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Top events in London on Sun 27th Jan 2019

Discover the history of the building and climb the 135 stairs for the best view of Hackney.
 2pm to 4:30pm
 
 Hackney
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A stunning parade by around 500 civil war reenactors to mark the execution of King Charles I.
 11am to :
 
 Whitehall
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Civil War Society Remembers the 'Horrid Murder' of King Charles I
Wade in a wild river and experience a different perspective of London history and urban wildlife.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Deptford
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Low Tide Walk along Deptford Creek
A monthly open day at a quirky transport museum housed in an old water pumping building.
 10am to 4pm
 
 Enfield Town
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Monthly open day at a Transport Museum

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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

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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The exhibition explores the Gestetner machine as a device that revolutionised the office.
event time 1pm to 5pm
 Tottenham
 Closing soon Thu, 31st Jan
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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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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.
Repton Revealed
event time 10:30am to 5pm
 Southwark
 Closing soon Sun, 3rd Feb
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The uncompromising sculpture that emerged in Britain after the Second World War
Figure Totem Beast: Sculpture in Britain in the 1950s
event time 10am to 6pm
 Pimlico
 Closing soon Mon, 4th Feb
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Exhibitions opening soon

Regular Events - Sunday 27th January 2019

Visit the second biggest Conservatory in London
 12pm to 5pm
 
 Barbican
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A 90-minute walking tour as you explore the Barbican and discover the fascinating history behind the building of the Centre and the surrounding estate.
 Starts at 1pm
 
 Barbican
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Architecture Tours - Brutal or beautiful?

Walking tours of London on Sunday 27th January 2019

Explore London with one of our fantastic Doctor Who guides on this 2 ½ hour walking tour.
 10:30am to 1pm
 
 Southwark
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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