Join us for an intimate musical performance by Orchestra for the Earth in this salon-style concert in the historical home of Dr Johnson.
Wednesday 29 April
5.15pm - 6.15pm
Book now! 🎟️🍷🎶
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Step inside history.
Plan your visit to Dr Johnson’s House and discover a hidden gem in the City of London.
We are open
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm
www.drjohnsonshouse.org
Join us at Dr Johnson’s House this June for a special evening exploring death, rituals, and grief with Sofka Zinovieff and Julia Samuel. A thoughtful conversation on how we understand loss, past and present.
Death Rituals & Grief
Wednesday 10 June
6.30pm - 8pm
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A statue of Samuel Johnson standing outdoors, holding a book. Behind him are trees and a large stone church building under a clear blue sky.
Join us for a Walk & Visit this April and step into Dr Johnson’s London.
We’ll explore the surrounding streets he once knew before returning to the House to explore in your own time.
Wednesday 15 April
1pm - 3pm
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The Club, later known as the Literary Club, was co-founded by Johnson and Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1764. It was said that Reynolds suggested starting the Club to ease Johnson's depression and isolation.
You can pick a copy of this print in our Gift Shop!
An unmissable opportunity to hear military historian Paul O'Keeffe discuss key highlights from his vivid and visceral portrayal of the most famous naval battle in history and the human cost of war.
Trafalgar: Battle & Aftermath
Thursday 7 May
6.30pm-8pm
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A light-filled historic interior with pale green walls, wooden floorboards, and an open door leading into another room. A wooden chair sits by a sash window, and a small framed picture hangs on the wall.
We’re open as usual this Saturday, 10am–5pm. Stop by and explore the House at your own pace.
Please note, we’ll be closed on Easter Sunday.
www.drjohnsonshouse.org
Dr Johnson's House will be closed on Easter Friday and Easter Sunday. We're open on Saturday from 10am - 5pm.
We love seeing what our visitors create with quill and ink . Wonderfully inky experiments included. 🪶
Try it yourself, blots and smudges welcome! 📜
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Exterior view of Dr Johnson’s House, a tall Georgian brick building with white-framed windows, photographed from below with a traditional black street lamp in the foreground.
We’ll be taking a short break over Easter 🐣
Dr Johnson’s House will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but open as usual on Saturday from 10am–5pm.
If you’re planning a visit, Saturday is the perfect time to explore the house and say hello.
www.drjohnsonshouse.org
A handmade greeting card featuring a circular collage of vintage sheet music decorated with dried flowers and greenery, placed on a wooden table alongside envelopes, old book pages, leaves, and a pair of gold-handled scissors.
Join us this Sunday for a relaxed afternoon of craft at Dr Johnson’s House
Make your own handmade greeting cards using beautiful dried flowers and vintage papers, inspired by the textures of the past.
All materials provided.
Sunday 29 March
12pm - 4pm
Free with admission
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We’re looking for freelance illustrators and designers!
Join us in creating Dr Johnson’s Alphabet, a vibrant visual project introducing early years children to unusual and exciting words. Help us make language playful, engaging, and fun.
www.drjohnsonshouse.org/jobs
Johnson had remarkable insight into the human condition and so many of his observations ring true to this day. Many of these sayings come from his writing but he was also an extraordinary conversationalist.
Delve into Johnson's quotations and have your talk out today
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Join us for an intimate musical performance by UC8 in this salon-style concert in the historical home of Dr Johnson.
Wednesday 25 March
5pm - 6.30pm
Book now! 🎟️🍷🎶
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Welcome the spring with a Museum Late at one of London’s best-kept secrets! Enjoy a glass of fizz, explore the beautiful historic home of the famous Samuel Johnson and hear a short talk on 18th-Century Costume.
Thursday 19 March
5.30pm - 7pm
Book now! 🎟 🥂
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Letter Writing Sunday at Dr Johnson's House this Mother's Day!
In this lively, hands-on session you’ll learn the art of quill writing and letter folding, led by @lizison.bsky.social
Sunday 15 March
12pm - 4pm
Free with admission
Tea and biscuits included ☕🍪
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Johnson, Crime and Punishment, in Four Cases
Crime was rife in Georgian London, but so too was punishment. Hear how Samuel Johnson struggled to reconcile his compassion for people in desperate situations with his unwavering sense of Justice.
Thur 26 March
6.30pm-8pm
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A group of BlindAid service users and volunteers gathered around a table in the Withdrawing Room at Dr Johnson’s House. Celine, our director, speaks to the group while others listenS. Small objects are laid out on the table for handling.
Join us at Dr Johnson’s House for a special afternoon with BlindAid.
A service user will share a talk on the history of visually impaired people, while our team explores the story of Anna Williams and life in the household of Samuel Johnson.
Sunday 22 March
12pm - 4pm
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On International Women’s Day, discover the women who shaped the world of Samuel Johnson.
The intellectual companionship of the women in his life was pivotal to Johnson’s well-being and informed his views on the status of women in 18th-century society.
Read more on our blog: tinyurl.com/ypxevpv7
Join us this Sunday at Dr Johnson's House for International Women’s Day and a short talk on the women in Johnson’s life.
Sunday 8 March
12–4pm
Talk is at 2pm, free with admission.
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BOOK. n.s. [boc, Sax. supposed from boc, a beech; because they wrote on beechen boards, as liber in Latin, from the rind of a tree.]
1. A volume in which we read or write.
See a book of prayer in his hand;
True ornaments to know a holy man.
- Shakespeare
#WorldBookDay #Books #Dictionary
A flat-lay arrangement on pale textured paper showing a white quill pen dipped in black ink, an open ink bottle with ink splashes, and a small purple flower with green leaves beside folded writing paper.
Letter Writing Sunday at Dr Johnson's House this Mother's Day.
In this lively, hands-on session you’ll learn the art of quill writing and letter folding, led by @lizison.bsky.social
Sunday 15 March
12pm - 4pm
Free with admission
Tea and biscuits included ☕🍪
tinyurl.com/yvbsfuwt
Pink camellia flowers in bloom in the foreground, with the dark green front door of Dr Johnson’s House visible behind, displaying an “Open” sign in Gough Square.
The camellias are in bloom, brightening up Gough Square 🌸 🌸 🌸
Plan a visit to Dr Johnson’s House this weekend and step inside one of London’s most atmospheric historic homes.
Tuesday - Saturday
10am - 5pm
Sunday
12pm - 4pm
www.drjohnsonshouse.org
Join us for Tea at 2 this Sunday in the withdrawing room! ☕️
Enjoy a warm cup of tea and a friendly chat as part of your visit to Dr Johnson’s House.
Tea served at 2pm
Open Sunday 1 March: 12pm–4pm
www.drjohnsonshouse.org
cf Dr Johnson's famed ability to recite an entire chapter from a book on the natural history of Iceland.
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There are a few tickets left for Queer Georgians, in conversation with Anthony Delaney.
Wednesday 25 February
6.30pm - 8pm
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Looking for something different to do this Valentine’s Day?
Visit Dr Johnson’s House and discover how many definitions the great lexicographer gave to the greatest of human emotions. 💖
We are open:
Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm
www.drjohnsonshouse.org
Reading, Writing & Fencing – the ‘Dangerous’ Pursuits of the ‘Black Elite’
Join us for our February Fleet Street Quarter Lunchtime Lecture.
Your ticket includes complimentary lunch.
Tuesday 24 February
12.30pm - 1.45pm
£3.96
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Join us for Museum Lates this month. Discover one of London’s best-kept secrets and hear a short talk on Samuel Johnson and love. ❤️
Thursday 19 February
5:30pm - 7pm
Book Now!
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A green-painted historic room at Dr Johnson’s House with wooden chairs around a small table, framed portraits on the walls, a chandelier overhead, and an interpretation panel by the window.
Plan a visit to Dr Johnson’s House and enjoy one of our short talks, included with admission.
Wed – Dr Johnson’s Dictionary: an extraordinary feat of lexicography
Thur – 18th-Century Costume
Fri – A City of Change: Living in 18th-Century London
Sun – Francis Barber
www.drjohnsonshouse.org