{"title": "Ancient Egypt at Twilight", "start": "2026-11-20T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sir John Soane's Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 13, WC2A 3BP London", "price": "£35", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": "35.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/ancient-egypt"], "description": "An exclusive after-hours Twilight Tour of Sir John Soane's Museum exploring the architect's engagement with the world of ancient Egypt. Led by an expert guide, the sixty-minute tour moves through the dark, winding passages of Soane's collection, telling stories of 19th-century acts of derring-do, Egyptian gods and myths, and the Western love-affair with ancient Egypt. It journeys first to the Egypt of Soane's England, then beyond to the land of the pharaohs and the banks of the Nile. Tours are limited to 15 participants for a focused and engaging experience.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ancient-egypt-at-twilight-38610/", "official_url": "https://www.soane.org/whats-on/ancient-egypt-twilight-tour-nov-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5c8b9b91f70f4e372af9efa21d5dc31ee0a65622ad42149cb274d99f1276bea1-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-20T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sir John Soane's Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 13, WC2A 3BP London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Highlights Tour", "start": "2026-01-01T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-31T13:00:00Z", "place": "Sir John Soane's Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 13, WC2A 3BP London", "price": "£25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture", "history"], "description": "The classic tour of Sir John Soane's Museum, taking you through the architect's extraordinary home, left as it was at his death in 1837. 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It is presented by Colnaghi at its London gallery. Spanning antiquity to the modern era, the exhibition traces how Egypt's monuments, objects and history have been preserved and understood across time. The works shown range from 19th-century paintings and photographs of temples and pyramids to Egyptian sculpture, reliefs and vessels, alongside historical books such as Maxime Du Camp's Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/out-of-the-sand-ancient-egypt-rediscovered-60317/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/93e74eef8202c5d919c5d66b09a4a88e4497c95e2057ed1150c0ec33cc3371ff-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Soane Museum Study Group: Harry Adams", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sir John Soane's Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 13, WC2A 3BP London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history"], "description": "A talk in the Soane Museum Study Group, an open forum where scholars present new research in architectural history or on the museum's collection. Dr Harry Adams, a curatorial and cataloguing trainee at Sir John Soane's Museum, reappraises John Soane's designs for the Insolvent Debtors' Court on Portugal Street, a building of 1821-25 that Dickens made famous as a 'badly lighted and worse ventilated' symbol of harsh insolvency laws. New cataloguing of the court's drawings reveals the compromises in its design and execution, and the talk asks whether it was really as bleak as its reputation. Afterwards, relevant drawings can be viewed in the Soane Museum Research Library.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/soane-museum-study-group-harry-adams-38609/", "official_url": "https://www.soane.org/whats-on/soane-museum-study-group-harry-adams", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9b6ba4d5c9211dbddfdc5525b7dddb98bec00e1cd54bcfcd62699e0b5a678f6a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Guided tours", "start": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Museum of the Order of St John", "address": "St John's Lane, EC1M 4DA London", "price": "£15pp and £11.25 for Art Pass holders", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/religion"], "description": "Guided tours at the Museum of the Order of St John take visitors behind the scenes to explore historic rooms otherwise closed to the general public. The museum, which tells the story of an ancient religious military Order from eleventh century Jerusalem to its modern role with St John Ambulance, runs the tours. Its collection includes tours of St John's Gate, the lost medieval priory, and the Victorian St John Ambulance, some with audio description, BSL interpretation or Deaf-led guidance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-tours-37224/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9d81f5ad6b12b5984795118c74e2db5ec46197363ed0ae75ae55a85dd356a699-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Tour of the Bible in the British Museum", "start": "2026-11-14T09:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Birchwood Centre", "address": "Fortis Green Road 171, N10 3BG London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["religion/christian/bible", "history/antiquity"], "description": "A guided tour exploring how the Bible aligns with artefacts and texts from the ancient world, journeying through ancient lands, kingdoms and events. It covers the Old Testament in the British Museum, then moves to the British Library for the New Testament, early Bibles and medieval manuscripts, with a lunch break in between. Organised by St James Muswell Hill, it lasts about four hours with a morning start.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tour-of-the-bible-in-the-british-museum-79039/", "official_url": "https://stjamesmuswellhill.churchsuite.com/events/kaxmrwnm", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a9f87ccb3eb1079f31b6bb5fb7c6c9b6c014013cf065071bf8354dfc1b5e6d68-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Tour", "start": "2026-11-10T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T11:00:00Z", "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", "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": "Reveries on Ruin Value and the Future of (a) Museum(s)", "start": "2026-06-19T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Sir John Soane's Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 13, WC2A 3BP London", "price": "Free to explore", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art"], "description": "An online zine titled 'Reveries on Ruin Value and the Future of (a) Museum(s)', loosely modelled on pamphlets authored by Sir John Soane. It collects the research and collaborations of artist Simon Faride, who added an 'e' to his surname just as Soane did, during his 2025 Jerwood Artist Residency at the museum. The zine explores the concept of 'ruin value' (Ruinenwert), the desire to design a building to work both in its original form and later as a successful ruin, and playfully applies this notion to imagining potential museum futures. A collaborative scrapbook with contributions from museum staff, it presents the Soane Museum as a living place and pairs playful speculations with serious consideration of conservation and the long-term future of museums.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/reveries-on-ruin-value-and-the-future-of-a-museums-42031/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d7099b3bdb57a7cd793dd36681809d8553026577d7e785106eb61f8dab24b7fc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Museum Highlights Tour", "start": "2026-11-14T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Guards Museum", "address": "", "price": "Ticket includes museum admission.", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/military"], "description": "A guided highlights tour through the museum's collection, exploring royal coronations and executions, the life of a Guardsman, and the Guards' duties from guarding the palace to frontline combat. It is run by The Guards Museum, whose expert guides lead visitors through stories behind over 1,000 artefacts spanning the five Foot Guard regiments. The tour lasts 45 minutes and suits history enthusiasts, British heritage lovers, and visitors wanting to discover the other side to London's pageantry.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/museum-highlights-tour-39332/", "official_url": "https://theguardsmuseum.com/your-visit/whats-on/events-calendar/museum-highlights-tour/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d2c3b27956d7109aea36833b5d319cbe449921e8d8a16e88c03b55c2a46f0a3f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Behind the scenes tours at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre", "start": "2026-11-12T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre", "address": "", "price": "Adults: £16 | Members: £12", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/maritime"], "description": "A guided behind-the-scenes tour taking visitors inside the state-of-the-art storage facility of the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre, part of Royal Museums Greenwich. Specialist tour guides lead visitors through a sprinkling of the 2.5 million objects and archives held across the sites, and visitors meet the conservation team to learn first-hand about an object's voyage from store to display. The tour lasts two hours with a 10-minute interval and includes a complimentary tea or coffee, and is fully wheelchair accessible. It has been specifically designed for adults, though younger enthusiasts of history, conservation and heritage are welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/behind-the-scenes-tours-at-the-prince-philip-maritime-collec-103995/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/prince-philip-maritime-collections-centre/behind-scenes-tours-prince-philip-maritime", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7dc654c1328a3b12c773d3006a474ec1e50c41e0ffcd690d053436b1e099ec09-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Almshouse 14 Tours", "start": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Museum of the Home", "address": "Kingsland Road 136, E2 8EA London", "price": "Free with optional donation", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/local-history/london"], "description": "Almshouse 14 Tours are guided tours of the Museum of the Home's restored 18th-century almshouse dwellings, showing what it was like to live in Hackney 200 years ago. The interactive walk through Almshouse 14 reveals how residents kept warm, slept, ate and did their washing centuries ago. The tours are free drop-ins with an optional donation, last 45 minutes and start promptly, with places reserved at the Welcome Desk on arrival. Private group bookings are available by arrangement for groups larger than six people.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/almshouse-14-tours-92569/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3fd9665c8ba103e7da96498703e0853265d3f8ebc594e679338a85bdcff47cb5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Behind the Scenes | Secret Dome Tour", "start": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "price": "£48, £32 (students), £11 (Universal Credit)", "price_from": "48.00", "price_to": "48.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "Behind the Scenes | Secret Dome Tour is a guided tour that takes you up the dome of the Chapel of St Peter and St Paul on a narrow, winding staircase, with panoramic 360° views over Greenwich and central London. An expert guide leads the tour, revealing the dome's hidden history, original relics including a vantage point once used to defend London during the Second World War, the architecture of Christopher Wren, and the inner workings of the historic turret clock. Tickets include a gift pack, entry to the Painted Hall with its talks and multimedia guide, the 600 Years of History tours, and the Discover Greenwich Museum in the Visitor Centre. The tour is not suitable for everyone: you must be able to climb 125 steps unaided, children under 14 are not permitted, and walking aids are not allowed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/behind-the-scenes-secret-dome-tour-37523/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/81cf662376dcb3fc6772b009cab2a7f270fa3f65cafc28cd30427202bcd53501-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Highlights of the National Army Museum: BSL Tour", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Army Museum", "address": "SW3 4HT London", "price": "£2.00", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/military"], "description": "A British Sign Language (BSL) tour discovering some of the National Army Museum's most remarkable exhibits, led by expert guide Edward Richards. It takes in compelling objects spanning more than 350 years, from the British Civil Wars to modern-day conflicts, including the slashed portrait of Oliver Cromwell, the skeleton of Marengo, Napoleon's favourite horse, and the robes worn by Lawrence of Arabia during the First World War. The tour reveals the historical significance of these items while exploring the human stories behind them. Richards has been delivering BSL tours in museums and galleries since 2002, including Tate Modern and the Design Museum.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/highlights-of-the-national-army-museum-bsl-tour-37241/", "official_url": "https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/highlights-national-army-museum-bsl-tour", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6c77fd688d3e6af32bb75cd4a42eb4f28860e11104eadbd1d959307690a24417-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Behind the Scenes Tour", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["stage/opera", "history"], "description": "Behind the Scenes Tour is a guided tour of the Royal Opera House lasting approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, suitable for ages 12 and over. Expert guides take visitors into areas normally off-limits to the public, such as rehearsal studios, costumes and production workshops. The tour shares insight into the secrets and spaces of the theatre, its history as the third theatre on the site, and the inner workings of one of the world's most renowned theatres.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/behind-the-scenes-tour-38336/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/845fbb4108a338a0458b9cee47e0f9fc0a01b60dc0f207b5f2176e07013346a4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Highlights Tours – Ossie Clark + Celia Birtwell", "start": "2026-11-04T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-23T00:00:00Z", "place": "Fashion and Textile Museum", "address": "Bermondsey Street 83, SE1 3XF London", "price": "£12.65 (Free (with exhibition ticket))", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/fashion"], "description": "A guided highlights tour of the exhibition Ossie Clark + Celia Birtwell, lasting about 45 minutes for groups of up to 15 people. It is led by volunteer guides from the Fashion and Textile Museum, who introduce the pieces on display and the historical context behind the exhibition. Visitors can ask questions in an informal group setting, and exhibition entry is included with the ticket.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/highlights-tours-ossie-clark-celia-birtwell-69761/", "official_url": "https://fashiontextilemuseum.org/museumevents/highlights-tours/?date_from=20261104&date_to=20261223", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e60d171b5372ef938c70737b803464c2573d258fb3a26fcf4f01ec627c4b181a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Timewalk Immersive Experience Museum", "start": "2026-07-23T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Excel", "address": "Western Gateway 1, E16 1XL London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history"], "description": "Timewalk is a large-scale immersive exhibition at ExCeL London that takes visitors on a storytelling journey through 12,000 years of history, bringing ancient civilisations from Babylon, Egypt, the Maya and Rapa Nui back to life through image, sound and architecture. Rather than presenting civilisations as isolated moments, it reveals the invisible threads that unite humanity across continents and centuries. The production features narration in 25 languages, with voices by David Schofield and Olivia Williams, plus a dedicated children's narration for younger visitors. It blends entertainment, education and emotional storytelling for cultural explorers, immersive-experience fans and families alike.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/timewalk-immersive-experience-museum-36038/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/952cfb933408d6c160fde5e646ed45da68875f68af244bf6e45dafca0654cb30-1200.webp"}, {"title": "BSL Tours of Hunterian Museum 2026", "start": "2026-11-18T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T12:00:00Z", "place": "Hunterian Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 35-43, WC2A 3PE London", "price": "£8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/medical-history"], "description": "A British Sign Language tour of the Hunterian Museum, discovering the art and science of surgery from ancient times to today. It is led by Alan Murray MBE, a Deaf BSL user, trainer and consultant passionate about making the arts accessible. The museum holds over 2,000 anatomical preparations made by 18th-century surgeon anatomist John Hunter, alongside instruments, models, paintings and archive material tracing surgery's history up to robot-assisted operations, and includes England's largest public display of human anatomy. Meet at the Hunter statue by the staircase in the atrium; a tour ticket also grants museum access.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bsl-tours-of-hunterian-museum-2026-36595/", "official_url": "https://hunterianmuseum.org/events/bsl-tour-of-hm-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5858e7334c0e56a369e552c972254bd0c04890cc0eedc8606b54e645061232fd-600.webp"}]}