{"title": "Black History Month: Mahogany", "start": "2026-10-28T13:00:00Z", "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/decorative-arts", "history/colonialism"], "description": "A 15-minute talk for Black History Month exploring hidden histories connected to the museum's collection. Curator Alexander Collins discusses an 18th-century roll-top desk attributed to the French cabinet-maker Jean-Henri Riesener, known for his work for Marie-Antoinette. The talk shows how the desk's luxurious mahogany veneer reflects global networks of trade, wealth, and exploitation behind 18th-century luxury consumption. Places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served on the day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/black-history-month-mahogany-39891/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/black-history-month-the-mahogany-trade/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0fc446b6c9026084e305d6c1abf2438fb33cfc5c72f10e1513a4a962500280f9-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-28T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Wallace Collection", "address": "Manchester Square, W1U 3BN London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Collection in Focus: Furniture", "start": "2026-10-31T11:30:00Z", "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/design/furniture-design"], "description": "A themed guided tour at the museum focusing on the furniture collection, taking visitors through highlights across the galleries in the Front State Room. Speaker Denise Stone leads the tour, which explores the artistry, craftsmanship, and innovation behind pieces from elegant tables and cabinets to richly decorated furnishings created for Europe's most prestigious interiors. Places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served on the day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/collection-in-focus-furniture-39901/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/collection-in-focus-furniture-13/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1545ea1c70943f50445fd8e1eadc6707856656c02416da055058daa3c7114b83-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Dame Rosalind Savill Memorial Lecture 2026", "start": "2026-11-09T18:30:00Z", "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/decorative-arts", "history/france"], "description": "The Dame Rosalind Savill Memorial Lecture 2026 is an annual talk at the museum, held in its Theatre and broadcast live online via Zoom, followed by a drinks reception. This year's speaker is Wolf Burchard, Curator in Charge of the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the lecture 'The World's Largest Jigsaw Puzzle: Piecing together Louis XIV's Grande Galerie Savonnerie carpets'. He tells how, in 1668, Louis XIV commissioned 92 enormous Savonnerie carpets for the Grande Galerie of the Louvre, woven over 25 years and never laid out there; after the French Revolution many were stripped of royal emblems, segmented, sold and dispersed, and curators from the Mobilier national and The Met are now piecing them together. In February 2026 the Mobilier national showed 32 of these carpets together at the Grand Palais in Paris, and from September 2026 The Met will stage the first ever exhibition devoted to the Savonnerie in the United States. The lecture honours Dame Rosalind Savill, Director of the Wallace Collection from 1992 to 2011, who transformed the under-visited institution into a cultural landmark.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dame-rosalind-savill-memorial-lecture-2026-39905/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/dame-rosalind-savill-memorial-lecture-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6c86e408329886372e483913eb56043a0a3b926a651387a36ad5078d550318ff-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Cabinets Unlocked, 17 Oct–1 Nov 2026", "start": "2026-10-17T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Ham House", "address": "", "price": "Free event (admission applies)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/decorative-arts"], "description": "Cabinets Unlocked is a rare chance to see inside Ham House's highly decorative cabinets, which are opened just twice a year to protect their pristine interiors. Over twenty prized cabinets and writing desks will be opened and on display, along with strongboxes and miniature cabinets, coinciding with the conservation team's condition checks. The collection includes marquetry, lacquer and exquisite veneers from Japan, China, Holland and England, with highlights such as the Ivory Cabinet from around 1660 and the Marquetry Cabinet, one of the earliest recorded examples of floral marquetry in England. From 19 to 23 October, volunteer guides will also give short pop-up talks in the Long Gallery, subject to volunteer availability.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/cabinets-unlocked-17-oct1-nov-2026-36376/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Hogarth and the 18th Century Sex Trade", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hogarth's House", "address": "Hogarth Lane, W4 2QN London", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.com/hogarths-house/hogarth-and-the-18th-century-sex-trade/e-xmzraj", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/18th-century", "society/sex-work"], "description": "An immersive evening at Hogarth's House exploring the world behind William Hogarth's depictions of London's 18th-century sex trade. A storytelling tour through the galleries led by an 18th-century 'Covent Garden Lady' introduces the real people behind his famous images, followed by a talk by speaker Maria on the facts, figures and case studies of the trade, with a bar serving Mother's Ruin. Contains themes some may find triggering and is suitable for ages 16+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hogarth-and-the-18th-century-sex-trade-36535/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d329cb605afe081ee6704b9e9a7c19765d4b71e217a669cdfc3651e24fc24d45-1200.webp"}, {"title": "12.11| The Men Who Made Menswear – lecture by Russell Nash.", "start": "2026-11-12T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:00:00Z", "place": "Polish Social and Cultural Association", "address": "King Street 238-246, W6 0RF London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": [], "description": "A lecture titled The Men Who Made Menswear given by Russell Nash, held in the Sala Malinowa. It tells the story of men's tailoring over the past 200 years through the lives of the men who commissioned, created and wore it. Tailors, shirtmakers, hatters and other craftspeople in London's west end, especially around Savile Row and Jermyn Street, have shaped the way men dress since the Regency.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/1211-the-men-who-made-menswear-lecture-by-russell-nash-63949/", "official_url": "https://posk.org/event/12-11-the-men-who-made-menswear-lecture-by-russell-nash/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ee00133c5439b40117951e20f046390e634de7a021209683a4a997e741b75f25-600.webp"}, {"title": "Cornwallis Cloth: Championing untold stories of WW2 in the Caribbean", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "price": "Free (Booking Required)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://ornc.digitickets.co.uk/category/61042", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "An evening at the Visitor Centre with a viewing of the Cornwallis Cloth exhibition and film installation, followed by a panel discussion. Sweet Patootee Arts and the Old Royal Naval College Interpretation Team explore how oral testimony and creative research can break through archival silence to restore long silenced histories of British Caribbean lives during the Second World War. From 6pm to 7.30pm visitors can view the exhibition, with the talk and Q&A running from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Admission is free, though booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/cornwallis-cloth-championing-untold-stories-of-ww2-in-the-ca-37528/", "official_url": "https://ornc.org/whats-on/cornwallis-cloth-talk/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f154f1d4ee985023b247b25a756c70c8a52e88d0955166951326d2f69cafbd67-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Collections, including Antique Embroidery from the Collection of Ian and Barbara Kennedy-Martin", "start": "2026-11-03T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T10:00:00Z", "place": "Bonhams’ Knightsbridge", "address": "Montpelier Street, SW7 1HH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.bonhams.com/how-to-buy/", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["diy/textiles/embroidery", "history/antiques"], "description": "An online auction of collections including antique embroidery and vernacular furniture from the collection of Ian and Barbara Kennedy-Martin. The pieces were acquired over five decades through regular visits to trusted dealers including Andrew Jenkins, Mac Humble and Alistair Sampson, and sat alongside fine press books, Modern British and Irish art, antiquities and fine wines to form a richly layered, deeply personal home. Barbara was an avid embroiderer whose historic needlework, begun in the late 1970s, became the principal decoration of her private rooms, while Ian practised joinery and marquetry alongside his writing and painting, valuing carved and inlaid furniture for the skill and character of their makers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/collections-including-antique-embroidery-from-the-collection-41046/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/86cec06de79bf8c678f1e0d29f77f195bab8d4fa75a105fc9e0d55af9fbaafe6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Reimagined histories: Spoken word and choir", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/singing/choir", "literature/spoken-word"], "description": "An evening of spoken word and choir at the National Gallery, held in the Pigott Theatre on level -1 of the Sainsbury Wing. It is led by poet and lawyer Dave Neita together with composer, artist and double bassist Dr Deborah Pritchard, joined by a choral ensemble. The performance is inspired by the exhibition 'Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation', exploring themes of identity, dialogue, social justice and freedom. Blending historical and newly commissioned work, it places classical music of Gainsborough's era alongside contemporary compositions and bespoke poetry, reflecting on the legacies of empire and the transatlantic slave trade.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/reimagined-histories-spoken-word-and-choir-78903/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/reimagined-histories-spoken-word-and-choir-06-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3f5d42008a43fbc58de46f3e82c460b9f2c079a38af17ff9475f542dbca29080-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Library and Archive Tour: Women of the Wallace Collection", "start": "2026-11-10T13:00:00Z", "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": "tours", "tags": ["history/women", "art"], "description": "A guided tour through the Library and Archive of the Wallace Collection, taking place in the Library on the Lower Ground Floor. It delves into the lives of the women connected to the collection, beginning with Lady Wallace, who bequeathed the collection to the nation in 1897. Visitors learn about the first female visitors to Hertford House, from the American collector Isabella Stewart Gardner to the suffragist and art historian Lady Dilke. The tour highlights the traces these women left behind, shown through historic photographs, rare books and archival papers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/library-and-archive-tour-women-of-the-wallace-collection-39906/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/library-and-archive-tour-women-of-the-wallace-collection/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc5eac96f3515c013ac7bf88d42b998bec62895fa0a7272c3a2b81ea37d181ae-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": "Through the Keyhole: Daily Life in Georgian England Revealed", "start": "2026-11-12T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T11:00:00Z", "place": "Benjamin Franklin House", "address": "Craven Street 36, WC2N 5NF London", "price": "£8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/through-the-keyhole-daily-life-in-georgian-england-revealed-tickets-1998900254470", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/georgian", "literature"], "description": "A talk at Benjamin Franklin House called Through the Keyhole: Daily Life in Georgian England Revealed. It draws on the diary of country clergyman James Woodforde, whose journals span more than forty years, to show what everyday Georgian life was really like. It explores his vivid record of travel, food, social networks, philanthropy and gossip, including the American Revolution news he noted. The talk is posted by Jess Ingram at Benjamin Franklin House on Craven Street.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/through-the-keyhole-daily-life-in-georgian-england-revealed-34936/", "official_url": "https://benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/through-the-keyhole-daily-life-in-georgian-england-revealed/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0fe0980c5f8da30b8deacfcb1d0a45a2f3413051dd65fb4101d9986246dedc0c-2000.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": "Contemporary Heritage in the Historic House", "start": "2026-11-12T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour", "address": "Lots Road, SW10 0XE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/design"], "description": "Contemporary Heritage in the Historic House is a talk at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour. The CEO of Watts 1874 speaks with Daniel Slowik, an interior decorator and antiques dealer, about the role of modern living in the Historic House, shaped by heritage and decorative traditions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/contemporary-heritage-in-the-historic-house-35595/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bfd8a294bd2b2ab0c874b30c7cb12e9cd595bc069f05a2799e182791a461e875-2000.webp"}, {"title": "MODERN MADE Auction Viewing - London", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Lyon & Turnbull", "address": "Connaught Street 22, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/design"], "description": "MODERN MADE Auction Viewing - London is a public viewing of works ahead of Lyon & Turnbull's upcoming MODERN MADE auction. The auctioneer presents twentieth- and twenty-first-century art and design, from sculptural furniture and works of art to studio ceramics, lighting, glass and finely crafted objects. The viewing also shows pieces from the Lalique and Travel & Vintage Posters auctions and highlights from the winter Scottish Paintings & Sculpture sale. It is open to all, with no appointment required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/modern-made-auction-viewing-london-41669/", "official_url": "https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/events/modern-made-viewing-london", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a4b4e84452986e773bcce1cf08fdc79946c2620663830a8561dbd241a14da1f4-2000.webp"}]}