- City Lit gift vouchers - the perfect gift
Looking for that perfect present? Treat someone to the gift of learning with a course at City Lit. Available from £10, our gift vouchers can be used to book a place on any of our courses, from London walks and food tasting to museum visits, poetry and much more. Simply purchase your voucher and the recipient can choose from thousands of courses, at a time which suits them.Full fee £10.00 - Japanese: writing for beginners part 1Course start date: Sat 16 May 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaCome and improve your knowledge of the basic Japanese writing system, Hiragana and Katakana. Suitable if you are studying Japanese at beginners level.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Reading and interpreting Latin inscriptions Course start date: Sat 16 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean GabbLatin inscriptions can be found almost everywhere but can you work out what they mean? This course is aimed at students with some knowledge of Latin (a day course for those who don't know Latin is also offered every year).Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Philosophy and AICourse start date: Sat 16 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Edgar Ter-DanielyanJoin this course to engage in an informed discussion about the philosophical challenges posed by AI and differentiate facts from hype around AI.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Demystifying Tate Modern Course start date: Sat 16 May 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayGet an overview of Tate Modern with this straightforward and lively insight into the gallery’s current displays and the role of the gallery in the contemporary art world.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Create social media content using CanvaCourse start date: Sat 16 May 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Byron Johnson-BrownIn this 3-hour interactive course, you’ll learn to create captivating social media content using Canva. This workshop is designed for those who want to elevate their social media presence through professional-quality graphics, whether for personal branding, small business marketing, or creative projects. You’ll explore Canva’s user-friendly features to produce engaging visuals that stand out on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Spices, Trade, and Traditions of the Indian Sub-Continent - The Story of Food from Ancient Times to the Colonial Era Course start date: Sat 16 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ketan VariaJoin us to discover the history of food on the subcontinent, from the ancient period to the colonial era.How did local climates, agricultural practices, and cultural interactions shape regional cuisines?Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - The 60 minute writer Course start date: Sat 16 May 2026 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rosie FioreFit creative writing into your busy day: a relaxed, informal rolling programme for writers of all levels of experience who enjoy being thrown new ideas and experimenting with poetry and prose.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £70.00 - Masters of Cinema: Céline Sciamma Course start date: Sat 16 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karine ChevalierThis one day course will consider Celine Sciamma’s importance as a filmmaker by exploring in some detail a number of her key films from her debut Water Lillies (2007), to films such as Tomboy (2011), her breakthrough Girlhood (2014), and her more recent popular successes Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) and Petite Maman (2021).
Dr Karine Chevalier is a lecturer in Film studies. She is also a filmmaker. Her main research interests lie in the field of Transnational Cinema, French and Francophone Cinema, Visual Arts and Aesthetics, Postcolonial Studies, Intermediality, as well as Screenwriting and Filmmaking, with a specific focus on Violence and Resilience, Creative Voices, Digital Storytelling and Multiscreens, Alterities and Minorities, Moving (auto)Portraits and Masks.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Beyond the Standard Model: supersymmetry in physicsCourse start date: Sat 16 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary RetallickCould Supersymmetry help to solve some of the mysteries of physics? Why do we even need to think about symmetry when doing physics? We will seek answers in the realm of squarks and sleptons.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - History of oriental carpets Course start date: Sat 16 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinDiscover the origins of carpets, their threads, materials, patterns and trends as well as patrons and places of manufacture. Find out also their representations on the canvases of famous Renaissance artists.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Richard III: A Medieval WhodunnitCourse start date: Sat 16 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingWho was responsible for the death of the princes in the Tower has to be the most publicised debate in British history. Does being a nice guy in the North mean you can’t be ruthless when the opportunity arises?
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Korean beginners: holiday kitCourse start date: Sat 16 May 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jiyeon Kim, Hakkyoung LeeMake the most of your holidays in Korea with this face to face short, intensive course in central London over one weekend. This Holiday Kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations & have a friendly chat with the locals!
Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Introduction to artificial intelligence Course start date: Sat 16 May 2026 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Marios TsatsosThe AI revolution is changing everything right before our eyes. Learn what artificial intelligence is, how it works, and where it's going.
Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Telling stories in animationCourse start date: Sun 17 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Leo MetcalfThis course introduces the fundamentals of storytelling through animation. It is designed for anyone interested in how stories are communicated visually using movement, timing, characters, and sound.
Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00
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