What's on in London on Tuesday 31st January 2023

Top events happening London

Religion, Nakedness and the Human Form

This lecture explores how Christianity in particular has understood, monitored and sought to control nakedness, demonstrating the remarkable tenacity of these fears over a long period and in a variety of locations. Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I …

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5:00pm to 7:00pm
Free
Whitechapel

Neofossils: Can plastics capture CO2?

In the 100 years since the macromolecular hypothesis we have produced more than 8 billion tons of the stuff vilified as “plastic”. The very properties of plastics that make them so useful – they are durable and cheap – also …

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7:00pm to 8:30pm
£17.03
Mayfair

Print Pound Notes! Celebrating 100 years of Adana

Adana was founded in 1922 by a young ex-soldier who had served on the Western Front during WW1. Penniless, and in need of an income, he designed a small printing press. Overwhelmed by the number of orders he received, Donald …

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7:00pm to 8:30pm
£13.20
City of London

The English opium eater: The Life and Times of Thomas De Quincey

Thomas De Quincey the English writer, essayist, and literary critic, remains best known for his book ‘Confessions of an English Opium-Eater’, yet his works run to 21 volumes including his masterpiece “On Murder, Considered as One of the Fine Arts”. …

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Starts at 7:00pm
£12
Soho

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Our Marble Hill 1902 -2022

This outdoor photographic exhibition celebrates how Marble Hill has been enjoyed by the local community since becoming a public park. There are 15 images to explore within the park and a digital display in the Coach House Cafe.

Exhibition ends on Tuesday 31st Jan 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Twickenham

The 18.14 Elephant Moment

In 1814, at the very last Frost Fair, it is reported that an elephant walked across the ice from north to south of the river. South African artist Jason Slabber has brought the ghost of this elephant back to the …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 31st Jan 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Southwark

Feeding the Hamlets: Exploring the history of food production in the East End

This exhibition uses the unique collections of Tower Hamlets Archives as a lens through which to explore the borough’s history of producing food. For centuries, the East End’s landscape and social and economic history have been influenced by the growing, …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 4th Feb 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Whitechapel

Museum of the Moon

Following the phenomenal sold-out installation of Gaia in the Painted Hall in 2021, artist Luke Jerram returns to the Old Royal Naval College with his incredible artwork Museum of the Moon. Set in the magnificent Painted Hall, the awe-inspiring large-scale display features minute …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 5th Feb 2023 Closing Soon
£12.50
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

The Ward Revisited

The Ward – Revisited marks 30 years since Gideon Mendel photographed John, Andre, Steven and Ian in the AIDS wards at the Middlesex Hospital. The new video installation both utilises and deconstructs those original images which were the focus of …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 5th Feb 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Fitzrovia Chapel, Tottenham Court Road

Woven Cities: The unveiling of London's Woven Crest

Visit the Woven Cities display to see the brand-new London Woven Crest alongside the crests from Amsterdam and Rome. We have partnered with 75B who design the large woven ‘City Crests’, to celebrate London, the people who occupy it, and …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 5th Feb 2023 Closing Soon
£9
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, Notting Hill

Beyond Visible - Solo show by Gao Xintong

Gao Xintong’s research draws inspiration from the art of great Western masters including Picasso and Boccioni, to name but a few, and the centuries-old practice of Shan-Shui 山水 – traditional Chinese landscape painting. As a young artist from China currently …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 8th Feb 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Picadilly

DRÔLE: An Exhibition of Rare Clown Costume & Ephemera

Time to rein in the clowns! They’ve unearthed some of the rare costumes and ephemera collection, safely guarded by The Clowns Gallery for Clowns International, the organisation behind the Grimaldi Church Service, as well as Herbert Migdoll’s photography of The …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 11th Feb 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Horse Hospital, Clerkenwell

'A Sense of Wonder': The Curious Robot World of Matt Dixon

Discover a magical and playful world inhabited by a series of rusty robots at Pitzhanger this autumn. Within utopian and dystopian landscapes, encounter the robots as they experience the best of human emotions: wonder, kindness, empathy, friendship, and love. Experience …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th Feb 2023 Closing Soon
£12
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing

In Plain Sight

‘In Plain Sight’ is a major new exhibition exploring the different ways we see and are seen by others. It questions the central place that sight holds in human society through the different experiences of sighted, partially sighted and blind …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th Feb 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Wellcome Collection, Camden

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