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  • Autumn 2026: Life Drawing

    Autumn 2026: Life Drawing
    Victoria Hall Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members:  £235 Non-members: £275 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This friendly class welcomes students of all abilities - the sessions are appropriate for complete beginners, those who want to improve their drawing skills and others with plenty of drawing experience. The course, taught by Judy Purbeck MA, will cover: line, tone, proportion and basic anatomy;...

  • Autumn 2026: Italian Improvers

    Autumn 2026: Italian Improvers
    Linden Room Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members:   £150 Non-members:  £185 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. Speaking will be the main activity, and students will be encouraged to bring personal, cultural and topical news to the classroom, and make very short presentations about them....

  • Autumn 2026: Italian Beginners

    Autumn 2026: Italian Beginners
    Linden Room Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members:   £150 Non-members:  £185 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This beginners course will help you learn the foundation of this beautiful language, not only through grammar and exercises but also by taking part in controlled oral activities...

  • Lecture Seasons Autumn 2026 & Spring 2027

    Online
    Hybrid Event

      HLSI Members can now book the Autumn and Spring seasons together as part of the membership. This runs between 15 September 2026 and 20 April 2027. Please log in and book to receive a link each Tuesday afternoon to watch the live lecture at home from 8pm. You can come along in person too....

  • The North Road, a journey through history, people, place and time

    Victoria Hall / Online HLSI, 1 South Grove, Highgate London, London, United Kingdom
    Hybrid Event

    Speaker: Rob Cowen, poet, nature and travel writer The North Road, the A1, is Britain’s primary road – a 400-mile arterial link that has run like a backbone through the country between London and Edinburgh for the last 2000 years.  It’s a multiplicity of ancient trackway, Roman road, pilgrim path, coach route and motorway.  The...

  • Autumn 2026: Pilates (Wednesdays)

    Autumn 2026: Pilates (wednedays)
    Victoria Hall Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members: £144 Non-members: £180 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This course is aimed at anyone looking to improve strength, flexibility and posture. Pilates is a complete exercise method that targets the deep postural muscles, building strength from inside out.  It rebalances the body bringing it into correct alignment whilst improving flexibility and posture. It will energise...

  • Autumn 2026: French Intermediate

    Autumn 2026: French Higher Intermediate
    Gosling Room 11 South Grove Highgate, London N6 6BS

    Members: £190 Non-members: £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. In this class, we revisit the areas verb conjugations, sentence structure, listening comprehension, phonetics, and diction. Grammar is reviewed à la carte according to your needs. Our materials include press...

  • Autumn 2026: Spanish Intermediate

    Autumn 2026: Spanish Intermediate
    Linden Room Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This course is for those who are confident with basic conversation and want to improve their fluency and accuracy when talking about a wide range of subjects, and have...

  • Autumn 2026: Music Appreciation – An isle full of noises: a history of British music up to 1934

    Autumn 2026: Music Appreciation – An isle full of noises: a history of British music up to 1934
    Victoria Hall Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members: £85 Non-Members: £108 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) A series of lectures taking place in our bright and airy Victoria Hall. From Chapel to Choirbook: English Music in the Late Middle Ages and Early Tudor Age c. 1350-1530  The rise of a distinct English sacred tradition before and around the early Tudor period:...

  • Autumn 2026: Spanish Improvers

    Autumn 2026: Spanish Improvers
    Linden Room Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This course is for those who have studied for a minimum of two academic years or equivalent, and want to communicate effectively in a range of topics...

  • Autumn 2026: French Higher Intermediate

    Autumn 2026: French Higher Intermediate Plus
    Gosling Room 11 South Grove Highgate, London N6 6BS

    Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. Do you enjoy speaking, thinking, and exchanging ideas with others through a French book, a play, or a press article? Do you already have a solid command of French—its...

  • Autumn 2026: German Advanced

    Autumn 2026: German Advanced
    Linden Room Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This course is for students who are proficient in the language, having studied it for five to six years or spent time in the country. It is aimed at...

  • Poetry Soirée

      Please join us in the Members’ Room for an evening of performed poetry. Charlotte Harker and Adriana Polifrone both regularly perform on the London circuit. With their very different styles, they will provide us with a stimulating and entertaining event. Door open at 7pm for 7.30pm start There will be a break at 8pm...

  • Autumn 2026: Spanish Higher Intermediate

    Autumn 2026: Spanish Higher Intermediate
    Linden Room Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This course is for those who are confident with basic conversation and want to improve their fluency and accuracy when talking about a wide range of subjects, and have...

  • Autumn 2026: Tree ID

    Autumn 2026: Tree ID
    Outdoor 11 South Grove, London, Greater London, United Kingdom

    Members:   £125 Non-members:  £155 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This 10-week course takes place outdoors on Hampstead Heath. We will be predominantly studying trees and in addition some ferns. Each time, a different area of the Heath will be explored, including Golders Hill Park, The Hill Garden and Kenwood Estate. This is a course in...

  • Autumn 2026: An Introduction to Philosophy

    Gosling Room 11 South Grove Highgate, London N6 6BS

    Members: £25 Non-members: £30 Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This seminar will use a practical approach to introduce students to four key philosophical concepts. Students will be encouraged to discuss and approach each topic using a series of thought experiments as a...

  • Autumn 2026: Reading Latin for Pleasure

    Autumn 2026: Reading Latin for Pleasure
    Linden Room Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. In this course we'll be exploring the best of classical Latin literature – poetry and prose – with a focus on reading the texts, and figuring out what they...

  • The President’s Cake

    Victoria Hall Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

      Film Season Ticket: September 2026 - June 2027 (10 films) HLSI Members: £70 / Non-Members £85 Individual Films: HLSI Members: £11 / Non-Members £15 Please note that this event will be taking place in our Victoria Hall, which is step free. The film is set in Iraq under President Saddam Hussein in the 1990s. Nine-year-old Lamia, who...

  • Autumn 2026: French Advanced (Friday)

    Autumn 2026: French Advanced (Friday)
    Linden Room Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. Do you enjoy speaking, thinking, and exchanging ideas with others through a French book, a play, or a press article? Do you already have a fluent command of French—its...

  • Autumn 2026: French Advanced (online)

    Autumn 2026: French Advanced (online)
    HLSI 11 South Grove, Highgate, London, United Kingdom
    Online Event

    Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This course is for students who are fluent in French, who wish to maintain and develop their skills. Students would usually have studied French at university level or have spent part of the year in France. In this class we discuss and debate complex current affairs, social...

  • Autumn 2026: History – The World of the Early Middle Ages (online)

    Autumn 2026: History – The World of the Early Middle Ages
    Online
    Online Event

    Members: £180 Non-members:  £226 Concessions: £30(call the office 020 8340 3343) Delivered as a series of lectures, Dr Mark Patton will take you on a journey through 'the world of the early middle ages' from the world of the Balkans to Irish epics. There will be time during the break and following the class for students to ask...

  • Jason Sumray: Oil Paintings and Etchings 2020 - 2026

    Jason Sumray: Oil Paintings and Etchings 2020 – 2026

    Jason Sumray: Oil Paintings and Etchings 2020 – 2026
    Victoria Hall Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London, United Kingdom

    Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 11 September Jason Sumray returns to the Highgate Gallery for his second solo show, where he continues to explore the fertile ground of imaginary Still Lifes in oil paintings and etchings. He depicts ordinary objects set on a...