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Top events in London on Thu 6th Feb 2020
Ceremonial military guns will go bang bang at the Tower of London and Green Park to mark HM The Queen’s Accession to the Throne.
12pm to 1:30pm
Free
Capital and Ideology
In the epic successor to one of the most important books of the century, Thomas Piketty challenges us revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history.
6:30pm to 8pm
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode explores the issue of waste in travel.
10am to 6pm Kensington
Ends on Sun, 9th Feb
This exhibition uses paintings, drawings, photographs and memorabilia to illustrate the surprising histories of London’s Royal Parks.
10:30am to 5pm Southwark Ends on Sun, 9th Feb
These photographs, often taken by monks and housed within monasteries, depict day-to-day life for both the monastic and lay communities.
11am to 5pm Camden Ends on Sun, 9th Feb
34 scenes from the bible in knitted figures from Creation to Resurrection
9am to 5pm Hampstead Ends on Mon, 10th Feb
This display of winning entries from the latest Army Film and Photographic Competition gives a unique insight into life in the British Army.
10am to 5:30pm Chelsea Ends on Thu, 13th Feb
In a cold room, specially created for the exhibition, slices taken from Antarctic ice cores appear to float on a solid ice floor.
9am to 6pm Tottenham Court Road Ends on Fri, 14th Feb
Explore the underbelly of our digital world in this exhibition revealing the powerful, and often hidden, forces at play in artificial intelligence.
11am to 9pm Barbican Ends on Sat, 15th Feb
This exhibition showcases original archives from the collections which illustrate the prolific activism of the people of Tower Hamlets in the latter decades of the twentieth century.
9am to 8pm Whitechapel Ends on Sat, 15th Feb
The little known story of one of the capital’s most intriguing cemeteries is revealed for the first time in this exhibition.
9am to 8pm Willesden Ends on Sun, 16th Feb
The winning and commended entries of the third Architecture Drawing Prize will be exhibited at Sir John Soane’s Museum.
10am to 5pm Holborn Ends on Sun, 16th Feb
Walking tours of London on Thursday 6th February 2020
Called the Street of Shame, there’s more to this road between the City of London and the City of Westminster than its newspaper heritage.
2pm to 3:45pm City of London
On this guided tour, led by an expert City of London of Guide, you’ll see several of his finest places of worship. Judge for yourself which is the finest!
11am to 1pm City of London
Travel through a thousand years of history, meeting kings, body snatchers, Charles Dickens, an eighteenth century ghost, and William Wallace (and learn how he was in no fit state to shout "Freeeedoooommmm!")
10:30am to 12:30pm Barbican
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Mon 9th Mar at 06:30pm
