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Ethical Matters:
Disagreeing Without HateEthical Matters:
Disagreeing Without HateDo you avoid people who are strongly against immigration? Or strongly for trans rights? Against abortion? For drug legalisation? We're falling victim to Beliefism: discrimination against those with different beliefs to us. Behavioural scientist Paul Dolan shows how tolerance is only possible "by design".
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Isla Quartet + Pre-Concert Recital with Dovestone QuartetSunday Concerts:
Isla Quartet + Pre-Concert Recital with Dovestone QuartetFor their Conway Hall début, Isla Quartet offer an exquisite selection of baroque and classical quartets, culminating in the third 'Razumovsky' quartet, written in 1806 for the Russian ambassador in Vienna, Count Andreas Razumovsky. They will be preceded by a pre-concert recital from the Royal Northern College of Music's Dovestone Quartet.
In person | No Option
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Voices and Minds: Creative Responses to Dementia
Voices and Minds: Creative Responses to Dementia
In honour of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, join Songhaven and Electric Voice Theatre at Conway Hall for an afternoon’s exploration of science, music, ethics, and activism.
Brockway Room | Bertrand Russell Room
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Conway Hall Open House Tour
Conway Hall Open House Tour
Discover Conway Hall in a series of exclusive tours around our Grade II listed building, featuring both Art Deco and Arts and Crafts styles. Experience the Main Hall’s sublime acoustics, home to Europe’s longest-running Chamber music series; delve into the Library and Archives; and learn how Conway Hall makes ethics matter today.
Conway Hall | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Trans Joy MattersEthical Matters:
Trans Joy MattersTrans people deserve to hear stories of joy and hope, where being trans doesn't have to be defined by fear and dysphoria, but can be experienced through courage, freedom, and love. Caroline Litman and T. C. Oakes-Monger invite us to explore how trans lives, and trans joy, matter.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Fashion Declares:
Crafting Fashion FuturesFashion Declares:
Crafting Fashion FuturesJoin Fashion Declares and Indilisi at Conway Hall for a special evening event, bringing together sustainable fashion champions to discuss how we create a new well-being economy respecting all species and our natural world.
In person | No Option
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Sunday Concerts:
London Haydn Quartet with David AdamsSunday Concerts:
London Haydn Quartet with David AdamsOne of the world’s leading period instrument string quartets, the London Haydn Quartet was born out of a passion for Haydn. We are delighted to welcome them back to Conway Hall, alongside violist David Adams.
In person | No Option
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London Fortean Society:
Chasing the Dark: Encounters with the SupernaturalLondon Fortean Society:
Chasing the Dark: Encounters with the SupernaturalBen Machelluncovers the archives of psychic researcher Tony Cornell and his investigations into ghosts, poltergeists and psychic powers. Between 1950 and 2010 he became perhaps the world's most prolific investigator of psychic phenomena and paranormal events. Ben will be in conversation with artist and researcher Sarah Sparkes.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Ethical Matters:
The Migration QuestionEthical Matters:
The Migration QuestionWho are the migrants? Do they steal our jobs? Do border controls improve security? Are open borders desirable? Through empirical research including original surveys and interviews, Leila Simona Talani and Matilde Rosina suggest new thinking to the migration question.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Sacconi Quartet with David Campbell + Pre-Concert TalkSunday Concerts:
Sacconi Quartet with David Campbell + Pre-Concert TalkBritain’s longest-established string quartet, Sacconi Quartetmake a welcome return to Conway Hall, joined by one of the UK's finest clarinettists, David Campbell, to present an eclectic programme including a world premiere, a much-loved staple of the repertoire, and finally, an underrated gem.
In person | No Option
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London Fortean Society:
How to Build A Haunted HouseLondon Fortean Society:
How to Build A Haunted HouseWhether a sceptic or paranormal enthusiast, we all know a haunted house when we see one. From Medieval Scotland to Enlightenment-era London; Victorian suburbs to pre-Civil War Louisiana, Caitlin Blackwell-Baines will explore the particular features, contexts and histories that lend a building the dreaded identity of a haunted house.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Ortus Trio + Pre-Concert Recital with Tiago Silva & Elizabeth HaughanSunday Concerts:
Ortus Trio + Pre-Concert Recital with Tiago Silva & Elizabeth HaughanThe London-based Ortus Trio make their Conway Hall début with three beloved trios, beginning with two pinnacles of the French repertoire, and bringing the evening to a close with Mendelssohn's Second Trio. They will be preceded by a pre-concert recital from violinist Tiago Silva and pianist Elizabeth Haughan from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Disability Rights and DignitiesEthical Matters:
Disability Rights and DignitiesA powerful examination of changing attitudes towards people with disabilities of all kinds and their fight for human rights and dignities. Join campaigners, and authors, Rachel Charlton-Dailey and Stephen Unwin in conversation on disability rights in history and today.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Winterreise with Mark Padmore & Noam GreenbergSunday Concerts:
Winterreise with Mark Padmore & Noam GreenbergAs part of Bloomsbury Festival 2025, tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Noam Greenberg present a special concert performance of Schubert’s song cycle, Winterreise, in support of A Land for All, a unique Israeli-Palestinian organisation working for a peaceful and equitable future for all.
In person | No Option
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Humanist Bloomsbury: Doers, Dreamers, Place Makers
Humanist Heritage Presents:
Humanist Bloomsbury: Doers, Dreamers, Place Makers
Beginning at Conway Hall – the UK’s only surviving Ethical Society and its largest humanist research resource – join us for a walking tour to discover some of Bloomsbury’s non-religious radicals and reformers.
Conway Hall | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Why Horror has a Hold on UsEthical Matters:
Why Horror has a Hold on UsHorror has been embraced by mainstream pop culture, with horror characters and aesthetics infecting TV, music videos and TikTok trends. Anna Bogutskaya dispels the notion that there is something wrong with enjoying horror by examining how horror responds to, and fuels, our feelings of fear, anxiety, pain and power.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Ethical Matters:
Lessons from a Real-Life RomcomEthical Matters:
Lessons from a Real-Life RomcomFor years, the romcom has been defined by its reinforcement of patriarchal notions of love and relationships. Author and journalist Lizzie Frainier asks whether romcoms can prepare us for the good, the bad and the disconcerting of navigating relationships today.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
The Clements Prize for ComposersSunday Concerts:
The Clements Prize for ComposersThe Clements Prize for Composers returns to Conway Hall for a live final, featuring new works for piano duet. Performed by pianists Clíodna Shanahan and Simon Callaghan, these works showcase the skills of the finest young composers today.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Changing Power Imbalances at HomeEthical Matters:
Changing Power Imbalances at HomeWhy do women who outearn their male partners still do more housework and childcare? Science journalist Melissa Hogenboom interviewed dozens of female breadwinners, stay-at-home dads and same-sex couples, to show how the closer we look, the easier it is to see the influence of power structures all around us.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Kyan Quartet & Ahmed DickinsonSunday Concerts:
Kyan Quartet & Ahmed DickinsonIn a new Conway Hall collaboration with Echoes Festival's African Diaspora series, acclaimed classical guitarist Ahmed Dickinson joins forces with the Kyan Quartet to explore vibrant Afro-Cuban repertoire by Cuba's most distinctive contemporary composers
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
The Extraordinary Lives of Ancient & Medieval WomenEthical Matters:
The Extraordinary Lives of Ancient & Medieval WomenWhat was life really like for women in the ancient and medieval periods? How did they think about sex, death and God? Could they live independent lives? And how can we hear their stories? Join historians Hetta Howes and Daisy Dunn as they reveal some extraordinary women of the past.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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London Fortean Society:
The Haunted Landscape: Ghosts, Magic and LoreLondon Fortean Society:
The Haunted Landscape: Ghosts, Magic and LoreWho’s claws are scratching at the church door? What’s that ghost tumbling over the moor? Who’s that figure cut into the earth? What can I do to lift this curse? Join us for a lengendary trip through the Haunted Landscape at London Fortean Society’s day of expert talks on British ghosts, magic and folklore.
In person | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Rautio Trio + Pre-Concert Recital with Boreas TrioSunday Concerts:
Rautio Trio + Pre-Concert Recital with Boreas TrioConway Hall welcomes the Rautio Trio, one of today’s finest chamber ensembles, known for their refined and powerfully expressive performances of historical masterworks. They will be preceded by a pre-concert recital from the Boreas Trio from the Guildhall School.
In person | No Option
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Sunday Concerts:
Fundraising Concert with Quartet Concrète & Bartholomew LaFolletteSunday Concerts:
Fundraising Concert with Quartet Concrète & Bartholomew LaFolletteJoin Quartet Concrète and cellist Bartholomew LaFollette in Conway Hall's historic Library for a special fundraising concert, in support of our much beloved Sunday Concerts series.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Reading Between the Lines of the Regency NovelEthical Matters:
Reading Between the Lines of the Regency NovelWhat do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think. Dr Zoë McGee reveals how Jane Austen, Frances Burney and their now-overlooked contemporaries used their stories to try to change society's mind about sexual coercion - and to reassure survivors they were not alone.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Ethical Matters:
The Pleasures and Perils of FandomEthical Matters:
The Pleasures and Perils of FandomHow does the pop culture machine both mirror and magnify the worst aspects of human nature? As debates rage on about abusive public figures, Vanessa Kisuule asks how this moral conundrum informs the way we shape our relationships, families and notions of social justice.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Piatti Quartet & Simon CallaghanSunday Concerts:
Piatti Quartet & Simon CallaghanArtistic Director Simon Callaghan and Conway Hall favourites the Piatti Quartet come together in a special programme comprising Mozart's final piano concerto, Mendelssohn's hauntingly beautiful A minor quartet, and the world premiere of Piatti cellist Jessie Ann Richardson's arrangement of Vaughan Williams' folk-song studies.
In person | No Option
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Electric Voice Theatre:
Winter Carols by CandlelightElectric Voice Theatre:
Winter Carols by CandlelightJoin us for a festive feast of carols new and old in the candlelit chambers of historic Conway Hall. Raise your voices with the splendid singers of Electric Voice Theatre, and discover a rich history of secular hymns from composers such as Emily Josephine Troup and Eliza Flower, along with familiar favourites of the season.
In person | No Option
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Sunday Concerts:
Tippett Quartet & Maura MarinucciSunday Concerts:
Tippett Quartet & Maura MarinucciJoin the Tippett Quartet for a wonderful season finale exploring the Golden Age of cinema past and present. They will be joined by star clarinetist Maura Marinucci, Principal Clarinet of the Philharmonia Orchestra and professor at the Royal Academy of Music.
In person | No Option
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