Top events in London on Sat 6th May 2017
A weekend of talks and debates on the role of religion in modern society.
2017-05-06
All Day
Southwark
Learn about the practices of stone and wood carving, watch carving and gilding demonstrations and live competitions and have a go at stone carving.
2017-05-06
10am to 5pm
Kennington
Visit one of the Geffrye's 18th-century almshouses which has been fully restored to its original condition.
2017-05-06
11am to 3pm
Bethnal Green
Participants receive an introduction into the craft of letterpress printmaking and have the opportunity to get hands-on.
2017-05-06
Starts at 12pm
Islington
A weekend of exciting science, new technology, live music, talks, and creative workshops.
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2017-05-06
2pm to 5pm
Tooting
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
This exhibition shows off coins and other objects that were defaced, usually to condemn the memory of deceased Roman Emperors.
10am to 5:30pm
Closing soon Sun, 7th May
2016-12-23
2017-05-07
Explore the work of designer and artist Josef Frank (1885-1967) in the first-ever UK exhibition of his textiles.
11am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 7th May
2017-01-28
2017-05-07
Discover how traditional forms of chess, billiards and mazes continue to influence designers making exciting new games today.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 7th May
2017-04-07
2017-05-07
A Pimlico square will be lit up for several days with wood crafted lighting.
8am to 8pm
Closing soon Sun, 7th May
2017-05-03
2017-05-07
This exhibition explores the way artists and photographers responded to the bombing of London during WW2.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Mon, 8th May
2017-01-27
2017-05-08
This major Eduardo Paolozzi retrospective spans five decades and features over 250 works.
11am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 14th May
2017-02-16
2017-05-14
A display of objects from the Foyle Special Collections Library that looks at the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Sat, 20th May
2017-03-13
2017-05-20
See Cagnacci’s masterpiece, on view in the UK for the first time in over thirty years
10am to 4pm
Closing soon Sun, 21st May
2017-02-15
2017-05-21
Sir Quentin Blake has drawn special portraits of some of the most celebrated characters from Dahl’s stories.
9:30am to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 21st May
2016-12-26
2017-05-21
This exhibition examines what we think, feel and value about other species and the consequences this has for the world around us.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 21st May
2017-01-28
2017-05-21
Exhibitions opening soon
Regular Events - Saturday 6th May 2017
Semi-regular open days at the 500 year old barn, now a local museum.
10:30am to 4pm
Upminster
2017-05-06
2017-05-06
A guided tour around the historic Somerset House including the vaults under the main forecourt.
12:15pm to :
Strand
2017-05-06
2017-05-06
How much concrete was used? Why is it called ‘Barbican’? Why is the lake so green…?
1pm to :
2017-05-06
2017-05-06
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Saturday 6th May 2017
11am to 12:30pm
Clerkenwell
2017-05-06
2017-05-06
Hear about the history of the area and how it was transformed to host the world-famous London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
11am to 1pm
Olympic Park
2017-05-06
2017-05-06
This walking tour covers iconic London from a new perspective, introducing guests to the history and surprisingly dynamic modern politics of the Public Toilet.
3:30pm to 5:30pm
Southwark
2017-05-06
2017-05-06
London's waking nightmare of murder... He came silently out of the midnight shadows of August 31, 1888.
7:30pm to 9:30pm
Tower Hill
2017-05-06
2017-05-06
