V&A Academy -A highly fashionable online course

 

V&A Academy Online For Creative Life

Power Dressing: Fashion 1500-1800 Join us for a 300-year journey through the world of male and female fashion and accessories. Investigate the exquisite, peculiar and sometimes outrageous use of wigs, hats, jewels, corsets and more. Learn how they reshaped fashionable silhouettes in this new course. Thursday 23 September - Thursday 9 December £395 BOOK NOW

DISCOVER ALL ART HISTORY COURSES

V&A In Practice Fashion Workshops Get hands on with our fashion illustration workshop, learn how to capture your favourite accessories in paint or sew new eye-catching sleeves into one of your old garments. BROWSE WORKSHOPS

Explore our world-class fashion collections for the latest videos, conservation stories and haute couture history. Your destined fashion eras await... EXPLORE FASHION

Baker Street Quarter Partnership - News of the Quarter

 

31 August 2021 News of the Quarter   Book Your Work Gatherings And Parties According to our office member surveys, September is expected to be a turning point with more employees expected to return to the office. So if you’re tasked with organising a team get-together for work or purely social, we’ve rounded up some of the venues available for group bookings. Find Out More

Urgent Donations Appeal Westminster City Council has launched an urgent appeal for financial donations and supplies to support Afghan refugees arriving in Westminster... Read More Top Tips From TfL Commuters Transport for London has produced a series of videos following four Londoners on their commutes into central London and sharing their top tips... Read More

Register For Our HomelessWise Webinar With a rise in rough sleeping recorded across central London, you may be keen to hear how best to help and curious to know about services and support... Read More Portman Foundation's Rooftop Garden Donation Back in the spring, we put a call out for donations to help regenerate The Portman Early Childhood Centre’s rooftop allotments... Read More

Mental Health First Aid Qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider 7 - 9 September Find Out More Food Market Our Food Market at 55 Baker Street returns 9 September, 12.00-15.00 Find Out More Portman Square Garden Food, bar and activities in Portman Square Garden 15, 16 and 17 September Find Out More

Pub Quiz Pub quiz in Portman Square Garden 15 September, 18.00 - 19.30 Book Food Market Our Food Market at 55 Baker Street  30 September, 12.00-15.00 Find Out More HomelessWise Specialist homelessness training, support and guidance 7 October Book

Weekly spotlight: FAM Bar Your friendly local cocktail bar, FAM Bar on the corner of Picton Place and Duke Street serves up local produce and relaxed vibes. FAM Bar is offering Baker Street Regulars 20% off their refreshing selection of cocktails, so all you need to do is take a seat at the bar and choose your pick of the vinyl selection.  Get The Deal

Did you know? The country’s first battery-diesel train, HybridFLEX, was launched at Marylebone Station by Chiltern Railways in July. With Rolls-Royce technology, the new train can deliver zero emissions and reduces noise at the station too, which will make rail travel and the station even greener and cleaner.

The National Gallery - Become an art expert from home!

 

Start your 'Stories of art' journey

Join leading academics and Gallery educators on a journey through the history of art as our acclaimed online course returns next week. 

In this series, travel to the Middle Ages and explore masterpieces of medieval and early Renaissance painting. Unravel their secrets through decoding symbols, learning about how they were made and where they were first seen.

Book now to enjoy all six sessions for just £75.

Every Wednesday
8 September – 13 October
5.30 pm – 7.30 pm

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What people have said...

"The lecturers are really impressive and pitch the educational level just right—good for beginners like me and also detailed enough for those with greater knowledge."

James

"I signed up for 'Stories of art' at the very start. I enjoyed and learned from every professor. Now I am anxious to return to see the paintings in a new light."

Jacqueline

National Army Museum - Chelsea History Festival: more events now on sale

 

More festival events now on sale 17 - 26 September 2021 Coming to you from the National Army Museum, the Royal Hospital Chelsea and Chelsea Physic Garden, the third Chelsea History Festival features over 70 events covering military, social and natural history. Don't miss the new events on sale, including walking tours of the local area, Operation Jubilee with Patrick Bishop, Hitler’s American Gamble and Spotlight: Spy Saturday at the Museum. Can’t choose just one? Get 25% off when you book three or more festival events, terms apply*. EXPLORE THE PROGRAMME *Tickets must be purchased in the same transaction. The offer does not apply to free events, or to any events which include merchandise in the ticket price.

Festival highlights

Spymaster 18 September, 5.00pm £12.00 Helen Fry delves into the life of Thomas Kendrick, the man at the centre of British Intelligence for over 40 years before and during the Second World War. BOOK NOW Barbarossa 24 September, 5.30pm £12.00 Jonathan Dimbleby and Andrew Roberts discuss Operation Barbarossa and the consequences it had for all those involved. BOOK NOW

Brothers in Arms 25 September, 7.30pm £14.00 James Holland recounts the courageous story of the Sherwood Rangers, an elite tank regiment who played a pivotal role in the final months of the Second World War. BOOK NOW Chelsea Pensioners: Recollections of the Korean War 26 September, 3.30pm £12.00 Our brilliant panel of Chelsea Pensioners will share memories of the Korean War in this unique and unforgettable event. BOOK NOW

Family festival fun

Family-friendly events at this year's festival Various dates 18 - 26 September £0 - £8 From 'Fantastically Great Women Scientists' with Kate Pankhurst to 'Horrible Histories' with Martin Brown, there is plenty to keep your budding authors entertained! Our brand new 'Street through time' will immerse you in the sights and sounds of the past. Journey through 2000 years of London history – and clash blades at the Sword School! Don't forget to pick up our free Time Travel Chelsea trail when you arrive to enjoy an adventure down Royal Hospital Road. FIND OUT MORE

Friday Insights coming up

Lunchtime talks 12pm every Friday, National Army Museum and online FREE, Book online We have loved welcoming back visitors to the Museum for our weekly lunchtime talks. Now available both in person and online, check out the upcoming programme. Former Brixmis officer Major General Peter Williams will be discussing East German intelligence operations, Dr Emily Mayhew will examine the medical profession during the war in Afghanistan, and David Wells is going to explore the service of the West India Regiments in Britain’s early 19th-century military campaigns against France and America. BOOK NOW