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Displayed in date order by how soon they close.

£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. (Ending Soon Mon, 10th Dec)

Royal Academy of Arts
W1J 0BD
2018-11-28
Oceania
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. (Ending Soon Fri, 14th Dec)

RHS Lindley Library
SW1P 2PE
2018-11-28
Healing Garden
An exhibition featuring items from LSE Library collections related to the UK’s relationship in and out of the EU. (Ending Soon Fri, 14th Dec)

LSE Library
WC2A 2HD
2018-11-28
The exhibition reveals the ‘behind the scenes’ of a pioneer excavation and research project of one of the most complex societies of its time. (Ending Soon Sat, 15th Dec)

Brunei Gallery
WC1H 0XG
2018-11-28
The Curious Case of Çatalhöyük
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. (Ending Soon Sun, 30th Dec)

The Fan Museum
SE10 8ER
2018-11-28
The Romantic Age: European Fans 1810-1840
Drawing on the resources of the National Jazz Archive the exhibition includes photos, posters, journals, video and memorabilia.  (Ending Soon Mon, 31st Dec)

Barbican Arts Centre
EC2Y 8DS
2018-11-28
Women in Jazz: A Celebration of the Past, Present and Future
In this solo show, artist-photographer Mark Neville documents the everyday life of Bethlem Royal Hospital, the oldest residential psychiatric treatment facility in the UK. (Ending Soon Fri, 4th Jan)

Bethlem Museum of the Mind
BR3 3BX
2018-11-28
This Christmas, Kew Gardens will once again transform into a magical after dark explosion of festive colour (Ending Soon Sat, 5th Jan)

Kew Gardens
TW9 3AE
2018-11-28
New and rarely seen works from the internationally renowned South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga.  (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Jan)

Somerset House
WC2R 1LA
2018-11-28
Athi-Patra Ruga: Of Gods, Rainbows and Omissions
Discover this year’s top picks across fashion, architecture, digital, transport, product and graphic design.  (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Jan)

The Design Museum
W8 6AG
2018-11-28
Francis Upritchard’s site-specific installation draws from figurative sculpture, ceramics, glassblowing and more.  (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Jan)

Barbican Centre
EC2Y 8DS
2018-11-28
Francis Upritchard Wetwang Slack
Leave daylight behind and put your senses to the test in this illuminating exhibition. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Jan)

Natural History Museum
SW7 5BD
2018-11-28
The exhibition explores the man, his life and his unprecedented contribution to the nation’s cultural heritage. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Jan)

Wallace Collection
W1U 3BN
2018-11-28
Sir Richard Wallace: The Collector
£16.50  
Featuring 20 artists and spanning a period of roughly 50 years, the exhibition includes innovative, minimalist sculpture from the 1960s as well as recent works that extend the legacy of 'optical' minimalism in different ways. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Jan)

Hayward Gallery
SE1 8XX
2018-11-28
Space Shifters
A display featuring iconic objects from the museum’s vast Suffragette collection, including Emmeline Pankhurst’s hunger strike medal. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Jan)

The Museum of London
EC2Y 5HN
2018-11-28
An exhibition that reveals sunken, forgotten letters recently recovered from a shipwreck.  (Ending Soon Sun, 13th Jan)

The Postal Museum
WC1X 0DA
2018-11-28
This exhibition explores how factory methods are transforming how we deliver homes in the capital. (Ending Soon Fri, 18th Jan)

The Building Centre
WC1E 7BT
2018-11-28
Factory-made Housing: a solution for London?
These displays explore the controversy that has raged over female practitioners throughout the centuries. (Ending Soon Fri, 18th Jan)

Royal College Of Physicians
NW1 4LE
2018-11-28
The exhibition explores the day and evening styles of the decade, complemented by photographs of the stars who championed them.  (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Jan)

Fashion and Textile Museum
SE1 3XF
2018-11-28
 Night and Day: 1930s Fashion and Photographs
This exhibition traces the development of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings through a selection of over forty masterpieces. (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Jan)

The National Gallery
WC2N 5DN
2018-11-28
Free  
An exhibition which explores dreams, the unconscious and an imaginary world between sleep and wakefulness. (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Jan)

V&A Museum of Childhood
E2 9PA
2018-11-28
History, as somebody wise once said, is just one damned thing after another. But is it really? Who decides what is ‘history’? (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Jan)

The British Museum
WC1B 3DG
2018-11-28
Designed and curated in close collaboration with Piano himself, this is the first exhibition in London to put the spotlight on Piano in 30 years. (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Jan)

Royal Academy of Arts
W1J 0BD
2018-11-28
Renzo Piano - The Art of Making Buildings
The exhibition includes works by members of Proust’s family and by some of the leading French physicians of the day. (Ending Soon Sat, 26th Jan)

The Royal Society of Medicine
W1G 0AE
2018-11-28
Marcel Proust and the Medicine of the Belle Époque
The first UK exhibition to explore the complex relationship between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day  (Ending Soon Sun, 27th Jan)

Victoria and Albert Museum
SW7 2RL
2018-11-28
Fashioned from Nature
Discover two artists who changed the course of Western European art (Ending Soon Sun, 27th Jan)

The National Gallery
WC2N 5DN
2018-11-28
The first UK show of work by the Spanish Baroque artist and printmaker, Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652). (Ending Soon Sun, 27th Jan)

Dulwich Picture Gallery
SE21 7AD
2018-11-28
The Enchanted Garden explores how Morris's contemporaries and subsequent generations of artists have responded to the allure of garden spaces, using them as stages for the magical, menacing and romantic. (Ending Soon Sun, 27th Jan)

William Morris Gallery
E17 4PP
2018-11-28
The Enchanted Garden
The exhibition explores the Gestetner machine as a device that revolutionised the office. (Ending Soon Thu, 31st Jan)

Bruce Castle Museum
N17 8NU
2018-11-28
Prepare for the unknown – on the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of ‘Spanish Flu’, this display explores how a future epidemic might hit London. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Feb)

The Museum of London
EC2Y 5HN
2018-11-28
Featuring over fifty works from across the world, some of which have never been on display before, Gainsborough’s Family Album charts his career from youth to maturity. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Feb)

National Portrait Gallery
WC2H 0HE
2018-11-28
Gainsboroughs Family Album
See how Repton’s career unfolded in this special exhibition which brings together Red Books and watercolour paintings, many never publicly displayed before, to celebrate the bicentenary of his death. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Feb)

Garden Museum
SE1 7LB
2018-11-28
Repton Revealed
The uncompromising sculpture that emerged in Britain after the Second World War (Ending Soon Mon, 4th Feb)

Tate Britain
SW1P 4RG
2018-11-28
Figure Totem Beast: Sculpture in Britain in the 1950s
Discover the expressive sensitivity and immediacy of Lorenzo Lotto’s portraits in the first UK exhibition of its kind (Ending Soon Sun, 10th Feb)

The National Gallery
WC2N 5DN
2018-11-28
A landmark exhibition on the history, art, literature and culture of Anglo-Saxon England. (Ending Soon Tue, 19th Feb)

The British Library
NW1 2DB
2018-11-28
One of the last Pre-Raphaelites, Edward Burne-Jones brought imaginary worlds to life in awe-inspiring paintings, stained glass windows and tapestries (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Feb)

Tate Britain
SW1P 4RG
2018-11-28
Edward Burne-Jones
An exhibition exploring the connection between Sigmund Freud and Salvador Dalí, starting from their one meeting, to which Dalí brought his recently completed painting The Metamorphosis of Narcissus. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Feb)

Freud Museum
NW3 5SX
2018-11-28
Freud, Dalí and the Metamorphosis of Narcissus
This major exhibition tells the story of Ashurbanipal through the British Museum’s unparalleled collection of Assyrian treasures and rare loans. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Feb)

The British Museum
WC1B 3DG
2018-11-28
This exhibition brings back to Strawberry Hill some of the most important masterpieces in Horace Walpole’s famous and unique collection for a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Feb)

Strawberry Hill
TW1 4ST
2018-11-28
Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill: Masterpieces from Horace Walpole's Collection
Explore the design and culture of contemporary videogames  (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Feb)

Victoria and Albert Museum
SW7 2RL
2018-11-28
Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt
A selection of works that demonstrate the impact of digital technology on design have been brought together in this exhibition. (Ending Soon Fri, 1st Mar)

Arup Phase 2 gallery
W1T 4BQ
2018-11-28
Plug-in-to-the-future: Changing approaches to design
From flamboyant uniforms to fast horses, this exhibition looks at the shared heritage between the Hungarian and British hussars. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Mar)

National Army Museum
SW3 4HT
2018-11-28
Call in the Cavalry
Snoopy comes to London in this exhibition of Charles M. Schulz original Peanuts cartoons. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Mar)

Somerset House
WC2R 1LA
2018-11-28
Good Grief, Charlie Brown!
This exhibition explores how our built environment contributes to our physical and mental health in both positive and negative ways.  (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Mar)

Wellcome Collection
NW1 2BE
2018-11-28
This exhibition presents fifty original magazine covers from Time Out’s archive and explores the stories behind them. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Mar)

Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
W11 1QT
2018-11-28
Whether raising a smile, solving a crime, wreaking magical havoc or even performing in theatre, cats take centre stage in this free exhibition. (Ending Soon Sun, 17th Mar)

The British Library
NW1 2DB
2018-11-28
Cats on the Page
This multi-screen installation by artist John Akomfrah remembers the millions of African men and women who participated in the First World War (Ending Soon Thu, 21st Mar)

Imperial War Museum
SE1 6HZ
2018-11-28
Explore today’s home through the prism of yesterday’s imagination. Are we living in the way that pioneering architects and designers throughout the 20th century predicted, or has our idea of home proved resistant to real change? (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Mar)

The Design Museum
W8 6AG
2018-11-28
Explore the extraordinary lives and deaths of Tsar Nicholas II and his family and go behind the scenes to uncover the science behind one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Mar)

Science Museum
SW7 2DD
2018-11-28
The Last Tsar: Blood and Revolution
The exhibition showcases how humanity has used medicine to extend life and defy death throughout time. (Ending Soon Wed, 27th Mar)

A.G. Leventis Gallery
WC1H 0PY
2018-11-28
Defying Death: A Human Journey Through Medicine
An exhibition of dog photographs by Thomas Fall. (Ending Soon Fri, 29th Mar)

The Kennel Club
W1J 8AB
2018-11-28
Promoting the Pedigree through Photography: Thomas Fall
In this immersive sound installation, 32 people who fought and lived through the First World War share their personal stories of the Armistice. (Ending Soon Sun, 31st Mar)

Imperial War Museum
SE1 6HZ
2018-11-28
Discover more about Georgian Black Londoners, alongside a collection of rare and unusual portraits of Black Georgians. (Ending Soon Sun, 31st Mar)

Bruce Castle Museum
N17 8NU
2018-11-28
Black Georgian Londoners: Portraits, People and Perceptions
Through a rich collection of photographs, discover the innovation and resourcefulness that shaped the rebuilding and regeneration of the world post-war, revealing resilience and creativity in times of great change. (Ending Soon Sun, 31st Mar)

Imperial War Museum
SE1 6HZ
2018-11-28
The Oscar Wilde Temple is a wholly immersive work of art and secular space honouring one of the earliest forebears of gay liberation. (Ending Soon Sun, 31st Mar)

Studio Voltaire
SW4 7JR
2018-11-28
The Oscar Wilde Temple
Collectively these portraits and stories speak across continents and generations of an extraordinary post-war emigration of women who made a leap of faith for the love of an airman. (Ending Soon Sun, 14th Apr)

RAF Museum
NW9 5LL
2018-11-28
War Brides
The Charles Dickens Museum explores the pivotal role of food in the author’s life and novels and give new insights into the experience of dining with Dickens. (Ending Soon Sun, 21st Apr)

Charles Dickens Museum
WC1N 2LX
2018-11-28
Food Glorious Food: Dinner with Dickens
This is the V&A Museum of Childhood’s first major exhibition to focus on fictional pirates and their influence in popular culture. (Ending Soon Mon, 22nd Apr)

V&A Museum of Childhood
E2 9PA
2018-11-28
A Pirate’s Life for Me
Portraits, sculpture, photographs, archival documents and miniature masterpieces by Fabergé illustrate historic events and family meetings between the rulers of the two nations.  (Ending Soon Sun, 28th Apr)

The Queen's Gallery
SW1A 1AA
2018-11-28
 Russia, Royalty & the Romanovs
The exhibition features ceramic artworks dispensing scents inspired by the Horniman Gardens, and a soundscape based on the chemical processes occurring in plants and trees.  (Ending Soon Tue, 30th Apr)

Horniman Museum
SE23 3PQ
2018-11-28
The Lore of the Land
This exhibition is the story of humanity’s ever-changing relationship with our nearest star. (Ending Soon Mon, 6th May)

Science Museum
SW7 2DD
2018-11-28
This display presents six innovative projects from the collections of the RIBA and the V&A, each demonstrating a unique experiment in social housing design. (Ending Soon Sun, 26th May)

Victoria and Albert Museum
SW7 2RL
2018-11-28
A Home for All: Six Experiments in Social Housing
Women were inspired to serve their country by Florence Nightingale's work. But in 1918, as WW1 approached its end, nothing could have prepared them for what was to come - the deadly Spanish Flu. (Ending Soon Sun, 16th Jun)

Florence Nightingale Museum
SE1 7EW
2018-11-28
This exhibition showcases extraordinary animal behaviour and the breathtaking diversity of life on Earth. (Ending Soon Sun, 30th Jun)

Natural History Museum
SW7 5BD
2018-11-28
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Showcasing the most spectacular space photography of its kind, the exhibition celebrates ten years of awe-inspiring images shot by astrophotographers worldwide. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Aug)

Royal Observatory Greenwich
SE10 8XJ
2018-11-28
Astronomy Photographer of the Year Exhibition