Free introductory tours, conducted by Guildhall Art Gallery’s team of City Guides, are available every day, from Tuesday to Sunday.
Join acclaimed author Sofka Zinovieff and leading psychotherapist Julia Samuel for a fascinating exploration of death rituals and grief.
Sofka’s latest novel, 'Stealing Dad', was inspired by the extraordinary circumstances surrounding her father’s death, including being barred, along with her siblings, from attending his funeral.
This rupture, a total absence of ritual at the moment when it was most needed, as well as her background as a social anthropologist, prompted her to investigate what funerals actually do, and why, across every culture and every historical period, humans instinctively create ceremonies around death.
In 'Every Family Has a Story', her bestselling follow-up to 'Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass', much-loved psychotherapist Julia Samuel invites us into her sessions as she explores the relationships that have the power to touch us and hurt us most: those with our family.
Through eight beautifully told case studies, covering a variety of families across multiple generations, she analyses common issues from losing a parent to children leaving home, and from separation to step-relationships.
Time: Wednesday 10 June 2026, from 6 to 8pm.
Tickets: £27.50, including a welcome drink, book signing and a chance to view Dr Johnson's House.
