iVisit... Museum of London Free Online Events

Last month the Museum of London shifted focus to bring first-class online content to visitors at home while their physical doors are closed.

We’re pleased to share today that the most recent additions to the Museum for London online programming is a series of free online events ranging across videos, talks, tours and in-conversations that you can enjoy right from home.

Highlights include:

Shaping the city: history of the Huguenots

Mon 15 Jun, Tue 16 Jun, Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun, Fri 19 Jun

Join us to celebrate Refugee Week 2020 and learn about the importance of refugees throughout London’s history, from the Huguenots of Spitalfields arriving in the 16th Century to modern refugees, reshaping London today with influences from across the world.

This short series of five videos will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the story of these historical refugees, thanks to objects from our collection and from The Huguenot Museum.

The videos will be introduced by Dr Tessa Murdoch, Research Curator at V&A and Getty Rothschild Fellow 2019. We will also hear from the Director of the Huguenot Museum, Dr Dinah Winch.

Uptown Talks - Live now.

Join Blue Badge Guide Julie Chandler as she shares some of the weird and wonderful stories she has learned over her years of exploring the streets of London. From telephone boxes and tombs, to Cockney cashpoints, Julie will reveal the secrets of the city in this series of videos.

Julie Chandler is the founder of London Town Tours, and has worked with the Museum of London for many years developing walks and tours around the city. You may have joined her over the past few years on walks exploring Crossrail, the Roman Dead and London’s Secret Rivers. Julie is also hard at work developing a series of walks exploring Bronze Age London, which will take place when the museum reopens.

City of refugees: in conversation

Tue 16 Jun, 18.30

Join us from your home for an evening of sharing stories, cultures and culinary concepts, as part of Refugee Week 2020. Saira Niazi, founder of Living London, will be joined in conversation by Tamer and Yusuf, two extraordinary Syrian refugees who will be sharing their journeys, and how they came to make London their home. We will be showing footage of Tamer’s arduous journey and hearing how Yusuf used his culinary skills to connect with other refugees.

You can join in the discussion live on Twitter - send your questions using the hashtag #cityofrefugees.

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Uptown Talks

Live now!

Join Blue Badge Guide Julie Chandler as she shares some of the weird and wonderful stories she has learned over her years of exploring the streets of London. From telephone boxes and tombs, to Cockney cashpoints, Julie will reveal the secrets of the city in this series of videos.

Julie Chandler is the founder of London Town Tours, and has worked with the Museum of London for many years developing walks and tours around the city. You may have joined her over the past few years on walks exploring Crossrail, the Roman Dead and London’s Secret Rivers. Julie is also hard at work developing a series of walks exploring Bronze Age London, which will take place when the museum reopens.

The full video series is now live here, but will also be shared throughout June and July via the Museum of London’s social media channels.

Shaping the city: history of the Huguenots

Mon 15 Jun, Tue 16 Jun, Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun, Fri 19 Jun

Join us to celebrate Refugee Week 2020 and learn about the importance of refugees throughout London’s history, from the Huguenots of Spitalfields arriving in the 16th Century to modern refugees, reshaping London today with influences from across the world.

This short series of five videos will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the story of these historical refugees, thanks to objects from our collection and from The Huguenot Museum.

The videos will be introduced by Dr Tessa Murdoch, Research Curator at V&A and Getty Rothschild Fellow 2019. We will also hear from the Director of the Huguenot Museum, Dr Dinah Winch.

City of refugees: in conversation

Tue 16 Jun, 18.30

Join us from your home for an evening of sharing stories, cultures and culinary concepts, as part of Refugee Week 2020. Saira Niazi, founder of Living London, will be joined in conversation by Tamer and Yusuf, two extraordinary Syrian refugees who will be sharing their journeys, and how they came to make London their home. We will be showing footage of Tamer’s arduous journey and hearing how Yusuf used his culinary skills to connect with other refugees.

You can join in the discussion live on Twitter - send your questions using the hashtag #cityofrefugees.