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Top events in London on Fri 9th Aug 2019

This talk by Overseas Records Specialist Dr Juliette Desplat will look beyond hero worship, at lesser known aspects of Lawrence’s war – and some of his failures.
2019-08-09
2pm to 3:30pm
 
Richmond
Richmond

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

For this exhibition, Mourad explores the story of Babel, using visual imagery as a means to connect people across the language divide.
11am to 6pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Thu, 15th August
2019-07-01
2019-08-15
An exhibition of kaleidoscopic sculptures, installations and video works informed by scientific processes and natural phenomena such as heat, cold, magnetism and light.
11am to 7pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 18th August
2019-07-03
2019-08-18
An exhibition exploring 300 years of lunar and celestial cartography from early astronomers in the 17th century to the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 and beyond.
10am to 6pm
Chelsea
Closing soon Wed, 21st August
2019-06-21
2019-08-21
This display focuses on the rarely seen archives of queer venues and social networks collated by University College London’s Urban Laboratory.
11am to 9pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 25th August
2019-04-02
2019-08-25
This exhibition explores the forgotten industrial history of plastic in east London around the River Lea.
10am to 5pm
Bow
Closing soon Sun, 25th August
2019-05-17
2019-08-25
£19.50  
Enter a graphic world where art and storytelling collide in the largest exhibition of manga ever to take place outside of Japan.
10am to 8:30pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Mon, 26th August
2019-05-23
2019-08-26
Prepare for your preconceptions of AI to be challenged by this timely exhibition, that reflects on how this technology impacts our very existence.
10am to 9pm
Barbican
Closing soon Mon, 26th August
2019-05-16
2019-08-26
One of the biggest mysteries in physics today is what exactly makes up our Universe, and why – 95 per cent of it cannot be observed.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Mon, 26th August
2019-06-06
2019-08-26
Discover the extraordinary history behind one of humankind’s greatest achievements: how we write
9:30am to 6pm
Camden
Closing soon Tue, 27th August
2019-04-26
2019-08-27
More than 50 Lego models will be on show, from individual pieces, to awe-inspiring dioramas and mosaics.
3pm to 4pm
Forest Hill
Closing soon Tue, 27th August
2019-02-16
2019-08-27

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What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Friday 9th August 2019

Are you ready to learn about London’s grim and gruesome past? Then join us on a tour that tells the tale of crime and punishment, executions and excess.
 11am to 12:45pm
 
 City of London
2019-08-09
2019-08-09
Discover more about this much-loved London hospital, whose history dates back nearly 900 years!
 2pm to 3:30pm
 
 Barbican
2019-08-09
2019-08-09