London Luminaries

Number of results: 5

Ongoing Events

1. 

   Richmond Museum: "Did Virginia Woolf really hate Richmond?" ONLINE talk

   Address

   Museum of Richmond, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond, London, TW9 1TP

   Richmond

   Dates

   From:

   2 Apr 2026Open 19:00 -

   Virginia Woolf first came to live in Richmond in 1914. Recently married to author Leonard Woolf and recovering from a recent breakdown, her
   time in Richmond is often seen by literary historians as a dark passage in the life of the great feminist…

   

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   Pope's Grotto: "Many Happy Returns Mr Pope - The Story of the Conservation of Pope’s Grotto" ONLINE talk

   Address

   Popes Grotto, Twickenham, London, TW1 4QG

   Twickenham

   Dates

   From:

   7 May 2026Open 19:00 -

   Alexander Pope’s Grotto is the last remaining part of his famous villa and gardens which he built in 1720 on the banks of the Thames at Twickenham. A mine of minerals gathered from all parts of the world, it is loaded with significance for British…

   

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   Turner's House: "Bringing Joseph Mallord William Turner back to Sandycombe" ONLINE talk

   Address

   Turner's House, Twickenham, London, TW1 2LR

   Telephone

   02088925485

   Twickenham

   Dates

   From:

   6 Aug 2026Open 19:00 -

   A major initiative for 2026 at Turner's House is underway with the seeds started to be sewn this year. Part one had been the immaculate restoration of the house but part two, is creating the look and feel of a house in which J M W Turner is once…

   

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   Marble Hill House: "Henrietta Howard’s Mythology- Classical Symbolism and Allusion in the Deco ONLINE talk

   Address

   Marble Hill House, Twickenham, London, TW1 2NN

   Twickenham

   Dates

   From:

   3 Sept 2026Open 19:00 -

   This presentation will focus on the various symbols taken from the pantheon of Roman gods and goddesses that Henrietta Howard chose to employ within the decorative scheme of her villa. Many of these deities represented episodes in the eventful life…

   

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   Ham House: "Encountering Asia at Restoration-era Ham House" ONLINE talk

   Address

   Ham House and Garden, Ham, Richmond, TW10 7RS

   Ham

   Dates

   From:

   1 Oct 2026Open 19:00 -

   In the reign of Charles II, Ham House famously underwent a substantial refurbishment under the supervision of the Duke and Duchess of Lauderdale. During this period of improvement, the Lauderdales filled their interiors with glimmering Chinese and…