- Firenze e il rinascimento
Course start date: Fri 12 Jun 2026Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Francesco BucciolFirenze viene definita la culla del rinascimento. In questa introduzione vedremo come il contesto politico e economico ha favorito la nascita di grandissimi artisti, inventori e filosofi.
This seminar is designed for advanced Italian learners but is also open to native speakers of Italian, who may find it informative.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Micro-memoir: a taster Course start date: Fri 12 Jun 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julie GartonA life is measured in moments as well as momentous occasions. This fun workshop coaches students in the art of micro-memoir. Can you write about an instant that changed you in 200 words or less?
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Friday lates: a culture in transition - contemporary art in China Course start date: Fri 12 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Meitao QuLearn about the art of contemporary China from the end of the Cultural Revolution to today. This introductory session explores the social, political and cultural conditions of Chinese society through the lens of art and visual culture.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Sex, Modernism and Auteurs: European Cinema in the 1960sCourse start date: Sat 13 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyIn the 1960s European cinema invariably suggested an art cinema characterised by formal innovation, thematic and psychological complexity, and a bold approach to sex. This course explores a decade of European cinema through a range of groundbreaking films, key directors and their approach to film style and the human condition, film movements, key concepts and critical accounts of the period.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Urban nature and landscape photography: London Course start date: Sun 14 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Rachel WeghThis is an exciting opportunity to work off-site and enjoy various surroundings focusing on urban green spaces. Travel to some of some of London’s finest open spaces whilst learning the photography skills required to capture nature’s beauty. Ideal for those who want to practise and hone their photography skills and those wishing to build their photography portfolio with expert guidance on hand.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Palaces, Parks and ParadesCourse start date: Mon 15 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneWalking from East Finchley to Muswell Hill we discuss the developments of the areas, from trains and shopping parades to people's palaces.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Travel writing Course start date: Mon 15 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Susan GrossmanMake travelling pay. Learn how to get a commission, finance a trip and put your adventures into words, led by practical exercises and expert industry guidance.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00 - From Earth to Empire: Cocoa and Coffee in African HistoryCourse start date: Tue 16 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Apeike UmoluDive into Africa’s past through the commodities that put it at the centre of world trade: cocoa and coffee. Explore how they transformed societies, fuelled nation-building, and triggered economic and labour activism.
Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £25.00 - Writing science fiction Course start date: Tue 16 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: KR MoorheadLearn how to build futuristic worlds and set them to explore thought-provoking concepts in this course on writing science fiction.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00 - Refugee week at City Lit: rhetoric and refugees in politics, pop culture and the press Course start date: Tue 16 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Siobhan McGuirkCasting a critical eye over popular depictions of people on the move, this course explores how categories of difference, deservingness and otherness are constructed and circulated - before considering possible alternative narratives.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - A day at the Tate Britain Course start date: Tue 16 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Chantal CondronSpend a day at Tate Britain to discover (or re-discover) a selection of works from the permanent collection. We’ll explore a range of historical to contemporary artworks to discuss how the story of art in Britain is reflected in the gallery. This course is gallery based.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Refugee week at City Lit: climate change, food insecurity and refugees Course start date: Tue 16 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Olivia DurandExplore how colonialism, industrial agriculture, and capitalist extraction have shaped global food systems-driving hunger, displacement, and refugee movements. Through case studies, we will examine resistance efforts reclaiming food sovereignty and sustainable alternatives.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - Refugee week at City Lit: refugees, entrepreneurship and businessCourse start date: Wed 17 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ketan VariaJoin us to explores the impact of refugees on businesses in the UK, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities they bring to the economy as part of Refugee Week at City Lit.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Art and critical theory: feminism and post-colonialism Course start date: Thu 18 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Irina ChkhaidzeExplore the role of critical theory within the field of art history, and learn new ways of thinking about art by focusing on feminism, post-colonial theory and the notion of the death of the author.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Bathing and washing in ancient RomeCourse start date: Thu 18 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbFind out more about the washing and toilet habits that were common in ancient Rome.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £15.00
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