What's on in London on Tuesday 25th October 2022

Top events happening London

Partial solar eclipse

There will be a partial solar eclipse visible from the UK this morning. Candidly, not much can be seen, but if you’re very observant, you’ll see a slight dimming of the sun.

11:00am to 11:30am
Free

The Blind Teacher

Join Professor Chris Mounsey to find out about the life of Nicholas Saunderson, who, though blind, was a Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University between 1711 and 1739. Chris will draw on his own experiences as a partially sighted Professor …

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3:30pm to 5:00pm
Free
Wellcome Collection, Camden

Twilight Bat Walk

A guided bat walk around Archbishop’s Park next door to the Garden Museum. Hosted by Lambeth Council’s ‘borough ecologist’ Dr Iain Boulton, we’ll be looking for bats and bat activity. The walk, which normally lasts for an hour, will use …

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6:00pm to 7:00pm
£10
The Garden Museum, Southwark

Guide to the Walthamstow Night Sky: An Introduction to Urban Stargazing

Join us for a talk from Stowstargazers who will share the basics of stargazing and tips for astronomy in an urban setting. The evening will also feature an exclusive guided walk through the Walthamstow Wetlands to view the night sky …

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6:30pm to 8:30pm
£19.99
Tottenham

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Between the Sheets: Turner's Nudes

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Oct 2022 Closing Soon
£10
Twickenham

Alter Ego

An ancient tradition that has proved itself timeless and vital, Portraiture and the Artist’s obsession with capturing human likeness is still relevant. This October BSMT will be opening ‘Alter Ego’, an exhibition of Urban and Contemporary portraiture showcasing artists who …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Oct 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Hackney

The Royal Signals

Secure communication is vital to the Army. Throughout Cyber Awareness Month, the National Army Museum is showcasing the work of the Royal Signals through a series of dynamic photographs. Every British Army deployment around the world is underpinned by the …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Oct 2022 Closing Soon
Free
National Army Museum, Chelsea

Chiswick House LEGO brick model

Using more than 50,000 bricks and taking two years to build, the Chiswick House Friends, in conjunction with Brick Galleria , present an incredible LEGO brick model of Chiswick House. This model illustrates the dramatic architectural changes that Chiswick House …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Oct 2022 Closing Soon
£11
Chiswick House & Gardens, Chiswick

Life Through a Royal Lens

Life Through a Royal Lens explores the Royal Family through photography and brings together some of the most iconic images ever taken of the Royal Family to Kensington Palace. For almost 200 years the medium of photography has created an …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Oct 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Kensington Palace, Kensington

Halloween at Chiswick House & Gardens

As Halloween creeps closer and the days shorten, a mysterious mist falls across the gardens at Chiswick House & Gardens. Join with family and friends to wander from dusk into darkness between one ghostly space to another. Watch out for …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 31st Oct 2022 Closing Soon
£16.50
Chiswick House & Gardens, Chiswick

Ghost Show: The Haunted House

Ghost Show: The Haunted House is a one-week art exhibition using the classic ‘haunted house experience’ to think about new ways of exhibiting art, supported by Arts Council England. Residing within a bespoke theatrical horror setting in Copeland Park, working …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 5th Nov 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Peckham

Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear

At a moment of unprecedented creativity in men’s fashion and reflection on gender, this exhibition explores how designers, tailors and artists – and their clients and sitters – have constructed and performed masculinity, and unpicked it at the seams. The …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 6th Nov 2022 Closing Soon
£20
Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, South Kensington

Maurice Broomfield: Industrial Sublime

Maurice Broomfield’s dramatic photographs captured factories and their workers in an era of rapid transition, depicting the remnants of the industrial revolution alongside emerging technologies. The exhibition is in room 100, Photography Centre – The Bern and Ronny Schwartz Gallery. …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 6th Nov 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, South Kensington

At Home with the Hogarths

In this exhibition, you will be introduced to the people who lived at Hogarth’s House, their relatives, friends and neighbours. The Hogarth family acquired their second home in 1749, to provide a haven away from their main home in the …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 6th Nov 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Hogarth's House, Chiswick

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