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The UK's national festival of the humanities. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the @britishacademy.bsky.social.
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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · 11d
Being Human Festival 2025 is now in full swing across the UK. So far we have seen a wide variety of activities and events including cooking workshops, walking tours, cabaret performance, and lots more! The UK’s national festival of the humanities runs until 15 November 2025.
#BeingHuman2025
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Can you spot the statues of two giants in London's Guildhall in this 1842 lithograph?

I loved telling stories about giants and so much more on Saturday's 'Legends of London' walking tours, as part of this year's @beinghumanfest.bsky.social.

Photo by Art Institute of Chicago on Unsplash.
November 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
beinghumanfest.bsky.social
A huge thank you to everyone who organised and attended over 220 free events across the UK!
We have loved seeing the variety of humanities research, activities and events with audiences from all over the country.
There will be more Being Human festival 2025 highlights coming soon!
#BeingHuman2025
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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joedwards.bsky.social
A slightly soggy start to today’s @beinghumanfest.bsky.social @hannahmore.bsky.social ‘Herstory Walking Tour’ of significant Bristol women writers, but an enthusiastic audience! @engagebristol.bsky.social
Herstory Walking Tour in progress Being Human Festival at Bristol
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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pamplemoussepam.bsky.social
Thanks to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social for a brilliant talk last night at Small Bar. Great to bring your research & your new book to our lovely Bristol crowd. Thanks @beinghumanfest.bsky.social for the funding that made it possible!

Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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cerihoulbrook.bsky.social
The littlun & I really enjoyed a spooky storytelling session with Olivia Armstrong in the atmospheric setting of Sopwell ruins as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social - we heard about the Green Lady of Hertfordshire (witch, fairy or ghost? It was up to us to decide) & the Tale of Little Grey
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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bharchives.bsky.social
It was wonderful to hear so many stories from the St Bartholomew's Hospital archives woven together beautifully by Nadia Valman, alongside images of documents and photos from our collections projected onto @bartsnorthwing.bsky.social as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social on Monday night😍
A image of the indenture agreement between the governors of St Bartholomew's Hospital and Tobias Preist for carpenter's work for the West Wing, 1748/1749 [SBHB/HA/19/14], projected onto the facade and windows of Barts North Wing A image of the petition of Frances Turner of St Mary Islington for admission to St Bartholomew's Hospital, signed by B Wood, governor, 1828 [SBHB/MR/6/4], projected onto a pillar in the archway of Barts North Wing An image of the profile portrait photograph of Ethel Bedford Fenwick, nee Gordon Manson, former Matron at St Bartholomew's Hospital and a key figure in the campaign for nursing registration, taken 1920s [SBHPP/MAN/28], projected onto the facade of Barts North Wing An image of a black and white photograph of the 1947 View Day procession passing the North Wing of St Bartholomew's Hospital, showing the beadle in ceremonial robe with his staff of office at the front and Matron Helen Dey in uniform behind [SBHB/MP/2/54], projected onto Barts North Wing
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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composersed.bsky.social
Odaline de la Martinez’s ‘Suite from Imoinda’ will be performed at the University of London’s Being Human Festival on Saturday
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Beyond Words: How Music Creates Meaning
Join us for a free orchestral concert for all the family, and explore how music creates meaning and connections beyond words, and across generations. Musicians from the University of Surrey and the to...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social
Tonight we enjoy bite-sized talks with experts about what it is to be, and not to be, a mother in the UK in history. All part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social and our current project to discover the history of motherhood and birth @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social

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Motherhood - Bite-sized talks at George Marshall Medical Museum FREE — Worcester Medical Museums
Come along and learn about aspects of motherhood in this series of bite-sized talks, and explore the George Marshall Medical Museum after hours! The short talks will explore representations of being, ...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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londonlegends.bsky.social
It's almost time for 'Legends of London', my walking tour through fictions for Being Human Festival. I can't wait for Saturday! Fingers crossed for sunshine. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legends-of...

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Legends of London
Travel back in time on this walking tour to discover the late-medieval legends that defined London’s sites and streets for centuries.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
An amazing night @ihr.bsky.social making toy theatres as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 2025! Led by @pdwebster.bsky.social, we explored toy theatres as heritage reconstruction - and staged the shows of our dreams! So much joyful creativity in the room & lots of first-time visitors to the IHR.
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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katrinanavickas.bsky.social
This afternoon @beinghumanfest.bsky.social
Comics for change being human festival
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
beinghumanfest.bsky.social
Being Human Festival 2025 is now in full swing across the UK. So far we have seen a wide variety of activities and events including cooking workshops, walking tours, cabaret performance, and lots more! The UK’s national festival of the humanities runs until 15 November 2025.
#BeingHuman2025
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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drmichaeleades.bsky.social
Terrific day at the Albany in Deptford for our mini Festival of Migration as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Bringing Goldsmiths researchers together with local residents and community partners to explore stories and histories of migration. A JOYOUS event in increasingly dark political times.
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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gillianobrien.bsky.social
Great day at @beinghumanfest.bsky.social with the @sharinglands.bsky.social crew. Sharing #Choctaw Bvnaha & #Irish Yellowmeal Bread will all & collecting related #recipes from all over the world. #baking #cooking #sharing #bread #deptford
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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sharinglands.bsky.social
Visited us at @beinghumanfest.bsky.social and want to know more about the Choctaw-Irish connection?

Join @padraigkirwan.bsky.social for a conversation with #Choctaw and #Irish weavers as they explore the resonances between their crafts.

Free, booking required.
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Weaving Together: A Conversation With Choctaw & Irish Basket Makers
Join Choctaw and Irish basket makers Aliyah Myers, Colton James, and Tom Delaney as they discuss and demonstrate their crafts.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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barrycsmith.bsky.social
Our @beinghumanfest.bsky.social chocolate tasting, Raising the Bar, ranging over the sensory, historical, ethical and environmental dimensions of chocolate production. A collaboration between Spencer Hyman of Cocoa Runners and @ip-sas.bsky.social Centre for the Study of the Senses
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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durhamimh.bsky.social
💃🎶 Last week's Research Cabaret led by @louisecreechan.bsky.social and @maryrobbo.bsky.social was a resounding success! Catch up on what we got up to as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 👇
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Louise Creechan and Mary Robson, organisers of Between the Lines: A Research Cabaret, standing in front of the stage at the Radisson Blu Hotel. Ruben Verwaal holding a beaker of yellow liquid, performing at Between the Lines. Louise Creechan performing Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush at Between the Lines. Audience members dancing at Between the Lines.
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
beinghumanfest.bsky.social
Event series Book Tales: Storytelling Between Text and Object, is now underway in Glasgow with @uofglasgow.bsky.social and there's still tickets available:
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#BeingHuman2025
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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naomipaxton.bsky.social
Fantasy beasts from the mind of an Edwardian child brought to life with live music and a cabaret star, plus a sketching workshop! Next Wednesday 12th November as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/behind-the...
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social
Our first @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event is happening tomorrow!

Come along to learn more about oral history and how it can be used to capture stories of motherhood and family life.
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
beinghumanfest.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate the launch of Being Human Festival 2025 yesterday! Taster activities included a Spooky Stories storytelling performance & a healing scents and remedies workshop from humanities researchers.

#BeingHuman2025
@mybcu.bsky.social @herts.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social
Come along to our bite-sized talks. Part of the @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. The short talks will explore representations of being, and not being, a mother in the UK. Thursday 13 November from 6:00pm.

medicalmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/202...
Motherhood - Bite-sized talks at George Marshall Medical Museum FREE — Worcester Medical Museums
Come along and learn about aspects of motherhood in this series of bite-sized talks, and explore the George Marshall Medical Museum after hours! The short talks will explore representations of being, ...
medicalmuseum.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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uclpublishing.bsky.social
What happens to reading for wellbeing when the books aren’t on paper? Join the @beinghumanfest.bsky.social and the UCL Centre for Publishing for a free online event 11th November 6pm (UK time): Digital Bibliotherapy: Reading for Wellbeing
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Digital Bibliotherapy: Reading for Wellbeing
What happens to reading for wellbeing when the books aren’t on paper, or a reading community meets in a virtual space? How, and why, do reading practices change, and what does this mean for readers wh...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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katrinanavickas.bsky.social
Great evening with lovely colleagues at the Being Human Festival launch at BFI Tottenham Court Rd.
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Speaker in front of banner Kaja Franck talking. Woman with back to front
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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stepheharrop.bsky.social
As @beinghumanfest.bsky.social gets underway, I'm deep in storytelling thoughts about lovers and traders; displacement and transformation; grit, pearls, and stories.

Just a few tickets left for my upcoming performance/workshop at Unity Theatre, Liverpool: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/cress...
Close-up photo of a woman's brown eye. A strand of dark hair blows across her face. Hers skin is decorated with pearls. Photo credit: Beyza Kaplan. Being Human Festival 2025 logo.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM