What's on in London on Thursday 3rd August 2023
Top events happening London
Gardens from the Tudor and Stuart periods
A lecture with Dr Ann Benson FSA FRHistS. Gardens from the Tudor period have not survived, but we have a wealth of information about them. Amongst the nobility, ornamental gardens were a symbol of status: they reflected their owner’s wealth …
6:00pm to 8:00pm£12The Charterhouse, Clerkenwell
A lecture with Dr Ann Benson FSA FRHistS. Gardens from the Tudor period have not survived, but we have a wealth of information about them. Amongst the nobility, ornamental gardens were a symbol of status: they reflected their owner’s wealth …
Lindley Late: Murder Most Florid talk with Dr Mark SpencerHow can a soil sample place a suspect at the scene of a crime? Might a toxic plant be the cause of death? Could a bramble bush be the key to an unsolved mystery? Join the RHS Lindley Library and …
6:15pm to 7:30pm£5Pimlico
How can a soil sample place a suspect at the scene of a crime? Might a toxic plant be the cause of death? Could a bramble bush be the key to an unsolved mystery? Join the RHS Lindley Library and …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
REJECTS: Get rejected - but make it art!This alternative art exhibition will showcase a selection of artworks from the 13,000 artworks rejected by the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, and will be showcased at a pop up gallery in the heart of Bermondsey next to White Cube. It’s …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 3rd Aug 2023 Closing SoonFreeSouthwark
This alternative art exhibition will showcase a selection of artworks from the 13,000 artworks rejected by the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, and will be showcased at a pop up gallery in the heart of Bermondsey next to White Cube. It’s …
The Queen and her CorgisQueen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, is celebrated for her exceptional commitment to public duty and passionate support of charitable causes and national institutions. She is also recognised for the famously close association she developed with Pembroke Welsh corgis, a …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 6th Aug 2023 Closing SoonFreeWallace Collection, Marylebone High St
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, is celebrated for her exceptional commitment to public duty and passionate support of charitable causes and national institutions. She is also recognised for the famously close association she developed with Pembroke Welsh corgis, a …
Headway East London: differently variousOver nine days, members from Haggerston-based charity supporting people affected by brain injury, Headway East London, will take over the Barbican’s Curve gallery to stage differently various, a multifaceted exhibition and a rich public programme that together will create an …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 6th Aug 2023 Closing SoonFreeBarbican Arts Centre, Barbican
Over nine days, members from Haggerston-based charity supporting people affected by brain injury, Headway East London, will take over the Barbican’s Curve gallery to stage differently various, a multifaceted exhibition and a rich public programme that together will create an …
Clothing this Naked Earth: Politics and the PlanetWhat do we find in the LSE Library and Women’s Library archives and special collections if we look for the earth? This exhibition brings together some of the stories that offer answers to this question; from the Keep Britain Tidy …
Exhibition ends on Tuesday 8th Aug 2023 Closing SoonFree
What do we find in the LSE Library and Women’s Library archives and special collections if we look for the earth? This exhibition brings together some of the stories that offer answers to this question; from the Keep Britain Tidy …
Tentacle by Bikky SunazawaThe Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation presents Bikky Sunazawa’s first solo exhibition in the UK. Bikky Sunazawa was one of Japan’s most prominent post-War sculptors. Born in Asahikawa on the island of Hokkaido, he was self-taught, developing a practice that was concerned …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 10th Aug 2023 Closing SoonFreeDaiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Camden
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation presents Bikky Sunazawa’s first solo exhibition in the UK. Bikky Sunazawa was one of Japan’s most prominent post-War sculptors. Born in Asahikawa on the island of Hokkaido, he was self-taught, developing a practice that was concerned …
The Bloomsbury Stud: The Art of Stephen TomlinHe is, arguably, the Bloomsbury group’s least well-known member. Yet Stephen Tomlin (1901-1937), with his glossy mop of hair, disarming charisma and undeniable talent, deserves to be just as renowned as his contemporaries Duncan Grant, Lytton Strachey and Virginia Woolf. …
Exhibition ends on Friday 11th Aug 2023 Closing SoonFreePhilip Mould Gallery, St James
He is, arguably, the Bloomsbury group’s least well-known member. Yet Stephen Tomlin (1901-1937), with his glossy mop of hair, disarming charisma and undeniable talent, deserves to be just as renowned as his contemporaries Duncan Grant, Lytton Strachey and Virginia Woolf. …
Nicholas Ferguson / PerspectiveAfter a successful career in Marketing for the Beauty Industry, London-based artist Nicholas Ferguson has since turned to painting. Perspective at The Coningsby Gallery is his first solo show and will showcase a series of striking self-portraits and paintings paired …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 12th Aug 2023 Closing SoonFreeTottenham Court Road
After a successful career in Marketing for the Beauty Industry, London-based artist Nicholas Ferguson has since turned to painting. Perspective at The Coningsby Gallery is his first solo show and will showcase a series of striking self-portraits and paintings paired …
Luxury and power Persia to GreeceThis exhibition explores the relationship between luxury and power in the Middle East and southeast Europe between 550-30 BC. This was a period when the Persian empire of ancient Iran clashed with the cities and kingdoms of Greece before it …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 13th Aug 2023 Closing Soon£15British Museum, Russell Square
This exhibition explores the relationship between luxury and power in the Middle East and southeast Europe between 550-30 BC. This was a period when the Persian empire of ancient Iran clashed with the cities and kingdoms of Greece before it …
Astronomy Photographer of the YearGlittering stars, shimmering galaxies, fiery suns and silver moons – wherever you are in the universe, don’t miss Astronomy Photographer of the Year 14. Astronomy Photographer of the Year is an annual competition featuring the world’s greatest space photography. Photographers …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 13th Aug 2023 Closing Soon£10National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Glittering stars, shimmering galaxies, fiery suns and silver moons – wherever you are in the universe, don’t miss Astronomy Photographer of the Year 14. Astronomy Photographer of the Year is an annual competition featuring the world’s greatest space photography. Photographers …
Where the Land Meets the SeaAn exhibition of works from Damien Hirst’s latest paintings series shown in public for the first time. The series was inspired by Hirst’s lifelong connection to the sea. Drawing influence from Abstract Expressionism, namely Robert Motherwell’s Beside the Sea series …
Exhibition ends on Friday 18th Aug 2023 Closing SoonFreePicadilly
An exhibition of works from Damien Hirst’s latest paintings series shown in public for the first time. The series was inspired by Hirst’s lifelong connection to the sea. Drawing influence from Abstract Expressionism, namely Robert Motherwell’s Beside the Sea series …