What's on in London on Friday 8th April 2022
Top events happening London
Big and small: Cutting edge science, from planets to proteins
A scientific duel for all things BIG and SMALL. Scientists’ work encompasses absolutely everything in our universe, they study the smallest microorganisms to the biggest planets. But there’s one very important scientific question we want to answer: which is superior …
6:00pm to 7:15pm£17.03Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum), Mayfair
A scientific duel for all things BIG and SMALL. Scientists’ work encompasses absolutely everything in our universe, they study the smallest microorganisms to the biggest planets. But there’s one very important scientific question we want to answer: which is superior …
Jess Phillips MP in conversation with Sali HughesAn evening with MP Jess Phillips as she speaks to journalist Sali Hughes about her new book Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics: My Life as an MP. From the sublime to the ridiculous, the inner workings of …
Starts at 7:00pm£15Camden
An evening with MP Jess Phillips as she speaks to journalist Sali Hughes about her new book Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics: My Life as an MP. From the sublime to the ridiculous, the inner workings of …
Ben Dark in conversation with Alice Vincent: The GroveJoin Ben Dark, head gardener and award-winning writer, to discuss his new book The Grove. A remarkable urban nature narrative, The Grove reveals the remarkable secrets of twenty commonly found species – including the rose, wisteria, buddleja, box and the …
7:00pm to 8:00pm£15The Garden Museum, Southwark
Join Ben Dark, head gardener and award-winning writer, to discuss his new book The Grove. A remarkable urban nature narrative, The Grove reveals the remarkable secrets of twenty commonly found species – including the rose, wisteria, buddleja, box and the …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Time BeingTime Being is an exhibition of a meditative 14-minute film made by Ruairà Corr, a creative maker who works through co-production, and artist Deborah Robinson. It is the first in-person activity in Peltz Gallery since before the pandemic. Time Being …
Exhibition ends on Friday 8th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreeEuston
Time Being is an exhibition of a meditative 14-minute film made by Ruairà Corr, a creative maker who works through co-production, and artist Deborah Robinson. It is the first in-person activity in Peltz Gallery since before the pandemic. Time Being …
Wallace Chan - TITANS: A dialogue between materials, space, and timeExhibition in the public lobby of One Canada Square, the central skyscraper at Canary Wharf. — TITANS, curated by James Putnam, explores Wallace Chan’s contemplation on the relationship between materials, space, and time through titanium: a futuristic, space-age material that …
Exhibition ends on Friday 8th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreePoplar
Exhibition in the public lobby of One Canada Square, the central skyscraper at Canary Wharf. — TITANS, curated by James Putnam, explores Wallace Chan’s contemplation on the relationship between materials, space, and time through titanium: a futuristic, space-age material that …
Feeding Black: Community, Power & PlaceFood is central to what it means to be part of a diasporic community – one that demonstrates the connections Londoner’s have with the rest of the world. For many years, entrepreneurial food businesses have thrived across South East London …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 9th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreeLondon Museum Docklands, Poplar
Food is central to what it means to be part of a diasporic community – one that demonstrates the connections Londoner’s have with the rest of the world. For many years, entrepreneurial food businesses have thrived across South East London …
Exhibition by Typewriter Artist James CookTypewriter Artist James Cook has created new, never-before-seen, London-based artwork exclusively for the exhibition at Trinity Buoy Wharf, which he describes as some of his very best work to date. The exhibition will feature more than 50 type-written drawings and …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreePoplar
Typewriter Artist James Cook has created new, never-before-seen, London-based artwork exclusively for the exhibition at Trinity Buoy Wharf, which he describes as some of his very best work to date. The exhibition will feature more than 50 type-written drawings and …
Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan With sliding screens and transformative spaces, windows in Japan are part of a long architectural tradition that affect people’s everyday environments in culturally specific ways. At Japan House London, explore how windows take on cultural significance and surprisingly shape all …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreeJapan House London, Kensington
With sliding screens and transformative spaces, windows in Japan are part of a long architectural tradition that affect people’s everyday environments in culturally specific ways. At Japan House London, explore how windows take on cultural significance and surprisingly shape all …
Amy: Beyond the StageAmy Winehouse’s unmistakable voice, confessional lyrics and iconic look, made her one of the music world’s most beloved artists. Discover the story of Amy’s early career through her recordings and teenage notebooks to unravel the creative process behind her music, …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Apr 2022 Closing Soon£14.50Design Museum, Kensington
Amy Winehouse’s unmistakable voice, confessional lyrics and iconic look, made her one of the music world’s most beloved artists. Discover the story of Amy’s early career through her recordings and teenage notebooks to unravel the creative process behind her music, …
Performance by RankinAn exhibition of photography of the enormous talent and resilience of London’s theatreland, the cultural heart of the city, as it emerges from a devastating pandemic shutdown. Created in partnership with Official London Theatre and Fujifilm House of Photography. From …
Exhibition ends on Tuesday 12th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreeCovent Garden
An exhibition of photography of the enormous talent and resilience of London’s theatreland, the cultural heart of the city, as it emerges from a devastating pandemic shutdown. Created in partnership with Official London Theatre and Fujifilm House of Photography. From …
Animal Therapy: The Cats of Louis WainAnticipating the release of the biopic The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Bethlem Museum is placing dozens of works on display by an artist and illustrator once considered to be a national treasure. Animal Therapy: The Cats of Louis Wain …
Exhibition ends on Wednesday 13th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreeBethlem Museum of the Mind, Beckenham
Anticipating the release of the biopic The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Bethlem Museum is placing dozens of works on display by an artist and illustrator once considered to be a national treasure. Animal Therapy: The Cats of Louis Wain …
The Allure of LaceThe first floor galleries, with their elegant, paneled interiors, will, from Winter through to early-Springtime, play host to a sensational exhibition of the Museum’s finest lace fans. Aptly titled The Allure of Lace, the exhibition (curated by the Museum’s Founder …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 16th Apr 2022 Closing Soon£5Fan Museum, Greenwich
The first floor galleries, with their elegant, paneled interiors, will, from Winter through to early-Springtime, play host to a sensational exhibition of the Museum’s finest lace fans. Aptly titled The Allure of Lace, the exhibition (curated by the Museum’s Founder …
Helen Frankenthaler: Radical BeautyThe first major UK exhibition of woodcuts by leading Abstract Expressionist, Helen Frankenthaler. Frankenthaler (1928-2011) is recognized among the most important American abstract artists of the 20th century, widely credited for her pivotal role in the transition from Abstract Expressionism …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 17th Apr 2022 Closing Soon£16.50Dulwich Picture Gallery, Dulwich
The first major UK exhibition of woodcuts by leading Abstract Expressionist, Helen Frankenthaler. Frankenthaler (1928-2011) is recognized among the most important American abstract artists of the 20th century, widely credited for her pivotal role in the transition from Abstract Expressionism …