The Londoners - portrait of a working city, c1447-1980
Exhibition runs until 5 July 2017
Hundreds of thousands of faces - images of born Londoners and more transient visitors - are preserved forever in our collections.
Winners, losers, the famous or the forgotten, countless Londoners have been recorded as they went about their work in the capital.
From studied portraits to casual snapshots, from 15th century drawings to recent colour photographs, the archive brings them all together and presents them as the history of our capital city.
Free - during normal LMA opening hours.
The Londoners: Exhibition Tour with the Curator
Join us for a tour of our current exhibition of images of Londoners. Encounter artists and aldermen, loungers and labourers, at home, in the street, or in the studio.
Free - drop in sessions will be running on the following dates:
Thursday 8 June, 6 - 6.30 pm.
Tuesday 13 June, 1 - 1.20 pm.
Thursday 22 June, 1 - 1.20 pm.
A visit to Conservation
Thursday 22 June, 2 - 3 pm.
Meet members of the Conservation team and find out about the essential work which preserves our records for future generations.
Free - booking essential.
Deciphering Old Handwriting (Advanced)
Thursday 15 June, 5.30 - 7 pm.
This practical session gives expert help in reading different types of handwriting from the 16th and 17th centuries. You will practice with copy documents from LMA's collections and get tips for deciphering early historical writing. Some experience of reading historical documents is required.
£8 - booking essential. See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/deciphering-old-handwriting-advanced-tickets-32619444637
Making the most of your trip to LMA
Every month, we run a selection of training sessions for LMA users to enhance your research. Whether you're new to archives or a seasoned visitor, you may still find these sessions useful!
We run sessions most months on the following topics:
- Getting started at LMA
- Handling documents
- Family History starter sessions
- Understanding old handwriting
LGBTQ History Club
Wednesday 7 June, 6 - 7.30 pm.
A regular monthly meeting to explore lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual and queer histories.
Keep up to date with the programme here: www.facebook.com/lgbthistory.
Photography and Film in the Archives Group
Tuesday 20 June, 5.30 - 7.30 pm.
Join us for a monthly series of talks, document viewings and discussions about photographic archives, collections and histories.
Free - drop in session.
More details on the above, plus further events, are outlined at http://mailchi.mp/cityoflondon/may-events-at-london-metropolitan-archives-812969
Chris
My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course commences Sept 11th 2017 - details at https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102.
For details on my Scottish & Irish genealogy guide books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.
For my genealogy research service, please visit http://www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk.
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