Cultural Connections Talks

Join our Biology Ballerina for an exploration of the natural world through pliés and pirouettes.

Musicians and historians bring to life a recently rediscovered work by one of Victorian Britain’s most celebrated musical figures.

Uncover the Royal Albert Hall’s surprising role as a gathering place for London’s LGBTQ+ community, from covert acts of self expression to moments of bold queer visibility.

The Great Exhibition of 1851 was the largest public event in its history, hosting 100,000 exhibits inside a giant Crystal Palace. But how should we reflect on its legacy 175 years later?

Explore what happens inside our brains, within our communities and across our history when people make music together.

Doodle along as architects and engineers explore how modern design, values and science could shape a 21st century Crystal Palace.