Foundling Museum

Upcoming events at Foundling Museum

Foundling Museum is a library in St Pancras. Near Here currently lists 12 upcoming events, including Spotlight Talk: Leaving London, Family Workshop: Fabulous Flowers and Drink, Death & Debauchery Walking Tour.

Likely freeTalks & Lectures

Spotlight Talk: Leaving London

In this short talk, Roy will dive into the spaces, places, and faces of the Foundling Hospital’s move out of London. This talk takes place on the exact centenary of the day in 1926 when the Hospital underwent a huge upheaval and dozens of children were moved from the heart of London to the countryside.

Wed 22 JulFoundling Museum

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Family Workshop: Fabulous Flowers

Join artist Jess Heritage to transform the Museum with a spectacular nature-inspired installation! Bring the space to life by creating giant flowers and adding them to the collaborative display.

Wed 22 JulFoundling Museum

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Drink, Death & Debauchery Walking Tour

This guided walking tour takes in the colourful history of London’s West End around St Giles, Seven Dials and Covent Garden. Learn about the notorious gin craze of the 18th century, the history behind William Hogarth’s famous Gin Lane, gallows, plague pits and prostitution. Meet at the Dominion Theatre on Tottenham Court Road to be guided from Denmark Street to Holborn, ending at the Foundling Museum where you can see some more famous Hogarth paintings.

Sun 26 JulFoundling Museum

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Family Workshop: Animated Nature

Join artist Reza Ben Gajra for an interactive stop-motion animation workshop inspired by natural patterns in the Museum. Create flowers, leaves, insects and other natural wonders, then work together to make a collaborative film. Finally, add your creations to the Museum’s growing nature-inspired installation!

Tue 28 JulFoundling Museum

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Family Workshop: Botanical Banners

Join artist Christina Rose Brown to create a nature-inspired banner with fun printing techniques, which you can take home and enjoy. During the workshop, you will also have the chance to contribute to a bunting installation with other families and see your collaborative artwork on display in the Museum!

Wed 29 JulFoundling Museum

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Likely freeChildren & FamilyWorkshops & Classes

Family Workshop: Paper Petals

Join artist Tascha Von Uexkull to create delicate tissue paper flowers inspired by the patterns around the Museum. Add your handmade blooms to a collaborative installation and help transform the Museum with a colourful display that grows throughout the day!

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Sunday Drop-In Tours

Join our Sunday drop-in tours to learn more about the Foundling Museum and history of the Foundling Hospital.

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Workshops & Classes

Assemblage Collective: Cyanotype Token Workshop

Discover the art of cyanotype printing in this creative workshop for young adults. Guided by artist Florence Bennett, you will experiment with cyanotype processes through collaging found objects to create A5 prints. Then, once you are familiar with the technique, you will work with images of tokens from the Foundling Museum’s collection to create small brooches, reflecting on the sentimental and precious nature of the objects.

Sun 9 AugFoundling Museum

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Meet the Experts: Dr Janette Bright on the Foundling Tokens (In Person)

Why are an old bent coin, a piece of ribbon and a hazelnut amongst the most treasured items in the Foundling Museum’s Collection? In this talk, you can learn why such items were so important in the mid-eighteenth-century Foundling Hospital when a child was admitted and why their use as identifiers declined as the century went on. You will discover how and why the tokens had to be hidden and who had access to their secrets, and how many tell us not just about individuals but about life in general at this time. The talk will also reveal the individual stories behind some foundling tokens and why some stories will always be unknown.

Fri 14 AugFoundling Museum

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Meet the Experts: Dr Janette Bright on the Foundling Tokens (Online)

Why are an old bent coin, a piece of ribbon and a hazelnut amongst the most treasured items in the Foundling Museum’s Collection? In this talk, you can learn why such items were so important in the mid-eighteenth-century Foundling Hospital when a child was admitted and why their use as identifiers declined as the century went on. You will discover how and why the tokens had to be hidden and who had access to their secrets, and how many tell us not just about individuals but about life in general at this time. The talk will also reveal the individual stories behind some foundling tokens and why some stories will always be unknown.

Fri 14 AugFoundling Museum

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Sunday Drop-In Tours

Led by our knowledgeable volunteer guides, these 20-minute taster tours will give you a more in-depth look at the Foundling Hospital and the paintings within the Museum. There are two choices of tour to join, each exploring different areas:

Mon 17 AugFoundling Museum

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Drink, Death & Debauchery Walking Tour

This guided walking tour takes in the colourful history of London’s West End around St Giles, Seven Dials and Covent Garden. Learn about the notorious gin craze of the 18th century, the history behind William Hogarth’s famous Gin Lane, gallows, plague pits and prostitution. Meet at the Dominion Theatre on Tottenham Court Road to be guided from Denmark Street to Holborn, ending at the Foundling Museum where you can see some more famous Hogarth paintings.

Sun 23 AugFoundling Museum

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