What’s on in Bloomsbury

Fresh out of college, aspiring journalist Andy scores a job at the prestigious Runway magazine working for fashion’s most powerful and terrifying icon — editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly.

The Coming of Age’ explores experiences and perceptions of ageing, from adolescence to later life, and asks how societies can adapt for us all to age better.

At Wellcome Collection, Rudy Loewe: ‘Intimacies of Care – Spaces of Grief and Possibility’ reimagines a mental healthcare system that is equitable and supportive. The works ask us to consider more hopeful, empathetic, alternative approaches to care.

‘Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions’ is the first museum exhibition dedicated to artist Audrey Amiss (1933–2013). Bringing together drawings, paintings and other exhibition materials, it explores Amiss’s life as both an artist and campaigner, revealing how she used her work to speak out against harmful treatment within the mental health system. Born in Sunderland, Amiss won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Arts in the 1950s, where she studied painting until a mental health crisis and subsequent psychiatric treatment prevented her from completing her final year.She continued to make, exhibit and sell art throughout her life – alongside a long career in the Civil Service – but the full breadth of her work only came into view after her death. Her extensive archive was donated to Wellcome Collection in 2014.

‘The Surviving Exhibitions’ focuses on works that records suggest Amiss exhibited or intended to make public.

For the first time since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry is returning to England.Following a historic agreement with France, the 70-metre-long tapestry, depicting events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will be loaned to the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027.This monumental embroidery tells the dramatic story of a moment that changed England forever. No year in the country’s history is more famous than 1066. It was the last time England was successfully invaded, and it is the year from which the modern monarchy dates itself. And there is no other object that is as instantly recognisable, as studied in schools and as copied by artists as the Bayeux Tapestry.

OneTrack Club co-founder and coach Anthony Fletcher leads a coached interval session in Russell Square.

Using the square’s natural loop, Fletch will guide you through different paces and efforts, helping you understand why variety matters and how different types of running fit into a well-balanced training week.

Suitable for all abilities, with everyone working to their own pace. After the run, Anthony will be back at the hotel to answer any questions about your own training whilst you take advantage of the sauna on The Imperial’s Wellness Terrace.

Date & Time: Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 07:00 – 09:00

Location: The Imperial, 61-66 Russell Square Bloomsbury, London, WC1B, 5BB

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In 2026, Bloomsbury Festival celebrates our 20th Anniversary. A month-long Festival will take place from 1 – 31 October – look out for more details in Spring 2026!

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