{"title": "Tour of St Bride Foundation", "start": "2026-11-26T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-26T13:00:00Z", "place": "St Bride Foundation", "address": "14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/design/typography", "history"], "description": "A guided tour of St Bride Foundation, the house of print history behind Fleet Street, offering a close look at its collections. A workshop team of journeymen and printers who worked in Fleet Street and the wider print industry leads visitors through the print workshop with presses from the 18th to the 20th century and the story of print from the days of hot metal type. In the historical reading room, a resident expert shows treasures of the library, from papyrus dating back to 1200BC and works printed by Caxton to typeface artwork by Edward Johnston and British road sign models by Margaret Calvert & Jock Kinneir.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tour-of-st-bride-foundation-65258/", "official_url": "https://sbf.org.uk/whats-on/view/tour-of-st-bride-foundation-52/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/259b62efc7f15fdea1c908f9c7591180ec24d593ca7744ff7f46605e69647b05-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-26T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-26T13:00:00Z", "place": "St Bride Foundation", "address": "14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "One Day Adana/Letterpress", "start": "2026-11-11T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T16:00:00Z", "place": "St Bride Foundation", "address": "14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London", "price": "Standard £120.00 Concession £108.00", "price_from": "120.00", "price_to": "120.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/printmaking/letterpress"], "description": "One Day Adana/Letterpress is a friendly, hands-on one-day workshop introducing small format letterpress, where you set type and print on an Adana platen press. 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The event is hosted by the Society of Antiquaries and presents the work of early career researchers and collections professionals. It examines how images shape knowledge production and circulation, mediate encounters with lost and extant objects and buildings, and contribute to the study of the material past, from early modern prints to contemporary graphic practices. The keynote, 'Towers and Transformations: 40 years of printmaking by Anne Desmet RA', spans her career as artist-printmaker, and attendees can also visit curated displays at the library of either the Royal Academy of Arts or the Linnaean Society.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lines-of-enquiry-graphic-arts-and-the-afterlives-of-material-38657/", "official_url": "https://www.sal.org.uk/events/lines-of-enquiry/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7db67b77575aa91c39629348415212837d9c42d8f7d5ace48bea44c9b8f4b718-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Gelli Printing", "start": "2026-11-12T10:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Fashion and Textile Museum", "address": "Bermondsey Street 83, SE1 3XF London", "price": "£135 (Includes materials and exhibition entry)", "price_from": "135.00", "price_to": "135.00", "tickets_url": "https://fashiontextilemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/71957?catID=2953", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/printmaking"], "description": "Gelli Printing is a hands-on workshop in experimental printmaking at the Fashion and Textile Museum. 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The London Museum runs it, with a guide leading visitors past famous landmarks and into the fascinating and surprising stories behind them. The tour explores the lives of past Londoners, covering the dissolution of the monasteries, the plague and public executions, and hears stories of William Wallace, Henry VIII and even Sherlock Holmes. Stops include the Charterhouse, St-Bartholomew-the-Great, one of London's oldest churches, and the famous meat market.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/in-around-smithfield-market-49194/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/in-around-smithfield-market/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/59e59e3b9930bc40ed110fc879a5cd29a5c22c6739e62e69a6855314ba65cbf0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Fabric Painting with Sarah Campbell – Printing", "start": "2026-11-04T10:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Fashion and Textile Museum", "address": "Bermondsey Street 83, SE1 3XF London", "price": "£130.00 (Includes materials and exhibition entry)", "price_from": "130.00", "price_to": "130.00", "tickets_url": "https://fashiontextilemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/65845?catID=2953", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/printmaking/textile-printing"], "description": "A hands-on fabric printing workshop at the Fashion and Textile Museum. It is led by textile designer Sarah Campbell, who guides participants through simple printing techniques using tools like foam brushes, sponges, stamps and potatoes. Working on a length of calico or linen, participants build up patterns while exploring repeat, composition, colour sequences and contrast. The workshop suits beginners as well as those with some experience, and everyone takes home their own hand painted and printed textile.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fabric-painting-with-sarah-campbell-printing-36093/", "official_url": "https://fashiontextilemuseum.org/workshops/fabric-painting-with-sarah-campbell-printing/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fb5eb43b73f11d427062d7c93ab8c0fe4a87d6efffe4eb7dd6b3a5e69d7ebefe-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The RCA at Imprint 2026", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal College of Art, Kensington", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["diy/printmaking"], "description": "The RCA at Imprint 2026 is the Royal College of Art's presence at Imprint, a contemporary art fair dedicated to print and editions that brings together leading international galleries, publishers and institutions. Three MA Print graduates take part: Tamsin Loxley joins a forum talk on how a place, its history and collections inspire new work, drawing on her residency at Ushaw Historic House; Rudolph Taylor, recipient of the inaugural Imprint Artist Award, presents a solo exhibition and speaks in a forum on what to look for in a print; and Laura Townsend, recipient of the Imprint x RCA Graduate Award, exhibits and joins a conversation with Professor Jo Stockham on where print is heading next.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-rca-at-imprint-2026-70353/", "official_url": "https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/the-rca-at-imprint-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cb7e361cfcb434762e92cb10f0806776c44b69d582211c88355a47e5ddfd0228-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Guided tours", "start": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Museum of the Order of St John", "address": "St John's Lane, EC1M 4DA London", "price": "£15pp and £11.25 for Art Pass holders", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/religion"], "description": "Guided tours at the Museum of the Order of St John take visitors behind the scenes to explore historic rooms otherwise closed to the general public. The museum, which tells the story of an ancient religious military Order from eleventh century Jerusalem to its modern role with St John Ambulance, runs the tours. 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It brings together leading galleries, artists, institutions and publishers working in print, creating a focused environment for new and established collectors to discover, acquire and build collections. Exhibitors present contemporary editions and unique works by important artists working in print today. A curated programme of talks, conversations and workshops explores the evolving role of print in contemporary art.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/imprint-art-fair-70016/", "official_url": "https://imprintartfair.com/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3a9c9741c6e931d9415851ca71ca53ef094b931777b18c0138615640868c2da4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Tour", "start": "2026-11-01T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T11:00:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "£10.00, concessions available", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1998353437927?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "Guided Tour is a tour through Barts North Wing, which houses two of England's most important interiors: the Great Hall and the Hogarth Stair with its large paintings by William Hogarth. The tour explores the building and hospital's rich history, architecture and the people involved in its craftsmanship, and highlights the conservation work done to rescue and rejuvenate the Grade I listed building. 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Pitzhanger's Director Rebecca Lyons leads a guided tour tracing Still Life from seventeenth-century Dutch painters to Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern painters through the lens of Woods's works. Annabel Johnson leads a relaxed drawing session inspired by the flowers and objects in Clare Woods's paintings, with materials provided and all levels welcome. Some parts of the evening require separate tickets, including the drawing workshop, which has limited capacity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/thursday-late-still-life-then-and-now-38066/", "official_url": "https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk/whatson/thursday-late-still-life/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4203136752e4d80497d917d315825ba28d003b8569000d74c57b361b7f42b496-2000.webp"}, {"title": "A Spotlight on Medieval London at the London Archives", "start": "2026-07-06T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-17T00:00:00Z", "place": "The London Archives", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://onecitylondon.com/shop/", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/middle-ages"], "description": "This is a small exhibition of medieval documents from the City of London Corporation's archive. It shows items including the 'Cartae Antiquae', a late fifteenth-century compilation open at a portrait of Henry VI, and a second illuminated manuscript open to a coloured depiction of the Crucifixion. The display also features a 1402 receipt from Richard (Dick) Whittington, records of Katherine Nougle's 1392 apprenticeship, and two watercolour portraits of City aldermen from around 1450. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-spotlight-on-medieval-london-at-the-london-archives-37578/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8bab8cf0a87b8e0b612bc2424ff1db1a08fe9646c986816ebcf7546cd1be6318-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Curator Tour – Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall Art Gallery", "address": "Guildhall Yard, EC2V 5AE London", "price": "Free. 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The tour lasts approximately one hour, is designed for adults with accompanied children welcome (suggested minimum age 8), and places are deliberately limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/curator-tour-beyond-bayeux-tapestry-now-37605/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2efddba802b65606caa30901b5b082ca1db04fa0fd5f7d7f9aefface1933516-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Charterhouse Candlelight Evening Tour", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Charterhouse", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "27.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://thecharterhouse.digitickets.co.uk/tickets", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history"], "description": "The Charterhouse Candlelight Evening Tour is a guided tour through the Charterhouse, revealed by flickering candlelight. It takes visitors through the ancient walls to see historic interiors, the medieval Norfolk Cloister, and the Tudor Great Chamber with its silk-covered walls lined with 17th Century portraits of the Restoration Governors. The tour is run by the Charterhouse and lasts 60 minutes, with a glass of wine or a soft drink at the pop-up bar included in the ticket price.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-charterhouse-candlelight-evening-tour-39047/", "official_url": "https://thecharterhouse.org/visit-us/whats-on/the-charterhouse-candlelight-evening-tour/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/65bc88422b068b483e266742419fbdd8393b91767714aa62cd191ce8082fa31b-2000.webp"}]}