What's on in London on Friday 2nd December 2022

Top events happening London

Heritage bus running along route 137

Arriva London will be running a heritage bus along route 137 to mark the end of its ownership of heritage buses. Timetable: 10.00 Upper Norwood, Crown Point depart for Marble Arch (11.06) 11.22 Marble Arch depart for Streatham Hill, Telford …

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10:00am to 6:00pm
Free

Eavesdropping on the Emperor

Join Professor Peter Kornicki as he explores the work undertaken by linguists – from code breaking to radio operating – against Japanese forces in India and Burma during the Second World War. When Britain found itself at war with Japan …

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12:00pm to 1:00pm
Free
National Army Museum, Chelsea

Aldgate in Winter Festival

The Aldgate in Winter Festival will back this year, with the main event day taking place on Friday 2nd December, followed by a lantern exhibition w/c 5th December. The festival will return with some firm favourites: the lantern parade, live …

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12:00pm to 9:00pm
Free
Tower Hill

Do White Women Count? Gender, Demography & the East India Company Empire

This paper explores the history of the English East India Company in the late 18th and early 19th century from the perspective of two groups to whom Company historians have devoted little attention: white women and the babies born to …

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5:30pm to 7:00pm
Free
The Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Euston

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

A taste of one's own medicine

This exhibition comprised a unique collection of medical satire prints from the mid-18th century to the 1980s. Graphic satire has saturated all levels of society since it emerged as a skilled artform in the 17th century. It developed into a …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 2nd Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Royal College of Physicians Museum, Camden

Outwitting Cancer - Making Sense of Nature's Enigma

An exhibition exploring the trail-blazing research that is turning the tide on cancer. Outwitting Cancer – Making Sense of Nature’s Enigma is an immersive exhibition exploring the latest cancer research taking place at the Crick – Europe’s largest biomedical research …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 3rd Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
The Francis Crick Institute , Camden

Grime Stories: from the corner to the mainstream

A display honouring the music, people and places central to the grime scene and its roots in East London. Co-curated by one of the first cameramen of grime, Roony ‘Risky’ Keefe, Grime Stories: from the corner to the mainstream is …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 4th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free

Harry Kane: I want to play football

A display celebrating one of the city’s most iconic sporting heroes, both on and off the pitch. A young Harry Kane once wrote on a school work sheet that he wanted to play football. Fast forward to today: now he’s …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 4th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free

Lily Mixe

The exhibition will feature a specially commissioned 15 metre mural and an exciting array of new works. The works featured in Butterfly Effect continue the artists on-going exploration of forms in nature and the inter-connectedness of species on planet Earth. …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 4th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea

Greg Moss: Razing Power

An exhibition documenting the decommissioning and demolition of Fawley Power Station in Hampshire, an iconic example of 20th century industrial architecture Photographer Greg Moss began his long-term project documenting Fawley Power Station in 2013, shortly after the oil-fired facility ceased …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 4th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Deptford

Football and Religion: Tales of Hope, Passion & Play

Presented by the Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) and the Aga Khan Centre Gallery, this exhibition explores the relationship between football and religion and how the two are often connected, with players praying on …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 4th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Kings Cross

CONEXIÓN

CONEXIÓN is a large scale installation by Dominican artist and architect Lidia León. CONEXIÓN will occupy the length of the nave, comprising panels constructed from tobacco leaves. Together, the panels form a collage inspired by ancient stained glass windows and …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 9th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Strand

An open book: the Foyle unfolded

An exhibition of highlights from the Foyle Special Collections Library, featuring rare books, manuscripts and other items from the 16th century to the present day. The Weston Room The Weston Room incorporates many features from the former Chapel of the …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Holborn

Scene Through Wood

‘Scene through Wood’ offers a visual feast of the finest wood engravings of the past 100 years, and celebrates the extraordinary artists, past and present, who made them. Curated by engraver and artist Anne Desmet RA RE, this exhibition from …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
£6.60
Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner

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