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| Saturday, 15th May |
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| New 3-day vintage poster market, with leading specialist dealers. |
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| Karen Averby, a seaside-loving historian, tells us the story of how the seafront hotels in Brighton developed and what happened to them over the years. |
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| Sunday, 16th May |
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| New 3-day vintage poster market, with leading specialist dealers. |
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| How to depict the impossible, a monster more bizarre than any medieval Apocalypse or engravings of krakens and rhinoceroses? |
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| Monday, 17th May |
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| Get a taste of the Royal College of Physicians fascinating 500-year history and award-winning architecture in a live virtual guided tour. |
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| Hear from Africa Project Curator, Dr Helen Anderson, as she shares recent research into basketry and its practical, cultural and historical significance. |
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| What was the role of the Jews in the shaping of the Reformation – a huge turning point in Europe’s history? |
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| Lord Richard Harries has selected 30 images to convey the essential truths of the Christian faith, some ancient and some modern. |
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| Professor Alice Roberts uses seven fascinating burial sites as a route to understanding more about ourselves and our history. |
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| Tuesday, 18th May |
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| This lecture follows the journey of a plant hunter and illustrator who has painted his way around the globe, depicting the underworld of plants |
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| In this talk we are going to explore the issue of power consumption within today’s machine learning hardware and discuss how researchers are taking inspiration from the human brain to tackle this issue. |
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| Join arboriculturist, Greg Packman and discover the different kinds of trees in bloom in Hyde Park. We will explore the Rose Garden, Nannies Lawn and the Dell area with its beautiful waterfall. |
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| Introducing this remarkable dynasty, Emily Brand explores their adventures from Newstead Abbey to the haunted shores of Chile, and how they coloured the life of their most illustrious descendant. |
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| Join a panel of experts as they discuss the risks posed by climate change and what we can do to mitigate them. |
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| Learn about the common mushrooms and fungi you can find in Britain. |
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| Led by Lisa Markwell, food editor of the Sunday Times, with Nicholas Lander restaurant critic for FT, Jimi Famurewa restaurant critic for the Evening Standard, and Ligaya Mishan from the New York Times. |
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| Wednesday, 19th May |
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| Unveiling the results of an NLA Members Survey of over 180 built environment professionals, this report brings to light the key challenges the sector is facing, but also the lessons learned to return to the office and to ultimately ‘build back better’. |
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| This report brings to light the key challenges the sector is facing, but also the lessons learned to return to the office. |
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| Join community archaeologist Alexis as he explores how the Roman development of Fulham reflects Britain’s economic situation at the time. |
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| In East London, regeneration can have negative consequences for young people – but youth-led design can address them. |
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| A talk by a V&A Museum curator on the men's rings collection in the museum |
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| This talk will explore how The Royal Parks conserve and enhance this magnificent working cemetery for people, heritage and nature. |
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| The next two decades of changes in health will be as striking as any seen previously: this lecture will address some of the predictable changes public health and the NHS will need to address. |
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| How can history strengthen democracy? A panel of writers, historians and academics will ask what lessons, if any, can be drawn from a wide array of global histories to help strengthen democracy in the present. |
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| Price includes a copy of Gimblett's Guide to The Best British Cheeses, a tasting of cheese samples and a glass of wine/soft drink. |
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| This talk celebrates the work of one of Britain’s greatest film actors. |
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| What do we really know about how our daily caffeine fix is produced, and the farming communities that may be behind it? |
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| Thursday, 20th May |
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| Join Rachel M Koopmans and Leonie Seliger for a conversation about the Becket Miracle Windows. |
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| Hear from three people who have worked in essential support roles about their personal experiences of the pandemic. |
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| A talk about how Frederic Leighton was inspired to create his richly decorated Arab Hall in his Kensington house. |
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| Join acclaimed writer Wendy Moore to learn about the story of the suffragette doctors who ran Endell Street Military Hospital in the heart of London in World War I. |
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| Writer and T.S. Eliot Prize winner Roger Robinson will deliver this year's Cities Imaginaries lecture at UCL Urban Laboratory. |
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| As we celebrate reopening the Museum and welcoming you back into London, we look back at a rich history of celebrations in and about our city. |
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| In this talk, De Morgan Curator Sarah Hardy will introduce the artwork of William and Evelyn De Morgan and illuminate the scope of her work with this historic collection today. |
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| Tree expert Russell Miller will take you on a tour of Abney Park's surviving remnants of the famous Loddiges arboretum. |
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| Join author and expert in gold and silver Timothy Schroder as he takes a close look at the workings of this relationship and at the individuals who operated it. |
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| Madhur is joining us live from her home in New York, and talking to Ravinder Bhogal - one of the most exciting modern food-writers and the chef-restaurateur of London’s Jikoni. |
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| Friday, 21st May |
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| This NLA webinar brings together experts to discuss the cultural phenomena of e-sports and the future of offline and online interaction. |
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| Dr Simon J Moody will examine how the Cold War nuclear threat affected the British Army’s training, war doctrine and purpose. |
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| In this talk, Principal Medieval Records Specialist Euan Roger will explore the last decade of Henry’s life, from his deposition in 1461 through to the events of the ‘Readeption’ and the circumstances around his death in 1471. |
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| The stories of two women who refused to be defined by society’s expectations. |
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| Saturday, 22nd May |
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| Many surprises, unusual trees and shrubs are hidden behind the railings of this large London square. |
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| Rare opportunity to visit this 42 acre jewel with many mature trees, 2 acre lake with water fowl, expansive lawns and a river walk. |
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| Dr Judy Hill tells the story of almshouses from the difficult times of the Reformation to vitality of the 21st century. |
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| Occasional open day at a railway cutting nature reserve in Forest Hill. |
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