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  • hcc-scizs-kiss
    Music

    Péter Szûcs and Péter Kiss will entertain their audience in a jazz-infused classical evening. 3 June 19.00. Free.

    Booking essential on 020 7240 8448 or bookings@hungary.org.uk.

  • sh-summerseries
    Music

    Urban festival of music acts, from rising stars to headline artists.

    Alex Clare 11 July, Band of Horses 12 July, Liann La Havas 13 July, Richard Hawley 14 July, First Aid Kit 15 July, Of Monsters and Men 16 July, Tom Odell 17 July, Jessie Ware 18 July, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 19 July, Goldfrapp 20 July, Basement Jaxx 21 July.

    Doors open 19.30. £27.50 (plus booking fee) from www.somersethouse.org.uk
     

  • ltm-posterpeople
    Events

    Storytime Open to all families but most suitable for those with children aged 3 to 7 years. Hear the stories of the Poster People – a shopping excursion, the stop that was missed and an adventure on the escalator. 11.00, 14.00

    Make and Take Open to all families but most suitable for those with children aged 4 to 12 years. Create your own Poster Person and bring it to life.  Make it walk, dance, clap or wave and use it to tell your own stories. 11.30, 14.30

    27 May - 2 June. Free with museum admission.

  • ltm-posterpeople
    Children's Event

    Storytime Open to all families but most suitable for those with children aged 3 to 7 years. Hear the stories of the Poster People – a shopping excursion, the stop that was missed and an adventure on the escalator. 11.00, 14.00

    Make and Take Open to all families but most suitable for those with children aged 4 to 12 years. Create your own Poster Person and bring it to life.  Make it walk, dance, clap or wave and use it to tell your own stories. 11.30, 14.30

    27 May - 2 June. Free with museum admission.

  • ng-mistresses
    Events

    Old Mistresses. What is the position for women today in art history? Has gender inequality been banished from museums along with racism, or do we need an expanded feminist critique? 8 June 10.30-17.00. £20, £16 concs

  • ng-artmarket
    Events

    London and the Emergence of a European Art Market (c.1780–1820). The French Revolution and the ensuing Napoleonic Wars instigated a sweeping redistribution of art throughout Europe. This two-day conference examines the role of London in this developing market. 21, 22 June 10.00-17.30. £65, £40 concs, £20 student ID.

  • ng-stmichael
    Events

    Compose a Chimera. Create a familiar but strange figure inspired by Bartolomé Bermejo's Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil. Materials provided, limited places. 28 June 13.00-14.15

  • ng-draw2
    Events

    Listen to a short talk, then make a drawing with the materials provided. Every Friday 13.00

  • foundling-concert
    Classical Music

    Pianist by James Brawn performs Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. 16 June 15.00.

    Tenor David Sadlier sings a programme of Britten's Holy Sonnets of John Donne, and Wagner's Wesendonk Lieder. 23 June 15.00.

    Free with Museum admission. Booking not required.

  • foundling-nathaniel-mann
    Music

    Nathaniel Mann of the Dead Rat Orchestra opens with a special set for the Foundling Museum. Martin Carthy will be performing a solo set accompanied by his distinctive guitar style. 7 June 18.30. £14, £12 concs
     

  • foundling-concert
    Classical Music

    Hoang Pham performs a programme of Chopin, Scriabin, Beethoven, and Liszt on piano. 6 June 13.00. 

    Violinist Katy Smith and pianist Naufal Mukumi play Debussy, Elgar and Waxman. 13 June 13.00.

    Free with Museum admission. Booking not required.

  • foundling-concert
    Classical Music

    Pianist Yllka Istrefi returns to perform a solo recital in the Picture Gallery. 2 June, talk 14.00, concert 15.00.

    Free with Museum admission. Booking not required.

  • foundling-walk
    Events

    Foundling Walks are organised in conjunction with Janice Liverseidge, a London Blue Badge Guide. Each walk ends at the Foundling Museum in time for one of the concerts held in the Picture Gallery. Check the website for concert details. 23 June 12.00-14.00. £10, £6 concs walk only; £15.50, £11 concs Museum admission, concert and walk.

  • foundling-janeausten
    Events

    Professor Laurie Kaplan discusses Brunswick Square, the location which opens and closes Jane Austen’s Emma, and theme of foundlings throughout the novel. 8 June 11.00. Free with Museum entry or those with an Open Gardens ticket.

  • foundling-fun
    Children's Event

    Create your own paper teacup and saucer complete with secret good deed message inspired by the exhibition Exchange. Families will work with artist Victoria Turnbull in this 3-D workshop. 22 June 10.30-16.30. Free for children and up to two accompanying adults with Museum admission.

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