Special Event

Celebration of Makers

28 - 31 August 2025
Thursday - Saturday 11am-6pm; Sunday 11-4.30pm
Free to all

Marking 130 years of Two Temple Place, join us over four days to celebrate the incredible craftsmanship behind the building!

Join us over four days to celebrate the incredible craftsmanship behind the elaborate decoration at Two Temple Place.

We will have live demonstrations in collaboration with City and Guilds of London Art School, of the crafts used to create the building – including stone carving, wood carving, gilding, and conservation; understanding stained glass on Thursday 28 August with The Stained Glass Museum; a Sample & Seconds makers market on Saturday 30th August with Crafty Fox Market; workshops for all ages throughout the four days plus talks about the building, the people who made it, and its wider history. See our What’s On Page for our full programme!

Talks:

Floor Gazing: A geological guide to marbles at Two Temple Place and the Octagonal Chapel, Cliveden House – Thursday 28 August, 7:00pm

In Conversation: Ben Alsop, Claire Jones and Constance Booker: On Two Temple Place, its commissioner, makers and the gilded age in which it was built – Friday 29 August, 7:00pm

The Pygmalion Project: Is there life in carving yet?– Saturday 30 August, 7:00pm

FREE Admission all weekend, no booking required (apart from evening talks – see our What’s on Page)

OPEN Thursday – Saturday: 11 – 6pm; Sunday 11 – 4.30pm.

Visit our What’s On Page for our full programme!

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Two Temple Place

2 Temple Place, London, Greater London, WC2R 3BD
020 7836 3715

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