A turbulent priest appears at the British MuseumTo mark the 850th anniversary of the assassination of the Thomas Becket, the British Museum has announced a major exhibition about the man, the Archbishop, the saint.
Tangerine Dream coming to the Barbican next yearAn exhibition about the legendary German electronica band, Tangerine Dream will be opening at the Barbican in the New Year
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the BFI SouthbankA small exhibition tied in with a series of musical film screenings shows off some of the art work and preparatory photography from the famous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
The first Christmas card goes on show in London1843 was an important year in the history of Christmas, and a new exhibition at the Charles Dickens Museum is bringing them together for the first time.
The Clash: Museum of London CallingIt’s 40 years since The Clash’s third album ‘London Calling’ was released, and an exhibition has pulled together a host of memorabilia for that iconic album.
A field of glowing roses comes to LondonThis weekend, a field of glowing roses will come to central London, and it’s a charity fund raiser for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
Henry VIII’s “Field of Cloth of Gold” coming to Hampton Court PalaceNext year marks the 500th anniversary of one of the more important, and visually impressive diplomatic missions between the British and French monarchies, the Field of Cloth of Gold.
Exhibition Review: Tutankhamun comes to LondonThe Saatchi gallery, founded by the masters of spin has secured the big prize in blockbuster exhibitions with the master of bling paying his last visit to London.
Exhibition Review: Notgeld and the farting coppersmithIn the British Museum at the moment is an exhibition about a period of German history that’s both well known, and hardly known at all – the hyperinflation of the world war periods.
London’s Science City at the Science MuseumThere’s a new gallery at the Science Museum that shows off an awful lot of wood, brass and books.
Sink into Victorian nostalgia at Pollock’s Toy MuseumHidden away in a warren of side streets, two old creaky buildings are home to one of the delights of London, a curiously old fashioned toy museum.
The British Empire and animal collectingA new exhibition at the Grant Museum takes a look at how the attitudes of the British Empire affected the collections of natural wildlife that were brought back to the UK.
See photos of abandoned engineeringFor a few days only, there will be an exhibition of photos showing some of the more spectacular examples of abandoned engineering from around the world.
Discover a disused London Underground station in Covent GardenAs you step through the familiar terracotta frontage of an old tube station it’s difficult to believe you’re two floors above ground, and not deep under it.
Eternal graffiti: A poetry exhibition at the MaughanIf you love poetry, there’s an exhibition to visit. If you don’t love poetry but do love old buildings, there’s an exhibition to visit.
I went to the Clink Prison Museum so you don’t have toThe headline is what you expect me to say about this notorious tourist trap, but actually, DO go to the Clink Prison Museum, for its reputation is ill-deserved.
Monty Python’s Flying Exhibition hits the SouthbankIn this it’s 50th year, there’s an exhibition about Monty Python at the BFI Southbank as part of their series of film screenings.
Exhibition about Islington’s lost Music HallsThere’s a rather fun exhibition on at the moment about the pre-television era of mass entertainment, the music halls and the people who they turned into later television stars.
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