Financial scandals are a regular part of life under twenty-first century capitalism—from Libor-fixing to subprime mortgages and Fred 'the Shred' Goodwin. But are they symptoms of a lost sense of morality, or just a few lost sheep? This panel discussion brings history and philosophy together with real-world experience, to find new ways of thinking about good and bad among the masters of money. What are the ethics that guide financial professionals, and how do individual motives fit within the enormous…

Hidden in odd corners of the University of Roehampton's campus are fragments of the ancient world: vases and sculptures, heroes and goddesses. Follow the Activity Trail to discover how they came to be there, and what it felt like to (re)discover and (re)create these artefacts in the eighteenth century. Handle a collection of ancient pottery, arrange your own sculpture gallery or test your skill at imitating the exhibits, and learn about the fascinating history of Roehampton’s Grove House as you…

Charles Dickens: novelist, social reformer, journalist... and conjuror? Dickens, a keen watcher of magic, gave a number of magic performances in the 1840s at Christmas and during summers on the Isle of Wight. This event, a blend of talk and performance, uses the unique setting of the Dickens Birthplace Museum in Portsmouth to discover Dickens’ involvement in the world of magic. Dr Christopher Pittard explores Dickens’ engagement with famous conjurors, the influence of magic on his fiction, and goes behind…

This promenade performance will highlight the performers’ past experiences of migration and resettlement whilst responding to the history, architecture, collections and habitual pathways of each space. Dance company, Reside Dance, and members of the local community will take you on a journey of migration and encourage you to discover your own sense of belonging to the people around you and the different spaces that you inhabit. Can recalling and sharing memories of migration and resettlement help performers develop new connections…

'Memory and oblivion in the library’s mind' runs in two Saturday afternoon sessions exploring the ways in which imagery and ideas can be lost and found by the human brain and the mind of a library alike. Eight interactive talks will survey the removal and resurfacing of the past through curious case studies in art, religion, science, philosophy and astrology. The programme offers a unique opportunity to thumb through the history of the Warburg Library by looking at some of…

In the 19th century Cambridge scientists setting up museums relied on serendipity to acquire specimens. One of the greatest found objects was a whale that washed up on Pevensey Bay, Sussex, in 1865. Today, artist Jo Atherton works with objects gathered on the UK coastline. In this talk Jo will discuss the nature of lost and found objects with historian Boris Jardine. They will reflect on the moment of discovery, explore when lost becomes found, and examine the very human…

This free exhibition will display the North East’s little-known cycling past. The event will also include a short talk by experts, a screening of archival film, and an open discussion with participants in the sport. Following the Second World War, dozens of young Geordies got on their bikes and rode out into Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and beyond. Many of these cyclists joined clubs to ride competitively, while others took advantage of their bikes to get to work, socialise, or…

Puzzled by plastics? Want to find creative solutions to the problems of plastic waste? Come along to B-Arts for two afternoons of activities. Explore objects, 3D printing, and hands-on making, supported by readings, writing workshops, and film screenings. Watch, think, reflect, debate and play with stuff! You’ll be working with local artists and facilitators from Keele University who believe community creativity can help the UK revalue everyday materials that are all too often lost to waste. For event information, please…

This pop-up exhibition and film screening will examine and reflect on the creation of the Evacuee Archive and the experiences of migrant children. Based on the research project War Child, led by Dr Teresa Murjas’ from the University of Reading, the event will offer a chance for audiences to explore the Evacuee Archive based at the Museum of English Rural Life, watch films created during the project and ask questions about these creative responses to the migrant experience. This event…

To navigate the city, we need to find things: our place, our destination, our way about. But for everything that can be found in an ancient metropolis like London, many other things have been lost. This architectural-metaphysical walking tour goes in search of vanished monuments amid the tangled streets between Somerset House and St Paul's, locating what is no longer extant via imprints left in the contemporary cityscape, and reflecting en route on how absence, as much as presence, shapes…

Join the V&A’s LGBTQ Working Group for an archival visit to the Prints and Drawings Study Room, exploring queer aesthetics in original Art Deco prints and designs in the Museum collection. The talk will delve into the work of stage and costume designers George Barbier, Leon Bakst, and Erté; photographers Cecil Beaton and Paul Tanqueray; and performers such as Nazimova, Nijinsky, and Valentino. The talk will be followed by screenings of specially selected excerpts from key productions of the era…

In 1940, the Ministry of Information launched its mobile film show scheme. Running for the rest of the war, the Ministry’s mobile film units were vans containing projectors and screens that were driven around the country by a driver-projectionist, to give free film shows in village halls, schools and factories. The event will recreate a film show in the former home of the Ministry with a selection of information films and documentaries on the war effort and the home front.…

Queerseum presents the first of a series of panel discussions, 'across the acronym'; exploring each letter as part of the LGBTIQA+ community and recognising the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identity through the simplicity of initialism. Launching with ‘L’, this panel seeks to explore the legacy, legislation and lifestyle of Lesbians, their place within the LGBTIQA+ community, the rise and fall of visibility and the battles this group still faces. For event information, please contact the Queerseum person at queerseum@gmail.com

Charles Dickens: novelist, social reformer, journalist... and conjuror? Dickens, a keen watcher of magic, gave a number of magic performances in the 1840s at Christmas and during summers on the Isle of Wight. This event, a blend of talk and performance, uses the unique setting of the Dickens Birthplace Museum in Portsmouth to discover Dickens’ involvement in the world of magic. Dr Christopher Pittard explores Dickens’ engagement with famous conjurors, the influence of magic on his fiction, and goes behind…

Listen in to echoes from the past, when All Hallows’ Eve struck fear in people’s souls! 'Lost voices' retrieves and presents voices, melodies, and popular traditions in the North-East, from Anglo-Saxon to Victorian times. The show includes songs which inspired Stevie Smith, Walter Scott, and Dylan Thomas, haunting soul dirges, fire-and-brimstone preaching by Puritans, dances for the dead, worm ballads, and silent creatures of the night. With Hector Sequera, Barbara Ravelhofer, musicians, singers, a dragon, and a wild horse. Want to…

There are Queer museums in New York and San Francisco and Berlin, virtual Queer histories and collections online… but where is our place within the museum landscape of London and why are our histories hidden in filing cabinets, museum collections and back in our closets? We demand a space for people to experience our queer history in a physical embodiment, to be taken out of the shadows and kept from gathering dust. We need to know where we came from.…

Come along to the book launch of Swift at 350: The Graphic Anthology, featuring the work of local artists and competition winners. Meet the artists and learn more about the process of bringing ideas to life in the comics form. Drinks and nibbles provided. Details about the competitions, which will run during the festival, will be available on the Dundee Comics Creative Space website. This event is part of the series Jonathan Swift at 350: lost and found. For event…

An evening of music, film, and art about Bristol rivers and waterways – including lost streams, holy wells, eel pies, Bristol’s amazing tides (second highest in the world), and their history ecology and culture, and much more. To include: a set of watery songs by the amazing and prize winning Bristol based Fantasy Orchestra; films, artworks and maps created by Bristol artists Inc Nova Creative Lab, Luci Gorell Barnes and Helen Adshead working with local communities and schools for the…