{"title": "Book launch - Black and Asian Seafarers: A Visual History", "start": "2026-11-11T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Cutty Sark", "address": "King William Walk 43, SE10 9HT London", "price": "Adults: £20 | Members: £16", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/maritime", "literature/book-presentation", "society/racism"], "description": "An evening book launch celebrating the publication of 'Black and Asian Seafarers: A Visual History'. Author and Royal Museums Greenwich curator Dr Aaron Jaffer will give an overview of the book, which explores Black and Asian seafarers and how they have appeared in art and photography, with images from the museum's collections and beyond. Volunteers who helped search the archives for crew members of many backgrounds will contribute, and visitors can explore the new display 'Black and Asian seafarers in the age of Cutty Sark'. The evening also includes a book signing, with the ticket including one glass of wine or a soft drink and a discount on the book.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/book-launch-black-and-asian-seafarers-a-visual-history-114181/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark/book-launch-black-asian-seafarers-visual-history", "image": "https://noky.io/images/eb58a57244f0e96b290c31aa6298653f0c343074c13a233c11900737d8c0e29d-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-11T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Cutty Sark", "address": "King William Walk 43, SE10 9HT London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Conference - Maritime Histories from the Margins: People, Places, and Practices, 1500–Present", "start": "2026-11-11T09:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T17:00:00Z", "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Adult: £60 | Member: £55 | Early Career Researcher/Student: £30", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/maritime"], "description": "A two-day interdisciplinary conference on marginalised maritime histories from around 1500 to the present. 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People from all backgrounds, academic and non-academic, are warmly invited to attend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/conference-maritime-histories-from-the-margins-people-places-37284/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/conference-maritime-histories-margins-people-places-practices", "image": "https://noky.io/images/611a6bbca41bb79388ca8ea847147219d1cb99d7df33e9425818f356dd21db77-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Shipkeeping Wednesdays", "start": "2026-11-11T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T15:00:00Z", "place": "Cutty Sark", "address": "King William Walk 43, SE10 9HT London", "price": "Free for Cutty Sark ticket holders", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/maritime"], "description": "Shipkeeping Wednesdays are drop-in sessions on board the Cutty Sark, the historic sailing ship in Greenwich, where visitors can discover the craft of caring for a ship through talks and hands-on activities. They are run by the ship's shipkeeping team and volunteers, together with a traditional rigging specialist, who preserve the vessel for future generations. 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A panel hosted by BBC Introducing's Angelle Joseph, with speakers including V&A East's Josephine Small, looks at key moments in Black British music history and how the UK industry can support young Black artists. An open mic hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra Introducing's Theo Johnson gives nine artists the chance to perform live for BBC Introducing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-40095/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/RwGL37RqpD/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-nov-2026", "image": ""}, {"title": "Zanele Muholi - Faces and Phases (2006-2026) UK Book Launch", "start": "2026-11-07T12:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T20:30:00Z", "place": "House of Sisters Grimm", "address": "Eastcastle Street 23-25, London", "price": "£39", "price_from": "39.00", "price_to": "39.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/photography/portrait-photography", "society/queer"], "description": "A UK book launch and signing celebrating twenty years of the portrait series Faces and Phases by South African photographer and visual activist Zanele Muholi, winner of the 2026 Hasselblad Award. Edited by Renée Mussai and published by MACK, the book brings together more than 300 largely unpublished photographs, personal testimonies, essays and an interview championing the visibility and dignity of Black LGBTQIA+ communities. The launch, co-produced by Michael Burgess of Creative Resilience International with support from MACK and Southern Guild, includes an artist conversation, signing sessions, photographs and a reception, with INALA performances the same day. Books will be available to purchase at the launch.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/zanele-muholi-faces-and-phases-2006-2026-uk-book-launch-36562/", "official_url": "https://houseofsistersgrimm.com/events/zanele-muholi-faces-and-phases-2006-2026-uk-book-launch/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/383cfe60658afea12a989b78c8edce8615076170e29e3e99d620d2a9bda9867b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Decolonising Kingston: The Living Archive", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T17:00:00Z", "place": "Kingston History Centre", "address": "", "price": "FREE Admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "The Living Archive is a community led exhibition exploring how history is recorded, who is remembered and how local people can become active authors of Kingston's story. 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Visitors can discover poems, personal stories, interviews, memories and artworks created during the project and contribute something of their own to Kingston's growing Living Archive.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/decolonising-kingston-the-living-archive-36790/", "official_url": "https://www.kingstonheritage.org.uk/events/decolonising-kingston-living-archive", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ce984631e8a6026bf07e259daf9699c69bfd68247f8eeca955640f22353b8582-600.webp"}, {"title": "Peglar papers reading workshop", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free Entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["history/maritime"], "description": "Peglar papers reading workshop is a series of creative reading workshops centred on the 'Peglar wallet', a unique manuscript linked to the lost John Franklin expedition of 1845, containing papers of Henry Peter Peglar, Captain of the foretop of HMS Terror. Participants read the papers together on high resolution scans and produce a collective transcription, working from the most legible texts to the least, and treat them as a piece of art using a queer methodology of interdisciplinarity, playfulness and reading between the lines. The workshop is led by Ema Sala, a Caird Fellow at Royal Museums Greenwich researching female sailors and coordinator of the museum's Queer History Club. It is free, aimed at everyone at every level of manuscript reading, and takes place in the Plymouth Room in a hybrid format, with in-person attendance strongly encouraged.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/peglar-papers-reading-workshop-37273/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/peglar-papers-reading-workshop", "image": "https://noky.io/images/183a399f827b6b6779986c42c0ade4f25e102ad8d697b866ccd35e437e08e03b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "By Appointment Only: Romani art, culture & heritage", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "society/roma-sinti"], "description": "A free display by the London Museum showcasing the work of British Romani artists who share their identity and experiences through visual activism. It centres on three key works by artists Corrina Eastwood, Delaine Le Bas and Dan Turner, with Eastwood as co-curator. Inspired by the trade and industry of London's Docklands, the artworks honour the livelihoods, creativity and craft of Romani communities. A timeline by John-Henry Phillips illustrates their history from 500 CE to 2022, challenging stereotypes and inviting better understanding and connection.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/by-appointment-only-romani-art-culture-heritage-70020/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/145ae4dd21979af50ece806d83519cb34737490716bbcd3f1eb43046d15c1846-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Night of a Thousand Seamen", "start": "2026-11-18T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Golden Hinde", "address": "Unit 1, Pickfords Wharf, Clink Street, SE1 9DG London", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["film/horror", "stage/cabaret"], "description": "An evening of cabaret, burlesque and drag inspired by Robert Eggers' 2019 cult horror film The Lighthouse, staged on board a sixteenth-century ship. Drag kings Loose Willis and Sigi Moonlight, both members of the Offie award-winning troupe Pecs, lead a cast of nautical drag performers promising a show with ten times the lasciviousness and a fraction of the film's budget. The event is hosted aboard the Golden Hinde on Clink Street.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/night-of-a-thousand-seamen-36249/", "official_url": "https://www.goldenhinde.co.uk/whats-on/36-theatre-and-cabaret/806-night-of-a-thousand-seamen", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f7e1b57bcd1d7f345509d1c86d45674b5fde49a0d37176d370e95c815e56e7df-1200.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", "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": "BAR-NACLES: Rock the Boat", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Golden Hinde", "address": "Unit 1, Pickfords Wharf, Clink Street, SE1 9DG London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/folk/singer-songwriter"], "description": "BARNACLES: Rock the Boat is an evening of live music, drinks and good company aboard The Golden Hinde, a historic Tudor galleon in London. It is the first event in a new live music series hosted by The Golden Hinde, opening with British singer-songwriter Genevieve, who grew up in France and blends indie pop-rock with folk, soul and jazz. Free admission with advance registration recommended, drinks available from the onboard bar, and free access to explore the ship's upper decks throughout the evening.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bar-nacles-rock-the-boat-36245/", "official_url": "https://www.goldenhinde.co.uk/whats-on/818-bar-nacles-rock-the-boat", "image": "https://noky.io/images/02bda7061ab014d8d42b1b454573afe444b30e2b4bee7416ba12997ba8c9026b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Diwali at the National Maritime Museum", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T17:00:00Z", "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/diwali"], "description": "Diwali at the National Maritime Museum is a free public celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with lantern parades, dance performances and rangoli workshops. Royal Museums Greenwich invites everyone to celebrate 'All Together Now', a day of creativity, culture and community curated by Mehala Ford, founder and curator of COMMONGROUND&, around the idea that we are stronger when we come together. Artists, performers, musicians, makers and storytellers will transform the galleries, with live music and dance, storytelling, talks, creative workshops, art installations and a first-ever Diwali Bazaar of South Asian designers and makers. Everyone is welcome, whether Diwali is part of their own story or not.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/diwali-at-the-national-maritime-museum-37283/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/diwali", "image": ""}, {"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", "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"}]}