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Thursday 30th April
Watch a showing of the 1964 film, Becket in Southwark Cathedral while lit by candlelight.
7pm to 10pm
Southwark
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Pictures of Gay Pride marches in the 1970s, controversial actor and singer Divine and London’s first gay superclub, Bang, are among rarely seen photographs that have just gone on show.
10am to 4pm Victoria
Ends on Thu, 30th Apr
This exhibition highlights a diversity of artistic observations on the lived experiences of women from childhood to old age, including but by no means restricted to experiences of mental distress.
10am to 5pm Beckenham Ends on Fri, 1st May
Tangerine Dream, the German band widely credited as laying the foundations for the Ambient and Trance music styles, will be celebrated by this exhibition.
9:30am to 7:30pm Barbican Ends on Sat, 2nd May
An immersive installation by contemporary American artist Darren Waterston, presenting a detailed reimagining of James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s famed Peacock Room.
10am to 5:45pm South Kensington Ends on Sun, 3rd May
The rich history of the Islington stretch of the Regents canal is revealed in this exhibition, including some of its industrial past and the memories of people who worked and lived by it.
10am to 4:30pm Islington Ends on Sun, 3rd May
This exhibition presents George IV's life through the art that enriched his world.
10am to 5:30pm Whitehall Ends on Mon, 4th May
The first ever retrospective of the Polish-Jewish émigré who brought European modernist aesthetics to British graphic design.
10am to 5:30pm Kings Cross Ends on Sun, 10th May
Tate Modern presents the first major exhibition of Steve McQueen’s artwork in the UK for 20 years
10am to 6pm Southwark Ends on Mon, 11th May
The New Stone Age exhibition will celebrate the sustainability, practicality and inherent beauty of stone.
9am to 6pm Euston Ends on Fri, 15th May
This exhibition, in the Weston Room at the Maughan Library, marks the 75th anniversary of VE day and the liberation of the Nazi death and concentration camps.
10am to 5pm Holborn Ends on Sat, 16th May
Walking tours of London on Thursday 30th April 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
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Mon 11th May at 06:00am
