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Come take a ride in the Tech Time Machine and explore how IT may change our lives in the next fifty years.
2024-05-07
6pm to 7pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
A talk about designer James Leonard whose 1940s aluminium and ply school furniture for ESA in Stevenage sold in the millions.
2024-05-07
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
Hampstead
The Mystery of the X202 Chair
Hampstead

Online events / webinars

For Dying Matters week 2024, a look at the past, present and future of end-of-life care.
6pm to 7:30pm
 
Dying Matters: Seth’s Legacy

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

BURTYNSKY: Extraction / Abstraction
This exhibition marks the largest exhibition ever mounted in the 40+ year career of world-renowned photographic artist, Edward Burtynsky.
BURTYNSKY: Extraction / Abstraction
10am to 6pm
Chelsea
Closing soon Mon, 6th May
2024-02-14
2024-05-06
For his first show at the gallery in London since 2016, Oehlen continues to explore the rich possibilities and the future of painting.
10am to 6pm
Mayfair
Closing soon Sat, 11th May
2024-03-21
2024-05-11
Alison Lapper: Lost in Parys
Bethlem Museum of the Mind showcases Alison Lapper’s (b.1965) work that explores her journey of grief since the untimely death of her son Parys.
Alison Lapper: Lost in Parys
9:30am to 5pm
Beckenham
Closing soon Sat, 11th May
2024-02-07
2024-05-11
Fowl Play
Free  
At the heart of the exhibition is a vast stained glass window that doubles as a chicken shop menu.
Fowl Play
10am to 5pm
Tottenham
Closing soon Sat, 11th May
2024-03-22
2024-05-11
Terry Frost
This survey presents an extensive collection of Frost's most compelling paintings from 1966-2003.
Terry Frost
11am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Sat, 11th May
2024-04-10
2024-05-11
Injecting Hope: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine
How do you develop a vaccine quickly and effectively to combat a global pandemic?
Injecting Hope: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine
10am to 6pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 12th May
2022-11-30
2024-05-12
This exhibition about Sir Neville Marriner features record sleeves and boxes, photographs, awards, tributes from friends and colleagues and memorabilia from a life of great achievement and personal enjoyment.
11am to 5pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Sun, 12th May
2024-04-15
2024-05-12
The Art of the Brick - LEGO Art
Critically acclaimed, the collection features works by artist Nathan Sawaya which are made from millions of LEGO bricks.
The Art of the Brick - LEGO Art
10am to 7pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 12th May
2024-03-06
2024-05-12
Display - Reuse, Refill, Rethink
This exhibition showcases the difference between refillable, returnable (prefill) and repurposed product packaging of the past, present, and future.
Display - Reuse, Refill, Rethink
10am to 6pm
Notting Hill
Closing soon Wed, 15th May
2023-11-15
2024-05-15
On display in the chapel will be a special new quilt dedicated to Terry Higgins, commissioned by the trust to mark their 40th Anniversary year.
11am to 6pm
Tottenham Court Road
Closing soon Wed, 15th May
2024-05-08
2024-05-15

Regular Events - today

 12:30pm to 2:30pm
 
 Ham
2024-05-07
2024-05-07

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