What's on in London on Saturday 22nd July 2023

Top events happening London

Steam train passing through west London

A note that a steam train will leave Paddington station in the morning and return in the evening. Something to look out for from a suitable safe location along the route through West London and beyond. Will depart London Paddington …

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Start time to be confirmed
Free

Cart Marking ceremony

Upwards of 40 vehicles will parade through Guildhall in the City of London to be branded with a hot iron in the ancient cart marking ceremony. You can witness this historic ceremony, which dates back some 500 years and celebrates …

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10:00am to 12:00pm
Free
City of London

Hainault Fire Station open day

This summer London’s fire stations be opening their red doors to the public for a number of open day events across London. Fire stations will be hosting open days throughout the summer months for the local communities. The aim of …

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Starts at 12:00pm
Free
Barkingside

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Hackney 300,000 BC

Hackney Museum is inviting residents to step back in time with its new temporary exhibition ‘Hackney 300,000 BC: Meet the Neanderthal neighbours and curious creatures of the borough’s Old Stone Age’. The exhibition provides a rare glimpse into pre-historic Hackney …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jul 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Hackney Museum, Hackney

Zaha's Moonsoon: An Interior in Japan

This exhibition explores the design story of the Moonsoon bar and restaurant (1979-80), Zaha Hadid’s first completed project outside of the UK. Drawing on the rich archival material from ZHF, the exhibition offers a rare insight into the conception of …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jul 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Clerkenwell

Dolls

An exhibition of dolls created during the lockdown by the artist John Lee Bird. Spread over 3 floors of the Ugly Duck premises there will be 800+ dolls (I’m still counting) and large-scale paintings, collages and drawings, lino cuts, sculptures, …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jul 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Southwark

Unfamiliar

Carefully chosen and curated by physician associate Debbie Jegede, and photographer Theo Deproost, these seemingly inert objects have been transformed through photography to show altered perspectives that challenge our understanding and impression of them. The photographs will be displayed alongside …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 28th Jul 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Royal College of Physicians Museum, Camden

Dawit L. Petros: Recollections

This solo exhibition continues Petros’ inquiries into the complex relationship between African and European histories of colonialism and modernity. Petros’ aesthetics are anchored on the visual syntax of abstraction. The language of the exhibition brings together highly representational images – …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 29th Jul 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Cromwell Place, South Kensington

Mars: War and Peace

Following on from Luke Jerram other astronomical artworks the Museum of the Moon and his Earth artwork Gaia (both previously shown at St John’s), we are happy to showcase Luke’s exhubition of Mars at our church. Measuring seven metres in …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Jul 2023 Closing Soon
Free
West Kensington

Ai Weiwei: Making Sense

Ai Weiwei’s exhibition focuses on design with a mix recent works and commissioned pieces, inviting us into a meditation on value and humanity, art and activism. Ai Weiwei is one of the most significant and recognised artists working today. Known …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Jul 2023 Closing Soon
£16.50
Design Museum, Kensington

Saint Francis of Assisi

Come face-to-face with one of history’s most inspirational and revered figures in the first major UK art exhibition to explore Saint Francis of Assisi’s life and legacy. Presenting the art and imagery of Saint Francis (1182-1226) from the 13th century …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Jul 2023 Closing Soon
Free
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square

The Big City: London painted on a grand scale

Celebrating extraordinary artists who paint London on a huge scale. The display celebrates monumental painters of the capital and showcases some of the largest paintings in the Gallery’s collection. Guildhall Art Gallery is home to one of the most extensive …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Jul 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London

Hidden London: The Exhibition

Visit an ‘abandoned’ Tube station underworld and discover what secrets lurk beneath our busy streets in this Hidden London exhibition. The exhibition takes you on an immersive journey of some of London’s most secret spaces in the oldest subterranean railway …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 31st Jul 2023 Closing Soon
£18.50
London Transport Museum, Covent Garden

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