The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing
Thomas Harding in conversation with David Herman about The Maverick, his new biography of iconic publisher George Weidenfeld
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The Photographs of Zygmunt Bauman
Virtual Event
Cultural historian Janet Wolff will introduce a less well-known aspect of the career of eminent sociologist Zygmunt Bauman.
Creative Sanctuary: Refugees at Dartington in the 1930s and Beyond
Virtual Event
2 day online symposium exploring little-known fact that Dartington Hall was an important place of sanctuary for refugees from Fascist Europe
Creative Sanctuary: Refugees at Dartington in the 1930s and Beyond (Day Two)
Virtual Event
2 day online symposium exploring little-known fact that Dartington Hall was an important place of sanctuary for refugees from Fascist Europe
Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners shaped global style
Virtual Event
Fashion City brings together places and spaces in London with fashion and textiles, oral histories, objects and photography to weave this fascinating history, where every stitch tells a truly unique story.
Taking Sides: Bobby Carter, Godfrey Samuel and the Refugee Architects
Virtual Event
Valeria Carullo, Curator, The Robert Elwall Photographs Collection at RIBA British Architectural Library, will talk about her ongoing researches into the important role played by Bobby Carter and Godfrey Samuel of the RIBA Refugee Committee in rescuing their fellow architects from the clutches of the Nazi regime during the late 1930s. Following the rise of Nazi Germany and the related…
Gardens of Culture: Visionen und experimentelle Projekte für eine Zukunft
Warburg-Haus Heilwigstr. 116, Hamburg, GermanyHosted at Warburg Haus, Hamburg this two-day event will present illustrated talks, narrative photography and film screenings. The conference takes place in-person but can also be accessed via Zoom.
Tribute to Mira Hamermesh
Virtual Event
In the centenary year of her birth, Jeremy Coopman will pay tribute to his mother, the remarkable Polish-born film maker and artist Mira Hamermesh, who spent most of her working life in England.
Virtual Tour – Modernist Hampstead
Virtual Event
In this virtual tour discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architecture built in Hampstead in the 1930s onwards.
Virtual Tour – A Walk Through Highgate: Experiments in Urban Living
Virtual Event
This is a live virtual tour hosted via Zoom video conferencing where your guide will give an illustrated presentation of the tour route with an accompanying talk.
Walking Tour – Diverse London – City Public Art by Refugees and Immigrants
Walking across the City, we discover the stories behind the people and sculptures of public art by immigrants and refugees
Lubetkin and Goldfinger: Misunderstood Visionaries?
Virtual Event
Russian-born Berthold Lubetkin and Hungarian-born Ernö Goldfinger established themselves as two leading British architects who designed high-rise council housing after the Second World War; a type of building that now holds a poor reputation.
Walking Tour: A Walk through Highgate Experiments in Urban Living
Discover the experimental 20th century architectural homes in a stroll through Highgate Village, Waterlow Park and the Holly Lodge Estate
From Berlin to London: The Industrial Photography of Walter & Rita Nurnberg
Virtual Event
Nick Warr and Simon Dell – the curators of a fascinating exhibition Norwich Works: The Industrial Photography of Walter and Rita Nurnberg currently on at Norwich Castle Museum until 14 April - will talk about the too little known German-born émigré photographers Walter and Rita Nurnberg.
The Lives of Edith Hoffmann, Art Historian
Virtual Event
Termed “the first woman editor of the Burlington”, Edith Hoffman wrote the first book in English about Oskar Kokoschka.
Peter László Péri (1889-1967) – Péri’s People
Virtual Event
This lecture by Arie Hartog will present the results of recent research on Péri and represents a more holistic approach.
Esther Simpson: The True Story of her Mission to Save Scholars from Hitler’s Persecution
Virtual Event
Over more than five decades, her work for the Academic Assistance Council and its successor, the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning, ensured refuge for thousands of displaced academics worldwide and had a profound impact on twentieth-century science, philosophy, philology, architecture and art history.
Memorials, Past and Present: Caren Garfen in conversation with Monica Bohm-Duchen
Virtual Event
London-based Caren Garfen is an award-winning artist specialising in textiles and meticulous hand stitching underpinned by extensive research.
Free