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London The Lost Film Shows: Screening Films on The Home Front School of Advanced Study, University of London Saturday 25 November 15:00–17:00 Senate House, London Booking required
Dress up in your favourite 1940s-inspired attire for this film show recreation in the former home of the Ministry of Information (MOI). The screening will include a selection of films and documentaries on the war effort and the home front. In 1940, the Ministry of Information launched its mobile film show scheme, which ran for the remainder of the war. The MOI mobile film units were vans containing projectors and screens, driven around the country by a driver-projectionist, that gave free shows in village halls, schools and factories. The Lost Film Shows will celebrate the many shows screened for voluntary groups. The films will be followed by tea and cake.
The Queer Allure of Art Deco Victoria & Albert Museum Saturday 25 November 15:00–17:00 Victoria & Albert Museum, London No booking required
Join the V&A for an archival visit to the prints and drawings study room exploring queer aesthetics in original Art Deco prints and designs in the Museum collection. Delve into the work of stage and costume designers George Barbier, Leon Bakst and Erté; photographers Cecil Beaton and Paul Tanqueray; and performers such as Nazimova, Nijinsky and Valentino. The archive tour will be followed by screenings of specially selected excerpts from key productions of the era, including Camille (1921), Monsieur Beaucaire (1924) and The Hollywood Revue of 1929.
Bloomsbury and the Grounds of Philanthropy Queen Mary University of London Saturday 25 November 18:30–20:30 Foundling Museum, London Booking required
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Since 1739, when Thomas Coram established the Foundling Hospital on what was then the northern edge of London, Bloomsbury has been associated with philanthropic innovation. It was followed by a plethora of pioneering charitable organisations, such as Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (founded 1852), the first of its kind in the UK. In this event, Bloomsbury expert Dr Matthew Ingleby will lead a panel discussion exploring the role that urban geography plays in the advancement of human sympathy and the invention of new technologies of care.
Being Human 2017