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Members:  £145 Non-members: £180 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) In this 10-lecture course we will explore the relationship of British art to that on continental Europe between 1886 and 1945: which ideas and styles crossed the Channel, which did not and why might that have been? Were the key artists of this period following a tradition of ‘British’ art, injecting...

Members:  £170 Non-members: £216 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Footprints of London is delighted to partner with HLSI to bring you a programme of Monday afternoon walks and tours. We are a collective of independent, qualified and insured London tour guides. All our guides research and write their own walks and tours based on their...

12 weeks 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...

Members:  £190 Non-members: £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This course is suitable for beginners and people with some experience. Students will be introduced to various watercolour techniques such as wet on wet, mixing colours on the paper, wet onto dry, catching the tooth of the paper, scumbling, pattering, use of a rigger and feather, use...

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. Guilt is complex and various. It means one thing to a lawyer, other things to theologians or anthropologists, and a whole host of contradictory things to psychologists. Some disciplines,...

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...

Members/Non-Members: £96 Concessions: £30(call the office 020 8340 3343) It's showtime on Monday nights! Discover your voice, and be part of something joyful, through the magic of musical theatre, with a unique emphasis on performance skills, in the wonderful surroundings of HSLI’s very own Victoria Hall. Whether you’re completely new to singing or an experienced...

Members: £144 Non-members: £180 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) These sessions are open to all men and women regardless of age, fitness level, ability or experience.  This physical exercise programme enables everyone to improve their general fitness, balance, flexibility, strength and endurance in a safe, lively and structured session. The exercises are chosen for their universal...

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 already proficient and who wish to maintain and develop their skills. In this class speaking will be the main activity, and students...

Members: £190 Non-members: £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this event will be taking place on the first floor, where there is no step-free access This class welcomes students who wish to reconnect with French -whether you studied it long ago, learn independently, travel often to France, or simply enjoy French culture.  Learning...

Members: £275 Non-Members: £315 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Starting with the skull, we will study basic anatomy, the structure of the head and how to draw facial features. There will be two models to draw at each session. Students can either concentrate on drawing one or both models. A few short poses will...

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 have studied Italian for several years and aims to consolidate existing language knowledge and develop it further by expanding vocabulary, grammar and structures....

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;...

Members:  £12 Non-members: £15 Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This one hour lecture will cover the work and life of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and the cabaret scene of Paris in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Expect stunning visuals, ethereal clips of early...

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....

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...

Speaker: Simon Parkin, author and journalist Simon Parkin will recount the story of the people who defended the world’s first seed bank during the siege of Leningrad, which began in 1941 and lasted for 872 days.  As Leningrad starved, the botanists chose to protect a collection of quarter of a million seeds, gathered across decades...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

  Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 9 October Award-winning London-based fine art photographer Larissa Kouznetsova presents Half Seen, Half Remembered, an exhibition exploring the relationship between memory, perception and the passage of time through monochrome photography. Born in the USSR and based in...

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...

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...

Members: £10 Non-Members: £15 On the door: £15 The Opera Circle is back and we are starting with a bang! Don't miss our first event, in which, together with HGO, we will be presenting their new production of Bellini's enchanting opera La Sonnambula (the sleepwalker). Doors at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. Complimentary wine and other drinks will...

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...

Members:  £85 Non-members: £108 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. On this course, we will read just one novel, George Eliot’s Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life which first appeared in eight paper-bound instalments between December 1871 to December 1872. By exploring some of the key contexts...

  Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 9 October Award-winning London-based fine art photographer Larissa Kouznetsova presents Half Seen, Half Remembered, an exhibition exploring the relationship between memory, perception and the passage of time through monochrome photography. Born in the USSR and based in...

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...

Members:  £85 Non-members: £108 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. On this course, we will read just one novel, George Eliot’s Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life which first appeared in eight paper-bound instalments between December 1871 to December 1872. By exploring some of the key contexts...

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...

  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. This compelling , original film, told from the perspective of a hen, was...

Members: £120 Non-members: £150 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Join Jay Stuart for a restorative hour of Tai Chi, sessions will include Yang 10-step, Yang 24-Step and other Tai Chi forms as well as related meditative movement. Famously stated by Michael Moseley to 'improve brain function faster than any exercise', this ten week course aims to...

Members:  £70 Non-members: £90 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. Truly one of the most important figures in twentieth-century theatre, Stephen Sondheim is credited with reinventing the American musical. In this course, we will take a deep dive into eight seminal works...

Members:   £145 Non-members:  £180 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This course is for anyone wishing to improve and to develop different approaches to drawing and painting from 3 different subjects: Still Life, Landscape and Portrait. Whether the student is a beginner or experienced, the aim of the course is to spend time working from...

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...

  Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 9 October Award-winning London-based fine art photographer Larissa Kouznetsova presents Half Seen, Half Remembered, an exhibition exploring the relationship between memory, perception and the passage of time through monochrome photography. Born in the USSR and based in...

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...

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...

  Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 9 October Award-winning London-based fine art photographer Larissa Kouznetsova presents Half Seen, Half Remembered, an exhibition exploring the relationship between memory, perception and the passage of time through monochrome photography. Born in the USSR and based in...

  Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 9 October Award-winning London-based fine art photographer Larissa Kouznetsova presents Half Seen, Half Remembered, an exhibition exploring the relationship between memory, perception and the passage of time through monochrome photography. Born in the USSR and based in...