This November, several UK institutions and organisations are hosting online or in-person events that shine a light on the Cold War and its global legacy.
TALKS
๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ: ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐’๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ
On Tuesday 11 November 2025, join Chun-Hsi Wang (National Taipei University) to explore how Matsu is transforming its unique ” Battlefield Cultural Landscape”, a historical witness to the Cold War frontline, into a World Heritage potential site.
More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transformation-and-revitalization-of-matsus-battlefield-cultural-landscape-tickets-1830346107479?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป: ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ป – ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ
On Tuesday 11 November 2025, Hanno Hochmuth (ZZF Potsdam) will explain how Berlin saw the Cold War reach its peak, as well as its symbolic end. The city was at the centre of world history, just as Rome had been two thousand years earlier.
More information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-tale-of-two-cities-rome-berlin-and-the-power-of-urban-images-zoom-tickets-1663241763889
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐
On Monday 17 November 2025, the Conflict and Civicness Research Group (CCRG) at LSE will host a panel of leading scholars, policymakers and security experts who will debate the merits and limits of nuclear deterrence, consider its moral and strategic implications, and explore alternative visions for collective security.
More information: https://www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/projects/conflict-and-civicness-research-group/events/debating-the-role-of-nuclear-weapons
EXHIBITIONS & EXPERIENCES:
(๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ข๐ก) ๐ ๐๐ฑ: ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐
The National Archives, London // Open until 23 November 2025
Explore the ever-changing world of espionage and chilling Cold War confessions through original case files, photographs and papers, alongside the real equipment used by spies and spy-catchers over the Security Serviceโs 115-year history.
More information: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/mi5-official-secrets/
(๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ) “๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ” ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐
๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
RAF Neatishead’s Nuclear Bunker, Norfolk // 14 November 2025
Artist Anya Vero transforms a Cold War nuclear bunker into an extraordinary exploration of belonging, memory, and home. This unprecedented exhibition takes place three stories underground in RAF Neatishead’s restored bunker, where art meets military heritage in spaces closed to civilians for decades.
More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/incredible-art-exhibition-in-top-secret-cold-war-nuclear-bunker-tickets-1865396213289?aff=oddtdtcreator
(๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ข๐ก) ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ
National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh // Open until 4 January 2026
The impact of the Cold War still lingers in Scottish politics, culture and memory. Scots played an active role in the global conflict as soldiers within intelligence services and as part of voluntary civil defences. The country also has a rich history of Cold War-era protest and activism.
More information: https://www.nms.ac.uk/exhibitions/cold-war-scotland