What's on in London on Thursday 21st April 2022

Top events happening London

London to Lisbon 2022 - HERO Events Rally pre-checks and tests

Come and see the entrants in their Competition Classics as they begin their journey at Brooklands for this year’s London to Lisbon Rally . The London to Lisbon Rally, organised by HERO Events, takes place every two years. Entrants begin …

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10:00am to 5:00pm
£19.95
Brooklands Museum, Weybridge

Gun salutes in Hyde Park and Tower of London

Two sets of military gun salutes will take place today to mark HM The Queen’s Birthday. The first will take place in Hyde Park (41 rounds), close to Marble Arch. Gun salutes in the Royal Parks usually take place at …

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11:30am to 1:30pm
Free

A mathematical machine: Max Newman and early computing at Manchester, 1946 - 1951

Max Newman led the cryptanalysis team that developed the outstandingly successful Colossus code-cracking computer at Bletchley Park. After the war he became Professor of Mathematics at Manchester University, where he wished to set up a Computing Machine Laboratory to investigate …

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2:00pm to 5:00pm
Free
City of London

Late at the Bank of England museum

A new monthly late opening of the Bank of England Museum. Visit the museum and their new temporary exhibition, Slavery & the Bank which explores how the wealth created through transatlantic slavery shaped the development of Britain. There will also …

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6:00pm to 8:00pm
Free
Bank of England Museum, City of London

London's Hidden Walks: An Evening with Stephen Millar

An evening with Stephen Millar to celebrate the release of London’s Hidden Walks Volume 4. Following the success of Stephen Millar’s first three volumes, London’s Hidden Walks Vol.4 introduces twelve new walks that will surprise and entertain the intrepid explorer. …

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6:30pm to 7:45pm
£7
Euston

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Harry Potten exhibition in Covent Garden

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. …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 24th Apr 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Strand

Dredd @45

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 24th Apr 2022 Closing Soon
£8.50
Cartoon Museum, New Oxford Street

Beethoven

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 24th Apr 2022 Closing Soon
£8
British Library, Camden

Body Vessel Clay

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 24th Apr 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Two Temple Place, Strand

The Arks of Gimokudan by Leeroy New

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, …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 26th Apr 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Somerset House, Strand

RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 29th Apr 2022 Closing Soon
£8
Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea

Photographing Protest: Resistance Through a Feminist Lens

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 30th Apr 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Bethnal Green

Friends with benefits: musical networking in Georgian London

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st May 2022 Closing Soon
£10.50
Foundling Museum, Clerkenwell

Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Celebrating the diversity of photography as it exists today, the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 exhibition showcases the very best images from all competitions across the Awards. Bringing together inspiring contemporary photographers from more than 200 countries and territories, the …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 2nd May 2022 Closing Soon
£15
Somerset House, Strand

Brothers in Arms

Follow the story of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, an elite British tank regiment whose men fought their way across North-West Europe in the final stages of the Second World War. The Sherwood Rangers finished the Second World War with more …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 6th May 2022 Closing Soon
Free
National Army Museum, Chelsea

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