Leanne Hammacott
@leannehammacott.bsky.social
Head of Programming, Culture kcl.ac.uk/cultural King’s College London 🌱
Part of bodydataspace.net collective 🙇♀️
Project board member 'The Jewel in the Strand' https://stmarylestrand.com/ 💫
Part of bodydataspace.net collective 🙇♀️
Project board member 'The Jewel in the Strand' https://stmarylestrand.com/ 💫
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🎨 The Guardian (@theguardian.com) cartoonist Ella Baron’s exhibition reveals the unseen toll of the #UkraineWar through intimate drawings and testimonies—capturing trauma, memory & hope.🖊️
“There’s nothing left to draw of an amputated limb but memories.” — Ella Baron
🔗Register: bit.ly/4g99jJJ
“There’s nothing left to draw of an amputated limb but memories.” — Ella Baron
🔗Register: bit.ly/4g99jJJ
September 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎨 The Guardian (@theguardian.com) cartoonist Ella Baron’s exhibition reveals the unseen toll of the #UkraineWar through intimate drawings and testimonies—capturing trauma, memory & hope.🖊️
“There’s nothing left to draw of an amputated limb but memories.” — Ella Baron
🔗Register: bit.ly/4g99jJJ
“There’s nothing left to draw of an amputated limb but memories.” — Ella Baron
🔗Register: bit.ly/4g99jJJ
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My exhibition ‘Battles of the Mind’, explores trauma & imagination through drawings I made in Ukraine in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières & The Guardian. Join me for the launch at King's College London Bush House this Thursday 18th September by registering here 🖤 tinyurl.com/dvhfnfc9
September 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My exhibition ‘Battles of the Mind’, explores trauma & imagination through drawings I made in Ukraine in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières & The Guardian. Join me for the launch at King's College London Bush House this Thursday 18th September by registering here 🖤 tinyurl.com/dvhfnfc9
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🗣️ Is AI a tool for enhancing creativity or does it pose a threat to authentic human expression?
Join us and @aiatkings.bsky.social for the discussion featuring @drkatedevlin.bsky.social, @clemicollett.bsky.social, Genevieve Liveley and Sarah Perry.
🗓️ 21 May 2025
⏰ 19:30-20:45
🎟️ Register ⤵️
Join us and @aiatkings.bsky.social for the discussion featuring @drkatedevlin.bsky.social, @clemicollett.bsky.social, Genevieve Liveley and Sarah Perry.
🗓️ 21 May 2025
⏰ 19:30-20:45
🎟️ Register ⤵️
The Digital Futures of Literature
Join us to explore the future of AI and literature.
www.kcl.ac.uk
May 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🗣️ Is AI a tool for enhancing creativity or does it pose a threat to authentic human expression?
Join us and @aiatkings.bsky.social for the discussion featuring @drkatedevlin.bsky.social, @clemicollett.bsky.social, Genevieve Liveley and Sarah Perry.
🗓️ 21 May 2025
⏰ 19:30-20:45
🎟️ Register ⤵️
Join us and @aiatkings.bsky.social for the discussion featuring @drkatedevlin.bsky.social, @clemicollett.bsky.social, Genevieve Liveley and Sarah Perry.
🗓️ 21 May 2025
⏰ 19:30-20:45
🎟️ Register ⤵️
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Gaming, media and digital arts professionals - join our Arts & Creativity Hub at the Informatics Industry Showcase 2025 to explore how AI is transforming creativity! 🎮🎨
📅 11 June
⏰ 14.00 - 17.00
📍Bush House, WC2B 4BG
Register ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/informatic...
📅 11 June
⏰ 14.00 - 17.00
📍Bush House, WC2B 4BG
Register ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/informatic...
May 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Gaming, media and digital arts professionals - join our Arts & Creativity Hub at the Informatics Industry Showcase 2025 to explore how AI is transforming creativity! 🎮🎨
📅 11 June
⏰ 14.00 - 17.00
📍Bush House, WC2B 4BG
Register ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/informatic...
📅 11 June
⏰ 14.00 - 17.00
📍Bush House, WC2B 4BG
Register ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/informatic...
Fascinating insights tonight for opening of the King’s Festival of Artificial Intelligence @aiatkings.bsky.social and brilliant programme of events 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/serie...
May 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Fascinating insights tonight for opening of the King’s Festival of Artificial Intelligence @aiatkings.bsky.social and brilliant programme of events 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/serie...
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Johanna Walker, Lucy Bell, James Joshua Otto, @mtrc.bsky.social and Jennifer Ding will follow the performance of Humans in the Loop with a panel discussion.
Supported by @kingsnmes.bsky.social and King's Culture.
Tickets: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-l...
Supported by @kingsnmes.bsky.social and King's Culture.
Tickets: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-l...
Humans in the Loop
Join us for a workshop concert of a new AI musical, written by humans.
www.kcl.ac.uk
May 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Johanna Walker, Lucy Bell, James Joshua Otto, @mtrc.bsky.social and Jennifer Ding will follow the performance of Humans in the Loop with a panel discussion.
Supported by @kingsnmes.bsky.social and King's Culture.
Tickets: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-l...
Supported by @kingsnmes.bsky.social and King's Culture.
Tickets: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-l...
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👏 Congratulations to Sofía Ramírez Sandoval (CMCI MA) and Lilien Ezeugwu (CMCI PhD), who have been selected as King’s Student Fellows for the Venice Fellowships Programme, supported by the British Council and @kingscmci.bsky.social.
Read more about their creative projects 🔽
Read more about their creative projects 🔽
King's announces its 2025 Venice Student Fellows
Sofía Ramírez Sandoval (CMCI MA) and Lilien Ezeugwu (CMCI PhD) will participate in the 2025 Venice Biennale.
www.kcl.ac.uk
April 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
👏 Congratulations to Sofía Ramírez Sandoval (CMCI MA) and Lilien Ezeugwu (CMCI PhD), who have been selected as King’s Student Fellows for the Venice Fellowships Programme, supported by the British Council and @kingscmci.bsky.social.
Read more about their creative projects 🔽
Read more about their creative projects 🔽
Love hearing expert musical input from Dr Flora Willson 🎶 🎭 @kingsmusic.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social
for the epic opera Turandot @royaloperahouse.bsky.social
for the epic opera Turandot @royaloperahouse.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Love hearing expert musical input from Dr Flora Willson 🎶 🎭 @kingsmusic.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social
for the epic opera Turandot @royaloperahouse.bsky.social
for the epic opera Turandot @royaloperahouse.bsky.social
Join a hands on workshop with artist & anthropologist Liz Hingley (SIM project) and explore some of the intricate ties between smartphones, mobility, and belonging 🔨📲🌏 The map was part of London Design Festival at #V&A last year.
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/bonds...
@kingsartshums.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/bonds...
@kingsartshums.bsky.social
Bonds Beyond Borders Workshop with Artist Liz Hingley
Join The SIM Project workshop! Hand stamp a meaningful number onto a SIM-sized plate and pin it to our world map of personal communication.
www.kcl.ac.uk
March 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Join a hands on workshop with artist & anthropologist Liz Hingley (SIM project) and explore some of the intricate ties between smartphones, mobility, and belonging 🔨📲🌏 The map was part of London Design Festival at #V&A last year.
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/bonds...
@kingsartshums.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/bonds...
@kingsartshums.bsky.social
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The UK Chancellor will set out the #SpringBudget this week.
Dr Daniele Girardi (@kcl-spe.bsky.social) explains how the Spring Statement works and what is expected to be announced…
#KingsQs 🧵⬇
Dr Daniele Girardi (@kcl-spe.bsky.social) explains how the Spring Statement works and what is expected to be announced…
#KingsQs 🧵⬇
a piggy bank with coins falling into it
ALT: a piggy bank with coins falling into it
media.tenor.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The UK Chancellor will set out the #SpringBudget this week.
Dr Daniele Girardi (@kcl-spe.bsky.social) explains how the Spring Statement works and what is expected to be announced…
#KingsQs 🧵⬇
Dr Daniele Girardi (@kcl-spe.bsky.social) explains how the Spring Statement works and what is expected to be announced…
#KingsQs 🧵⬇
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The Oxford Street consultation is still open, and I’m urging all Londoners to have their say on the proposed plans for one of the city’s most iconic locations.
You have until 2 May 2025 to share your views:
You have until 2 May 2025 to share your views:
Oxford Street Transformation
This public consultation – which will run from 28 February 2025 to 02 May 2025 - is about gathering your views on the proposed establishment of a new Mayoral Development Corporation to unlock the true...
haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk
March 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Oxford Street consultation is still open, and I’m urging all Londoners to have their say on the proposed plans for one of the city’s most iconic locations.
You have until 2 May 2025 to share your views:
You have until 2 May 2025 to share your views:
The Eye Bach Choir welcomes you along to this May 18th afternoon performance in Suffolk with works by 20th & 21st century composers 🎶💛Conductor Benedict Collins Rice. Early 🐤 ticket discount available. Buffet refreshments included 🍰🍓
eyebachchoir.co.uk/forthcoming-...
eyebachchoir.co.uk/forthcoming-...
March 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The Eye Bach Choir welcomes you along to this May 18th afternoon performance in Suffolk with works by 20th & 21st century composers 🎶💛Conductor Benedict Collins Rice. Early 🐤 ticket discount available. Buffet refreshments included 🍰🍓
eyebachchoir.co.uk/forthcoming-...
eyebachchoir.co.uk/forthcoming-...
Imaging Peace now open on the Strand - new outdoor exhibition featuring global community peace photography projects by Dr Tiffany Fairey @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social produced by King's Culture 📸🌏 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/imaging...
(c) Ro Yassin Abdumonab/ Rohingyatographer
(c) Ro Yassin Abdumonab/ Rohingyatographer
Imaging Peace to open on the Strand
‘Imaging Peace’ a new outdoor exhibition featuring global community peace photography projects and research by Dr Tiffany Fairey, to open on the Strand.
www.kcl.ac.uk
March 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Imaging Peace now open on the Strand - new outdoor exhibition featuring global community peace photography projects by Dr Tiffany Fairey @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social produced by King's Culture 📸🌏 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/imaging...
(c) Ro Yassin Abdumonab/ Rohingyatographer
(c) Ro Yassin Abdumonab/ Rohingyatographer
Waymarkers to open in The Curiosity Cabinet @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social a living exhibition and intimate archive from artist & anthropologist Liz Hingley/ the SIM Project, sharing stories of mobility and belonging 📸🌏📱 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/waymark... @kingsartshums.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social
Waymarkers to open in The Curiosity Cabinet
Waymarkers, a new exhibition from artist and anthropologist Liz Hingley, to open in The Curiosity Cabinet on London’s Strand this Spring.
www.kcl.ac.uk
March 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Waymarkers to open in The Curiosity Cabinet @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social a living exhibition and intimate archive from artist & anthropologist Liz Hingley/ the SIM Project, sharing stories of mobility and belonging 📸🌏📱 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/waymark... @kingsartshums.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social
This time last year we were GLOWing on the Strand 💚 for International Women’s Day @kingsdigitallab.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social #digitalart #iwd #artists #outdoorart #immersive
March 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This time last year we were GLOWing on the Strand 💚 for International Women’s Day @kingsdigitallab.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social #digitalart #iwd #artists #outdoorart #immersive
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NEW: Men and women belonging to Gen Z are more divided than those of any other generation on key questions about feminism, gender roles and women’s rights
Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m...
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Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
NEW: Men and women belonging to Gen Z are more divided than those of any other generation on key questions about feminism, gender roles and women’s rights
Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m...
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Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m...
🧵⬇️
“It can feel like we are on the verge of the World War Three. And broken Britain is quite depressing, isn’t it? Before, I’d have been really worried. Now I’m just happy to go down with the ship. My job from now on is just to try and keep up the good vibe” ❤️❤️ tinyurl.com/55ac3k6z
Anna Chancellor: ‘There’s nowhere I’ve not cried’
Two years ago, the actress’s daughter, Poppy, died of leukaemia aged 36. Here, she talks about grief, and why in a strange way loss has been the making of her
www.thetimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“It can feel like we are on the verge of the World War Three. And broken Britain is quite depressing, isn’t it? Before, I’d have been really worried. Now I’m just happy to go down with the ship. My job from now on is just to try and keep up the good vibe” ❤️❤️ tinyurl.com/55ac3k6z
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Publishing today!
'The Strand: A biography' is the first history of one of London's most extraordinary streets, revealing how it grew in importance over millennia until everything that mattered converged on the Strand.
Available now in this stunning hardback edition. #London
'The Strand: A biography' is the first history of one of London's most extraordinary streets, revealing how it grew in importance over millennia until everything that mattered converged on the Strand.
Available now in this stunning hardback edition. #London
February 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Publishing today!
'The Strand: A biography' is the first history of one of London's most extraordinary streets, revealing how it grew in importance over millennia until everything that mattered converged on the Strand.
Available now in this stunning hardback edition. #London
'The Strand: A biography' is the first history of one of London's most extraordinary streets, revealing how it grew in importance over millennia until everything that mattered converged on the Strand.
Available now in this stunning hardback edition. #London
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Two young ladies walking along a pavement holding the skirts up to avoid the rain The Strand near Charing Cross Station London, 1900 s
Credit & Photo by Museum of London /Heritage Images/science Photo Library
Credit & Photo by Museum of London /Heritage Images/science Photo Library
February 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Two young ladies walking along a pavement holding the skirts up to avoid the rain The Strand near Charing Cross Station London, 1900 s
Credit & Photo by Museum of London /Heritage Images/science Photo Library
Credit & Photo by Museum of London /Heritage Images/science Photo Library
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St Mary le Strand is a striking Baroque church in London, designed by James Gibbs and completed in 1724. It stands elegantly on a traffic island along the Strand, originally intended as one of Queen Anne’s “Fifty New Churches”. #historicarchitecture
February 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
St Mary le Strand is a striking Baroque church in London, designed by James Gibbs and completed in 1724. It stands elegantly on a traffic island along the Strand, originally intended as one of Queen Anne’s “Fifty New Churches”. #historicarchitecture
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🇺🇦 On 27 February, the exhibition ‘Ukraine: Architectures of Despair and Hope’ opens at Europe House in London.
Curated by Dr Gabriele Salciute Civiliene @kingsdh.bsky.social, it sheds light on the fragility of architecture and the resilience of Ukrainians. Read more ⬇️
#Ukraine
Curated by Dr Gabriele Salciute Civiliene @kingsdh.bsky.social, it sheds light on the fragility of architecture and the resilience of Ukrainians. Read more ⬇️
#Ukraine
'Despair and hope': new exhibition shows Ukraine's architecture safeguarded through technology
‘Ukraine: Architectures of Despair and Hope’ gives a glimpse of destroyed cultural and residential architecture of Ukraine since 24 February 2022.
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🇺🇦 On 27 February, the exhibition ‘Ukraine: Architectures of Despair and Hope’ opens at Europe House in London.
Curated by Dr Gabriele Salciute Civiliene @kingsdh.bsky.social, it sheds light on the fragility of architecture and the resilience of Ukrainians. Read more ⬇️
#Ukraine
Curated by Dr Gabriele Salciute Civiliene @kingsdh.bsky.social, it sheds light on the fragility of architecture and the resilience of Ukrainians. Read more ⬇️
#Ukraine
Hearing about Edible Incredible 🌱 brilliant scheme and community of growers & food mapping across #Lambeth borough and the UK 🌱 part of Vital Communities london.sciencegallery.com/vital-signs
February 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hearing about Edible Incredible 🌱 brilliant scheme and community of growers & food mapping across #Lambeth borough and the UK 🌱 part of Vital Communities london.sciencegallery.com/vital-signs
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A ring and its world: Anglo-Saxon Exeter and Devon, 29 March 2025, 10.30-4.15pm, RAMM and Cathedral, £25/30
A day of exploration of everything Anglo-Saxon, including a chance to see rare charters, objects and coins from the period, as well as this stunning ring!
rammuseum.org.uk/whats-on/a-r...
A day of exploration of everything Anglo-Saxon, including a chance to see rare charters, objects and coins from the period, as well as this stunning ring!
rammuseum.org.uk/whats-on/a-r...
February 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A ring and its world: Anglo-Saxon Exeter and Devon, 29 March 2025, 10.30-4.15pm, RAMM and Cathedral, £25/30
A day of exploration of everything Anglo-Saxon, including a chance to see rare charters, objects and coins from the period, as well as this stunning ring!
rammuseum.org.uk/whats-on/a-r...
A day of exploration of everything Anglo-Saxon, including a chance to see rare charters, objects and coins from the period, as well as this stunning ring!
rammuseum.org.uk/whats-on/a-r...
COLLECT 2025 - the leading international art fair for contemporary craft and design
27 Feb - 02 Mar 2025 www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/col...
27 Feb - 02 Mar 2025 www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/col...
Collect 2025
Presented by the Crafts Council, Collect is the leading international art fair for contemporary craft and design. The fair showcases the best work created by living artists in the world today.
www.somersethouse.org.uk
February 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
COLLECT 2025 - the leading international art fair for contemporary craft and design
27 Feb - 02 Mar 2025 www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/col...
27 Feb - 02 Mar 2025 www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/col...