Tuesday 1st August
What can we learn from the works of JMW Turner and how can we use his experiences in our own art?
2023-08-01
10:30am to 12:30pm
During a supermoon, the Moon appears up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter compared with when the Moon is furthest away.
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Wednesday 2nd August
A discussion on mental health and art chaired by Dr Maggie Matić
2023-08-02
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Pimlico
Photograph the Cathedral after hours on this Summer evening
2023-08-02
7pm to 8:30pm
Southwark
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Thursday 3rd August
A monthly late opening of the restored Roman temple found near Bank in the City of London in the 1950s, and recently restored to its original subterranean location.
2023-08-03
5pm to 8pm
City of London
On the first Thursday of the month, Holborn's Novelty Automation has a bar in the store for their late-night opening.
2023-08-03
6pm to 9pm
Holborn
This lecture brings these gardens to ‘life’ using contemporary letters, books, paintings and recreations, both real and virtual, and also includes some references to the historic Charterhouse gardens.
2023-08-03
6pm to 8pm
Clerkenwell
How can you solve a murder with plants and soil? Join Dr Mark Spencer for our talk exploring forensic botany.
2023-08-03
6:15pm to 7:30pm
Pimlico
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Friday 4th August
Explore the lives of captured British citizens and soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars with Dr Elodie Duché.
2023-08-04
12pm to 1pm
Chelsea
Once a month from June to September, the normally private gardens at Lambeth Palace are opened to the public.
2023-08-04
12pm to 3pm
Southwark
This late opening event will look to themes of desire, culture, and history.
2023-08-04
6pm to 10pm
Pimlico
The immersive video art venue, Framless, which fills large rooms with animated versions of masterpiece artworks is launching a new monthly adults only late season.
2023-08-04
6pm to 10pm
Marylebone
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Saturday 5th August
Over 350 cars are expected; there will be a lineup of historic models from the original Seven of 1957 through multiple versions to those of today
2023-08-05
10am to 5pm
Weybridge
Occasional open day at a museum of domestic "clutter" housed in an old farm barn.
2023-08-05
10:30am to 4pm
Upminster
This summer London's fire stations be opening their red doors to the public for a number of open day events across London.
2023-08-05
Starts at 11am
Barking
Unlock Tate Britain’s history and architectural secrets in this Architecture Tour
2023-08-05
2pm to 3:30pm
Pimlico
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Sunday 6th August
Monthly open day at the museum to London's first international airport - in Croydon.
2023-08-06
10am to 4pm
Croydon
Visitors to the mill are given a full guided tour covering the history, operation and principal features of Shirley Windmill.
2023-08-06
11am to 4pm
Croydon
Come along to a Woolwich Works tour for a taste of its history.
2023-08-06
11am to 11:30am
Woolwich
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Monday 7th August No events are listed for today. Sorry.
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Tuesday 8th August
An occasional guided tour around one of the City of London's older grand Livery Halls.
2023-08-08
11am to 12:30pm
City of London
Join Botanical Illustrator Sarah Morrish as she introduces you to drawing botanical subjects in pen and ink.
2023-08-08
6:15pm to 7:45am
Pimlico
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Join Lucy Dean to explore the rituals, performance, material culture and built environment that were of central importance to celebrating the public intertwining of the Stewart and Tudor dynasties.
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Wednesday 9th August
British Airways pilot and best selling author Mark Vanhoenacker and his new book Imagine A City, exploring cities across the globe and discussing his personal, often complex, search for the meaning of home.
2023-08-09
6:30pm to 8pm
Soho
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Thursday 10th August Online events / webinars
Join Matthew Morgan, Museum Director at Turner’s House, to explore the connections between these two artists.
Join astrophysics engineer Erika Nesvold as she navigates the complex world of space settlement.
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Friday 11th August
Dr David Stevenson examines the Allied successes during the final phase of fighting on the Western Front.
2023-08-11
12pm to 1pm
Chelsea
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Saturday 12th August
This exhibition presents the stories of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage who lived and worked in the city between 1560 and 1860 and are recorded in London’s archives.
2023-08-12
10am to 4:30pm
Clerkenwell
This summer London's fire stations be opening their red doors to the public for a number of open day events across London.
2023-08-12
12pm to 5pm
Camden
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Sunday 13th August
A day devoted to all things French as Brooklands welcomes a host of French cars and motorbikes.
2023-08-13
10am to 5pm
Weybridge
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Monday 14th August
The Lyceum Theatre near Covent Garden will be opening its doors to families, community organisations and local residents for Lyceum Local, a day of activities for all the family.
2023-08-14
11am to 4pm
Covent Garden
An Eccles Fellow and the British Library’s Head of Contemporary British Collections discuss the role of immigrant literary editors in London and the impact of literary and publishing archives.
2023-08-14
1pm to 2pm
Camden
Explore some of the biggest ideas of the Universe with Sean M Carroll.
2023-08-14
7pm to 8:30pm
Hanover Square
Online events / webinars
Join a member of the RCP Museum team for a virtual talk exploring some of the objects that inspired our recent exhibition, ‘Unfamiliar’ and how the exhibition was created.
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Tuesday 15th August No events are listed for today. Sorry.
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Wednesday 16th August No events are listed for today. Sorry.
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Thursday 17th August
An evening event exploring the many connections between the Huguenots (French Protestants who sought refuge in England in the 16th and 17th centuries) and the Bank of England.
2023-08-17
5pm to 8pm
City of London
Discover the power of neutrinos, the ghost particle that could answer some of the greatest mysteries in the Universe.
2023-08-17
7pm to 8:30pm
Hanover Square
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Friday 18th August
Dr Robert Davidson discusses this often-overlooked campaign to relieve the besieged town of Ladysmith during the early stages of the Boer War.
2023-08-18
12pm to 1pm
Chelsea
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Saturday 19th August
A restoration project has bought the mill back to working order for the first time since 1935, and it's now open to the public.
2023-08-19
10am to 4pm
Upminster
See an array of scientific experiments demonstrating the most interesting effects of physics and chemistry.
2023-08-19
10:30am to 4pm
Feltham
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Sunday 20th August
A tour covering the whole of the Gardens, including the sites of the earlier houses, the Walled Garden and a large part of the existing Mansion.
2023-08-20
Starts at 10am
North Weald
A restoration project has bought the mill back to working order for the first time since 1935, and it's now open to the public.
2023-08-20
10am to 4pm
Upminster
See an array of scientific experiments demonstrating the most interesting effects of physics and chemistry.
2023-08-20
10:30am to 4pm
Feltham
Visit the 3 listed buildings and see the four Victorian beam engines, one of which will be working.
2023-08-20
10:30am to 4pm
Abbey Wood
Come along to a Woolwich Works tour for a taste of its history.
2023-08-20
11am to 11:30am
Woolwich
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Monday 21st August
The Thames Flood Barrier is closed once a month for test purposes, where all the gates are closed at the same time.
2023-08-21
10:25am to 12:55pm
Woolwich
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Tuesday 22nd August
A film – and accompanying short – about the 1980 Notting Hill Carnival.
2023-08-22
Starts at 6:20pm
Southwark
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Wednesday 23rd August No events are listed for today. Sorry.
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Thursday 24th August
Military historian Ian Knight launches his latest book, charting the history of the Victorian army between 1837 and 1860.
2023-08-24
Starts at 6:30pm
Chelsea
How do monsters help us understand the world around us?
2023-08-24
7pm to 8:30pm
Hanover Square
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Friday 25th August
Professor Martyn Bennett compares the rise of Oliver Cromwell to the careers of those who served alongside him.
2023-08-25
12pm to 1pm
Chelsea
Immerse yourself in the high society regency world of Bridgerton in the very place where scenes from this Netflix period drama was filmed.
2023-08-25
5pm to 10pm
Greenwich
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Saturday 26th August
The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers are back at the Museum with their model steam trains.
2023-08-26
10am to 4pm
Brentford
Street arts, theatre, circus, installations and dance in Greenwich town centre.
2023-08-26
12pm to 5pm
Greenwich
Once a month open day at a nature reserve that sits alongside the railway in Forest Hill.
2023-08-26
1pm to 4pm
Forest Hill
Immerse yourself in all the classic delights of a Victorian fun fair with circus acts, sweet treats, and vintage games.
2023-08-26
2pm to 7pm
Kennington
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Sunday 27th August
The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers are back at the Museum with their model steam trains.
2023-08-27
10am to 4pm
Brentford
A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month.
2023-08-27
10:30am to 4pm
Watford
This summer London's fire stations be opening their red doors to the public for a number of open day events across London.
2023-08-27
Starts at 12pm
Whitton
Over 60 hand-picked traders, bringing, 20th Century furniture, salvaged French homeware, curiosities & collectables, reclaimed industrial fixtures / electricals, and unexpected oddities.
2023-08-27
12pm to 1pm
Peckham
Once a month, the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower is open, so you can climb up to the top.
2023-08-27
2pm to 4:30pm
Hackney
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Monday 28th August
The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers are back at the Museum with their model steam trains.
2023-08-28
10am to 4pm
Brentford
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Tuesday 29th August
A panel discussion about the future of home delivery food companies.
2023-08-29
Starts at 6:30pm
New Oxford Street
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A talk about the famous (infamous) Elgin Marbles
Donna J Drucker guides us through the complex landscape of fertility technology, and how it impacts the world around us.
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Wednesday 30th August
A ribbon cutting ceremony is being revived for the Cloth Fair, followed by a debate.
2023-08-30
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Barbican
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Thursday 31st August
A regatta of 12 life-sized swans perform a poetic ballet on the surface of the Royal Victoria Dock.
2023-08-31
Starts at 6pm
Victoria Dock
Late opening of the Old Operating Theatre museum with special events taking place.
2023-08-31
6pm to 8:30pm
Southwark
Look up in wonder, as one of the world’s most extraordinary vertical dance companies present a performance on the façade of St Paul’s Cathedral.
2023-08-31
Starts at 6:15pm
City of London
A talk by Professor James Clark from Exeter University on the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century.
2023-08-31
6:30pm to 8pm
Southwark
During a supermoon, the Moon appears up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter compared with when the Moon is furthest away.
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