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Top events in London on Wed 8th May 2019
Hear how the world’s most recognisable chimneys at Battersea Power Station were carefully deconstructed and restored to their former glory.
6:30pm to :
Battersea
A talk by Robin Myers on his own book about the letters sent by the two brothers.
6pm to 7:30pm Southwark
A talk by Hallie Rubenhold’s on her new book, the first full-length biography to explore and contextualise those women’s lives.
6:30pm to 8:30pm St James
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.
7pm to 8:15pm 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.
7pm to : North Kensington
Free
Gresham's Exchange
A talk about the construction of the Royal Exchange in the City.
6pm to 7pm BarbicanHear how the world’s most recognisable chimneys were carefully deconstructed and restored to their former glory
6:30pm to 8pm Battersea
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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
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 Ends on Thu, 16th 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
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 Ends on Sat, 18th 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 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 Ends on Sun, 26th 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
Spanning thousands of years, this takes a closer look at five objects that explore the relationship between food, power and control.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Ends on Mon, 27th May
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Thu 9th May at 12:30pm
