What's on in London on Friday 7th April 2023

Top events happening London

The Passion of Jesus in Trafalgar Square 2023

Witness this full-scale re-enactment from the Wintershall Players, which commemorates the day Jesus is believed to have been arrested, tried and crucified by the Romans. A cast of more than 100 actors and volunteers dressed in splendid costumes, as well …

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12:00pm to 5:00pm
Free
Trafalgar Square, Trafalgar Square

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Spain and the Hispanic World

This landmark exhibition, with over 150 dazzling and fascinating pieces, explores the art and culture of the Hispanic world. Discover the rich story of Spanish and Hispanic art and culture from antiquity to the 20th century: from masterpieces by Goya, …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 10th Apr 2023 Closing Soon
£24.50
Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly

Homegrown: Building a Post-carbon Future

How can we critically reassess our relationships with the world by engaging with our landscapes in a holistic sense? Homegrown: Building a Post-carbon Future argues that a new approach to building is needed to answer the social and environmental crises we are …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 15th Apr 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Building Centre, Euston

Eugène Leroy - The Materiality of Light, Paintings 1950-1999

The first major exhibition of paintings by French artist Eugène Leroy in the UK. Spanning five decades, the exhibition includes rarely seen seascapes from the 1950s to the built-up almost sculptural paintings from the latter part of the artist’s career. …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 15th Apr 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Mayfair

Executions

Public executions were a major part of Londoners’ lives for centuries. More frequent in London than in any other town, these morbid spectacles attracted thousands of onlookers at locations across the capital. From Smithfield to Southwark, from Banqueting House to …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Apr 2023 Closing Soon
£15
London Museum Docklands, Poplar

Africa Fashion

Spanning iconic mid-20th century to contemporary creatives through photographs, textiles, music and the visual arts, Africa Fashion explores the vitality and global impact of a fashion scene as dynamic and varied as the continent itself. Over 250 objects will be …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Apr 2023 Closing Soon
£16
Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, South Kensington

This Exhibition is a WORK EVENT!

Since taking office, Boris has been THE MOST cartooned politician in the history of our country. To celebrate – or mourn that fact depending on where you fall – The Cartoon Museum has collected a diverse selection of political cartoons …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Apr 2023 Closing Soon
£8.50
Cartoon Museum, New Oxford Street

Maria Bartuszová

Delicate, evocative plaster sculptures inspired by the natural world Bringing together many works rarely exhibited before in the UK, this survey exhibition will highlight the abstract sculptures of Prague-born Slovak artist Maria Bartuszová. Bartuszová worked over three decades in KoÅ¡ice, …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Apr 2023 Closing Soon
£16
Tate Modern, Southwark

Music, Migration and Mobility

This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of émigré musicians who fled the Nazi regime and the ravages of war. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), this exhibition is part of a major RCM research project in …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Apr 2023 Closing Soon
Free
South Kensington

Stories of St James's Burial Ground

A parrakeet, a miniature portrait, and a very unusual pair of trousers – just some of the surprising discoveries made during HS2 excavations on the former St James’s Burial Ground near Euston. Explore the weird and wonderful stories behind these …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Apr 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Picadilly

Whorled (Here After Here After Here)

The new courtyard commission by Somerset House from the Mumbai based artist Jitish Kallat is his first major public commission in the UK. A striking outdoor installation, the work comprises two intersecting spirals, 336 metres long, that echo the signage …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Apr 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Somerset House, Strand

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