The Matter with Things: A Day’s Seminar with Dr Iain McGilchrist
Lecture One: What is The Matter with Things? Our brains, our delusions and the unmaking of the world Lecture Two: Recovering our humanity There will also be an interview and conversation with David Lorimer from the Scientific and Medical Network, an audience Q&A and a book signing. Teas and coffees will be provided free of charge. Outline […]
Language Courses in Spanish, Italian, French, Brazilian-Portugese and German
The next term of our group courses will start week beginning 8th May and last for 12 consecutive weeks until week ending 30 July 2023. The fee is £160 for lunchtime and £240 for evening courses. There are maximum 8 students in each group. A full list of our courses can be seen on www.linguadiversa.co.uk/evening_courses_central_london.htm
Once You Were A Dinosaur Snack
Scientists have spent years puzzling over the history of humanity. Other scientists are curious about our mysterious oddities: why we yawn, what are goosebumps and hiccups, or what’s the point of sunbathing. Lo! We find the answer to one is the answer to the other. You see once upon a time you were a fish, […]
Slow Horses Creator Mick Herron – Live on Stage in London
Now immortalised by Gary Oldman and co. in one of the best series of our times, Mick Herron’s second-rate secret agents have changed the game for spy fiction. ‘Herron is at the summit of a new golden age of spy fiction’ – Sunday Times Widely renowned as the greatest British spy novelist of our times, […]
*CANCELLED* Good Cop, Bad Cop: What To Do When the Police are the Criminals
*Unfortunately, due to illness of one of the speakers, this event has been cancelled. We are working on rescheduling the event for a future date.* How can our police protect and serve us considering the criminal behaviour of some Met officers and the continued culture of misogyny, prejudice and callousness within the police? We ask […]
Silence = Death: 40 years of speaking out about HIV
In May 1983, Conway Hall hosted the first public meeting in the UK on AIDS, a new disease that was as mysterious as it was scary. 40 years later, leading figures from the history of HIV activism meet to share what they’ve learned on how we educate the public about an epidemic. From navigating press […]
Biocivilisations
What is life? Many scientists believe life can be reduced to ‘mechanistic’ factors, such as genes and information codes. Yet there is a growing number of scientists, philosophers and artists who reject this view. In this fascinating in-conversation, Dr Vandana Shiva and Dr Predrag Slijepčević will discuss why we must challenge the current scientific paradigm, […]
Season Finale Concert
Hand-picked by our Director of Music and coming together for one night only, 8 of London’s finest chamber musicians present two cherished large-scale chamber works in the beautiful acoustic of Conway Hall. It is difficult not to enjoy Mendelssohn’s effervescent Octet, written when the composer was just 16 and full of energy, beautiful melodies, and […]
Paddington Trio
Winners of the 70th Royal Over-Seas League Competition for String and Piano Ensembles in 2022, the Paddington Trio already have an impressive concert calendar and a reputation for thoughtfully curated programming and “nuanced and powerful performance” (ROSL News). We are delighted to welcome them for their Conway Hall début. Established in 1952, the Royal Over-Seas […]