Events
Past Events
Exhibition-related Events
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Regular Dictionary Drop-ins during which you can view the exhibition with a Curator and ask questions about the Dictionary and the House will take place on the following dates: 18 July; 8 and 22 August; and 5 and 19 September. Drop-ins will take place at 2:30 aside from the one on July 3 which will be at 1pm and the one on Sept 5 which will be at 1:30. Included with your entry fee.
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Free entry, lunch and private view will be offered on July 25th at 12:45 through the generosity of the Fleet Street Quarter Business Improvement District for which bookings must be made via their website. Free of charge.
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Family Days will be held at 2:30 on August 10 and 24 to engage with the exhibition through activities such as word games and creating dictionary definitions using an actual quill pen and hand-made paper. Suitable for ages 2-13. Event free for families.
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Further events are being planned from late September onwards including evening tours, a gin tasting, and further talks. Keep checking back for more info!
Lunchtime Lecture - Dr Johnson's House Series Special: A Guided Walk
Thursday, 29th June · 12:30 - 2pm. Requires pre-booking.
These lectures form an annual programme of monthly lunchtime lectures to be held here at Dr Johnson's House, kindly sponsored by The Fleet Street Quarter BID.
Johnson was a great admirer of London and said of the Fleet Street area "If you want to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey its innumerable little lanes".
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Join us this August for a guided walk through Dr. Johnson’s London with City Guide Grethe Hauge. You will weave in and out of ancient alleyways around Fleet Street, passing places familiar to Samuel Johnson. You will hear about his life, his times and his friends.
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You pass where he went to church and discover his favourite taverns, where he would meet friends to ‘have his talk out’.
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Gather at the House at 12.30pm for a light lunch, and the walk will begin at 1pm. The walk will take an hour and finish back at Gough Square by the statue of Johnson’s cat, Hodge.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE FOR THIS GUIDED WALK
Please note Please let us know of any dietary requirement at least 48 hours in advance if possible.
Sponsored by the Fleet Street Quarter Business Improvement District
View Past lectures on YouTube
