What's on in London on Thursday 13th October 2022
Top events happening London
Monthly full closure of the Thames BarrierThe Thames Flood Barrier is closed once a month for test purposes, giving you a chance to see the barrier in its fully closed state without the short notice of an active flood closure. Most closures are for approximately 2½ …
9:45am to 12:15pmFreeWoolwich
The Thames Flood Barrier is closed once a month for test purposes, giving you a chance to see the barrier in its fully closed state without the short notice of an active flood closure. Most closures are for approximately 2½ …
History of English PublishingYou are welcome to join us for drinks from 6.30pm. The talk will begin at 7pm. English has become one of the great languages of the world and publishing contributes significantly to the UK economy. About the Speaker Andrew Hayward …
6:30pm to 8:00pm£10Dulwich
You are welcome to join us for drinks from 6.30pm. The talk will begin at 7pm. English has become one of the great languages of the world and publishing contributes significantly to the UK economy. About the Speaker Andrew Hayward …
The Air We BreatheCome and listen to a panel discussion about creative and activist responses to air pollution. Our speakers will consider different approaches to visualising the often invisible toxins in the air, which include everything from traffic pollution to tear gas. The …
7:00pm to 8:30pmFreeWellcome Collection, Camden
Come and listen to a panel discussion about creative and activist responses to air pollution. Our speakers will consider different approaches to visualising the often invisible toxins in the air, which include everything from traffic pollution to tear gas. The …
Bloomsbury at 35: Abdulrazak Gurnah and Alexandra Pringle in conversation2021 Nobel Laureate in Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah joins Alexandra Pringle, Executive Editor at Bloomsbury, in conversation, celebrating both Bloomsbury’s 35-year anniversary and Pringle’s incredible career in publishing, from which she is retiring this year. Pringle first published Gurnah twenty years …
7:30pm to 8:30pm£14.44St James
2021 Nobel Laureate in Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah joins Alexandra Pringle, Executive Editor at Bloomsbury, in conversation, celebrating both Bloomsbury’s 35-year anniversary and Pringle’s incredible career in publishing, from which she is retiring this year. Pringle first published Gurnah twenty years …
Book Launch - London: The Great Transformation 1860 - 1920
The book launch of London: The Great Transformation 1860-1920, where best-selling author Philip Davies will be joined on stage for an introduction and conversation with author, architectural historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank. In Philip Davies’s first bestselling book Lost London: …
Starts at 7:30pm£5Bishopsgate Institute, City of London
The book launch of London: The Great Transformation 1860-1920, where best-selling author Philip Davies will be joined on stage for an introduction and conversation with author, architectural historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank. In Philip Davies’s first bestselling book Lost London: …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative ArtsThis exhibition displays American 20th-century hand-drawn animation alongside French 18th-century art to reveal the surprising and enchanting connections between these two artistic movements. Drawing on the outstanding artworks of the Wallace Collection and spectacular international loans, the exhibition will highlight …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Oct 2022 Closing Soon£14Wallace Collection, Marylebone High St
This exhibition displays American 20th-century hand-drawn animation alongside French 18th-century art to reveal the surprising and enchanting connections between these two artistic movements. Drawing on the outstanding artworks of the Wallace Collection and spectacular international loans, the exhibition will highlight …
Cornelia ParkerExperience Cornelia Parker’s mesmerising large-scale installations Cornelia Parker is one of Britain’s best loved and most acclaimed contemporary artists. Always driven by curiosity, she reconfigures domestic objects to question our relationship with the world. Using transformation, playfulness and storytelling, she …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Oct 2022 Closing Soon£16Tate Britain, Pimlico
Experience Cornelia Parker’s mesmerising large-scale installations Cornelia Parker is one of Britain’s best loved and most acclaimed contemporary artists. Always driven by curiosity, she reconfigures domestic objects to question our relationship with the world. Using transformation, playfulness and storytelling, she …
Milton Avery - American ColouristWorshipped by Abstract Expressionists Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, Milton Avery expressed his vision of the world through harmonious colour and simplified forms. Now, for the first time, see the North American painter’s work this side of the Atlantic. Milton …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Oct 2022 Closing Soon£17Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly
Worshipped by Abstract Expressionists Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, Milton Avery expressed his vision of the world through harmonious colour and simplified forms. Now, for the first time, see the North American painter’s work this side of the Atlantic. Milton …
In the AirIn the Air explores our relationship with the air around us. Moving freely across borders and through bodies, air is both vital to our existence and a threat to our health. The exhibition explores the relationship between the air and …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Oct 2022 Closing SoonFreeWellcome Collection, Camden
In the Air explores our relationship with the air around us. Moving freely across borders and through bodies, air is both vital to our existence and a threat to our health. The exhibition explores the relationship between the air and …
Extended CommentaryA collective exhibition featuring the work of six Maltese and international artists, each selected and invited to contribute work in any medium or format in reaction to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination on October 16 2017. The exhibition articulates the varied …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Oct 2022 Closing SoonFreeSouthwark
A collective exhibition featuring the work of six Maltese and international artists, each selected and invited to contribute work in any medium or format in reaction to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination on October 16 2017. The exhibition articulates the varied …
The Art of Movement, Van Cleef & ArpelsThrough High Jewellery creations, archive documents and lender masterpieces, this exhibition draws visitors into a world of creativity and craftsmanship dedicated to movement. Van Cleef & Arpels has constantly blended the excellence of its High Jewellery savoir-faire with great delicacy …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 20th Oct 2022 Closing SoonFreeDesign Museum, Kensington
Through High Jewellery creations, archive documents and lender masterpieces, this exhibition draws visitors into a world of creativity and craftsmanship dedicated to movement. Van Cleef & Arpels has constantly blended the excellence of its High Jewellery savoir-faire with great delicacy …
Chimps Are FamilyThis outdoor exhibition featured 28 chimps dotted around the South Bank demonstrating 18 different behaviours such as love, grief, and tool use, illustrating the vast similarities between us and the animals with which we share 98% of our DNA. Well-known …
Exhibition ends on Friday 21st Oct 2022 Closing SoonFree
This outdoor exhibition featured 28 chimps dotted around the South Bank demonstrating 18 different behaviours such as love, grief, and tool use, illustrating the vast similarities between us and the animals with which we share 98% of our DNA. Well-known …
See a (huge) flag from the Battle of TrafalgarA once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a flag from the Battle of Trafalgar on display at the National Maritime Museum. Measuring almost 10 metres high and 14.5 metres wide, the ‘naval ensign’ is one of the largest objects in the Museum’s …
Exhibition ends on Friday 21st Oct 2022 Closing SoonFreeNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a flag from the Battle of Trafalgar on display at the National Maritime Museum. Measuring almost 10 metres high and 14.5 metres wide, the ‘naval ensign’ is one of the largest objects in the Museum’s …
Shattered glass of BeirutOn the evening of 4 August 2020, a massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate exploded at the port of Beirut. The blast killed at least 218 people, injured 7,000 and displaced 300,000 as well as causing $15bn of damage. The immediate …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Oct 2022 Closing SoonFreeBritish Museum, Russell Square
On the evening of 4 August 2020, a massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate exploded at the port of Beirut. The blast killed at least 218 people, injured 7,000 and displaced 300,000 as well as causing $15bn of damage. The immediate …
Between the Sheets: Turner's NudesEncounter a little known and rarely seen side of Britain’s greatest artist. Loved as the master of landscapes and seascapes such as The Fighting Temeraire, Hannibal Crossing the Alps and Norham Castle, few know that Turner’s sketchbooks also contain depictions …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Oct 2022 Closing Soon£10Twickenham
Encounter a little known and rarely seen side of Britain’s greatest artist. Loved as the master of landscapes and seascapes such as The Fighting Temeraire, Hannibal Crossing the Alps and Norham Castle, few know that Turner’s sketchbooks also contain depictions …