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A weekend of computer games. W.A.S.D is the central playable and interactive feature of London Games Festival.
10am to 6pm
Whitechapel
The Museum's depot in Acton will be open for three days, giving you the opportunity to explore our collections store, with its treasure trove of over 320,000 objects.
10:30am to 5pm
Acton
Hear from Dr Matthew Grant as he discusses the role of civil defence groups in Britain during the Cold War.
12pm to 1pm
Chelsea
As part of the ‘Burtynsky: Extraction/Abstraction’ exhibition, Saatchi Lates offer Art After Dark on selected Fridays.
6:30pm to 9pm
Chelsea
Unravel the profound mysteries of the universe's explosive birth.
7:20pm to 8:45pm
Hanover Square
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Oxford House hosts Falmouth University's annual photography exhibition, revealing the hidden life of Bethnal Green over the course of a single 24-hour period.
10am to 5pm
West Norwood
Closes today
An exhibition marking the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and France.
1pm to 6pm
South Kensington
Closes tomorrow
Free
1001 Days in London
Street photographer Steve Hollingshead celebrates this vibrant metropolis with a gallery-filling installation of 1001 individual photographs.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
Free
The Cult of Beauty
This exhibition explores notions of beauty across time and cultures.
10am to 6pm
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
Around 120 examples of the fusion between sportswear and fashion from the Westminster Menswear Archive.
11am to 7pm
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
A large scale new commission from Hong-Kong based artist Zheng Bo, transforming Somerset House’s courtyard into a bamboo garden.
All Day
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
Be astonished as over 100,000 tulip bulbs erupt in colour in one of the UK’s biggest display of planted tulips.
10am to 4pm
East Molesey
Closing soon Mon, 29th April
This exhibition finds conversations between various forms of abstraction, symbolism and figuration that were circulating and interacting in the visual culture of Brazil in the mid-20th century.
11am to 6pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 5th May
Spanning over 60 years of contemporary sculpture, this exhibition highlights ways in which artists draw on familiar experiences of movement, flux and organic growth.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 5th May
This exhibition marks the largest exhibition ever mounted in the 40+ year career of world-renowned photographic artist, Edward Burtynsky.
10am to 6pm
Chelsea
Closing soon Mon, 6th May
Regular Events - today
Put a spring in your step this Easter by visiting The Poppy Factory, where you’ll find special treats to celebrate the season!
Enjoy our visitor centre decorated with touches of Easter including special cupcakes and bunnies (not real ones!) We're even giving away a packet of poppy seeds to all discovery session guests, while stocks last.
10:30am to 12:30pm
Ham