Conway Hall

A sneak preview of the Adderbury Ensemble, who will be performing Beethoven's String Quartet Op127 alongside works from Dvořák and the Danish String Quartet this Sunday at Conway Hall.

📅 Oct 5 from 6.30PM
🎟️ Learn more and book now: https://loom.ly/zw2K5cQ

The Regency Quartet make their Conway Hall debut with Mozart, Tippett & Ravel 🎶 Formed in 2021, the quartet unites musicians from London’s leading conservatoires. Here’s a snippet from their recent performance of Bartók’s String Quartet No.2.

📅 Oct 26—6.30PM
🎟️ Book now: https://loom.ly/ki1UCso

Who are the migrants? Do they steal our jobs? 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.

📅 Sept 28 at 3PM
🔗 Book now: https://loom.ly/quXR00A

What happens when traditional home roles are upended? 👛

From female breadwinners to stay-at-home dads, science journalist Melissa Hogenboom examines how money and power shape domestic life, and why equality at home still feels out of reach.

📅 Nov 2 at 2PM
🔗 Book now: https://loom.ly/Q8DU6w4

Why can’t we resist a romcom? 💖 Journalist @lizziefrainier.bsky.social explores what these beloved & often unrealistic love stories can teach us about connection, empowerment and navigating relationships in real life.

📅 Oct 29—6.30PM
🎟️ https://loom.ly/pR9LRWQ

This Wednesday 🌈 Trans people deserve stories of joy and hope, where being trans is defined by courage, freedom and love. @alicemydaughter.bsky.social and T. C. Oakes-Monger will discuss why trans lives, and trans joy, matter.

Book now 👉 https://loom.ly/EAifw3U

This Sunday, join us for an afternoon’s exploration of science, music, ethics and activism in honour of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.

Expect expert talks, including neuroscientist Prof Louise Serpell, plus performances, an exhibition and a Q&A.

Learn more and book now 👉 https://bit.ly/46at52L

Join Conway Hall, a landmark Central London venue and charity, as our HR Business Partner (1 day per week)! We’re seeking a skilled HR professional to guide our team, shape HR policies, and support a positive and thriving workplace culture.

📩 Apply by Sept 25
🔗 Learn more: https://loom.ly/XGpRAnA

Enjoy a sneak peek of the Isla Quartet performing Haydn ahead of their Conway Hall debut this Sunday 🎻 Join them for an exquisite programme of Purcell, Haydn and Beethoven’s third ‘Razumovsky’ quartet.

📅 Sept 14—5.30PM
🎟️ Learn more and book here: https://loom.ly/bCmbZiI

This autumn, delve into the uncanny with @forteanlondon.bsky.social.

Sept 25—Ben Machell & Sarah Sparkes on paranormal investigations
Oct 9—Caitlin Blackwell Baines on haunted houses
Nov 22—Expert talks on ghosts, magic & folklore

🎟️👉 https://loom.ly/ynn1cQE

Sunday Concerts return this September with three standout events:

🎻 Sept 14 – Isla Quartet debut + Dovestone Quartet
🎻 Sept 21 – Bartholomew LaFollette & Friends
🎻 Sept 28 – Sacconi Quartet with David Campbell + pre-concert talk

Book now: https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/upcomingconcerts/

YouTube video by Conway Hall The Freethinker Panel | Freethought History Festival 2024

This time last year I co-organised a public history festival on the secular freethought movement at @conwayhall.bsky.social. Great to see that the fascinating panel about the @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social (est. 1881 and still going today) is now online - check it out!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5KJ...

Chasing the Dark: Encounters with the Supernatural
25 September @conwayhall.bsky.social

Ben Machell uncovers the archives of psychic researcher Tony Cornell and his investigations into ghosts, poltergeists and psychic powers.

Info and tickets: forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/chas...

In tribute to World Alzheimer's Month, we’re delighted to welcome back Songhaven for a #dementiafriendly concert. Enjoy well-loved songs performed by professional musicians, plus a singalong and a relaxed afternoon tea.

📅 Sept 13—3PM
🎟️ Free | Book now: www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...

We're seeking a creative, dynamic person to join our ethics charity and Holborn venue as Programmes Marketing Coordinator! Help us increase our reach and impact by supporting our creative programme, heritage activities and fundraising.

⏱ Closing date: Sept 11.
👉 Apply now: https://loom.ly/zD_G66c

The Dovestone Quartet open our new season of Sunday Concerts with Debussy’s only string quartet in a pre-concert recital.

The evening continues with the award-winning Isla Quartet performing music by Purcell, Haydn and Beethoven.

📅 Sept 14, 2025 | From 5.30PM
🎟️ Book now: https://loom.ly/bCmbZiI

Songhaven and Electric Voice Theatre present an afternoon exploring science, music and activism.

With expert talks, performances and an exhibition, this relaxed event invites us to rethink how we understand and live with dementia.

📅 Sept 14 at 1.30PM
🎟️ Book now: https://loom.ly/hJOtTeY

This September, join us for three insightful and necessary conversations.

Sept 7—Prof Paul Dolan: Disagreeing Without Hate
Sept 17—Caroline Litman & T.C. Oakes-Monger: Trans Joy Matters
Sept 28—Leila Simona Talani & Dr Matilde Rosina: The Migration Question

🎟️ Book now: https://loom.ly/ynn1cQE

Trans Joy Matters 🏳️‍⚧️

In this upcoming talk, writer and activist Caroline Litman and author T.C. Oakes-Monger share stories of courage, freedom and love in the face of grief, barriers to care and a growing climate of hostility.

📅 Sept 17 at 6.30PM
🎟️ Get your tickets: https://loom.ly/EAifw3U

Bookings open tomorrow! Discover our Grade II listed building with free guided tours as part of the Open House Festival 🎟️ Explore the UK’s largest humanist archives and hear stories of the people who shaped our Ethical Society.

🕒 Tours at 3PM, 4.30PM, 6PM & 7.30PM
🔗 https://loom.ly/31nfXpU

Our Sunday Concerts are back for Autumn 2025! 🍂 You can look forward to unforgettable performances from audience favourites like the Sacconi, Piatti and Kyan Quartets (with Ahmed Dickinson), as well as plenty of exciting Conway Hall debuts!

🎻 Discover the full programme: https://loom.ly/DW7Vnpo

We're continuing our look back at the remarkable people who’ve appeared on our stage.

In 1966, @yokoono.bsky.social l‬ took part in the Destruction in Art Symposium, an event that brought together a diverse group of international artists, poets and scientists.

Introducing our brand-new Autumn 2025 season! 📣

Expect an inspiring mix of talks, performances and collaborations. From trans joy and disability rights to sustainable fashion and the supernatural, there’s something here for everyone!

👉 Explore our full programme here: https://loom.ly/ynn1cQE

Read what our wonderful audience members are saying about Conway Hall. Their thoughtful, generous words are a reminder of what makes this place special 👏

Discover our events and experience Conway Hall for yourself: https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/

Submissions are still open for the Clements Prize 2025!

An exciting opportunity for composers aged 35 & under to win £1500 and have their work performed by pianists Clíodna Shanahan and Simon Callaghan at our stage.

📅 Deadline: Sept 5, 2025
🔗 Find out more: conwayhall.org.uk/clements-prize-2025

We’re honoured to share this fundraiser in memory of cellist Christian Elliott, who was due to perform at Conway Hall in Dec 2024. This project will posthumously record and release his original works, with remaining funds supporting ME/CFS research.

Learn more and support: https://loom.ly/6GMUCiA

While we prepare our new season of events, catch up on last season’s most thought-provoking talks on the Conway Hall Player – just £2 each!

🎥 From female autism and inequality to true crime and hopeful futures, learn something fascinating now: https://loom.ly/K74qtTY

VERY excited to be in conversation with @stephenunwin.bsky.social at the prestigious @conwayhall.bsky.social on 15th October for our talk "Disability Rights and Dignities"

The event is online as well as, of course, in person conwayhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

In his recent talk, @robintransition.bsky.social asked what would happen if we imagined the future we could actually fall in love with? Can hopeful thinking lead to real change?

🔗 Watch the full talk now for £2 on the Conway Hall Player: https://loom.ly/wVgL6_4

Humanist Bloomsbury: Doers, Dreamers, Place Makers - Bloomsbury Festival 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 r...

Join our #HumanistHeritage Coordinator, Madeleine Goodall, for a guided walking tour in London on 19 Oct, starting at @conwayhall.bsky.social – uncovering stories of free thought, social reform, and some of the most influential humanists. Sign up 👇
bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/events/human...