What's on in London on Thursday 16th February 2023
Top events happening London
Museum Late at the Bow Street Police Museum
As if tackling violent criminals in the 18th Century wasn’t dangerous enough, recovering from your surgery could often be just as life threatening! Join Kate So from The Old Operating Theatre Museum, who will reveal the experiences of surgeons and …
6:15pm to 9:00pm£16Bow Street Police Museum, Covent Garden
As if tackling violent criminals in the 18th Century wasn’t dangerous enough, recovering from your surgery could often be just as life threatening! Join Kate So from The Old Operating Theatre Museum, who will reveal the experiences of surgeons and …
Visions of a Future London: George Dance the Younger's Proposals for the Port of London, 1796-1803Proposals for building, or rebuilding, bridges across the Thames can spark vociferous debate, as the recent furore over the ill-fated Garden Bridge has demonstrated. But such discussions can also be revealing of contemporary expectations surrounding London’s future. Between 1796 and …
6:30pm to 8:00pmFreeThe Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Euston
Proposals for building, or rebuilding, bridges across the Thames can spark vociferous debate, as the recent furore over the ill-fated Garden Bridge has demonstrated. But such discussions can also be revealing of contemporary expectations surrounding London’s future. Between 1796 and …
FUTURES Podcast Live: Our Superhuman FutureOn the FUTURES Podcast Live, British futurist Luke Robert Mason meets the individuals who dare to imagine the world of tomorrow. Transhumanists believe that the only way for humanity to survive in the future is to merge with advanced technology. …
7:00pm to 8:30pm£13.75Islington
On the FUTURES Podcast Live, British futurist Luke Robert Mason meets the individuals who dare to imagine the world of tomorrow. Transhumanists believe that the only way for humanity to survive in the future is to merge with advanced technology. …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Tiny Traces: African & Asian Children at London's Foundling HospitalExplore newly uncovered stories of African and Asian children in the care of the eighteenth-century Foundling Hospital. Tiny Traces presents a rich history of London life from 1739-1820, a key period in Britain’s colonial past. Follow the stories of more …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Feb 2023 Closing Soon£10.50Foundling Museum, Clerkenwell
Explore newly uncovered stories of African and Asian children in the care of the eighteenth-century Foundling Hospital. Tiny Traces presents a rich history of London life from 1739-1820, a key period in Britain’s colonial past. Follow the stories of more …
This is EnglandSee portraits of the full England football squad and manager by artist Matt Small. One month before the World Cup in Qatar, This is England features the most successful national men’s team since the World Cup winners of 1966, after …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Feb 2023 Closing SoonFreeGuildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London
See portraits of the full England football squad and manager by artist Matt Small. One month before the World Cup in Qatar, This is England features the most successful national men’s team since the World Cup winners of 1966, after …
Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient EgyptA major exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. — For centuries, life in ancient Egypt was a mystery. We could only glimpse into this hidden world, until the discovery of the Rosetta Stone …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Feb 2023 Closing Soon£20British Museum, Russell Square
A major exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. — For centuries, life in ancient Egypt was a mystery. We could only glimpse into this hidden world, until the discovery of the Rosetta Stone …
The Horror Show! A Twisted Tale of Modern BritainThrough some of our country’s most provocative artists, this exhibition presents an alternative perspective on modern Britain. Told in three acts – Monster, Ghost and Witch – it takes audiences on a heady ride through the past 50 years of …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Feb 2023 Closing Soon£16.50Somerset House, Strand
Through some of our country’s most provocative artists, this exhibition presents an alternative perspective on modern Britain. Told in three acts – Monster, Ghost and Witch – it takes audiences on a heady ride through the past 50 years of …
Turner on TourFor the first time in a century, two ground-breaking paintings by Turner are coming home for a special exhibition. The pair – ‘Harbour of Dieppe: Changement de Domicile’ and ‘Cologne, the Arrival of a Packet-Boat: Evening’ – left Britain for …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Feb 2023 Closing SoonFreeNational Gallery, Trafalgar Square
For the first time in a century, two ground-breaking paintings by Turner are coming home for a special exhibition. The pair – ‘Harbour of Dieppe: Changement de Domicile’ and ‘Cologne, the Arrival of a Packet-Boat: Evening’ – left Britain for …
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924 - TodayDelve into the dreamlike relationship between Surrealism and design in this century-spanning celebration of surrealist objects of desire. The exhibition covers nearly 100 years, and close to 350 objects are on display. For the first time in a major UK …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Feb 2023 Closing Soon£18.50Design Museum, Kensington
Delve into the dreamlike relationship between Surrealism and design in this century-spanning celebration of surrealist objects of desire. The exhibition covers nearly 100 years, and close to 350 objects are on display. For the first time in a major UK …
Alexander the Great: The Making of a MythWhen it comes to making myths, Alexander the Great’s story has it all. He built an empire that stretched across the world. Rode across the sky on a flying chariot. And descended to the bottom of the sea in a …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Feb 2023 Closing Soon£17British Library, Camden
When it comes to making myths, Alexander the Great’s story has it all. He built an empire that stretched across the world. Rode across the sky on a flying chariot. And descended to the bottom of the sea in a …
St Mary le Strand Speaks! Sound and Light InstallationThe Church’s gold apse and white-flowered, coffered, ceiling, will be flooded with exploratory light and reverberate to the sublime sound of George Frederic Handel. We shall be using Handel’s ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’ – written to celebrate the Birthday …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 23rd Feb 2023 Closing Soon£3Strand
The Church’s gold apse and white-flowered, coffered, ceiling, will be flooded with exploratory light and reverberate to the sublime sound of George Frederic Handel. We shall be using Handel’s ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’ – written to celebrate the Birthday …
Art on paper since 1960 - the Hamish Parker collectionFrom Lucian Freud to Kiki Smith, life drawing to minimalism and etching to collage, this exhibition spans an intriguing range of styles and techniques used in art on paper from 1960 to today. Comprising over 100 prints and drawings, the …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 25th Feb 2023 Closing SoonFreeBritish Museum, Russell Square
From Lucian Freud to Kiki Smith, life drawing to minimalism and etching to collage, this exhibition spans an intriguing range of styles and techniques used in art on paper from 1960 to today. Comprising over 100 prints and drawings, the …
Japan: Courts and CultureThe Royal Collection holds some of the most significant examples of Japanese art and design in the western world. For the first time, highlights from this outstanding collection are brought together to tell the story of 300 years of diplomatic, …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 26th Feb 2023 Closing Soon£17The King's Gallery, Whitehall
The Royal Collection holds some of the most significant examples of Japanese art and design in the western world. For the first time, highlights from this outstanding collection are brought together to tell the story of 300 years of diplomatic, …