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The Parlour at Dr Johnson's House with candelabra and glass of sparkling wine

Museum Lates at Dr Johnson's House

Thursday 19 Feb, 5.30pm - 7pm. £14 / 2 FOR £22. Warm up your February evening with a Museum Late at one of London’s best-kept secrets!

Dr Johnson's House - Walk & Visit

Wednesday 11 February, 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the home of its most famous resident writer, Dr Samuel Johnson.

children's hands turning the pages of two old dictionaries

Children Welcome!

We've been welcoming children since 1752, when 8-year old Francis Barber came to live with Samuel Johnson.

A flat-lay arrangement on pale textured paper showing a white quill pen dipped in black ink, an open ink bottle with ink splashes, and a small purple flower with green leaves beside folded writing paper.

Letter Writing Sunday at Dr Johnson's House

Sunday 8 February. 12pm - 4pm. Free with admission. Try your hand at letter writing in the historic home of Dr Johnson in the heart of the Fleet Street Quarter.

Painting of Dr Johnson (1709–1784), and Mrs Siddons (1755–1831), in Bolt Court by William Powell Frith

Samuel Johnson and ‘The female of the human race'

International Women’s Day provides the opportunity demonstrate that Johnson was a great champion of the achievements of women.

War-time tea with the Curator in the Parlour at Dr Johnson's House

Coffee Morning at Dr Johnson's House

Thursday 29 January, 10 - 11am. £15/2 for £26. Enjoy Coffee with the Curator at Dr Johnson's House. Hear the story of the life and work of one of England's greatest literary figures over a coffee and pastry!

Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare on the riverside at Hampton

David Garrick: His Life, His Times and His Temple

Tuesday 27 January, 12.30 - 1.45pm. £3.96 (booking required). Join us for a talk on David Garrick, friend, pupil, and travelling companion of Dr Samuel Johnson.

Museum Lates at Dr Johnson's House

Thursday 22 Jan, 5.30pm - 7pm. £14 / 2 FOR £22. Shake off the January blues with an evening visit to one of London’s best-kept secrets!

A bronze statue of Samuel Johnson on a stone plinth in front of an old stone church, with trees and city buildings in the background.

Dr Johnson's House - Walk & Visit

Wednesday 14 January. 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the home of its most famous resident writer, Dr Samuel Johnson.

Engraving of a fencing match between a Black man and the Duchess whose face is concealed by a fencing mask

Reading, Writing & Fencing – the ‘Dangerous’ Pursuits of the ‘Black Elite’

Tuesday 24 February, 12.30 - 1.45pm. £3.96 (booking required). Join us over lunch to hear Angela Morgan explore the lives and achievements of the 'Black Elite' of 18th-century London.

Queer Georgians: A hidden history of lovers, lawbreakers and homemakers

Wednesday 25 February, 6:30 - 8pm. £27.50. Hear the hidden histories of the real people that inspired Gentleman Jack and the gay romances in Bridgerton.

Gin glasses, Hendricks gin bottle, brass candlesticks on a table in Dr Johnson's House, with out of focus framed portraits in the background

Gin & the Georgians: A Spirited Evening

Wednesday 4 March, 6pm - 8pm. £28 / 2 for £50. Enjoy G&Ts with a twist of history and gin tasting!

Dr Johnson's House - Walk & Visit

Wednesday 11 March, 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the home of its most famous resident writer, Dr Samuel Johnson.

Letter Writing Sunday at Dr Johnson's House

Sunday 15 March. 12pm - 4pm. Free with admission. Try your hand at letter writing in the historic home of Dr Johnson in the heart of the Fleet Street Quarter.

Table in Dr Johnson's withdrawing room with a bottle of prosecco, three filled glassed and two candelabras on the table, with a painting on the wall behind

Museum Lates at Dr Johnson's House

Thursday 19 March, 5.30pm - 7pm. £14 / 2 FOR £22. Welcome the spring with a Museum Late at one of London’s best-kept secrets!

Johnson (1709–1784), Doing Penance in the Market Place of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire

Johnson, Crime and Punishment, in Four Cases

Thursday 26 March, 6:30 - 8pm. £20 / 2 for £36. Crime was rife in Georgian London, but so too was punishment. Hear how Samuel Johnson balanced compassion with Justice.

Boswell's Fascination with Freemasonry

Tuesday 31 Marach, 12.30 - 1.45pm. £3.96 (booking required). Join us over lunch to hear Pauline Chakmakjian, MA discuss Dr Johnsons' biographer James Boswell and his fascination with Freemasonry.

Dr Johnson's House - Walk & Visit

Wednesday 15 April, 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the home of its most famous resident writer, Dr Samuel Johnson.

A close-up of a polished wooden table set for a celebration with two ornate brass candelabras holding lit taper candles, and four glasses of sparkling wine. At the center of the table is a champagne bottle draped in an embroidered cloth featuring a historical design and the words "Tetty." Framed portraits hang on the pale green walls in the background, adding to the elegant and historical setting.

Museum Lates at Dr Johnson's House

Thursday 23 April, 5.30pm - 7pm. £14 / 2 FOR £22. Celebrate the return of light evenings with a Museum Late at one of London’s best-kept secrets!

Dr Johnson's House - Walk & Visit

Wednesday 6 May, 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the home of its most famous resident writer, Dr Samuel Johnson.