Events
Family Day: Strike a pose!
Tuesday 27 August, 10.30am-12.30pm
Benjamin Franklin, like many important figures in history, has featured in paintings and sculpture. Children will become artists for the morning and create their…
Find out moreBenjamin Franklin, like many important figures in history, has featured in paintings and sculpture. Children will become artists for the morning and create their…
Concordia Concert
Thursday 19 September, 7pm
We will be hosting an evening in keeping with Franklin’s love of 18th century music in association with our Craven Street neighbours, the Concordia Foundation, which serves young musicians.
Find out moreWe will be hosting an evening in keeping with Franklin’s love of 18th century music in association with our Craven Street neighbours, the Concordia Foundation, which serves young musicians.
Open House London, Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 September
Open House London is the capital’s largest annual festival of architecture and design. This annual event allows the public to cross the threshold of some of London’s most interesting buildings, including…
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Emerge Festival at Benjamin Franklin House
On Friday 27 September, as part of the Emerge Festival, a celebration of London-wide culture, we will offer evening views of the House, along with a demonstration of Franklin’s glass armonica.
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Family Day: Hallowe’en at Benjamin Franklin House
Family Day: Hallowe’en at Benjamin Franklin House
Tuesday 22 October, 4.00pm-5.30pm
Children will meet Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin’s landlady, to hear some ghoulishly good Hallowe’en…
Find out moreTuesday 22 October, 4.00pm-5.30pm
Children will meet Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin’s landlady, to hear some ghoulishly good Hallowe’en…
Museums at Night – Craven Street Bones
Museums at Night - Craven Street Bones
Thursday 31 October—Saturday 2 November, 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Explore the darker side of the 18th century pursuit of knowledge with the team at Benjamin…
Find out moreThursday 31 October—Saturday 2 November, 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Explore the darker side of the 18th century pursuit of knowledge with the team at Benjamin…
The Shakers: from Manchester to Maine
Thursday 21 November, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Join Philip Davies, Emeritus Professor of American Studies at De Montfort University as we look at the lives of ‘The Shakers’. Ann Lee and eight followers left Manchester for America in 1774. The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, otherwise known as Shakers, had emerged in the industrialising northwest of England during the later years of that international spiritual ferment, the Great Awakening.
Find out moreJoin Philip Davies, Emeritus Professor of American Studies at De Montfort University as we look at the lives of ‘The Shakers’. Ann Lee and eight followers left Manchester for America in 1774. The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, otherwise known as Shakers, had emerged in the industrialising northwest of England during the later years of that international spiritual ferment, the Great Awakening.
Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday 28 November, 7.30pm
An American Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings will take place at magnificent Clothworkers’ Hall. Roast turkey (and stuffing and vegetables and of course pumpkin pie) will be a highlight. Franklin,…
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