{"title": "Gilded Age Fashion: with Elizabeth Block and Jacqui Ansell", "start": "2026-11-13T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "From £8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/fashion/fashion-history"], "description": "This is an in-person talk and conversation at the National Gallery in London. Author Elizabeth Block, a Senior Editor at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, speaks with art and dress historian Jacqui Ansell. They discuss the gowns of Gilded Age couture, including the House of Worth, and the women who wore them, drawing on Block's richly illustrated book 'Gilded Age Fashion'. The talk explores the glamour, etiquette and social politics of America's elite in the late 19th century, featuring treasures from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gilded-age-fashion-with-elizabeth-block-and-jacqui-ansell-78910/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/gilded-age-fashion-with-elizabeth-block-and-jacqui-ansell-13-11-2026", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-13T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "The 90s: Art and Fashion Exhibition Talk", "start": "2026-11-20T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Tate Britain", "address": "Millbank, SW1P 4RG London", "price": "£42 / £20 for Members", "price_from": "42.00", "price_to": "42.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "A one-hour introductory lecture to the exhibition The 90s: Art and Fashion, followed by free time to explore the exhibition at leisure. 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Speaker Erin-Jane Golding, a multidisciplinary creative, artist and cultural programmer who develops events at the National Gallery, leads it, inspired by the exhibition 'Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation'. The talk asks how we should converse with art, challenging the worry that visitors need art-historical knowledge or the 'right' interpretation to engage with a painting. Drawing on her own reflections, Erin invites everyone to explore looking, questioning and interpretation, celebrating that there is no single way to make meaning from art.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/art-of-conversation-10-minute-talk-78909/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/art-of-conversation-10-minute-talk-autumn-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5bac510622656a1288bab8efe51b6b567a1ebb981f12ed44d3ff19f17ed58923-2000.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, "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": "Uncovering the Queer Roots of British Arts and Crafts", "start": "2026-11-12T18:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "William Morris Gallery", "address": "Forest Road, E17 4PP London", "price": "Pay what you can by donation (suggested £10)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history"], "description": "An 'In Conversation' talk at the William Morris Gallery, part of the Earthly Paradise programme of talks. Neal Shasore, an architectural historian and founder of the School of Building, joins Michael Hall, author of A Queer Inheritance: Alternative Histories in the The National Trust. They explore the importance of queer community in history and how homes served as a private haven against public norms, discussing how mainstream culture has co-opted these expressions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/uncovering-the-queer-roots-of-british-arts-and-crafts-40319/", "official_url": "https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/event/uncovering-the-queer-roots-of-british-arts-and-crafts/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68d1bbda69f063beaa1dd67e1210f4a1f5b10ef0fcf0d8515f640958b06fbb1c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Relaxed Hours: The 90s: Art and Fashion", "start": "2026-11-18T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T11:00:00Z", "place": "Tate Britain", "address": "Millbank, SW1P 4RG London", "price": "£22, concessions available, £5 for Tate Collective, free for Members", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "22.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/fashion"], "description": "Relaxed Hours: The 90s: Art and Fashion offers a quieter morning to explore the exhibition The 90s: Art and Fashion at Tate Britain, a decade characterised by bold creativity and rebellious spirit. 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