What's on in London on Saturday 19th August 2023

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination

Welcome to the world of Science Fiction. In this immersive genre-defying exhibition you will embark on a once in a lifetime adventure through the cosmos to explore visions of the future through the science of today. Guided by an artificial …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 20th Aug 2023 Closing Soon
£20
Science Museum, South Kensington

Isaac Julien - What Freedom is to Me

The first major UK exhibition by one of today’s most compelling artists and filmmakers. Celebrated for his compelling lyrical films and his video art installations, Isaac Julien is one of the leading artists working in film and video today. This …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 20th Aug 2023 Closing Soon
£17
Tate Britain, Pimlico

Unforgotten Lives Outdoor Exhibition

Unforgotten Lives, an outdoor summer exhibition created by London Metropolitan Archives (LMA), presents the stories of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage who lived and worked in the city between 1560 and 1860. Exploring a range of experiences, …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 24th Aug 2023 Closing Soon
Free
St Paul's Cathedral, City of London

Ibon Aranberri - Unequal Diameters

Unequal Diameters is renowned Basque artist Ibon Aranberri’s first exhibition in the UK. Visitors to the exhibition will be met by an array of objects, films and photographs that recount and reconfigure half-familiar situations and forms, among them a mountaineering …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Aug 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Whitechapel

Finding Family

Explore new perspectives on what family is and can be, through this exhibition that showcases the ongoing power of art to challenge and question the world around us. Opening in March, Finding Family questions the idea of family through art …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Aug 2023 Closing Soon
£9.50
Foundling Museum, Clerkenwell

Animals: Art, Science and Sound

We’ve travelled across deserts and rainforests, deep into the oceans, and up in the skies to understand them. Now, in a major new exhibition, you can see how documenting the animal world has resulted in some of humankind’s most awe-inspiring …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 28th Aug 2023 Closing Soon
£16
British Library, Camden

Road to Recovery

This exhibition follows the challenging journeys of rehabilitation and recovery taken by soldiers who have suffered a life-changing physical or mental injury. In recent times, particularly during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, major improvements in battlefield medical care have …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 28th Aug 2023 Closing Soon
Free
National Army Museum, Chelsea

Our NHS at 75

An exhibition of the 75 shortlisted entries into a photography competition to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS. The competition saw hundreds of eye-catching images submitted, representing the full gambit of life across the NHS, with the winners selected …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 31st Aug 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Covent Garden

Eternal Bloom by Harald Altmaier

An exhibition of impressive large scale photographs, ‘Eternal Bloom’ by Harald Altmaier, a celebration of natural creation and creative talent. “Eternal Bloom” is a photographic exploration of grandeur, style and elegance which is rooted in the tradition of early 17th …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 31st Aug 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Mayfair

Conditions of Living: Home and Homelessness in London's East End

This exhibition takes a visual journey from workhouses to slum clearances, tower blocks and homeless shelters, to explore how photographs have represented these conditions for over a century. It includes little-known histories such as the tenants’ rent strikes of the …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 2nd Sep 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Bethnal Green

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