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Wednesday 30th September
Surprisingly, there seems to be nothing special happening today. Sorry about that!
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
A year-long contemporary art programme of new sculptural, installation, video and textile works by ten artists in one of the capital’s largest wetlands.
9:30am to 5pm
Barnes
Ends on Tue, 6th Oct
This exhibition explores a century of refugee experiences, from Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews and the Kindertransport, to the Calais Jungle and the treacherous Mediterranean crossings.
10am to 6pm Southwark Ends on Sun, 11th Oct
An exhibition about bronze age Havering, and the largest ever Bronze Age hoard to be discovered in London.
10am to 6pm Poplar Ends on Mon, 12th Oct
The exhibition includes rare pieces of porcelain and lacquer, samurai armour, embroidered screens and diplomatic gifts from the reigns of James I to Her Majesty The Queen.
10am to 5:30pm Whitehall Ends on Sun, 8th Nov
Life Through a Royal Lens brings some of the most iconic photographs ever taken of the Royal Family to Kensington Palace.
10am to 6pm Kensington Ends on Mon, 23rd Nov
From designer handbags to despatch boxes, vanity cases to military rucksacks, the exhibition will explore our longstanding fascination with the bag.
10am to 5:45pm South Kensington Ends on Sun, 31st Jan 2021
Showing sculptures by Helaine Blumenfeld at Canary Wharf gives an unrivalled opportunity to view them in the context of hard interior and exterior architecture as well as carefully designed outdoor spaces amongst mature trees.
All Day Poplar Ends on Sun, 31st Jan 2021