What's on in London on Saturday 9th September 2023
Top events happening London
First weekend of London Open HouseThe annual weekend – that’s now nearly 2 weeks long – where loads of buildings open their doors to the public. Most of the venues that need pre-booking ran out of tickets weeks ago, but that still leaves over 300 …
Start time to be confirmedFree
The annual weekend – that’s now nearly 2 weeks long – where loads of buildings open their doors to the public. Most of the venues that need pre-booking ran out of tickets weeks ago, but that still leaves over 300 …
THV Galatea passing through Tower Bridge
An interesting looking ship, the THV Galatea will be visiting London and passing through Tower Bridge this morning. At 84m long, the THV Galatea was designed with buoy handling, wreck marking, towing and multibeam and side scan hydrographic surveying capability. …
10:00am to 10:15amFreeTower Bridge, Southwark
An interesting looking ship, the THV Galatea will be visiting London and passing through Tower Bridge this morning. At 84m long, the THV Galatea was designed with buoy handling, wreck marking, towing and multibeam and side scan hydrographic surveying capability. …
Egypt Exploration Society Open DayCome along to explore the fascinating history of Egypt through craft activities, tours of the collections (book your place on arrival) or relax with a hot drink (and cakes) and a book – about Egypt of course. Better yet, treat …
10:00am to 4:00pmFreeClerkenwell
Come along to explore the fascinating history of Egypt through craft activities, tours of the collections (book your place on arrival) or relax with a hot drink (and cakes) and a book – about Egypt of course. Better yet, treat …
Behind Gilded Doors: A Day in the Life at Apsley House
Managing a large, aristocratic London house is a very hard job: there is never a dull moment for the team who work below the stairs at Apsley House. On this occasion butlers, housekeepers, maids, cooks, porters are busy preparing a …
11:00am to 4:00pm£14Apsley House, Picadilly
Managing a large, aristocratic London house is a very hard job: there is never a dull moment for the team who work below the stairs at Apsley House. On this occasion butlers, housekeepers, maids, cooks, porters are busy preparing a …
Camley Street Natural Park Narrowboat DayEnjoy a boat trip through King’s Cross on the Regent’s Canal on the London Canal Museum’s narrowboat “Long Tom” Book the boat trip including museum entry and come onboard at Camley Street Natural Park online with the London Wildlife Trust …
11:00am to 3:15pm£12.00Islington
Enjoy a boat trip through King’s Cross on the Regent’s Canal on the London Canal Museum’s narrowboat “Long Tom” Book the boat trip including museum entry and come onboard at Camley Street Natural Park online with the London Wildlife Trust …
Canons House & Grounds open dayLearn about the project to restore Canons House and surrounding open spaces. Grade II* listed Canons House and the surrounding grounds are being restored with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund. Guided tours …
11:00am to 4:00pmFreeMitcham
Learn about the project to restore Canons House and surrounding open spaces. Grade II* listed Canons House and the surrounding grounds are being restored with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund. Guided tours …
Croydon Fire Station open dayThis 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 …
11:30am to 5:00pmFreeCroydon
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 …
East Greenwich Fire Station open dayThis 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 …
12:00pm to 4:00pmFreeCharlton
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 …
AI: Prompting Images of Digital LifeWith the recent emergence of image-generating AI systems such as DALL-E, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, the task of generating images with computers has been remodelled as a text-based process known as ‘prompting’. Prompting involves instructing a pre-trained AI model to …
3:00pm to 6:00pm£10Poplar
With the recent emergence of image-generating AI systems such as DALL-E, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, the task of generating images with computers has been remodelled as a text-based process known as ‘prompting’. Prompting involves instructing a pre-trained AI model to …
The Quatermass Experiment - 70th Anniversary70 years after it first wowed and terrified audiences, Nigel Kneale’s The Quatermass Experiment is back at its home, Alexandra Palace. Originally broadcast over six weeks in the summer of 1953, the seminal but largely missing serial is finally brought …
Starts at 6:30pm£23.75Wood Green
70 years after it first wowed and terrified audiences, Nigel Kneale’s The Quatermass Experiment is back at its home, Alexandra Palace. Originally broadcast over six weeks in the summer of 1953, the seminal but largely missing serial is finally brought …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
The Cold Wind and the WarmBest known for her figurative ceramic sculptures that incorporate both aspects of the human body and elements of nature, Klara Kristalova presents her new body of work in the artist’s first solo exhibition in London. Across her oeuvre, Klara Kristalova …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 9th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFreeCromwell Place, South Kensington
Best known for her figurative ceramic sculptures that incorporate both aspects of the human body and elements of nature, Klara Kristalova presents her new body of work in the artist’s first solo exhibition in London. Across her oeuvre, Klara Kristalova …
Andy Warhol: The TextilesAn exhibition exploring the beautiful and fascinating textile designs by the influential pop artist and icon Andy Warhol. Discover the unknown and virtually unrecorded world of textile designs by the influential pop artist and icon Andy Warhol. Dating from his …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 9th Sep 2023 Closing Soon£12.65Fashion and Textile Museum, Southwark
An exhibition exploring the beautiful and fascinating textile designs by the influential pop artist and icon Andy Warhol. Discover the unknown and virtually unrecorded world of textile designs by the influential pop artist and icon Andy Warhol. Dating from his …
A story of Salt and SugarThis two-day exhibition will include a variety of sugar and salt sculptures, salt sketches and salt animations all created by an array of well-known artists including: Gala Bell – a multidisciplinary artist who specialises in the alchemy of matter and …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 9th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFreeSouthwark
This two-day exhibition will include a variety of sugar and salt sculptures, salt sketches and salt animations all created by an array of well-known artists including: Gala Bell – a multidisciplinary artist who specialises in the alchemy of matter and …
Berthe Morisot: Shaping ImpressionismThe first major UK exhibition of the trailblazing Impressionist since 1950. In partnership with the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, the exhibition brings together around 30 of Morisot’s masterpieces from international collections to reveal the artist as a trailblazer of the …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing Soon£16.50Dulwich Picture Gallery, Dulwich
The first major UK exhibition of the trailblazing Impressionist since 1950. In partnership with the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, the exhibition brings together around 30 of Morisot’s masterpieces from international collections to reveal the artist as a trailblazer of the …
Jean Cooke: UngardeningThe first exhibition focusing on the magnificent garden paintings of Jean Esme Oregon Cooke RA (1927-2008). The exhibition will explore Cooke’s paintings of her gardens: a wild, overgrown city plot in Blackheath, London and a clifftop meadow at her coastal …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing Soon£14The Garden Museum, Southwark
The first exhibition focusing on the magnificent garden paintings of Jean Esme Oregon Cooke RA (1927-2008). The exhibition will explore Cooke’s paintings of her gardens: a wild, overgrown city plot in Blackheath, London and a clifftop meadow at her coastal …
Visions in Porcelain: A Rake's ProgressAn acclaimed artist working with ceramics, Bouke de Vries’ latest work will respond to William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress, and be displayed in the Museum’s Foyle Space. Inspired by Hogarth’s series of original paintings at the Soane Museum, de Vries …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFreeSir John Soane's Museum, Holborn
An acclaimed artist working with ceramics, Bouke de Vries’ latest work will respond to William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress, and be displayed in the Museum’s Foyle Space. Inspired by Hogarth’s series of original paintings at the Soane Museum, de Vries …
New acquisitions Paul Bril to Wendy Red Star Discover more than 100 works of art from the 16th century to the present from Europe, North America and Australasia. New acquisitions: Paul Bril to Wendy Red Star showcases prints and drawings acquired by the Museum over the past five …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFreeBritish Museum, Russell Square
Discover more than 100 works of art from the 16th century to the present from Europe, North America and Australasia. New acquisitions: Paul Bril to Wendy Red Star showcases prints and drawings acquired by the Museum over the past five …
MilkThis exhibition explores our relationship with milk and its place in politics, society and culture. It considers how milk has come to be seen as so central to perceptions of nutrition and “good health†in the UK. The choices we …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFreeWellcome Collection, Camden
This exhibition explores our relationship with milk and its place in politics, society and culture. It considers how milk has come to be seen as so central to perceptions of nutrition and “good health†in the UK. The choices we …
Anthony Caro: The Inspiration of ArchitectureThis new exhibition develops a fertile dialogue between Caro’s sculpture and the unique character of Soane’s building. Anthony Caro (1924-2013), widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s most influential sculptors, is the subject of Pitzhanger’s spring exhibition, opening on …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing Soon£9.90Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing
This new exhibition develops a fertile dialogue between Caro’s sculpture and the unique character of Soane’s building. Anthony Caro (1924-2013), widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s most influential sculptors, is the subject of Pitzhanger’s spring exhibition, opening on …
Connecting Japan - East Japan Railway CompanyThis rail-themed booth display is complete with a working Japanese station vending machine, dispensing a variety of regional drinks and snacks. The display also features a model Series E5 Shinkansen (bullet train) alongside other rail-themed items. JidÅhanbaiki (Vending Machine) There …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 14th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFreeJapan House London, Kensington
This rail-themed booth display is complete with a working Japanese station vending machine, dispensing a variety of regional drinks and snacks. The display also features a model Series E5 Shinkansen (bullet train) alongside other rail-themed items. JidÅhanbaiki (Vending Machine) There …