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Top events in London on Wed 8th May 2019

A talk by Robin Myers on his own book about the letters sent by the two brothers.
2019-05-08
6pm to 7:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
A talk about the construction of the Royal Exchange in the City.
2019-05-08
6pm to 7pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
A talk by Hallie Rubenhold’s on her new book, the first full-length biography to explore and contextualise those women’s lives.
2019-05-08
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
St James
St James
Join Helen Lewis, Stephen Bush, and more New Statesman guests to discuss Brexit, local election results and the state of British politics
2019-05-08
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Professor Alex Rogers has spent the past 30 years studying life in the deep ocean. Join us as he takes us on an epic and utterly unforgettable voyage to an alien world, and brings us right to the edge of what is known about our oceans today.
2019-05-08
7pm to 8:15pm
 
Soho
Soho
The lecture will re-assess the sanctity ascribed to to the graves of poets John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley as the bicentennials of their deaths approach in 2021-2.
2019-05-08
Starts at 7pm
 
North Kensington
North Kensington

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

An exhibition of DANAD Design's trailblazing work from 1958–62, featuring their original furniture and surface designs.
10am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Fri, 10th May
2019-04-26
2019-05-10
Explore the Library’s collection of pocket-sized friendship albums – made between the 16th and 19th centuries.
9:30am to 6pm
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 12th May
2019-02-12
2019-05-12
This exhibition explores the art, science, ethics and technology that enables human repair and alteration.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 12th May
2019-02-28
2019-05-12
Photography display exploring past and present Thamesmead through archival images from the RIBA Collections and contemporary photographs by artist Nina Manandhar.
10am to 5pm
Regent Street
Closing soon Thu, 16th May
2019-04-01
2019-05-16
The exhibition features twenty-four critically acclaimed projects that have pushed design boundaries through their exploration of the opportunities and challenges of timber structures.
10am to 6pm
Euston
Closing soon Fri, 17th May
2019-02-08
2019-05-17
Rembrandt’s legendary painting will be the centerpiece of an exhibition of self-portraits that will also include works by Francis Bacon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lucian Freud, and Pablo Picasso
10am to 6pm
Mayfair
Closing soon Sat, 18th May
2019-04-12
2019-05-18
The first major exhibition on Tudor and Jacobean portrait miniatures in the UK for over 35 years.
10am to 6pm
Soho
Closing soon Sun, 19th May
2019-02-21
2019-05-19
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.
10am to 5:45pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 26th May
2018-11-24
2019-05-26
This exhibition displays a selection of Cultural Revolution propaganda posters, revolutionary landscapes, images of the leader and intricate papercuts all of which were collected in China during the 1970s.
10am to 5pm
Walthamstow
Closing soon Sun, 26th May
2019-02-23
2019-05-26
A major exhibition exploring the role of drawing in contemporary architectural practice through the work of one of Britain’s leading architects and architectural draughtsmen​.
10am to 5pm
Holborn
Closing soon Sun, 26th May
2019-02-20
2019-05-26

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