{"title": "Amputation: A Dramatic Act", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hunterian Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 35-43, WC2A 3PE London", "price": "£8", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting", "history/medical-history"], "description": "A talk titled 'Amputation: A Dramatic Act' at the Hunterian Museum. It is given by Dawn Kemp, Director of Museums at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and tells the story of an oil painting from the mid-1700s that was stolen from the museum in the 1980s and recently recovered. The painting shows a male patient undergoing the amputation of his left leg, and the talk presents new evidence about who, what, where and why it depicts. Afterwards, attendees can view the painting and the temporary exhibition 'The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospital' before it closes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/amputation-a-dramatic-act-36593/", "official_url": "https://hunterianmuseum.org/events/amputation-a-dramatic-act", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cbae7e6599ec67c4e68febbbeba753803eb6a60dc8f6f2081404ff2ca8958e50-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hunterian Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 35-43, WC2A 3PE London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals", "start": "2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Hunterian Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 35-43, WC2A 3PE London", "price": "Free entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/medical-history"], "description": "An exhibition at the Hunterian Museum tracing 250 years of the hospital operating theatre through paintings, photographs and design plans. Curated by Alice Watkinson-Deane, it explores how pain-relief, germ-control, architecture, medical technology and changing cultural and ethical viewpoints transformed this space. Highlights include a recently rediscovered eighteenth-century painting of a leg amputation in a London hospital and images of surgical teams in NHS hospitals today. Access is included with free entry to the museum, booking recommended.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-operating-theatre-250-years-of-surgery-in-hospitals-36588/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5e955054b7455d96e1b8145c7050d61c624f71152d532249a7cd7318577c8fa8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Talk and Tea: First Aid on Camera – Untold Stories in Unseen Photographs", "start": "2026-11-12T12:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Museum of the Order of St John", "address": "St John's Lane, EC1M 4DA London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/photography", "history/medical-history"], "description": "A free ten-minute talk with tea and biscuits, held in the museum galleries, where drop-ins are welcome and step-free access is available throughout. Archivist Sophie presents previously unseen photographs from the collection, exploring the work of St John Ambulance across the United Kingdom. The photos were repackaged and catalogued as part of a recent Museum Fundamentals project, some seen for the first time since they were taken. A 2027 calendar featuring some of the images, marking next year's 150th anniversary of St John Ambulance, will be available to purchase after the talk.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/talk-and-tea-first-aid-on-camera-untold-stories-in-unseen-ph-37225/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/77ac7ec3c7cedcaab8ad7dcf47c24690516306fad109e88be5c987d4cdf2848c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "RCP Museum Late: exploring patient voices", "start": "2026-11-05T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Physicians", "address": "St Andrew's Place 11, London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/exhibition", "history/medical-history"], "description": "RCP Museum Late: exploring patient voices is an after-hours evening at the Royal College of Physicians Museum to explore the new exhibition 'Patient voices: power, truth, understanding'. Visitors can join free expert tours of the exhibition with senior curator Liz Douglas at 6pm and 7pm. The exhibition shares the lived experiences of healthcare through diaries, letters, images, oral histories, objects and artworks, bringing together patient voices past and present in partnership with a patient advocacy steering group. The museum stays open until 8pm, with free hot drinks in the Regent's Perk café and access to the Treasures Room, fine art, apothecary jars, anatomical tables, the Censors Room and the Dorchester Library.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rcp-museum-late-exploring-patient-voices-38304/", "official_url": "https://history.rcp.ac.uk/event/rcp-museum-late-exploring-patient-voices", "image": "https://noky.io/images/48812d633c39469e193b1cbd8a4ea90a971984c88dcf3748b878341f7416a948-600.webp"}, {"title": "Hunterian Drawing Club", "start": "2026-11-03T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hunterian Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 35-43, WC2A 3PE London", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hunterian-drawing-club-tickets-1300978745449", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "Hunterian Drawing Club is a day of drawing at the Hunterian Museum. Artist and medical artist Joanna Cameron leads the session, which explores art and anatomy inspired by the Hunterian collection. A3 drawing boards, pencils and paper are available, or you may bring your own drawing materials, though no wet materials are allowed, and stools are provided. Spaces are limited, so booking is recommended.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hunterian-drawing-club-36590/", "official_url": "https://hunterianmuseum.org/events/hunterian-drawing-club", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc94d446020e1e7c6e1bd43d150a29a37559ea5ac08d5e0015929cfb8a9fc9e6-600.webp"}, {"title": "Bits & Bobs: The Anatomy of Sex", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Florence Nightingale Museum", "address": "Lambeth Palace Road 2, SE1 7EP London", "price": "Free Entry for Drop-Ins", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/shop/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/biology/anatomy"], "description": "Bits & Bobs: The Anatomy of Sex is a fun and informative night of exploration of reproductive anatomy at the Florence Nightingale Museum. The Society for Reproduction and Fertility hosts the event, led by experts in reproduction, fertility and anatomy. Visitors can drop in and explore the museum at their own pace, with eight interactive activity stations and flash talks and animations by SRF scientists. Everyone is welcome to learn about reproductive anatomy in a safe environment and ask questions without fear of judgement.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bits-bobs-the-anatomy-of-sex-79056/", "official_url": "https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/bits-bobs-the-anatomy-of-sex/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/540668c11e0fa11a10d251c64ef89b66a1fc780324d00b07e6ca070c1afcea36-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions", "start": "2026-07-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "Wellcome Collection", "address": "Euston Road 183, NW1 2BE London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/drawing", "society/mental-health"], "description": "A free museum exhibition dedicated to the artist Audrey Amiss (1933–2013), running at Wellcome Collection on Euston Road. It brings together her drawings, paintings and exhibition materials, exploring her work as both artist and campaigner who spoke out against harmful treatment within the mental health system. The show focuses on works that records suggest Amiss exhibited or intended to make public, and attempts to restage three of her solo exhibitions. Her extensive archive was donated to Wellcome Collection in 2014.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/audrey-amiss-the-surviving-exhibitions-40244/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/024b88b34ffe66cd45e31c4e8f128b2606f91b6fe009f2a38860b636445d6b93-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Stolen! Theft in the archives", "start": "2026-10-12T09:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-03-18T19:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/archives", "society/crime"], "description": "\"Stolen! Theft in the archives\" is an exhibition at the LSE Library Gallery, open to all. It is hosted by LSE Library and curated by an international team, including Hannah Boroudjou, Daniel Brambilla-Payne, Chelsea Collison, and Silvia Gallotti. The exhibition explores theft in different forms: wealth taken by others, ideas obscured by the published record, and robbed legacies, showing how theft shapes what we remember and what we forget. It features stories on Harriet Taylor Mill, documents from the investigation into the murder of socialist MP Giacomo Matteotti, student research on Marxism, Hansa Mehta's possible connection to LSE, the Fabian Society, AI, and more.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/stolen-theft-in-the-archives-37075/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ed61683bee0719d155b5dab914a666bd4712cc8f6b612d04395b93da2e902193-600.webp"}, {"title": "Fresh takes: Art in 10 minutes", "start": "2026-11-06T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "A short 10-minute lunchtime talk at the National Gallery, part of the monthly Fresh takes series. The speaker is Tia Grant, an alumnus of the Gallery's Articulation initiative, which helps young people aged 16–19 build research and presentation skills and invites them to give 10-minute talks on works of art. She revisits her talk on Pietro Longhi's painting A Fortune Teller at Venice, offering fresh perspectives on the Venetian scene and the stories and mysteries at its heart. The free session is open to everyone in Room 33.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fresh-takes-art-in-10-minutes-78901/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/fresh-takes-art-in-10-minutes-06-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/15a4b3b848068842b10d27a72b1c00c686328c296192a483295f5a0837b53e58-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Metamorphoses: The Great Gallery", "start": "2026-11-04T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Wallace Collection", "address": "Manchester Square, W1U 3BN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://wallacecollection.digitickets.co.uk/tickets", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/sculpture"], "description": "A short fifteen-minute talk in the Great Gallery of the museum, led by Rosa Somerville. It looks at Rachel Kneebone's white porcelain sculptures, After the Dance I and III, and how they invite comparisons with the paintings and sculptures around them. Set against dark red walls and gilded frames, the works draw attention to movement, stillness and transformation across the Collection. Places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served on the day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/metamorphoses-the-great-gallery-70689/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/metamorphoses-the-great-gallery/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a42bc3c7b721a086fe7492888ee4a42041f6e831d182822e3da65091344aece4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Collection in Focus: Paintings", "start": "2026-11-07T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Wallace Collection", "address": "Manchester Square, W1U 3BN London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://wallacecollection.digitickets.co.uk/tickets", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Collection in Focus: Paintings is a guided tour that delves deeper into the Wallace Collection's paintings. It is led by speaker Rosa Somerville. Visitors explore highlights from across the galleries and discover the stories, techniques, and artistic achievements behind some of the Collection's most celebrated works. Places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served on the day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/collection-in-focus-paintings-39904/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/collection-in-focus-paintings-16/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b4548668d9d68622d39c185165a20d6a85bca399ae4544dbbcf9b8898f5b3217-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Mindful Art Observations", "start": "2026-11-02T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T10:45:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "Free, no booking required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Mindful Art Observations is a short drop-in session exploring the William Hogarth paintings through 'slow looking', a technique that invites you to slow down and dive deeper into the paintings through mindful observations. The sessions are led by the Barts Heritage Engagement Team. They run across several dates, with upcoming dates listed on the what's on page. The event is free and no booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mindful-art-observations-60008/", "official_url": "https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/mindful-art-observations-666/?occurrence=2026-11-02&", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68f357d810a4c041b896b9713748ddfb3eab6738b7f88a238cf1c2fa14fb1e27-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kay’s Gruesome Games: with Adam Kay and Henry Paker", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £23 (ticket prices include a £2 venue restoration levy)", "price_from": "23.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/visit-us/ticketsolve-protect/", "category": "quiz-games", "tags": ["games/quiz", "history/medical-history"], "description": "Kay’s Gruesome Games: with Adam Kay and Henry Paker is a stage quiz show at Leicester Square Theatre, described as the world's most queasy quiz. Writer Adam Kay and illustrator Henry Paker, the pair behind Kay's Anatomy, present blood-curdling brain-teasers, disgusting draw-alongs and grisly games about the revolting history of medicine, from dead moles strapped to heads to worms growing inside brains. It is for wretches aged 7 and over, and both creators sign books and meet fans after the show. It runs 1 hour without an interval, with tickets from £23 including a £2 venue restoration levy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/kays-gruesome-games-with-adam-kay-and-henry-paker-36967/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/kays-gruesome-games-with-adam-kay-and-henry-paker/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4682d96352fc1829b5bd1d6086cc3fe12b8882f196a868eef4dc6a7d098b830a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Metamorphoses: A Dance to the Music of Time", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Wallace Collection", "address": "Manchester Square, W1U 3BN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://wallacecollection.digitickets.co.uk/tickets", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/sculpture"], "description": "A short fifteen-minute talk at the museum in the Billiard Room exploring the links between Rachel Kneebone's sculptures and works from the Wallace Collection. The speaker is David Wootton. It looks at Kneebone's Dance alongside Nicolas Poussin's A Dance to the Music of Time and François Anguier's Borghese Dancers, considering how movement in the 'sister arts' of painting and sculpture relates to dance and ballet. Places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served on the day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/metamorphoses-a-dance-to-the-music-of-time-70690/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/metamorphoses-a-dance-to-the-music-of-time/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/603e27bce57ed5792f37fbda9841fe5f227aeacb1ed1cb3c107b00b167c375fa-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Tour", "start": "2026-11-01T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T11:00:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "£10.00, concessions available", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1998353437927?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "Guided Tour is a tour through Barts North Wing, which houses two of England's most important interiors: the Great Hall and the Hogarth Stair with its large paintings by William Hogarth. The tour explores the building and hospital's rich history, architecture and the people involved in its craftsmanship, and highlights the conservation work done to rescue and rejuvenate the Grade I listed building. The tours are for individuals, pairs and small groups of fewer than 8 people only.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-tour-60006/", "official_url": "https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/guided-tour-609-282-172-981-973-525-290-769/?occurrence=2026-11-01", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1066397197935f94dca77bad6e1daa2649b8a4e29bd16dff14ad48db9e436b02-2000.webp"}, {"title": "RCP Museum Taster tour - November", "start": "2026-11-04T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Physicians", "address": "St Andrew's Place 11, London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rcp-museum-taster-tour-november-tickets-2002561812288?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/medical-history"], "description": "RCP Museum Taster tour - November is a free 30-minute guided tour through the Royal College of Physicians' home on the edge of Regent's Park. It is led by a member of the archives, heritage library and museum team of the Royal College of Physicians. Using the artwork, medical tools and other objects on display, the tour explores the RCP's 500-year history and the history of medicine.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rcp-museum-taster-tour-november-38303/", "official_url": "https://history.rcp.ac.uk/event/rcp-museum-taster-tour-november-0", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3eebb92e86f35ce83ee93a7f0dc96b5ba299d3bdb63123279709dd71624dc126-600.webp"}, {"title": "Voices in the Room", "start": "2026-06-16T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-29T00:00:00Z", "place": "Foundling Museum", "address": "Brunswick Square 40, WC1N 1AZ London", "price": "Adult £14.50 (£13.50 online), Student (22+) £13 (£12 online), Reduced price £13 (£12 online), 21 & u", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "14.50", "tickets_url": "https://shop.foundlingmuseum.org.uk/products/general-admission", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "Voices in the Room is a display of three contemporary artworks recently acquired by the Foundling Museum. The works are by Rachel Kneebone, Tamsin van Essen and Grayson Perry, and are shown for the first time as part of the permanent Collection. They offer fresh perspectives on the Foundling story, exploring care for children, memory, identity and belonging. Among them is Rachel Kneebone's ceramic sculpture Through a Glass III, 2023 and Tamsin van Essen's Entangled Roots, 2023.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/voices-in-the-room-36164/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e5828ed1dd8369ed5e60eeb98b48f39445d5b19874f03a955099fc4cc24132ae-2000.webp"}]}