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Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society

Founded in 1835, the ‘Lit & Phil’ holds fortnightly lectures at 7.30pm on Monday evenings from September to April. These take place in the magnificent Victorian gallery of the Leicester Museum & Art Gallery and are also streamed online using Zoom.

The lectures cover a broad range of topics in the arts, literature, natural history, philosophy and the sciences. When the Society was formed, “natural philosophy” included astronomy, medicine and the sciences generally. The Society provides a forum in which members can listen, reflect, ask questions and chat informally with the speaker and other members of the audience afterwards over refreshments.

Members also receive a copy of the annual Transactions containing illustrated summaries of all lectures.

The modest annual membership fee (£25 in 2022-23) provides admission to around 14 events. Students under 25 pay only £10. Non members can attend individual lectures for £5 (students £3). Full programme and how to join are on the website.

Leicester Museum and Art Gallery New Walk Leicester LE1 7EA

Current Events

Collaborating to conserve the natural world
Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester Mon 8 April
Sculpture and Geology: Modernism, Interdisciplinarity and the Museum
Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester Mon 22 April