It’s Museum Shop Sunday this, erm, Sunday

This coming Sunday (25th Nov) is the second annual Museum Shop Sunday, where we are encouraged to shop in a museum shop.

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Liverpool Street station’s little noticed subway

When people are waiting to cross the road at the Bishopsgate entrance to Liverpool Street, few know there's a subway entrance right next to where they're standing.

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The Fan Museum, Greenwich

Some of the best museums can be the smallest, the one's devoted to a single topic that few would otherwise think to collect.

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Space-age tower planned for the City of London

A dedicated viewing tower that looks like something out of a science-fiction movie could be coming to the City of London.

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Join Hannah Scott, University of Nottingham, for an introduction to these roast beef-scoffing, beer-quaffing figures of fun from the 19th century.
 7:30pm to 8:45pm
 
 St James
2018-11-20
2018-11-20

Singing Les Roastbeef

Dr Ruth Richardson & Museum Curator Karen Howell will be presenting an illustrated lecture of science and dissection history, a kaleidoscope of light, in the operating theatre.
 7pm to :
 
 Southwark
2018-11-20
2018-11-20

Frankenstein 200

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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

The exhibition explores the multifaceted landscape of one of London’s most thriving boroughs and its residents.

Under Your Nose

 10am to 6pm
 Islington
 Closing soon Sat, 24th Nov
2018-11-20
2018-11-20
The Jameel Prize is an international award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition.

Jameel Prize 5

 10am to 5:45pm
 South Kensington
 Closing soon Sun, 25th Nov
2018-11-20
2018-11-20
Explore Michael Palin’s role in creating some of the most brilliant comedy of the 20th century through his own archive.

Michael Palin: Writer, Actor, Comedian

 9:30am to 8pm
 Camden
 Closing soon Sun, 25th Nov
2018-11-20
2018-11-20
An exhibition of the first platinum prints to be created from the original 1921 negatives and amongst the earliest images to document Everest, the people and places of the region.

Everest – A Reconnaissance

 10am to 5pm
 South Kensington
 Closing soon Tue, 27th Nov
2018-11-20
2018-11-20
Marking 250 years since Cook’s first voyage to the Pacific, celebrate the dazzling and diverse art of the region of Oceania, from the historic to the contemporary.

Oceania

 10am to 6pm
 Picadilly
 Ends on Mon, 10th Dec
2018-11-20
2018-11-20
Separating medicinal uses from medical myths, this small display looks at how our understanding of these plants has changed and investigate their use for healing today.

Healing Garden

 10am to 5pm
 Pimlico
 Ends on Fri, 14th Dec
2018-11-20
2018-11-20
An exhibition featuring items from LSE Library collections related to the UK’s relationship in and out of the EU.
 9am to 7pm
 Holborn
 Ends on Fri, 14th Dec
2018-11-20
2018-11-20
The exhibition reveals the ‘behind the scenes’ of a pioneer excavation and research project of one of the most complex societies of its time.

The Curious Case of Çatalhöyük

 10:30am to 5pm
 Euston
 Ends on Sat, 15th Dec
2018-11-20
2018-11-20
Fans which reflect the troubadour style and a return to the chivalric principles of the past will be on display alongside fans commemorating Napoleon and the return of his ashes to France in 1840.

The Romantic Age: European Fans 1810-1840

 11am to 5pm
 Greenwich
 Ends on Sun, 30th Dec
2018-11-20
2018-11-20
Drawing on the resources of the National Jazz Archive the exhibition includes photos, posters, journals, video and memorabilia.

Women in Jazz: A Celebration of the Past, Present and Future

 9:30am to 7:30pm
 Barbican
 Ends on Mon, 31st Dec
2018-11-20
2018-11-20

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