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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!

Amorous or Loving?: The Highly Peculiar Tale of English and the English

Wednesday 27 January 2027, 6pm - 8pm. £27.50. How did a marginal dialect spoken in the late 9th century by 200,000 people become the world’s language spoken by 1.6 billion people today?

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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 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.

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.

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.

Dr Johnson's House - Christmas Walk & Visit

Wednesday 10 December. 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the festively decorated home of Dr Samuel Johnson.

A framed portrait of Dr Samuel Johnson hangs on a wood-panelled wall, lit warmly from above. Below it, a festive garland decorated with red ribbons, gold baubles, small glowing candles and plush cat toy, sit along a mantelpiece.

Festive FSQ: Dr Johnson's House Lecture Festive Special

Tuesday 9 December, 2.30 - 3.45pm. £3.96 (booking required). Join us for a whirlwind tour of Georgian Christmas traditions and celebrations at Dr Johnson's House!

Christmas wreath with red baubles on a dark door with knocker.

Christmas Lates at Dr Johnson's House

Thursday 4 Dec, 5.30pm - 7pm. £14. Step Back in Time this Christmas! Celebrate the magic of Christmas at Dr Johnson’s enchanting historic house!

A trompe-l’oeil painting showing letters, newspapers, a quill, a sealing wax stick, a comb, and other small objects tucked behind three horizontal leather straps on a wooden board, creating the illusion of real papers and tools pinned to a surface.

Polishing the Pebble: Dr Johnson & the Art of 18th-Century Letter Writing

Tuesday 25 November, 12.30 - 1.45pm. £3.96 (booking required). Learn about Johnson's views on letter writing and why he felt it to be an important branch of literature!