One-Off Events Happening Today Only
| 3:15 PM | Beating the Bounds (City of London) |
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Annual tradition to beat the boundaries around the Parish of All Hallows Church by the Tower of London. |
| 4:00 PM | Reading and Empowerment: The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Camberwell) |
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A talk and discussion about one of the most powerful political autobiographies of the twentieth century. |
| 6:30 PM | Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole: Nurse and Doctress (Southwark) |
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In this lecture Dr Lynn McDonald will explain the differences between these two medical women. (Cost: £12) |
| 6:30 PM | UK-Argentina: is there a way forward? (Holborn) |
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This discussion will focus on what diplomatic steps can be taken to reduce current tensions between the UK and Argentina. |
| 7:00 PM | Talks at The Hackney Tower - a week long series of talks (Hackney) |
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Join us for some talks to celebrate Adult Learners Week 2012, in the beautiful setting of St Augustine's Tower, Hackney's oldest building. |
| 7:00 PM | White City to Stratford - making connections from 1908 to 2012 |
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Rod Sheard, responsible for the 2012 Olympic Stadium, discusses the lessons learnt from previous Olympics. (Cost: £10 (£8 in advance)) |
| 7:30 PM | In from the cold: The rise of Russian Capitalism (Bloomsbury) |
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A lively debate about Russia’s past, present and future as a capitalist economy. |
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Regular Events on Today (typically repeat each week)
| tba | Barbican Architecture Tour (Barbican) |
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A guided tour around the architecture of the Barbican Centre (Cost: £8) |
Temporary Exhibitions Open Today
| The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games medals (Bloomsbury) | |
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| This display tells the story of the production of the medals for the London 2012 Games, from the mining of the metal to the creation of the designs (Ends on Sun, 9th Sep) |
| Picasso Prints: The Vollard Suite (Bloomsbury) | |
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| Etchings by Picasso on display around the classical sculpture and objects that Picasso was inspired by. (Ends on Sun, 2nd Sep) |
| A history of Woodford - An Exhibition (South Woodford) | |
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| Explore the rich and surprising history of Woodford in this special exhibition by Redbridge Museum. (Ends on Sat, 27th Oct) |
| The Triumph of Pleasure: Vauxhall Gardens 1729 - 1786 (Bloomsbury) | |
| This summer, the Foundling Museum celebrates Vauxhall Gardens with the biggest UK exhibition on the Gardens in over forty years. (Ends on Sat, 8th Sep)
(Cost: £7.50) |
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| Bauhaus: Art as Life (Barbican) | |
| The biggest Bauhaus exhibition in the UK in over 40 years presents the modern world’s most famous art school. (Ends on Sun, 12th Aug)
(Cost: £10) |
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| Hidden Heroes - The Genius of Everyday Things (South Kensington) | |
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| Hidden Heroes shines the spotlight on the overlooked inventions we couldn't live without. (Ends on Tue, 5th Jun) |
| Germans and Fun? German Satirical Cartoons on Current News by Greser&Lenz (Bloomsbury) | |
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| The exhibition shows a specially chosen selection of cartoons by the German satirical cartoonist duo Greser&Lenz. (Ends on Fri, 29th Jun) |
| William Morris: The poet and paper-maker | |
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| Wallpapers will be exhibited alongside Morris's poetry and selected writings. (Ends on Tue, 12th Jun) |
| Beyond the lodge room - Freemasonry in Public Life | |
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| Exhibition looks at how changes in society and its attitudes have affected the ways in which freemasons felt able to be part of wider public life. (Ends on Fri, 1st Jun) |
| Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames (Greenwich) | |
| This spectacular exhibition, a landmark heritage event of the year, brings together nearly 400 beautiful, fascinating and often unique objects, (Ends on Sun, 9th Sep)
(Cost: £11) |
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| Buried on Campus (Bloomsbury) | |
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| A display cataloging the mass burial site that was discovered during construction at UCL during 2010. (Ends on Fri, 13th Jul) |
Location Map for Today's Events
Note: only lists venues with fixed locations - not guided walks unless a start point is known.
