, Conflict and ConsequencesIntelligence Squared:
The World in 2024 with Niall Ferguson: Crisis, Conflict and ConsequencesJoin Intelligence Squared at Conway Hall as Niall Ferguson explores pressing questions and shares his insights into the fast-changing global landscape.
In person | No Option
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![Engegård Quartet + Pre-Concert Talk]()
Sunday Concerts:
Engegård Quartet + Pre-Concert TalkSunday Concerts:
Engegård Quartet + Pre-Concert TalkEngegård Quartet presents four quartets that build upon the four pillars of the Norwegian group’s creative life. Mozart’s K589 sets the stage, followed by Bartók's Third String Quartet. Norwegian singer and composer Maja Ratkje's ‘A Tale of Lead and Light’ follows, before finishing with Fanny Mendelssohn's gorgeous Quartet in E flat.
In person | 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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![Ethical Gaming: What we are in Digital Worlds (Online Only)]()
Ethical Matters:
Ethical Gaming: What we are in Digital Worlds (Online Only)Ethical Matters:
Ethical Gaming: What we are in Digital Worlds (Online Only)When we make a video game we can enter any world and be anyone. So why do the issues of the real world follow us into gaming? Dr Steph Rennick and games & tool developer Rami Ismail discuss how we make gaming fairer and more equal for players and developers.
Virtual event | No Option
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![The Grand Illusion: Fighting the Nazis with the Occult]()
London Fortean Society:
The Grand Illusion: Fighting the Nazis with the OccultLondon Fortean Society:
The Grand Illusion: Fighting the Nazis with the OccultSyd Moore covers her into WWII occultism including eclectic recruitment to the war effort, strange goings-on in Surrey and a ritual that allegedly took place in the New Forest in 1940 to repel Operation Sealion, Hitler’s plan to invade the British Isles.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Piatti Quartet]()
Sunday Concerts:
Piatti QuartetSunday Concerts:
Piatti QuartetThe Piatti Quartet, praised for their profound music making and lyrical warmth, delve into Moeran’s Second String Quartet. Unveiling a rich blend of yearning melodies and lively reels, this unique work, influenced by Debussy, Brahms, and Mendelssohn, offers a fascinating glimpse into Moeran’s creative journey.
In person | No Option
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