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Top events in London on Fri 17th May 2019

Join Dr James Taylor as he discusses the work of Fougasse, the artist responsible for the iconic propaganda campaign 'Careless Talk Costs Lives'.
2019-05-17
Starts at 11:30am
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino, Matthew Parker examines one of the Second World War's bitterest struggles.
2019-05-17
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
In the context of Afro-pessimism, this lecture will imagine "the Internationale," that great song of international solidarity and revolution transcending the nation, as a blues.
2019-05-17
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Explore the zone where rebellion meets beauty and transgression meets art.
2019-05-17
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Camden
Camden

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

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 10pm
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
A major exhibition of works by Martin Parr, one of Britain’s best-known and most widely celebrated photographers.
10am to 9pm
Soho
Closing soon Mon, 27th May
2019-03-07
2019-05-27
Spanning thousands of years, this takes a closer look at five objects that explore the relationship between food, power and control.
10am to 8:30pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Mon, 27th May
2019-02-28
2019-05-27
The exhibition highlights selected maps illustrating the topographical history of Islington from 16th-century rural village to an urban Victorian district.
9:30am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Fri, 31st May
2019-04-01
2019-05-31
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
Closing soon Sun, 2nd June
2019-02-13
2019-06-02

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