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The Glyndebourne Émigrés In its first years of existence, the Glyndebourne Festival Opera set out to internationalize English opera culture, both by attracting international artists and leading proponents of a new concept …

Free online talk
The Glyndebourne Émigrés
6pm Mon 30 June

In its first years Glyndebourne Festival Opera set out to internationalize English opera culture...

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27.06.2025 07:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Kosher Giraffe Trilogy: A talk by Hugo Max In his latest publication Austrian-British multidisciplinary artist Hugo Max explores the internment of his great-grandfather as an ‘enemy alien’ on the Isle of Man during the Second World War.

Free Online event: tomorrow, 6pm, Thursday 26 June

In his latest publication Austrian-British multidisciplinary artist Hugo Max explores the internment of his great-grandfather as an ‘enemy alien’ on the Isle of Man during the Second World War.

insidersoutsidersfestival.org/event/kosher...

25.06.2025 15:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Käthe Schuftan, Prophetess of Spirit: the rediscovery of a forgotten artist
Free Online Event
6pm, Tuesday 24 June
Artist who suffered greatly at the hands of the Nazis. She became an important figure in the artistic community of Manchester, teaching and inspiring young artists.

Booking I/O website

23.06.2025 09:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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If you missed our fabulous online event last night: ‘The Ark’: Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933 -1945, with V&A's Michael Ruddy talking about Ulla Goodman (and other emigre ceramists) finding work with Wedgwood, why not watch the recording of it?

Visit the Insiders/Outsiders YouTube Channel

18.06.2025 16:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In the English Tradition? Rima Model Gowns in the 1940s

Free Online Talk:
6pm Thurs 19 June
Booking via the I/O website

Image: Conker colour wool suit jacket by Rima made for export, 1941

15.06.2025 13:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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V&A Wedgwood Collection Assistant Curator Michael Ruddy will be delivering a free online lecture 'The Ark': Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933 -1945' on Tuesday 17 June 2025, 6-7pm.

To book tickets please visit the I/O website

Wedgwood earthenware teapot, made about 1956.

15.06.2025 10:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Ark: Wedgwood & European Refugees, 1933-1945
17 June 6pm
Virtual Event
Free

European refugees escaping Nazi persecution sought refuge in Britain. This talk by Michael Ruddy reveals how Wedgwood worked to help those being oppressed across Central Europe.

To book, visit our website.

10.06.2025 12:05 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Child Migrant Voices - Refugee Week 2025 Join us at Rochester Cathedral for Refugee Week to hear Child Migrant Voices with Amber Butchart & Author Eithne Nightingale

An invitation for Refugee Week 2025
Rochester Cathedral & the Trustees of the Huguenot Museum invite you to Rochester Cathedral to hear
Child Migrant Voices
with
Amber Butchart & Eithne Nightingale
6 - 8pm, Friday, June 20
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/child-migr...

04.06.2025 13:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Refugee Week – 16 – 22 June 2025 Refugee Week 16-22 June 2025 Refugee Week 16-22 June 2025 Take Part Hold an Event Simple Acts Resources New for Refugee Week 2025 Theme for Refugee Week 2025 The theme for Re...

Refugee Week
16-22 June
Counterpoints Arts presents: A London Programme
‘Community as a Superpower’
Kicking off Sun 15 June, We Are The Many at EartH Hackney, & continuing through to the end June, the programme reflects the immense power of solidarity, heritage, and imagination.
refugeeweek.org.uk

30.05.2025 17:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Rogues and Scholars Boom and Bust in the London Art Market, 1945–2000 To mark the recent publication by Bloomsbury of his book Rogues and Scholars: Boom and Bust in the London Art Market, 1945–2000: James Stourton: Apollo, James Stourton will discuss his chosen topic…

Today: Free online event
Rogues and Scholars Boom and Bust in the London Art Market, 1945–2000...

27 May 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

**unusually, this event isn't being recorded for our YouTube channel, so make sure not to miss it!**

insidersoutsidersfestival.org/event/rogues...

27.05.2025 08:44 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Liszt Institute - Hungarian Cultural Centre London | London Liszt Institute - Hungarian Cultural Centre London

On Sun 4 May at 2pm, the Liszt Institute, with Mátyás Seiber Trust, Royal Coll Music + Schott Music, is hosting event celebrating 120th anniversary of Seiber’s birth. Inc celebratory concert, premiere of Seiber’s Minnaloushe Songs + Halas & Batchelor animation The Owl & Pussycat
culture.hu/uk/london

25.04.2025 09:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
In the Future of Yesterday: A Life of Stefan Zweig
YouTube video by Insiders Outsiders In the Future of Yesterday: A Life of Stefan Zweig

Our latest talk has been uploaded to our YouTube channel: Rüdiger Görner in conversation with writer and critic David Herman about his latest book, In the Future of Yesterday: A Life of Stefan Zweig.
youtu.be/a7X-DPRMNX8

28.02.2025 17:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In the Future of Yesterday: A Life of Stefan Zweig Rüdiger Görner, Professor Emeritus of German with Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London, will be in conversation with writer and critic David Herman about his latest book, In th…

FREE Online event: In the Future of Yesterday: A Life of Stefan Zweig
26 February 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
insidersoutsidersfestival.org/event/in-the...

24.02.2025 18:29 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Seeing Daylight: The Photography of Dorothy Bohm - BNJC A stunning documentary about the life of renowned photographer Dorothy Bohm Immerse yourself in the captivating world of renowned photographer Dorothy Bohm, whose lens captured humanity through decade...

FREE Screening of Seeing Daylight: The Photography of Dorothy Bohm
27 February @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at BNJC in Brighton & Hove
A stunning documentary about the life of renowned photographer Dorothy Bohm, with Q&A afterwards with Monica Bohm-Duchen
bnjc.co.uk/event/seeing...

24.02.2025 18:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Hybrid Exhibition Talk–Dedication in Sculpture: The Story of Naomi Blake... Hybrid Exhibition Talk – Dedication in Sculpture: The Story of Naomi Blake FRSS

Another hybrid talk, hosted by Wiener Library in partnership with I/O: Part of the Fred Kormis: Sculpting the Twentieth Century collection.

Hybrid Exhibition Talk – Dedication in Sculpture: The Story of Naomi Blake FRSS. Wednesday, Jan 22, 6:30-8pm GMT

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hybrid-exh...

13.01.2025 09:36 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Hybrid Exhibition Talk – Aurelia Young: My father, sculptor Oscar Nemon Hybrid Exhibition Talk – Aurelia Young: My father, sculptor Oscar Nemon

New Year, new events!

Our next one – Wed 15 Jan, at 6.30pm UK time – is a hybrid, in person at The Wiener Library, or online. Part of the Sculpting the 20th Century collection:
Aurelia Young: My father, sculptor Oscar Nemon

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hybrid-exh...

13.01.2025 09:30 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Insight and Observation: The Life and Work of Gerda Rubinstein (1931-2022) at Online Tickets are now available for Insight and Observation: The Life and Work of Gerda Rubinstein (1931-2022) at Online, Online on Mon 9 Dec 2024. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

Tickets still available for tomorrow's FREE online talk: Monday 9th December at 6.00pm

www.ticketsource.co.uk/insiders-out...

08.12.2024 15:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Insight and Observation: The Life and Work of Gerda Rubinstein (1931-2022) Roger Lee of Parndon Mill in Harlow, who exhibited her work and knew Gerda personally, will be in conversation with Monica Bohm-Duchen, art historian and founding director of Insiders/Outsiders, to…

Insight and Observation: The Life and Work of Gerda Rubinstein (1931-2022)
9 December 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
FREE Virtual Event
Booking link on our website

insidersoutsidersfestival.org/event/insigh...

26.11.2024 10:05 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

We're glad to have made the move!

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"Karen Gershon (1923-1993) – Writing my mother’s story: a journey of redefinition" at Online Tickets are now available for Karen Gershon (1923-1993) – Writing my mother’s story: a journey of redefinition at Online, Online on Mon 18 Nov 2024 at 6:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

FREE online talk
Mon 18th November 2024 6:00PM (UK time)
Karen Gershon (1923-1993) – Writing my mother’s story: a journey of redefinition
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/onl...

15.11.2024 16:19 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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