What's on in London on Tuesday 6th December 2022
Top events happening London
Steam train passing through southwest LondonA note that a steam train will pass around southwest London this morning and evening. The locomotive will leave Victoria station at 8:45am and return later in the afternoon at 10:10pm. The route will be confirmed closer to the date, …
8:45am to 10:10pmFree
A note that a steam train will pass around southwest London this morning and evening. The locomotive will leave Victoria station at 8:45am and return later in the afternoon at 10:10pm. The route will be confirmed closer to the date, …
Bodies in Libraries as Viewed by Agatha Christie and 'Golden Age' Detective Writers
Dr Keith A. Manley, ‘Bodies in Libraries as Viewed by Agatha Christie and "Golden Age" Detective Writers’ The name of Agatha Christie is synonymous with the discovery of dead bodies in libraries, usually in country houses. This paper will consider …
5:30pm to 7:30pmFreeWarburg Institute, Euston
Dr Keith A. Manley, ‘Bodies in Libraries as Viewed by Agatha Christie and "Golden Age" Detective Writers’ The name of Agatha Christie is synonymous with the discovery of dead bodies in libraries, usually in country houses. This paper will consider …
Genesis of the JetAn evening at the RAF Museum in London with Ian Whittle, an accomplished former RAF pilot with experience flying early jet fighters, and also the son of Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, the inventor of the turbojet engine. Ian will …
6:30pm to 8:30pm£5RAF Museum, Colindale
An evening at the RAF Museum in London with Ian Whittle, an accomplished former RAF pilot with experience flying early jet fighters, and also the son of Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, the inventor of the turbojet engine. Ian will …
Women and Walking: Wanderers and Psychogeographical PilgrimageWomen walk. Kerri Andrews discusses her book, ‘Wanderers’, about ten women who have found walking essential to their sense of themselves. Sonia Overall takes the path of the lone woman walker, seeking out ‘thin places’ where past and present collide, …
6:30pm to 10:00pm£6.60New Cross
Women walk. Kerri Andrews discusses her book, ‘Wanderers’, about ten women who have found walking essential to their sense of themselves. Sonia Overall takes the path of the lone woman walker, seeking out ‘thin places’ where past and present collide, …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
CONEXIOÌNCONEXIOÌN is a large scale installation by Dominican artist and architect Lidia LeoÌn. CONEXIOÌN 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 …
Exhibition ends on Friday 9th Dec 2022 Closing SoonFreeStrand
CONEXIOÌN is a large scale installation by Dominican artist and architect Lidia LeoÌn. CONEXIOÌN 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 …
An open book: the Foyle unfoldedAn 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 …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Dec 2022 Closing SoonFreeHolborn
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 …
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 …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Dec 2022 Closing Soon£6.60Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner
‘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 …
Architectural Supermodels, an Exhibition by Piercy&CoSupermodels – an exhibition of super architectural models by the Piercy&Co studio. Piercy&Co will install eight moving and animated models across the eerie setting of an empty central London building site. Supermodels represents the distillation of 20 years of the …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Dec 2022 Closing SoonFreeIslington
Supermodels – an exhibition of super architectural models by the Piercy&Co studio. Piercy&Co will install eight moving and animated models across the eerie setting of an empty central London building site. Supermodels represents the distillation of 20 years of the …
William KentridgeEnter a new, immersive world by the multi-sensory artist and global creative powerhouse William Kentridge. Over the last decade, our single artist shows have captured the imagination of the public. Always large in scale, ambitious in scope and astonishing in …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Dec 2022 Closing Soon£24.50Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly
Enter a new, immersive world by the multi-sensory artist and global creative powerhouse William Kentridge. Over the last decade, our single artist shows have captured the imagination of the public. Always large in scale, ambitious in scope and astonishing in …
Time is running out - Help us engineer a net zero worldA free exhibition exploring the future of infrastructure and the role of civil engineers in helping society respond to the challenges of climate change and meet net zero targets by 2050. Featuring original hand-drawn illustrations and animations, six children talk …
Exhibition ends on Friday 16th Dec 2022 Closing SoonFreePimlico
A free exhibition exploring the future of infrastructure and the role of civil engineers in helping society respond to the challenges of climate change and meet net zero targets by 2050. Featuring original hand-drawn illustrations and animations, six children talk …
Layers of VisionLayers of Vision explores the experiences and perspectives of blind and partially sighted artists living in a world made for sighted people. In meaningfully co-created and joyful ways, Layers of Vision raises attention to, and challenges,the barriers that people who …
Exhibition ends on Friday 16th Dec 2022 Closing SoonFreeStrand
Layers of Vision explores the experiences and perspectives of blind and partially sighted artists living in a world made for sighted people. In meaningfully co-created and joyful ways, Layers of Vision raises attention to, and challenges,the barriers that people who …
Luigi Pericle: A RediscoveryThis autumn, the Estorick Collection presents the work of Luigi Pericle (1916-2001), whose intense, enigmatic imagery was the subject of numerous exhibitions in Britain during the early 1960s. Shortly thereafter Pericle retreated from the art system and for the rest …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 18th Dec 2022 Closing Soon£7.50Islington
This autumn, the Estorick Collection presents the work of Luigi Pericle (1916-2001), whose intense, enigmatic imagery was the subject of numerous exhibitions in Britain during the early 1960s. Shortly thereafter Pericle retreated from the art system and for the rest …
Collecting during Covid : A selection of books and manuscripts recently acquired by Lambeth Palace LibraryThis exhibition highlights the Library’s acquisitions during a challenging few years. Recent arrivals build on the Library’s strengths in the fields of devotional literature, topographical writings and the evolution of religious libraries. Highlights include a copy of Quintilian’s Institutiones oratoriae …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 22nd Dec 2022 Closing SoonFreeLambeth Palace Library, Southwark
This exhibition highlights the Library’s acquisitions during a challenging few years. Recent arrivals build on the Library’s strengths in the fields of devotional literature, topographical writings and the evolution of religious libraries. Highlights include a copy of Quintilian’s Institutiones oratoriae …
Inspired!This exhibition examines ways in which visual artists have taken inspiration from the literary arts – poetry, plays, novels, and also music. Focusing primarily on Victorian storytelling, visitors will learn about literary references which may have been commonly understood to …
Exhibition ends on Friday 23rd Dec 2022 Closing Soon£8Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London
This exhibition examines ways in which visual artists have taken inspiration from the literary arts – poetry, plays, novels, and also music. Focusing primarily on Victorian storytelling, visitors will learn about literary references which may have been commonly understood to …