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Top events in London on Wed 8th May 2019
Free
Gresham's Exchange
A talk about the construction of the Royal Exchange in the City.
6pm to 7pm
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Explore the Library’s collection of pocket-sized friendship albums – made between the 16th and 19th centuries.
9:30am to 6pm Camden
Ends on Sun, 12th May
This exhibition explores the art, science, ethics and technology that enables human repair and alteration.
10am to 6pm Southwark Ends on Sun, 12th May
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 Ends on Fri, 17th May
The first major exhibition on Tudor and Jacobean portrait miniatures in the UK for over 35 years.
10am to 6pm Soho Ends on Sun, 19th May
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 Ends on Sun, 26th May
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 Ends on Sun, 26th May
A major exhibition of works by Martin Parr, one of Britain’s best-known and most widely celebrated photographers.
10am to 7pm Soho Ends on Mon, 27th May
The first ever exhibition outside of Norway of Harald Sohlberg, one of the greatest masters of landscape painting in the history of Norwegian art.
10am to 5pm Dulwich Ends on Sun, 2nd Jun
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.
10am to 5pm Southwark Ends on Sun, 16th Jun
Jews, Money, Myth explores the role of money in Jewish life and its often vexed place in relations between Jews and non-Jews, from the time of Jesus to the 21st century.
10am to 5pm Camden Ends on Sun, 7th Jul
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Thu 9th May at 12:30pm
