What's on in London on Wednesday 14th December 2022

Top events happening London

Spaces of male-on-male sexual violence: London, 1761 - 1861

English and Welsh law only explicitly criminalised non-consensual homosexual activities in the late twentieth century. Nevertheless, due to the illegality of homosexuality in the past, these acts can be recovered by investigating court records and newspaper reporting of criminal trials. …

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5:30pm to 7:30pm
Free
Euston

Delivering the Elizabeth Line; Leading in Complexity

The story of completing Crossrail and getting the Elizabeth Line open. In particular an explanation of how the programme found itself in a lot of disarray and trouble after years of apparent success. Includes an explanation of the 5 key …

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6:00pm to 9:30pm
Free
Strand

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Time is running out - Help us engineer a net zero world

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 16th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Pimlico

Layers of Vision

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 16th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Strand

Luigi Pericle: A Rediscovery

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 18th Dec 2022 Closing Soon
£7.50
Islington

Collecting during Covid : A selection of books and manuscripts recently acquired by Lambeth Palace Library

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 22nd Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Lambeth Palace Library, Southwark

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 23rd Dec 2022 Closing Soon
£8
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London

Treasures

What’s the most unusual thing you’ve ever seen in a museum? Spanning centuries, the unexpected treasures on display in the Art Deco library include hand-drawn illustrations, curious texts and beguiling bindings. Brought together for the first time, the curated selection …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 23rd Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Museum of Freemasonry, Aldwych

Off the Rails: The Line that never was

An exhibition exploring the Elstree Extension through the Northern Heights that was suspended during World War 2, and never restarted. Come and see the scale model of the Tube line and how it would have looked if it had been …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 31st Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Elstree

Cancer Revolution: Science, innovation and hope

This world-first, object-rich exhibition reveals the past, present and future of how cancer is prevented, detected and treated. With over 100 objects and numerous personal accounts, the exhibition brings to life the stories of people affected by cancer, together with …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 31st Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free
Science Museum, South Kensington

Hardcore

The continuous beat of drum and rave music roots collide once again with popular culture motifs, the result is a visual celebration of all things acid! BSMT will be signing off 2022 with HARDCORE, a banger of an exhibition by …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 31st Dec 2022 Closing Soon
Free

Helen Saunders

The Courtauld Gallery presents the first monographic exhibition devoted to British abstract artist Helen Saunders (1885 – 1963) in over 25 years. It showcases a representative group of the artist’s drawings and watercolours to shed light on an artist whose …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 31st Dec 2022 Closing Soon
£13
Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand

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