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Top events in London on Tue 22nd Jan 2019

Joanne Harris, Fiona Mozley and Irenosen Okojie come together to discuss how myth, legend, fable and folklore have influenced their work, and how great works of literature from the roots of our cultures can be reimagined for the modern reader.
 7pm to 8:30pm
 
 Camden
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Henry Eliot takes a dive into a world-famous list covering 4,000 years of literary creations
 7:15pm to 8:30pm
 
 Camden
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Jane talks about her role as Keeper of the collection and its evolution from a research resource for her work as a costume designer.
 7:30pm to 9pm
 
 Highgate
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The Wildgoose Memorial Library: Behind Death’s Door in Crouch End

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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

The exhibition includes works by members of Proust’s family and by some of the leading French physicians of the day.
Marcel Proust and the Medicine of the Belle Époque
event time 9am to 9pm
 Harley Street
 Closing soon Sat, 26th Jan
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A night time display of lighting installations around the Canary Wharf estate.
Winter Lights
event time 5pm to 10pm
 Poplar
 Closing soon Sat, 26th Jan
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The first UK exhibition to explore the complex relationship between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day
Fashioned from Nature
event time 10am to 5:45pm
 South Kensington
 Closing soon Sun, 27th Jan
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Discover two artists who changed the course of Western European art
event time 10am to 6pm
 Trafalgar Square
 Closing soon Sun, 27th Jan
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The first UK show of work by the Spanish Baroque artist and printmaker, Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652).
event time 10am to 5pm
 Dulwich
 Closing soon Sun, 27th Jan
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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.
The Enchanted Garden
event time 10am to 5pm
 Walthamstow
 Closing soon Sun, 27th Jan
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A series of light installations during January along London Wall in the City of London.
Illuminocity
event time 3pm to 9pm
 Barbican
 Closing soon Thu, 31st Jan
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​Previously unseen and rediscovered archival photography of Kate Macintosh’s Dawson’s Heights housing in south London shown at the RIBA.
Dawson’s Heights: Hilltop Community
event time 10am to 8pm
 Regent Street
 Closing soon Sat, 2nd Feb
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Prepare for the unknown – on the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of ‘Spanish Flu’, this display explores how a future epidemic might hit London.
event time 10am to 6pm
 Barbican
 Closing soon Sun, 3rd Feb
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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.
Gainsboroughs Family Album
event time 10am to 6pm
 Soho
 Closing soon Sun, 3rd Feb
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Exhibitions opening soon

Regular Events - Tuesday 22nd January 2019

A free guided tour exploring the history of the site before the current building existed.
 12:45pm to 1:45pm
 
 Strand
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A tour exploring the history of the site before the current building existed.
 12:45pm to :
 
 Strand
2019-01-22
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Tower Bridge opening times

Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Wed 30th Jan at 09:30am