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A huge Titanosaur goes on display this weekend

A dinosaur that’s four times heavier than Dippy the Diplodocus is going on display at the Natural History Museum this weekend, filling one of the museum's larger galleries.

Boris Johnson in cartoons – at the Cartoon Museum

The former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is one of those larger than life personalities that is a gift to cartoonists, and there's a display of the cartoonist's work at the moment.

Monumental display of British maritime art at Queen’s House

Paintings of large British warships at sea are a classic in any art gallery, but the seemingly British tradition owes its origins to a Dutch father and son who emigrated to the UK.

Nalini Malani subverts the Old Masters into a huge video display

A large void within the National Gallery fills with noise and vast walls as grand master paintings are ripped apart and twisted into new meanings.

HS2 archaeology exhibition opens in central London

The clearance of the burial site for Euston's new HS2 railway station is the topic of a new exhibition that's opened in Piccadilly.

Tower of London revamping its Crown Jewels display

The home of the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London is missing a couple of crowns at the moment, but when they return, it'll be to a different space, as the Jewel House is being refurbished as well.

A spiral of motorway road signs in Somerset House

There's a long swirl of road signs filling the courtyard at Somerset House at the moment, as an art installation by Jitish Kallat.

The Ugly Duchess is shown off at the National Gallery

A painting you are unlikely to have seen, and yet will somehow recognise instantly has just gone on display at the National Gallery -- and this is An Old Woman by the painter, Quinten Massys.

Exhibition looks at the design of Japanese braided cords

Japan House in Kensington has brought together a display of something most of us barely think about and probably have no idea is an art form - braided cords.

There’s a small Spitting Image exhibition in central London

It can be a bit of a shock to be walking along posh Jermyn Street and suddenly see the latex image of Margaret Thatcher staring back at you from a shop window.

Sigmund Freud’s clutter excavated to reveal its treasures

During his life, Sigmund Freud loved to collect and fill his house with antiquities, and a new exhibition at his London home is highlighting some of the more insightful items in his collection.

British Museum to look at China’s “long” 19th-century of conflicts and change

China's long 19th century is the topic of the British Museum's summer blockbuster exhibition, looking at the lives of the last line of China's emperors.

There’s a James Bond props exhibition in Harrods

For the next couple of weeks, there's a display of James Bond props including Little Nellie, the gyrocopter made famous in You Only Live Twice.

London exhibitions to visit in March 2023

A selection of ten excellent exhibitions to visit in March, while you're abstaining from all the nice things for Lent -- or not as the case is more likely to be.

Saatchi Gallery fills its entire building with Street Art

The large Saatchi Gallery in posh Chelsea has filled its galleries with the sort of artwork usually seen on the sides of walls in derelict and regenerating areas.

The Beauty of Transience – at the Japanese Embassy

There's a charming exhibition looking at Japan's changing seasons and how artists have responded to them at the Japanese Embassy at the moment.

James Bond photographs go on display

An exhibition of photographs taken during the filming of James Bond movies has opened at the Leica Camera store just around the corner from Selfridges.

50th anniversary of David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane at the SouthBank Centre

An exhibition is opening at the South Bank that'll look back at perhaps the most iconic portrait of the transgressive pop star, the Aladdin Sane record cover, exploring the relationship between Bowie and photographer Brian Duffy.

Alice Neel at the Barbican Arts Gallery

The Barbican has given over its entire art gallery to one person, a woman who painted provocate nudes and was investigated by the FBI for her communist sympathies.

Photography from the Ukraine war at the Imperial War Museum

A year on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a photography exhibition at the Imperial War Museum seeks to shine a light on the years leading up to the invasion, and its bloody aftermath.

There’s a Status Quo exhibition at the Barbican

The gold disc and original lyrics to Status Quo's Caroline are on display in the Barbican, as part of an exhibition celebrating seven decades of the rock band.

An immersive lights display coming to east London

A large warehouse in East London is to be filled with a huge light and sound exhibition next month.

The Big City: London painted on a grand scale

Over the centuries, the City of London has collected some massive paintings of the city and its events, and now an exhibition shows off these monumental sized works of art.

See LEGO dinosaurs at the Horniman Museum

Dinosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous have arrived at the Horniman Museum in south London - as LEGO models.