Do you have fond memories of studying abroad at the Ithaca College London Center (ICLC)? Or did you not study abroad and wish you had? Now is your chance! Come join current students in their classes at ICLC and off-site with local experts at IC London Now over President’s Day weekend February 13-16, 2026.
London Center Director Dr Meghan Callahan and faculty will share the city’s hidden histories as you reunite with former classmates, make new connections, sit in on classes with current students, and enjoy the global city of London.
This is your weekend, your way! Book flights and accommodation that are right for you, register for as much or as little as you like, and we will open the door to 35 Harrington Gardens for you!
Costs:
- Registration: $40
- Classes: Donation to ICLC Annual Fund: $30
- Walking Tours : $35 plus any admission cost
Our students will be in their usual classes on Thursday, and we’ll host a welcome event that evening at the center.
Friday and Saturday will be devoted to alumni-only excursions, and you’ll have plenty of free time to visit old stomping grounds or discover new corners of London.
Sunday morning we’ll host a brunch and take a group photo to add to our walls.
If you are staying through Monday, you can join classes then too.
Costs:
- Registration: $40
- Classes: Donation to ICLC Annual Fund: $30
- Walking Tours : $35 plus any admission cost (range: $44 Churchill War Rooms, $32 Greenwich Observatory, Roman Amphitheatre and Mithraeum are free)*
(Subject to change depending on availability, prices subject to change depending on exchange rates)
Sample itinerary
Thursday February 12
Join classes at ICLC – topics will follow the regular student syllabus and will be released in Spring.
Morning session: 10:00 –1:00 Choice of:
London Theatre Immersion
You’ll analyze the role of theatre in contemporary society through the study of dramatic literature and live performance.
Underground London
Examine the hidden lives and histories that are buried under London in the physical and conceptual underground, with focus on the ways in which structures of class, race, and power intersect in material culture.
Creative Industries in London
You’ll consider issues of sustainability, economics, diversity and accessibility from both business studies and cultural studies and investigate the various ways in which creative institutions shape culture through marketing and media.
Art In London
Explore global art in London from the nineteenth-century to the present day.
Afternoon session: 2:00-5:00 London Theatre Immersion
You’ll analyze the role of theatre in contemporary society through the study of dramatic literature and live performance.
Underground London
Examine the hidden lives and histories that are buried under London in the physical and conceptual underground, with focus on the ways in which structures of class, race, and power intersect in material culture.
Music in London
Investigate music making in London to consider the relationship between musicians and the city in which they live and work.
Art in London
Explore global art in London from the nineteenth-century to the present day.
Welcome event:
5:30 -7:30, Ithaca College London Center
Join us for a variety of drinks and light appetizers, reminisce and take your picture on the stairs.
Friday February 13
Morning session: 10:00 –1:00 Choice of:
- Walking tour of Shakespeare’s London with Blue Badge Guide Simon Whitehouse
- Roman London (Amphitheatre and Mithraeum) with Meghan Callahan
Afternoon session 2:00-5:00
Choice of:
- Visit to Churchill War Rooms with Blue Badge Guide Simon Whitehouse
- Roman London (Amphitheatre and Mithraeum) with Meghan Callahan
Saturday February 14
Morning session: 10:00 –1:00
- Walking tour of Shakespeare’s London with Blue Badge Guide Simon Whitehouse
- Tour of Victoria and Albert Museum with Meghan Callahan
Afternoon session 2:00-5:00
- Tour of Greenwich and Observatory with Blue Badge Guide Simon Whitehouse
- Tour of Victoria and Albert Museum with Meghan Callahan
Sunday February 15
Brunch 9:00-12:00
Monday February 16
Morning session: 10:00 –1:00 British Comedy
Exploration of how the cultural characteristics of British Comedy programming for cinema, television, and radio developed since 1900.
Shakespeare
Study Shakespeare plays as examples of the way dramatic literature works and of the achievement of the greatest of English writers.
British Media and Society
Analyzes the relationship of British media to British society from the postwar period until today through close examination of a wide range of communications materials,
Afternoon session 2:00-5:00 Shakespeare
Study Shakespeare plays as examples of the way dramatic literature works and of the achievement of the greatest of English writers.
British Art: Tudors to Turner
Study of selected works of art and architecture in Britain from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century. Examines themes such as patronage, class, gender, and technical aspects of art.
