{"title": "November - Meet Miss Nightingale", "start": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Florence Nightingale Museum", "address": "Lambeth Palace Road 2, SE1 7EP London", "price": "Included with admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["history/medical-history"], "description": "Meet Miss Nightingale is a roughly 30-minute performance at the Florence Nightingale Museum, held on the second Saturday of every month. An actor playing the 'mother of modern nursing' tells her story in her own words: how she overcame societal pressures to become a nurse, why she went to the Crimea, how she earned the nickname 'the Lady with the Lamp', and how she improved conditions for soldiers and nurses. Visitors can then explore the museum, which houses many of her actual historical artifacts. The performances are free with admission, with no booking required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/november-meet-miss-nightingale-79057/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cb649c9e43964fe7fe578504487006f3f20270bf4c7906138b93d36cdc70549f-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Florence Nightingale Museum", "address": "Lambeth Palace Road 2, SE1 7EP London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Healing Spaces", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Florence Nightingale Museum", "address": "Lambeth Palace Road 2, SE1 7EP London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/design", "society/health"], "description": "Healing Spaces: Healthcare Design Past, Present and Future is a temporary exhibition at the Florence Nightingale Museum. It highlights the pivotal and often underrecognized work in the design and evolution of healthcare environments. The museum has co-curated the exhibition with industry leaders in the healthcare design field, and it shines a light on global examples of healing spaces past, present and future. Through storytelling, interactive installations and voices from around the world, it illuminates the essential link between care and place.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/healing-spaces-98013/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a6308bab885ab15b46f58ebc768758929ce2457e76ee022949653adc8c0eae67-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Florence “Flo” Smith – Now & Then", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T19:30:00Z", "place": "Bridge House Theatre", "address": "High Street 2, SE20 8RZ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/historical-drama"], "description": "Florence “Flo” Smith – Now & Then is a historical biographical drama set in 1969, in which a woman looks back on her life in London from the Boer War to the Summer of Summer of Love, recalling with horror, humour, tears and joy those turbulent times at home and in the world beyond her front door. It was written and directed by Christopher Saul, who based it on tape recordings he made in 1969 of his grandmother Florence Smith's recollections of her Victorian childhood, her marriage to a man seriously wounded in the First World War, her struggle to feed three hungry children in the 1930s and her experiences of the London Blitz. Ursula Mohan plays Flo, portraying a woman whose body is slowed by aching bones but whose mind remains as sharp as ever, in a story of growing up in poverty and struggling in war-torn Britain that critics have called funny, poignant, moving and compelling.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/florence-flo-smith-now-then-35084/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a167a10f4aae351bf07036be1350ce1f1692a9f15631ff592efb32fb78cd1bdb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Hangar Nights: Aircraft Access", "start": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "RAF Museum", "address": "", "price": "From £100", "price_from": "100.00", "price_to": "100.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/military"], "description": "Hangar Nights: Aircraft Access is an adults-only after-hours evening at the RAF Museum London, offering small-group tours with rare access inside iconic aircraft, including the chance to sit in a cockpit with expert RAF guides. The 23 October evening is themed on International Aid and Humanitarian Work, exploring the Royal Air Force's relief missions and crisis response, with cockpit access to the Sea King Helicopter and viewing of the Lancaster cockpit. This date has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, and ticket holders are being contacted by the Museum's Customer Care Team.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hangar-nights-aircraft-access-97917/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/67c7e27fb1b85ed0ee4fc9f0d5bcd7e4abd830989a6bf71028092ba947507dc9-600.webp"}, {"title": "Down Memory Lane – November 2026", "start": "2026-11-11T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Queen's Theatre", "address": "RM11 1QT Hornchurch", "price": "£10.70 inc tea/coffee & biscuits, carer free", "price_from": "10.70", "price_to": "10.70", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/singing"], "description": "Down Memory Lane – November 2026 is a show for people with dementia and their carers. It is a happy, nostalgic afternoon full of all your favourite melodies. The performance lasts an hour and a half and includes a 20-minute break for a free cuppa and biscuit, served in the performance area. The theatre offers flexibility for this dementia-friendly performance and asks anyone with requirements to get in touch.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/down-memory-lane-november-2026-64306/", "official_url": "https://queens-theatre.co.uk/shows-items/down-memory-lane-november-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c9b9c1bdf8d1a16bcfeb5eb7edf724b74fc08277656357e9a1ba877846db7b49-600.webp"}, {"title": "Highlights of the National Army Museum: BSL Tour", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Army Museum", "address": "SW3 4HT London", "price": "£2.00", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/military"], "description": "A British Sign Language (BSL) tour discovering some of the National Army Museum's most remarkable exhibits, led by expert guide Edward Richards. It takes in compelling objects spanning more than 350 years, from the British Civil Wars to modern-day conflicts, including the slashed portrait of Oliver Cromwell, the skeleton of Marengo, Napoleon's favourite horse, and the robes worn by Lawrence of Arabia during the First World War. The tour reveals the historical significance of these items while exploring the human stories behind them. Richards has been delivering BSL tours in museums and galleries since 2002, including Tate Modern and the Design Museum.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/highlights-of-the-national-army-museum-bsl-tour-37241/", "official_url": "https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/highlights-national-army-museum-bsl-tour", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6c77fd688d3e6af32bb75cd4a42eb4f28860e11104eadbd1d959307690a24417-2000.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": "Lights Up and Audio Described Tours of the Audrey Amiss and Rudy Loewe Exhibitions", "start": "2026-11-18T15:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T16:30:00Z", "place": "Wellcome Collection", "address": "Euston Road 183, NW1 2BE London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art"], "description": "A bookable audio described gallery tour through two exhibitions, 'Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions' and 'Rudy Loewe: Intimacies of Care – Spaces of Grief and Possibility', held in Gallery 2. It is part of the Access Tours and Discussions series at Wellcome Collection, with a guide describing the key visual elements and highlights of both shows. The tour runs during a Lights Up session, when the galleries are lit more brightly and evenly, and sensory maps and large-print guides are available. Places are limited and booked in advance via Eventbrite, with a waiting list opening 30 minutes before the start.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lights-up-and-audio-described-tours-of-the-audrey-amiss-and-40252/", "official_url": "https://wellcomecollection.org/events/audio-described-tour-of-the-audrey-amiss-and-rudy-loewe-exhibitions", "image": "https://noky.io/images/79d96a27bceef8456d3e35b214f8311d40eea9e9f239d75266ef284c4447200e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sunday Drop-In Tours", "start": "2026-11-08T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Foundling Museum", "address": "Brunswick Square 40, WC1N 1AZ London", "price": "Included with Museum admission (adult ticket £14.50, £13.50 online)", "price_from": "14.50", "price_to": "14.50", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/painting", "history/social-history"], "description": "Sunday Drop-In Tours are short 20-minute taster tours offering a more in-depth look at the Foundling Hospital and the paintings within the Foundling Museum. They are led by the Museum's knowledgeable volunteer guides, with two choices of tour exploring different areas: one on the history of the Foundling Hospital, and one on the paintings in the Picture Gallery and Court Room or on Handel and the Gerald Coke Handel Collection. Each group is limited to a maximum of 10 people and places are offered on a first come, first served basis, so pre-booking an admission ticket cannot guarantee a place. The tours are held most Sundays and are included with the price of Museum admission.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sunday-drop-in-tours-36166/", "official_url": "https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/sunday-drop-in-tours-8-nov/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f20bd180489350dc171ff3737b24ac4cbcf90ee3025e0758b9f58999dd7574df-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Christmas with the Dickens hosted by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley", "start": "2026-11-18T17:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "£59", "price_from": "59.00", "price_to": "59.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/victorian", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "Christmas with the Dickens is an intimate evening event at the Charles Dickens Museum, the London home of the young Charles Dickens and his family. It is hosted by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley, the great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, an art historian, broadcaster and author. Guests hear about the Victorian Christmas traditions her ancestor promoted, take a guided tour of the historic house, and join a ceremonial serving of Christmas pudding. The gathering ends with conversation and questions with Lucinda, and every ticket sold supports the museum's charity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/christmas-with-the-dickens-hosted-by-lucinda-dickens-hawksle-35247/", "official_url": "https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/victorian-christmas-dickens", "image": "https://noky.io/images/40919fdaeb952ecb52f74df62fd42a0d1e31a78589dea52bf4b988e45f95d076-600.webp"}, {"title": "An Act of Remembrance", "start": "2026-11-11T10:50:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T11:10:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "worship", "tags": ["occasion/memorial"], "description": "An Act of Remembrance is a short commemorative ceremony held at the Main Entrance of Imperial College London on Exhibition Road. It opens with a brief introduction drawing on the College Archives, followed at 11am by a two-minute silence and a short piece of music. A British Legion wreath is laid in honour of those named on the College memorials, and flowers remember those killed in recent conflicts. Prepared by University Chaplain Andrew Willson and Archivist Anne Barrett, it is open to all College members, friends and alumni, with no registration required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/an-act-of-remembrance-74060/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/215440/an-act-of-remembrance-imperial-college-wednesday-11th-november-2026/", "image": ""}]}