{"title": "Empire at the Edge of the World: an illustrated lecture", "start": "2026-11-17T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free for Members", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/exploration"], "description": "An illustrated lecture about a 1913 Arctic expedition, in which explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson dispatched a small, ill-equipped voyage to claim Wrangel Island in the Siberian Arctic for the British Empire, believing its possession would control the future. The lecture takes place at the National Maritime Museum and is also livestreamed to Zoom. It is told by Giles Milton, an internationally bestselling author of a dozen works of narrative history whose books have been translated into 25 languages. Milton is also the writer and narrator of the podcast series Ministry of Secrets, produced by Sony.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/empire-at-the-edge-of-the-world-an-illustrated-lecture-37286/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/empire-edge-world-illustrated-lecture", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3b2bb8e9b02cf7a5f9885a1a42966483c1de9e0725df5055347a94448422b4aa-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-17T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"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": "Louise K. Blight – Nature of Things: A Salon For Curious Minds", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Grand Junction", "address": "St Mary Magdalene Church, Rowington Cl, W2 5TF London", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/animals/birds", "art/conservation", "literature/memoir"], "description": "An evening talk with conservation scientist and author Louise K. Blight about finding solace in the world's most remote location. She will discuss \"Where the Earth Meets the Sky\", her book exploring her time studying penguins in Antarctica, the most isolated place on the planet. The evening is hosted at Grand Junction's Bantaba House with custom cocktails and mocktails, and free childcare is provided. It is presented by Paddington Development Trust and Grand Junction as part of \"Nature of Things: A Salon for Curious Minds\", a monthly series of climate-focused talks.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/louise-k-blight-nature-of-things-a-salon-for-curious-minds-36295/", "official_url": "https://grandjunction.org.uk/events/louise-k-blight-nature-of-things-a-salon-for-curious-minds/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8377eac298366e14f4a9270789f108d4e8d68a3b95480c9244e859b15dceebb5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Exploration now: fieldwork and expeditions today", "start": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "price": "", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/photography", "science/geography"], "description": "An exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society in London that brings together stories, geography and discoveries emerging from fieldwork and expeditions around the world. It gathers research outputs from projects supported by Society grants, alongside immersive audio experiences, art and photography from members of the Art of Exploration Collective, and contributions from researchers, creatives and other expedition participants. Through these varied perspectives, it celebrates the many ways research and exploration can be shared and experienced. The exhibition is open to all and offers step-free access, accessible toilets and welcome for assistance dogs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/exploration-now-fieldwork-and-expeditions-today-114301/", "official_url": "https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/exploration-now-exhibition/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/72cb9b4a8a936ed5676d6b7834a85c27489ba94478eac43cedf40da7cf5857e1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Flamsteed Lecture: the secret history of a space mission", "start": "2026-11-16T19:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Flamsteed Members: FREE | Guests of Flamsteed Members: £15 | Royal Museums Greenwich Members: £12", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy/space"], "description": "A Flamsteed Astronomy Society lecture held at the National Maritime Museum. Astrophysicist Stephen Eales, a professor at Cardiff who led one of the largest observing programmes of the Herschel Space Observatory, tells the story of the mission. He draws on interviews he conducted with scientists after the observatory observed the sky from 2010 to 2013, and on his book 'The Ghost in the Telescope'. The talk covers discoveries about the origin of stars, galaxies and water, and the human story behind the science.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/flamsteed-lecture-the-secret-history-of-a-space-mission-37285/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/flamsteed-lecture-secret-history-space-mission", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ae9832336643e6d8e48d91ef8f8514ebb6e32e7b187ddd26a549f98bc60e4230-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Home Education Workshops", "start": "2026-11-09T13:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Horniman Museum", "address": "London Road 100, SE23 3PQ London", "price": "£3.50 (child + accompanying adult)", "price_from": "3.50", "price_to": "3.50", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["nature/animals", "society/indigenous"], "description": "Arctic Adventure is an interactive object-handling workshop for home educated children aged 5 to 7. It is part of the Horniman Museum's autumn home education workshops. Children explore Arctic animals up close and how their adaptations help them survive the cold, and learn about traditional Inuit life and homes and clothing. They handle Inuit objects such as snow shoes, snow goggles and a seal-skin parka, thinking about how they were used and identifying their materials.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/home-education-workshops-78805/", "official_url": "https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/home-education-workshops/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bf829df3101acf4118bf98bf2c9f4df8e691eb04faac28e458c4df92bb795873-2000.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", "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": "Dark Fairy Tales From Around The World, with Viktor Wynd", "start": "2026-11-09T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History", "address": "Mare Street 11, E8 4RP London", "price": "Early Bird £15, full price £20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fairy-tales"], "description": "An in-person live lecture at a museum of curiosities in East London, where storyteller Viktor Wynd tells dark, macabre fairy tales from around the world, including gruesome German tales, macabre stories from Borneo and Papua New Guinea, and shapeshifting creatures from Wales – explicitly not the Ladybird or Disney versions, so possibly unsuitable for tender ears. Viktor Wynd is the proprietor of the museum, which he calls London's infamous Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History, and has spent twenty-five years telling traditional tales from the Brothers Grimm, The Arabian Nights and many countries to audiences across the globe. Each ticket includes a complimentary glass of Devil's Botany Absinthe, from London's first absinthe distillery, and early bird tickets cost £15 with full price at £20, with only 30 tickets available. A signed copy of his new book Dark Fairy Tales can be bought alongside the event.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dark-fairy-tales-from-around-the-world-with-viktor-wynd-79102/", "official_url": "https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/dark-fairy-tales-from-around-the-world-with-viktor-wynd-live-10/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8c804595c0a24ab94d1774578355d02bb4b6ba997db28f7f0a69ce1a76e1d05a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "BIS Evening Lecture: “One Light-Day from Home” – Celebrating Voyager 1 with Dr Garry Hunt OBE", "start": "2026-11-16T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T21:00:00Z", "place": "British Interplanetary Society", "address": "South Lambeth Road 27-29, SW8 1SZ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/space-exploration"], "description": "The British Interplanetary Society hosts an evening lecture titled “One Light-Day from Home” – Celebrating Voyager 1 with Dr Garry Hunt OBE, taking place in person at its headquarters and online. It marks Voyager 1 reaching one light-day from Earth, roughly 25.9 billion kilometres, so its radio signals take a full 24 hours to arrive home. Dr Garry Hunt, the only UK-resident scientist selected by NASA for the Voyager mission and a member of its Imaging Team, shares first-hand recollections from mission control, the outer planet encounters and the Pale Blue Dot campaign. Drawing on more than fifty years in planetary science, atmospheric physics and space broadcasting, he reflects on what it means for a human-made object to sit a full light-day from the world that built it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bis-evening-lecture-one-light-day-from-home-celebrating-voya-60129/", "official_url": "https://www.bis-space.com/event/bis-evening-lecture-one-light-day-from-home-voyager-1-at-one-light-day-with-dr-garry-hunt-obe/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/347d158e2fb064ae6ee6286406caafa23286e8a5262e436504d885fa8dfcb62a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Explore Weekend 2026", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "price": "Non-member £135.00, Member £95.00", "price_from": "135.00", "price_to": "135.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/space-exploration"], "description": "Explore Weekend 2026 is a weekend gathering at the Royal Geographical Society in London for explorers and field researchers. Organised by the Society, it marks the 50th edition of the UK's only dedicated exploration community gathering and expedition planning weekend. The programme includes inspiring talks, specialist workshops, knowledge sharing opportunities and chances to connect with others planning journeys of discovery. It suits those planning a first overseas adventure, developing field research, or travelling with curiosity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/explore-weekend-2026-97980/", "official_url": "https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/explore-weekend-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2c72e4626dd782ba4af5b196208cf974701dcf6142ba4d761dbd4484d8f92a80-2000.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", "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": "Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum", "start": "2026-11-07T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "£7.50 Adult | £5.50 Student | £3.75 Child | Free for Members", "price_from": "7.50", "price_to": "7.50", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/maritime"], "description": "The Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum is a guided tour taking in some of the Museum's most prized and lesser-known objects, from royal barges and Roman anchors to Tudor ship models, historic maps and figureheads. It is run by the National Maritime Museum and led by a friendly, knowledgeable guide who takes visitors through multiple galleries, exploring items from across the globe. Highlights include meeting a Fijian canoe, hearing tales of polar exploration, marvelling at the oldest boat in the collection and learning about life at sea in the age of Nelson. The tour lasts 50-60 minutes, is suitable for adults and children, and starts at the Information Desk on the ground floor.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/treasures-tour-of-the-national-maritime-museum-74476/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/treasures-tour-national-maritime-museum", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e5fe652f91cc88b2a86650a5106a181ee4594b881ccc1b3d72a85c434237b400-1200.webp"}]}