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Season Launch Late: Breakfast view: City Now City Future Syria and Sergey Ponomarev exhibitions THE Fri 19 May Tue 9 May 7-10pm 8.30-10am Join us for an evening to celebrate London as one of Imperial War Museum the most creative and diverse cities in the world. This Lambeth Road public late event will launch City Now City Future, London SE1 6HZ a year-long season exploring what it means to live A selection of award-winning, highly praised colour in a truly global city. photographs by Russian photographer Sergey Open to the Society of Londoners and their guests Ponomarev’s documenting the human impact of RSVP essential the conflict in Syria. Open to the Society of Londoners and their guests Private guided tour: RSVP essential New Museum site at West Smithfield SOCIETY Wed 14 Jun Preview: 8-9.30am Masterpiece London © Museum of London © Masterpiece Wed 5 Jul Wed 28 Jun 12-1.30pm 11am – 9pm (drinks reception from 6pm) A curator-led, hard-hat tour of the Museum of London’s South Grounds Tour & drinks reception: Private guided tour: new site at West Smithfield. If you are unable to join The Royal Hospital Chelsea Mortimer Wheeler House Masterpiece London either date, please let us know and we will be happy London SW3 4LW to arrange an alternative time. Masterpiece London have generously offered VIP Thu 29 Jun Tue 4 Jul Limited to 10 people per group passes to all Society of Londoners for the duration of 5.45-7pm (tour) 10-11.30am RSVP essential the fair. The preview day provides a chance to visit the 7-8.30pm (drinks reception) fair ahead of its public opening and to celebrate its South Grounds Private view: launch at the evening reception. OF Mortimer Wheeler House The Royal Hospital Chelsea The City is Ours 46 Eagle Wharf Road London SW3 4LW Thu 13 Jul London N1 7ED 6.30-9pm Join us to celebrate the opening of The City is Ours, the Museum’s major interactive exhibition which Celebrate the end of the Society of Londoners Combining heritage with contemporary style, explores the experience of urban living in the summer events season with the Museum’s Masterpiece London showcases some of the finest 21st century. directors and curators. The evening will begin with works of art from around the world, from antiquity Invitations to follow a tour of Mortimer Wheeler House - home to the to the present day. This early-access, private tour RSVP essential Museum’s social and working history collections, provides an opportunity to view highlights from as well as the largest archaeological archive in the the fair accompanied by the expertise of Museum world - followed by a drinks reception, generously of London curators Francis Grew and Francis LONDONERS hosted at the nearby penthouse apartment of one Marshall. Refreshments will be provided in the VIP of our members. Lounge following the tour. The Society of Londoners Development Office Museum of London 150 London Wall FREE to the Society of Londoners Limited to 10 people London EC2Y 5HN RSVP essential Free to the Society of Londoners and guests Event sponsor RSVP essential 020 7814 5505 societyoflondoners@ Events programme Summer museumoflondon.org.uk 2017 museumoflondon.org.uk May June June

Drinks reception & presentation: Living Londoner: Director’s lunch: Workshop: Private guided tour: History dinner: The New Museum at Kathryn Sargent City Now City Future Portrait photography The Charterhouse Professor Orlando Figes West Smithfield Wed 24 May Fri 9 Jun with Niall McDiarmid Fri 16 Jun Mon 26 Jun Wed 17 May 6-7.30pm 12.30-2.30pm Sat 10 Jun 9.30-11am 7-10pm 6-7.45pm 6 Brook St Searcy’s The Gherkin 10.30am – 4.30pm Sutton’s Hospital Museum of London Museum of London London W1S 1BB 30 St Mary Axe Museum of London Charterhouse Square 150 London Wall 150 London Wall London EC3A 8EP 150 London Wall London EC1M 6AN London EC2Y 5HN London EC2Y 5HN London EC2Y 5HN

Join Lead Curator for the New Museum, Alex Discovered as a rising star during her fifteen- Join our Director, Sharon Ament, for lunch Spend the day with photographer Niall McDiarmid, Described by Nikolaus Pevsner as ‘a vivid Join our Chairman, Clive Bannister, and historian Werner, and archaeologist Kate Sumnall for a year career at Gieves & Hawkes, Kathryn overlooking London from the top of the Gherkin, whose work features in the upcoming City Now impression of the type of large rambling 16th Professor Orlando Figes for dinner and a discussion presentation on both the history and the future Sargent was the first woman in history to and a discussion about the ideas surrounding the City Future season, and discover more about street century mansion that once existed all round on The Russian Revolution: some London of West Smithfield. An exploration of plans for become Head Cutter on Savile Row. Now Museum’s season City Now City Future. Explore portraiture. McDiarmid will share tips from his London’, the Charterhouse dates back to the 14th connections. Orlando Figes is a British historian the New Museum will be followed by a drinks with her own atelier, Sargent combines issues of identity, community, sustainability and own work and then accompany participants out century, when it was founded as a Carthusian and writer known for his works on Russian history. reception, during which the discussion will quintessentially British style with a fresh growth, with insights into the exhibition from onto the streets, where they will capture their own priory. This private guided tour offers a chance to He is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, continue. contemporary vision. In conversation with Assistant Director of Content, Claire Sussums, and photographs of Londoners. Cameras are provided, explore the recently redeveloped buildings and University of London. curator Timothy Long, Sargent will discuss the Senior Commissioning Curator, Lauren Parker. although you are welcome to bring your own. discover their complex and varied history. tradition and importance of tailoring in London. Free to the Society of Londoners and their guests Limited to 25 people RSVP essential £40 for adults; £25 for children Limited to 20 people Limited to 15 people Open to Luminaries only Limited to 8 people Visionaries and Luminaries only Open to the Society of Londoners and their guests Invitations to follow Free to the Society of Londoners and their guests Free to the Society of Londoners and their guests RSVP essential Invitations to follow RSVP essential RSVP essential