{"title": "Re-sounding the East End", "start": "2026-11-16T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T20:00:00Z", "place": "Idea Store", "address": "Churchill Place 2, E14 5RB London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/sound-art", "history/local-history"], "description": "An evening discussion about the three sound art installations 'Everything is different, nothing has changed', set in the context of the East End's social and public history. It is led by curators and historians Nadia Valman, Tamsin Bookey, Rehana Ahmed and Alan Dein. 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It features an installation From–To by Gaza's Dahaleez Collective, Common Frequencies by El Warcha Collaborative Design Studio, and a rolling programme of artist takeovers by Bint Mbareh, 1000 Pounds to Survive Us, felix taylor and Aditi Jaganathan. Instruments, recording devices, books and listening stations remain available for use, misuse and re-use, and Sunday Jams run throughout the project, free, open and bookable in advance. Initiated and developed by Angelina Radaković in conversation with the artists, the project is an experiment in institutional openness, asking what kinds of collectivities can emerge through shared acts of listening and convening.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sounding-towards-39449/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68829d3c6e434a350b86c77f7ae7727218519c407c92dce5dc5fb9bef628c267-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Walking Tour: mapping histories of migration, community and public art with Kuda Mushangi", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00Z", "place": "Bow Road & Nunnery Gallery, 181-183 Bow Road, London, London, E3 2SJ, United Kingdom", "address": "", "price": "£7.00 – £10.00 (£7 for concessions)", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/public-art", "history/migration", "community"], "description": "A guided walking tour exploring Bhajan Hunjan's public art, beginning with samples in the Nunnery Gallery before visiting her public commissions around the local area. It is led by Kuda Mushangi, an award-winning London-based artist and architect whose practice explores migration, memory and belonging. The walk takes in sites speaking to East London's histories of migration, settlement, activism and community-building, including works in Stroudley Walk and on St Paul's Way made with local schools and communities. Participants are invited to consider how public space holds multiple histories and to share their own memories and reflections.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/walking-tour-mapping-histories-of-migration-community-and-pu-35044/", "official_url": "https://bowarts.org/event/walking-tour-mapping-histories-of-migration-community-and-public-art-with-kuda-mushangi/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/74d0ddaf428855060e861a2ad69f00fcdd7dcec0e4f8cfaea29d498f5555acf3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Earshot Library-in-Residence", "start": "2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-06-27T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Ibraaz", "address": "Mortimer Street 93, W1W 7SS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/sound-art", "society/human-rights"], "description": "Earshot Library-in-Residence is a nine-month residency bringing sound into the Iqra as a site of sonic inquiry, where recordings are interrogated and listening is both exercise and method. It is presented by Earshot, the not-for-profit organisation founded by Lawrence Abu Hamdan that uses sound to defend human and environmental rights. The Library is organised across four bodies of work: From the Field, a multichannel audio experience of field recordings, and three listening stations — The Crack and the Boom on audio ballistic analysis, Authentic Audio on AI-generated voices and deepfakes, and The Sonic Identikit on profiling sounds and earwitness testimony. A public programme of case launches, workshops, and talks across the nine months treats sound as evidence, memory and witness.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/earshot-library-in-residence-36598/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Conch", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T20:30:00Z", "place": "South London Gallery", "address": "Peckham Road 65-67, SE5 8UH London", "price": "£10/£5 members & concessions", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["stage/performance-art"], "description": "The Conch is an event where artists share new work that is still in development, with the audience invited to respond after each presentation by sharing thoughts, questions and reflections. This edition brings together artists who explore domestic architectures not simply as backdrops, but as sites of labour and performance that can take on a life of their own. Georgina Hill performs a work on the overlooked history of cottage industries in Britain, Alia Hamaoui reworks behind-the-scenes footage from the whodunit crime film 8 Femmes, and Beatrice Vorster presents BOO!, a performance made with Yasmin Vardi that deconstructs the ghost-movie genre. The event takes place at South London Gallery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-conch-38708/", "official_url": "https://www.southlondongallery.org/events/the-conch-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3cf5e3fce0bb7a0ab456dc088eb17a976b430c7f2da4442b2f458c2d9e29f574-2000.webp"}, {"title": "if you like rice, you’ll understand – Collective Noise", "start": "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-11T00:00:00Z", "place": "Institute of International Visual Arts | Stuart Hall Library - iniva", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "This is an exhibition project titled 'if you like rice, you'll understand – Collective Noise', bringing together painting, photography, moving image, text and sound. It is a new project by artist and educator Andrew Pierre Hart, part of a joint programme between iniva and Chelsea Space at Chelsea College of Arts. Drawing on Stuart Hall's cultural studies legacy, it explores sound as a form of learning and cultural exchange, examining the relationship between sound and diasporic experiences. The project includes a cross-site exhibition, an events programme and a publication, supported by The Ampersand Foundation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/if-you-like-rice-youll-understand-collective-noise-60786/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/aabf80b0df67e5692d00f33769a693ca39fc9b1eab2066da1de9d0767fe6eb43-1200.webp"}, {"title": "upperground: DJ sets", "start": "2026-11-05T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "V&A East Museum", "address": "Carpenters Road 107, E20 2AR London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["music/electronic"], "description": "upperground: DJ sets is a new DJ residency at a museum in London, where guest DJs fill the upper ground floor with music on Thursday evenings. Each edition puts one DJ in the spotlight, giving them room for an extended set in their own musical language, moving across genres, generations and geographies. Held during public opening hours, it explores how live music can change the way a museum is inhabited, creating space to listen, dance and meet. Past guests have included Josh Caffé, Karen Nyame KG and OLUWA, with DJ, producer and artist sweetestcape announced next.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/upperground-dj-sets-40094/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/710f5692529caf7053db6ba1e2ec3cdabb562585407c7ce772ae106e52085b04-1200.webp"}, {"title": "East End History Club, Parent/Carer & Under 5’s Stay & Play Session", "start": "2026-11-06T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T11:30:00Z", "place": "Welcome to Idea Store", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "A parent, carer and under-fives stay and play session where adults can explore historical records on the famous East End. Organised by East End History Club, it offers the chance to meet other parents over a cuppa and browse a unique collection of maps, photographs, newspapers and pamphlets. A range of toys is available for children aged 0-5, with a mini brunch and refreshments including tea and coffee. No booking is required, just drop in.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/east-end-history-club-parentcarer-under-5s-stay-play-session-88040/", "official_url": "", "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"}, {"title": "New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00Z", "place": "V&A East Museum", "address": "Carpenters Road 107, E20 2AR London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "music"], "description": "An evening of live music, networking and a panel conversation titled 'New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing' at V&A East Museum. It is run by BBC Introducing Live together with BBC Radio 1Xtra in partnership with V&A East Museum, celebrating the museum's exhibition The Music is Black: A British Story. 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": "Changing Rooms: Celebrating Trans+ Domesticities", "start": "2026-11-14T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Museum of the Home", "address": "Kingsland Road 136, E2 8EA London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["society/queer/trans", "occasion"], "description": "Changing Rooms: Celebrating Trans+ Domesticities is a day to night celebration launching a new display of trans homes and creativity in 2000s East London. It is funded by Hackney Pride365 Grants as part of Transgender Awareness Week and celebrates the opening of a new room display of A High-rise Flat in 2008, curated by a cohort of community researchers. The community-led programme includes trans+ 2000s themed screenings curated and hosted by TGirlsOnFilm, trans+ poetry readings with Gayathiri Kamalakanthan and Danni Spooner, a trans+ artists and makers market, a panel talk led by Trans Action for Housing Justice, and a cabaret with Major Dom, Jet Moon, Laz Lighning and Cyro.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/changing-rooms-celebrating-trans-domesticities-37223/", "official_url": "https://museumofthehome.org.uk/whats-on/changing-rooms-celebrating-trans-domesticities/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/54df97b475ae986c96fdd485ca6580a986a892b690439bffe55929fa26aa7aef-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Artangel and Nitin Sawhney present L'esprit d'accord", "start": "2026-11-13T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-13T21:00:00Z", "place": "The Round Chapel", "address": "1D Glenarm Road, London, E5 0LY, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/experimental"], "description": "A one-evening music performance marking the launch of 'Earth Rising: Messages from the Pale Blue Dot' Volume II. Artangel presents Nitin Sawhney, who offers a new work unlike any he has created before, staged in Hackney's Round Chapel. He performs the title piece accompanied by Aref Durvesh, Eos Counsell, Shapla Salique, Ashwin Srinivasan, YVA and a string sextet, then develops the evening with improvised spoken word and further pieces from his catalogue. Seating is unreserved.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/artangel-and-nitin-sawhney-present-lesprit-daccord-47046/", "official_url": "https://www.roundchapel.org/listings/nitinsawhney/artangel/fri-13-nov/round-chapel/hackney", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8e9e3be08fe537926ca22ffeb9a5353317eb1e58b11075a6b66ebb0ef3ca8081-600.webp"}]}