Ethical Matters in Time and Space: 60 Years of Doctor Who
** In person tickets for this event are now SOLD OUT. Tickets for the livestream are still available.** On 23 November 1963 the first episode of Doctor Who aired on the BBC. Where was the story set? Everywhere. When was is set? Anytime. What were the possibilities within the show? All possibilities. Join broadcaster and […]
Sex Bomb: Being an Asian Babe
Sadia Azmat has many different sides to her: she is the good Muslim sister and the loud and proud comedian; she is the quiet and loving friend and the horny and outspoken one. So why does everyone put her in a box and expect her to choose between one or the other? In this Ethical […]
Utopian Dreams on the Streets of London
London is a city of dreamers. A city of possibility and experiment. A city of fervent imaginings and courageous aspirations. For centuries, it has been the capital of utopian thought. In this talk, author Niall Kishtainy draws us into the imaginative worlds of Thomas More, the Diggers, William Morris, and Extinction Rebellion protestors. He introduces […]
Being Human – How Our Biology Shaped Our History
How did haemophilia bring down the Russian royal family? And scurvy give rise to the Mafia? We are a wonder of evolution, but we’re also deeply flawed. This extraordinary contradiction between our faculties and frailties is the essence of what it means to be human. And history has played out in the balance between them. […]
Open House London
Discover Conway Hall in a series of exclusive tours for Open House London. Director of Music Simon Callaghan will introduce the sublime acoustics of the Main Hall – home to Europe’s longest-running chamber music series. Discover the Library and Archives with Librarian Olwen Terris, and explore the home of the UK’s most comprehensive humanist archival […]
Antiuniversity Festival 2023
The Antiuniversity comes to Conway Hall for two days of workshops, talks and more. Free for all to access, the activities will inspire radical thinking, learning and collaboration. Inspired by the 1968 Antiuniversity of East London, Antiuniversity Now challenges academic and class hierarchies with an open invitation to teach and learn any subject, in any […]
Spirit of Place: Landscape and Self
When we look at the landscape, what do we see? Do we experience the view over a valley or dappled sunlight on a path in the same way as those who were there before us? How does our own vision of the landscape reflect – and be affected by – art and literature? Authors Will […]
Words from Elsewhere: Fanzine Workshop
Publish yourself. Fanzines, or zines, have long been a way of expressing thoughts and experiences from the margins and grassroots – a way of publishing what no one else will publish, and creating art and literature for voiceless communities. Be inspired by Conway Hall’s archive of DIY pamphlets, going back over 200 years of art […]
Words from Elsewhere: Small Press Publishing
Books can change the world. Conway Hall welcomes three radical and innovative small press publishers to discuss what inspired them to start, how they found their audience and how they keep going. This event is for anyone fascinated by books, publishing and interested in how to start their own small press. Strange Attractor Press is […]