Event type: Talk

Events

30
Sep
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30
Sep

Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

Saturday 30 September 2023, 4pm
£10 (Concessions £8)
Hear about the lost cities that were once symbols of power and empire which have now fallen into obscurity and myth with historian Katherine Pangonis.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
28
Sep
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28
Sep

Red Memory: China’s Cultural Revolution

Thursday 28 September 2023, 7.30pm
£10 (Concessions £8)
Tania Branigan reveals the story behind the Chinese Cultural Revolution and describes how it is impossible to understand China today without knowledge of this complicated history.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
28
Sep
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28
Sep

Masquerade: The Lives of Noël Coward

Thursday 28 September 2023, 5.00pm
£10 (Concessions £8)
Author Oliver Soden and playwright Marcy Kahan discuss the extraordinary life and career of theatre legend Noel Coward.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
27
Sep
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27
Sep

Messalina: A Story of Empire, Slander and Adultery

Wednesday 27 September 2023, 7.30pm
£10 (Concessions £8)
Honor Cargill-Martin revisits the story of Messalina, the third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious figures of the Ancient Roman world.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
18
Oct
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18
Oct

Cancelled: Growing Mushrooms on Books Demo

Wednesday 18 October 2023, 6-7pm
Cancelled
Join a 60-minute demonstration to learn the basics of the mushroom growing process. At the end you will take home your own fresh spawn and instructions to grow mushrooms on your own book.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
27
Sep
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27
Sep

Chelsea History Festival: The History and Natural History of Spices

27 September 2023, 5.00pm
£10 (concession £8)
As part of the Chelsea History Festival Ian Anderson talks about his book 'The History and Natural History of Spices'.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
29
Sep
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29
Sep

Talk: A Dark History of Sugar

Friday 29 September 2023, 6pm – 7pm
£10
Food historian Neil Buttery looks at some of the lesser-known aspects of the history of sugar.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
26
Sep
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26
Sep

Talk: Plant Movement and Colonial Garden History

Tuesday 26 September 2023, 6pm – 7pm
£10
For the Chelsea History Festival, explore plant movement and the colonial history of gardens in a gripping talk with expert Deborah Trentham.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
08
Oct
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08
Oct

Introduction to Garden History Talk & Walk

Sunday 8 October 2023, 2pm-4:30pm
£35
Join us for a fascinating Introduction to Garden History with expert garden Historian Deborah Trentham.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
05
Oct
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05
Oct

Cancelled: Talk: Unearthed with Claire Ratinon

Thursday 5 October 2023, 6pm-7pm
Cancelled
Join us for an evening talk with organic food grower and writer Claire Ratinon. Claire will explore the themes that run through her book ‘Unearthed’, from diasporic belonging and nature connection to how the legacies of colonialism permeate through the plant world to this day.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk