Top events in London on Wed 12th Feb 2020
A 1-hour talk on the development of the great cemeteries of South London.
2020-02-12
2pm to 3pm
Clerkenwell
Maria Charalambides, a Professor in Mechanics of Materials will discuss her varied research career and how it has recently moved into tackling the plastic pollution crisis affecting our land and sea.
2020-02-12
5:30pm to 6:30pm
South Kensington
Make your own medical romance cover, play surgical Top Trumps, join a mystery treasure hunt, and hear short talks on the often surprising history of emotions in surgical care.
2020-02-12
6pm to 9pm
Harley Street
A special edition of BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking explores how visions of a better future are realised through architecture and design.
2020-02-12
6:30pm to 8pm
Holborn
Join circadian neuroscientist, Russell Foster as he explains what we know about sleep, how it is measured, how it affects us, and what are the causes and consequences to our health of poor quality or lack of sleep.
2020-02-12
7pm to 9pm
Holborn
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
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
Closing soon Thu, 13th February
2020-01-23
2020-02-13
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
Closing soon Fri, 14th February
2019-11-25
2020-02-14
Explore the underbelly of our digital world in this exhibition revealing the powerful, and often hidden, forces at play in artificial intelligence.
11am to 8pm
Closing soon Sat, 15th February
2019-09-26
2020-02-15
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 5pm
Closing soon Sat, 15th February
2020-01-18
2020-02-15
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
Closing soon Sun, 16th February
2019-10-03
2020-02-16
The winning and commended entries of the third Architecture Drawing Prize will be exhibited at Sir John Soane’s Museum.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 16th February
2020-01-15
2020-02-16
An exhibition about the making of Chinatown - find out about the construction and history of the iconic Leicester Square neighbourhood.
10am to 7pm
Closing soon Sat, 22nd February
2020-01-14
2020-02-22
The exhibition features immersive environments, about 200 objects about a future live on Mars.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 23rd February
2019-10-18
2020-02-23
An exhibition exploring the non-stop nature of modern lives.
11am to 8pm
Closing soon Sun, 23rd February
2019-10-31
2020-02-23
Discover how architects, artists and designers are responding today to some of the most urgent ecological issues of our times.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 23rd February
2019-11-23
2020-02-23
Exhibitions opening soon
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Wednesday 12th February 2020
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
2020-02-12
2020-02-12
Join our Roman guided tour and let us ‘roam’ around the City and discover a history that dates back nearly 2,000 years.
11am to 12:45pm
City of London
2020-02-12
2020-02-12
Enjoy an insider's tour of the City, including Guildhall, Mansion House, the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange - grand buildings in the heart of a city where big money and history are still being made.
2pm to 3:45pm
City of London
2020-02-12
2020-02-12
