What's on in London on Friday 3rd March 2023
Top events happening London
The Rise and Fall of the New Model Army
Paul Lay discusses the dramatic years of the New Model Army, from the civil wars to the restoration of the monarchy. The New Model Army is often lauded as the finest professional military force of its day. But is this …
12:00pm to 1:00pmFreeNational Army Museum, Chelsea
Paul Lay discusses the dramatic years of the New Model Army, from the civil wars to the restoration of the monarchy. The New Model Army is often lauded as the finest professional military force of its day. But is this …
A Long Night In LondonA Long Night In London is marking the 80th anniversary of events that took place in Bethnal Green’s tube shelter on the night of 3rd March 1943. An intense story of love, catastrophe and survival on Britain’s home front; a …
7:00pm to 8:00pm£13.01Bethnal Green
A Long Night In London is marking the 80th anniversary of events that took place in Bethnal Green’s tube shelter on the night of 3rd March 1943. An intense story of love, catastrophe and survival on Britain’s home front; a …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Orchids festival 2023Back bigger and better than ever for 2023, Kew Gardens’ much-loved Orchid festival returns to the Princess of Wales Conservatory. Taking inspiration from the beauty and biodiversity of Cameroon, Orchids 2023 is a vibrant celebration of colour to brighten up …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 5th Mar 2023 Closing Soon£16.50Kew Gardens, Richmond
Back bigger and better than ever for 2023, Kew Gardens’ much-loved Orchid festival returns to the Princess of Wales Conservatory. Taking inspiration from the beauty and biodiversity of Cameroon, Orchids 2023 is a vibrant celebration of colour to brighten up …
The Light Festival at Battersea Power StationEight pieces of artwork, curated in partnership with Light Art Collection, will be on display both outdoors and inside the Power Station, alongside Electric Boulevard, a new pedestrianised high street for London. The installations will be switched on from 8am …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 5th Mar 2023 Closing SoonFreeBattersea
Eight pieces of artwork, curated in partnership with Light Art Collection, will be on display both outdoors and inside the Power Station, alongside Electric Boulevard, a new pedestrianised high street for London. The installations will be switched on from 8am …
To Be Read At Dusk: Dickens, Ghosts and the SupernaturalSpirits, phantoms and spectres, Dickens’s stories are full of ghostly apparitions. For over 30 years Dickens wrote, told and performed tales about the supernatural. To be Read at Dusk examines Dickens’s interest in the paranormal, his ‘hankering after ghosts’, and …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 5th Mar 2023 Closing Soon£13.13Charles Dickens Museum, Clerkenwell
Spirits, phantoms and spectres, Dickens’s stories are full of ghostly apparitions. For over 30 years Dickens wrote, told and performed tales about the supernatural. To be Read at Dusk examines Dickens’s interest in the paranormal, his ‘hankering after ghosts’, and …
Leda in SohoLove, Leda is a newly discovered, never-before-published queer novel set in and around the streets of Soho in the years before the 1967 Sexual Offences Act. Cruising Dean Street, taking coffee at Lyons, dropping by jazz clubs off Tottenham Court Road, …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 9th Mar 2023 Closing SoonFreeSoho
Love, Leda is a newly discovered, never-before-published queer novel set in and around the streets of Soho in the years before the 1967 Sexual Offences Act. Cruising Dean Street, taking coffee at Lyons, dropping by jazz clubs off Tottenham Court Road, …
Ilford Limited: Analogue StoriesAn exhibition showcasing new portraits by photographer Eddie Otchere alongside material from the collections of Redbridge Museum & Heritage Centre. Delving into the Ilford Limited archive held at Redbridge Heritage Centre, we explore stories of past workers alongside memories from …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 11th Mar 2023 Closing SoonFreeIlford
An exhibition showcasing new portraits by photographer Eddie Otchere alongside material from the collections of Redbridge Museum & Heritage Centre. Delving into the Ilford Limited archive held at Redbridge Heritage Centre, we explore stories of past workers alongside memories from …
Kaffe Fassett: The Power of PatternExplore Fassett’s world with some of his own original artworks as well as works inspired by him from international quilters and makers. Kaffe Fassett is one of the most successful artists and designers working in contemporary craft today. His career …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 11th Mar 2023 Closing Soon£12.65Fashion and Textile Museum, Southwark
Explore Fassett’s world with some of his own original artworks as well as works inspired by him from international quilters and makers. Kaffe Fassett is one of the most successful artists and designers working in contemporary craft today. His career …
Artists for democracy: 1974 - 1977In May 1974, artists David Medalla, Cecilia Vicuña, John Dugger and art critic Guy Brett co-founded the artist collective, Artists for Democracy (AFD). AFD was formed initially to raise support for democracy in Chile after the military coup in 1973, …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 11th Mar 2023 Closing SoonFreeClerkenwell
In May 1974, artists David Medalla, Cecilia Vicuña, John Dugger and art critic Guy Brett co-founded the artist collective, Artists for Democracy (AFD). AFD was formed initially to raise support for democracy in Chile after the military coup in 1973, …
Into The WoodsAn exhibition of kinetic mobiles by Phineas Harper A copse of branching fronds and colourful leaves, Into the Woods is an exhibition of tree-like kinetic hanging structures – the first solo show of critic and curator Phineas Harper. Experimenting with …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th Mar 2023 Closing SoonFreeLeyton
An exhibition of kinetic mobiles by Phineas Harper A copse of branching fronds and colourful leaves, Into the Woods is an exhibition of tree-like kinetic hanging structures – the first solo show of critic and curator Phineas Harper. Experimenting with …
CezanneOne of the largest collections of Cezanne paintings ever assembled has arrived in London, and filled a whole series of rooms at the Tate with his signature still lifes, landscapes, and nudes. ‘With an apple, I will astonish Paris’, Cezanne …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th Mar 2023 Closing Soon£22Tate Modern, Southwark
One of the largest collections of Cezanne paintings ever assembled has arrived in London, and filled a whole series of rooms at the Tate with his signature still lifes, landscapes, and nudes. ‘With an apple, I will astonish Paris’, Cezanne …
M.K. ÄŒiurlionis: Between WorldsM.K. ÄŒiurlionis: Between Worlds brings together over 100 works by the Lithuanian artist and celebrated composer Mikalojus Konstantinas ÄŒiurlionis (1875-1911). Widely credited as Lithuania’s greatest artist, the exhibition will feature paintings and drawings created throughout his short but prolific career, …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th Mar 2023 Closing SoonFreeDulwich Picture Gallery, Dulwich
M.K. ÄŒiurlionis: Between Worlds brings together over 100 works by the Lithuanian artist and celebrated composer Mikalojus Konstantinas ÄŒiurlionis (1875-1911). Widely credited as Lithuania’s greatest artist, the exhibition will feature paintings and drawings created throughout his short but prolific career, …