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Shakespeare and War: Exhibition looks at how his plays were used for political propaganda

The man responsible for some of the most famous lines in the English language about war is the subject of an exhibition looking at his legacy.

From Stratford to Giza: A virtual reality experience transports you to ancient Egypt

If you've ever wanted to visit Egypt's Pyramids but couldn't afford it, a new virtual reality option now exists in Stratford that gives a pretty decent experience, minus the baking sun and tourists.

Tickets Alert: Pewterers’ Hall open day

One of the City of London's grand Livery Halls will be open to the public for one day later this month.

From Decay to Display: Atmospheric Christo exhibition inside a derelict Spitalfields house

A derelict building in Spitalfields has opened its doors for a rare chance to peer beyond the locked doors, thanks to an art exhibition which is taking place inside.

From dollhouse to design icon: Design Museum’s Barbie exhibition opens in 2024

The Design Museum will go very pink next year as it has announced that it will have an entire exhibition devoted to the pink lady - Barbie.

Ten London exhibitions to visit in October 2023

A selection of ten exhibitions to visit in London before the clocks go back and the darkness falls into winter.

From Freddy Mercury to Jake Gyllenhaal – Exhibition explores Levi’s jeans link with LGBTQ+ culture

Jake Gyllenhaal's jeans from Brokeback Mountain are one of the highlights of an exhibition looking at the fusion between gay men and a particular brand of clothing - Levi Strauss.

UK’s largest Christo and Jeanne-Claude retrospective coming to the Saatchi Gallery

The largest retrospective of the building wrapping artist duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude ever held in the UK is coming to the Saatchi Gallery this autumn.

From royalty to modern artistry: 400 years of gold and silver embroidery at the Guildhall Art Gallery

One of the most precious pieces of historic fabric in the UK has been displayed for a few weeks in an exhibition that almost outshines even this most precious of materials.

Wallace & Gromit’s wrong trousers is the correct exhibition

It's been thirty years since a villainous penguin, a pair of wrong trousers and the greatest railway chase of all time appeared on TV screens, and the Cartoon Museum is taking a look back at how it was made.

Origins of Wimbledon’s famous green towels’ revealed in Museum of Brands exhibition

Just under 175 years ago, how people dried themselves after a wash changed when the first British made terry towel was shown off at the Great Exhibition, and now there's a smaller exhibition about the company that developed it.

Science Museum celebrates the inventor of the self-winding watch, Abraham-Louis Breguet

The man who invented the self-winding wristwatch is the subject of a new exhibition at the Science Museum to mark the 200th anniversary of his death.

From Poverty to Power: Chanel’s journey unveiled in V&A’s fashion exhibition

This weekend, an exhibition opens at the V&A that you can't visit because the demand for tickets has been so great that the earliest anyone can visit now is the middle of December.

New York subway station coming to London

If you go to Canary Wharf next week, you'll be able to visit a New York subway station - or at least, a replica of one.

Firefighting exhibition marks Sir Christopher Wren’s 300th anniversary

Paintings by London's firefighters will be popping up around the City of London over the next few months, as part of the events to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Sir Christopher Wren.

Rare opportunity to visit a historic Spitalfields house in October

Next month there will be a chance to go into the house that's often described as the most photographed building in Spitalfields.

Carnaby Street shop filled with dayglo lettering

A shop on Carnaby Street has been covered with dayglo lettering in a new art installation by the artist Kris Andrew Small.

London’s free exhibitions to visit in September 2023

A selection of ten free exhibitions to visit in London while the shops are busy putting up their Christmas/Halloween/BonfireNight decorations.

The Japanese Aesthetics of Recycling at the Brunei Gallery

We've been recycling and reusing worn-out clothing pretty much since it was invented, but the Japanese turned it into an art form.

Dennis Severs House reopening with ceramic exhibition

Dennis Severs’ House, the remarkable Georgain experience has closed for repairs, but has also confirmed that it will reopen with a redisplay of their spring exhibition of Simon Pettet's ceramics.

Charles Dickens Museum to study Wilkie Collins’s Moonstone

Later this year, the Charles Dickens Museum will broaden its reach, with an exhibition about Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone, amongst others.

National Gallery offering £1 tickets for its Frans Hals exhibition

The National Gallery has confirmed that it will retain its Pay What You Wish scheme for the forthcoming Frans Hals exhibition.

Japan’s graphic art exhibition opens in Kensington

The creative output of 60 of Japan’s most significant graphic artists working today has arrived in London, as an exhibition about the Japanese wave of graphic art opens.

Digital Storytelling at the British Library

There's an exhibition about a new form of reading known as digital storytelling, and a more annoying way of telling a story has yet to be invented.