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Top events in London on Mon 2nd Dec 2019
£10.00
City Christmas Fair
You’ll find over 50 stalls selling gorgeous gifts at the spectacular Drapers’ Hall in the City of London.
11am to 8pm
Tom Bolton discusses his second volume of London’s Lost Rivers explores eleven more rivers that have been buried, hidden or mislaid across the city.
7:30pm to 9:30pm
Holborn
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
This exhibition traces the history of the Thameslink route from 1866 through to the recent £7bn modernisation programme which has transformed the route and untangled the tracks.
Starts at 10am Covent Garden
Closing soon Mon, 2nd Dec
Antony Gormley takes over the Main Galleries with a series of works that test the scale and light of the RA’s architecture.
10am to 6pm Picadilly Closing soon Tue, 3rd Dec
This is an exhibition of the life and leadership of a great Australian and one of the most remarkable and highly decorated womens’ leaders of the First World War, Dame Maud McCarthy.
9am to 4pm Bethnal Green Closing soon Fri, 6th Dec
Emerging artist Hugo Brazão presents a new immersive installation at the Embassy of Brazil in November exploring themes of misdirection and disorientation.
10am to 6pm St James Closing soon Wed, 11th Dec
The LSE Library is marking the centenary of the appointment of William Beveridge as one of LSE’s most influential and widely known Directors.
9am to 7pm Holborn Closing soon Fri, 20th Dec
Highlights include self-driving cars, autonomous flying drones and smart underwater vehicles like the Autosub Long Range Boaty McBoatface.
10am to 6pm South Kensington Closing soon Sat, 21st Dec
Grosvenor Square is set to grow and glow this festive season, as the Ever After Garden; an installation of symbolic, illuminated roses.
12pm to 8pm Mayfair Closing soon Sun, 22nd Dec
To celebrate the work of Freddy Warren, a selection of photographs are showcased in this exhibition that captures the atmosphere and movement of jazz.
9:30am to 5:30pm Barbican Closing soon Sat, 4th Jan
This winter, more twinkling and fantastical than ever before, Christmas at Kew returns.
Starts at 12am Richmond Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
Created in close collaboration with the artist, Elizabeth Peyton: Aire and Angels, explores the development of Peyton’s unique art from the 1990s to the present day.
10am to 6pm Soho Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
Walking tours of London on Monday 2nd December 2019
London has burned several time in its 2,000 years, and on this 2-hour walk you’ll learn about the 2 cataclysmic events of 1666 and 1940/41.
2pm to 4pm City of London
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Sat 7th Dec at 07:30am
