Walks and Tours
Sat 28 June : 10:30 -12:30
The London Ambler
Weaving a route from Highgate to the Thames, The River Fleet is one of London’s most celebrated yet notorious water…
Sat 28 June : 10:00 -12:00
This tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin Scholar — from Whitechapel…
Sat 28 June : 10:30 -13:00
Open City
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Elephant and Castle resident and Open City Golden Key Academy graduate…
Sat 28 June : 10:00 -12:45
This insightful walking tour around King’s Cross Central — led by expert guide Maggie Baddeley — tells the story of…
Sat 28 June : 10:00 -12:30
This insightful walking tour along the route of the ruined London Wall — led by City of London guide Paul…
Thu 26 June : 11:00 -13:00
Seeing Architecture
Clerkenwell is one of London’s most multi-layered neighbourhoods. From its medieval, monastic origins to its recent emergence as a hub…
Workshops
Sun 22 June : 14:00 -16:00
Czech Centre London
You’ll start by choosing an iconic London building, from towering skyscrapers to historic landmarks. Using pre-cut templates, glue, and a…
Exhibitions and Installations Free
21 June - 22 June
Drawing Matter
On Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 June, Drawing Matter will present an exhibition of drawings from the collection for two…
Sat 21 June : 10:30 -12:30
In the 1980s London’s great new opportunity was the East End. In Thatcher’s free market city, Docklands was there for…
Sat 21 June : 11:00 -13:15
Iya London
This thought-provoking walk between East Acton and White City explores how social housing developed in London in the 20th century,…
Sat 21 June : 10:00 -12:00
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin…
Sat 21 June : 10:30 -13:00
This insightful walking tour — led by expert guide Nick Edwards — tells the story of this waterfront district formerly…
Sat 21 June : 11:00 -13:30
To celebrate the achievements of Christopher Wren this walking tour— led by former Royal National Theatre head of tours and…
Sat 21 June : 15:00 -15:00
Inspired by Open City's book Public House: A Cultural and Social History of the London Pub by David Knight and…
Sat 21 June : 14:00 -16:00
NLA
Weaving through the streets of London’s West End, on this tour performer, curator and tour guide, Mark will share stories…
Talks and Debates
Fri 20 June : 18:30 -20:00
On Friday 20 June, we are pleased to be welcoming Annarita Zalaffi, Alex Pillen, Jonathan Sergison, and Irina Davidovici to…
Wed 18 June : 17:30 -20:00
This insightful walking tour — led by City of London guide Paul Lincoln — will explore how over the past…
Tue 17 June : 19:00 -21:00
The conversation will explore diverse strategies employed by these innovative practices, including Edit Collective (UK), a feminist architecture collective dedicated…
Sun 15 June : 10:30 -13:00
The story of London's Regent's Canal (1812) provides a fascinating insight into Georgian industrial infrastructure in early 19th century London.…
Sat 14 June : 10:00 -12:30
This walking tour — led by Open City's Golden Key Academy graduate Brandon Jackson — draws on neuroscience to offer…
Sat 14 June : 11:00 -13:30
This walking tour — led by Open City Golden Key Academy graduate and architect Áine Grace —explores the vastly disparate…
Sat 14 June : 11:00 -13:00
This fun and engaging walk - led by local resident and Golden Key Academy graduate Joanna Oyediran - will explore…
Sat 14 June : 14:00 -15:45
This insightful walking tour — led by spatial designer and writer Betty Owoo — will tell the story of Brixton’s…
Sat 14 June : 10:30 -12:30
Courtly and refined, well-mannered and respectable, Piccadilly and St James are among London’s most well-groomed of urban districts. Laid out…
Wed 11 June : 10:30 -12:30
The conservation and development of this Battersea Power Station - an internationally renowned landmark - saw the 42 acre former…
Talks and Debates Free
Tue 10 June : 18:30 -19:30
Zaha Hadid Foundation
A Yale x ZHF Talk with architect and educator Marina Tabassum. Biography A Bangladeshi architect and educator, Marina Tabassum founded…
Sat 07 June : 10:30 -12:30
Join Open City for an alternative architectural walking tour exploring queer place-making in London’s pleasure district of Soho and the…
Sat 07 June : 11:30 -16:30
Join Open City for a day-long visit to Poundbury on Saturday 7 June – in the company of architectural historians…
Sat 07 June : 11:00 -13:15
The walk will explore the bold, modernist vision of the architects Chamberlin, Powell & Bon who created both Golden Lane…
Sat 07 June : 14:00 -16:30
Led by architectural designer and artist Cameron Bray, this bicycle tour traces the path of the historic Grand Surrey Canal…
