What's on in London on Monday 18th April 2022
Top events happening London
Steaming Open DayAn open day of a Victorian steam pumping engine built to serve a local sewage plant. The engine will be running: 12:30 – 1.15pm 2.00 – 2.45pm 3.30 – 4.15pm The park is also full of the fascinating remains of …
11:00am to 3:00pmFreeSouth Tottenham
An open day of a Victorian steam pumping engine built to serve a local sewage plant. The engine will be running: 12:30 – 1.15pm 2.00 – 2.45pm 3.30 – 4.15pm The park is also full of the fascinating remains of …
Easter Chair HeavingEaster Chair Heaving returns to Greenwich, as the Blackheath Morris Men perform the old tradition of hoisting a lady aloft on a chair. Chair Heaving is thought to be an old tradition that was frowned upon by the Victorians – …
12:00pm to 5:00pmFreeCutty Sark, Greenwich
Easter Chair Heaving returns to Greenwich, as the Blackheath Morris Men perform the old tradition of hoisting a lady aloft on a chair. Chair Heaving is thought to be an old tradition that was frowned upon by the Victorians – …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Kehinde WileyKehinde Wiley is an American artist best known for his portraits that render people of colour in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings. Most famously, in 2017, he was commissioned to paint Barack Obama, becoming the first Black artist …
Exhibition ends on Monday 18th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreeNational Gallery, Trafalgar Square
Kehinde Wiley is an American artist best known for his portraits that render people of colour in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings. Most famously, in 2017, he was commissioned to paint Barack Obama, becoming the first Black artist …
Bob Marley One Love ExperienceDescribed as an "interactive experience", this exhibition showcases unseen Marley photographs and memorabilia with a focus on his lifestyle, passions, influences, and legacy. Fans will venture through the exhibition, greeted by different elements of Bob Marley’s multi-faceted life, the One …
Exhibition ends on Monday 18th Apr 2022 Closing Soon£18Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
Described as an "interactive experience", this exhibition showcases unseen Marley photographs and memorabilia with a focus on his lifestyle, passions, influences, and legacy. Fans will venture through the exhibition, greeted by different elements of Bob Marley’s multi-faceted life, the One …
Harry Potten exhibition in Covent GardenThroughout April and the Easter Holidays, visitors can step into the world of Harry Potter through a range of photo opportunities including a giant wand installation, Platform 9¾ interactive photo moment and a LEGO installation, with more to be announced. …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 24th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreeStrand
Throughout April and the Easter Holidays, visitors can step into the world of Harry Potter through a range of photo opportunities including a giant wand installation, Platform 9¾ interactive photo moment and a LEGO installation, with more to be announced. …
Dredd @452022 sees the celebration of 45 years of Judge Dredd, one of the world’s most recognisable comic book characters, and 2000 AD – the ‘galaxy’s greatest comic’. Created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Judge Dredd is the …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 24th Apr 2022 Closing Soon£8.50Cartoon Museum, New Oxford Street
2022 sees the celebration of 45 years of Judge Dredd, one of the world’s most recognisable comic book characters, and 2000 AD – the ‘galaxy’s greatest comic’. Created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Judge Dredd is the …
BeethovenAgainst the backdrop of war and revolution raging in Europe and the United States, a young man grew up in Bonn inspired by the ideals of freedom, and went on to compose some of the greatest works of music ever …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 24th Apr 2022 Closing Soon£8British Library, Camden
Against the backdrop of war and revolution raging in Europe and the United States, a young man grew up in Bonn inspired by the ideals of freedom, and went on to compose some of the greatest works of music ever …
Body Vessel ClayFor their 10th annual exhibition, Two Temple Place will showcase the ceramic medium through artworks by three generations of Black women artists working in clay. Body Vessel Clay spans 70 years of ceramics, celebrating the medium in new and surprising …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 24th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreeTwo Temple Place, Strand
For their 10th annual exhibition, Two Temple Place will showcase the ceramic medium through artworks by three generations of Black women artists working in clay. Body Vessel Clay spans 70 years of ceramics, celebrating the medium in new and surprising …
The Arks of Gimokudan by Leeroy NewFilipino artist-designer Leeroy New presents his first UK large-scale installation, The Arks of Gimokudan, a major new commission by Somerset House to mark the occasion of Earth Day 2022. ​ This striking outdoor installation features a fleet of three ships, …
Exhibition ends on Tuesday 26th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreeSomerset House, Strand
Filipino artist-designer Leeroy New presents his first UK large-scale installation, The Arks of Gimokudan, a major new commission by Somerset House to mark the occasion of Earth Day 2022. ​ This striking outdoor installation features a fleet of three ships, …
RHS Botanical Art and Photography ShowWorld-class photography and art is brought together in one show returning to Saatchi Gallery. At the 2022 show, a diverse range of subjects will be presented by participants ranging from plants that have grown on the sites of the Great …
Exhibition ends on Friday 29th Apr 2022 Closing Soon£8Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
World-class photography and art is brought together in one show returning to Saatchi Gallery. At the 2022 show, a diverse range of subjects will be presented by participants ranging from plants that have grown on the sites of the Great …
Photographing Protest: Resistance Through a Feminist LensThis exhibition showcases images by photographers who have used their cameras to support political struggle and social change in Britain from 1968 to today. The exhibition centres the voices and perspectives of women and nonbinary photographers, and those who have …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 30th Apr 2022 Closing SoonFreeBethnal Green
This exhibition showcases images by photographers who have used their cameras to support political struggle and social change in Britain from 1968 to today. The exhibition centres the voices and perspectives of women and nonbinary photographers, and those who have …
Friends with benefits: musical networking in Georgian LondonDiscover the close-knit world of the Georgian music industry, where not what you knew, but who you knew, was of greatest importance. From opera, oratorios, and open-air events, to private parties, balls, and benefit concerts, music was an essential element …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st May 2022 Closing Soon£10.50Foundling Museum, Clerkenwell
Discover the close-knit world of the Georgian music industry, where not what you knew, but who you knew, was of greatest importance. From opera, oratorios, and open-air events, to private parties, balls, and benefit concerts, music was an essential element …