What's on in London on Friday 1st September 2023

Top events happening London

Back to Hogwarts day

At 11am on 1st September, the the departure board at King’s Cross station will advertise the Hogwarts Express departure from platform 9 3/4s at King’s Cross station. Expect hundreds of cosplaying Harry Potter fans to fill the station. In addition …

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11:00am to 5:00pm
Free
Kings Cross

Your Country Needs You!

Dr Brendan Maartens reveals how propaganda has been used as a recruiting tool by the British Army since its earliest days. The British Army has a tradition of voluntary military service, stretching back to its origins in the 17th century. …

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12:00pm to 1:00pm
Free
National Army Museum, Chelsea

Frameless Lates night

Explore the video-art galleries after hours with an adult only monthly showings. Experience all four Frameless galleries, as well as an exclusive preview featuring emerging talent from London’s digital art community. With bites, drinks and music from Soho Radio. Each …

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6:00pm to 10:00pm
£15
Frameless, Marylebone

Discourse: Back to Faraday: The future of science education

Science education has been struggling in recent years, with many educators and scientists recognizing that current methods may not be preparing young people for the modern world. But one team of scientists, educators, and science communicators from around the world …

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7:20pm to 8:45pm
£21.14
Mayfair

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

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

The King's Stamp

Discover the story of definitive stamps, from the very first design to today. Definitive stamps are everyday stamps, which in the UK feature the reigning King or Queen. This year, a new monarch will feature on stamps for the first …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 3rd Sep 2023 Closing Soon
£17
The Postal Museum, Farringdon

SHAPESHIFTERS: A group exhibition featuring the work of London tattoo artists

SHAPESHIFTERS features the artwork of London-based tattoo artists A.Brunello, Chantay Blue, Deni Balbino, Gabriele Cardosi, Hugh Sheldon, Jondix, Michele Servadio, and Tiger Titz with more to be announced. Displaying a mix of prints, originals, and photography, the exhibition will be …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 3rd Sep 2023 Closing Soon
£10
Hackney

Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian Forms of Life

Explore the powerful work of two groundbreaking modern artists. This is a unique chance to discover the visionary work of Swedish painter Hilma af Klint and experience Dutch painter Piet Mondrian’s influential art in a new light. Although they never …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 3rd Sep 2023 Closing Soon
£20
Tate Modern, Southwark

Post-Impressionist collection display

A selection of lesser-known works from The Courtauld’s world-renowned collection of Post-Impressionist art will go on display in the Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries this summer, supplementing the masterpieces in the LVMH Great Room next door. Visitors will discover paintings by …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 3rd Sep 2023 Closing Soon
£11
Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand

Carrie Mae Weems - Reflections for Now

Explore the work and career of Carrie Mae Weems in this first major UK exhibition dedicated to one of the most influential American artists working today. Carrie Mae Weems is celebrated for her exploration of identity, power, desire and social …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 3rd Sep 2023 Closing Soon
£17.50
Barbican Arts Centre, Barbican

Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis

Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis is inspired by artist Otobong Nkanga’s suggestion that ‘caring is a form of resistance’. The exhibition highlights the ways in which artists are helping to reframe and deepen our psychological …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 3rd Sep 2023 Closing Soon
£16
Hayward Gallery, Southwark

Unearthing: Memory, Land, Materiality

Curated by The Courtauld’s MA Curating the Art Museum students, this exhibition explores complex relationships between land, its materiality and memory in modern and contemporary artistic practice. The display presents eleven works from The Courtauld’s post-1945 collection and the recent …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 3rd Sep 2023 Closing Soon
£11
Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand

Architects' Houses

This exhibition celebrates five London houses all of which (like the Soane Museum) have been designed by the architects who lived and, in some cases, still live in them. Soane’s home is considered a showcase for his architectural philosophy. This …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 3rd Sep 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Sir John Soane's Museum, Holborn

Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own

This summer, step into Freddie Mercury’s personal world at Sotheby’s London for a once in a lifetime exhibition showcasing the personal collection of a global icon. In celebration of Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own, Sotheby’s New Bond Street …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 5th Sep 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Sotheby's, New Oxford Street

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