{"title": "Moving mountains: intrepid women climbers and the peaks named in their honour", "start": "2026-11-09T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "price": "£0.00", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["sport/climbing", "history"], "description": "A lecture at the Royal Geographical Society telling the stories of nine extraordinary women mountaineers, from the 18th century to the present day, who defied extreme altitudes, blizzards, avalanches and discrimination to have peaks named in their honour. It shows how these climbers blazed trails from the Alps to the Andes and the Rockies to the Karakoram, achieving an honour long reserved for men and monarchs. Though their names endure on soaring summits, their remarkable stories remain untold – until now. Doors open at 2.00pm, with the lecture beginning at 2.30pm; in-person tickets are sold out, but the event can also be watched online.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/moving-mountains-intrepid-women-climbers-and-the-peaks-named-122292/", "official_url": "https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/moving-mountains-women-climbers/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/444716f81437d7888d27d8f84fbedd32c0439570b3a008a75d1dd5657c0c2a3d-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-09T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest", "start": "2026-11-09T16:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "price": "£0.00", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "society/gender", "sport"], "description": "A film screening of the documentary 'PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest' at the Royal Geographical Society, open to all. Directed by Nancy Svendsen, it tells the story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, who in April 1993 became the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest, and her fight against gender discrimination and social barriers in mountaineering. After the screening, speakers include Dawa Futi Sherpa, the climber's daughter and an executive producer of the film, and British mountaineer Rebecca Stephens MBE. The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2022 and has won more than 20 international awards.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pasang-in-the-shadow-of-everest-131296/", "official_url": "https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/pasang-in-the-shadow-of-everest-film-screening/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/184325e8ba452266f036df7fee6e84efdd526e4d699bc76bdea5d8a46e5f2c8d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Explore 50: five decades of discovery", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "price": "Member £10.00, Non-member £12.00 in person; Member £5.00, Non-member £6.00 online", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/exploration"], "description": "Explore 50: five decades of discovery is a lecture of short talks marking five decades of Society-supported exploration. The Royal Geographical Society hosts it, with Paul Rose as MC and five speakers, each representing a different decade since 1976: Nigel Winser, Robert Swan, Rachel Carr, Mark Day and Alastair Humphreys. They share stories from the field showing the challenges, research outputs and evolving purpose of expeditionary fieldwork. Two RGS-Risman Environmental Changemakers, Elizabeth Follows and Angeni Perez-Jamieson, will also join, and the talks chart how exploration has changed while highlighting the enduring values that unite it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/explore-50-five-decades-of-discovery-106482/", "official_url": "https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/explore-50-five-decades-of-discovery/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/96163497a69b4cddcff97ab228eb99b4d2525547413c9c8dfdb5bf7d8b16563f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Visible Invisibles: Women in Roman Archaeology", "start": "2026-11-19T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "place": "Society of Antiquaries", "address": "Burlington House, Piccadilly", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/archaeology", "society/gender"], "description": "A lecture titled \"Visible Invisibles: Women in Roman Archaeology\", an Ordinary Meeting of Fellows Lecture at the Society of Antiquaries, open to anyone and also live-streamed online. It is given by Dr Rebecca Jones FSA and Dr Tatiana Ivleva, who present their research with a network of scholars on women working in Roman-Britain and Roman provincial archaeology in the 19th and 20th centuries. The lecture looks at biographies of individual women and the reasons their work has not received greater recognition, showing how their contributions shaped the discipline today. It includes case studies of key scholars, emerging themes and trends, and highlights the importance of the Beyond Notability project.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/visible-invisibles-women-in-roman-archaeology-80845/", "official_url": "https://www.sal.org.uk/events/visible-invisibles/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/82964f202b53ccfba5f46aea832b66ad7702ff01dcd087465bd5d422e29c7d15-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Explore 50: celebrating 50 years of inspiring exploration", "start": "2026-11-06T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "price": "Non-member £0.00, Member £0.00", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/photography", "history/exploration"], "description": "Explore 50 is an afternoon celebration marking 50 years of the Explore programme at the Royal Geographical Society, looking back at what has been achieved and ahead to the next 50 years of geographical exploration. The Society hosts it, inviting anyone to join. Visitors can view objects, maps, journals and photographs from the Society's Collections in the Foyle Reading Room, take a guided tour of Lowther Lodge including the Everest model used to plan the 1953 ascent, enjoy afternoon tea, and attend talks where five speakers, one from each decade since 1976, share stories from the field. Advance booking with an account on the Society's website is required; no tickets are issued, as names are checked on a list at the door via the Exhibition Road entrance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/explore-50-celebrating-50-years-of-inspiring-exploration-106481/", "official_url": "https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/explore-50-celebration/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/18d33a9110295ff2bc69bf494acc38ba091f2b3c547b5988399b260ea3a3c3ad-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History", "start": "2026-11-13T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Courtauld Institute of Art", "address": "Strand, WC2R 0RN London", "price": "£35.00 (including sandwich lunch), concessions available", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": "35.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "The Third Annual Mark Girouard Symposium, a two-day academic symposium titled 'Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History', held at the Courtauld's Vernon Square campus. Organised by Dr Kyle Leyden of the Courtauld, Dr Manolo Guerci of the University of Kent and Prof. Elizabeth McKellar, President of SAHGB, and supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and The Institute of Historic Building Conservation. It looks back to the earliest generations of women involved in writing and promoting architectural history from the nineteenth century onwards, as academics, curators, journalists, photographers, writers and in conservation and heritage spheres, since almost no accounts of female architectural historians exist alongside growing studies of female architects. Speakers include Dana Arnold, David Barber and Louise Campbell, among others.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/untold-tales-women-pioneers-in-british-and-irish-architectur-35442/", "official_url": "https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/untold-tales-women-pioneers-in-british-and-irish-architectural-history/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Pints of Knowledge: A Georgian Guide to Getting Laid", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Big Penny Social", "address": "Priestley Way 1, E17 6AL London", "price": "£19 per person + fees", "price_from": "19.00", "price_to": "19.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/georgian", "society/sexuality"], "description": "PINTS OF KNOWLEDGE: A GEORGIAN GUIDE TO GETTING LAID is a talk at Big Penny Social in London. It is given by Sofia Gallucci, a theatre director, dramaturg and PhD researcher whose work includes productions with the RSC, Shakespeare's Globe and in the West End. The talk, \"A Georgian Guide to Getting Laid: Sex, Scandal and Harris's List\", explores Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies, an annual 18th-century bestseller that catalogued women working in London's sex trade. Gallucci leads a walk through the streets of Georgian London, from brothels and taverns to theatres and courtrooms, centered on the women whose private lives became public entertainment; 10% of ticket sales go towards her new production 'HUSSY'.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pints-of-knowledge-a-georgian-guide-to-getting-laid-50418/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/31623b114dfb41007ba2ac800cae29a9bc9433f97f6fa500519db242aa1ac992-1200.webp"}]}