What's on in London on Thursday 28th September 2023

Top events happening London

Tour of St Bride Foundation

St Bride Foundation, located behind Fleet Street, houses the history of print and the skills that made Fleet Street the undisputed home of printing and publishing in London. A chance to explore our collections up close and learn about the …

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11:00am to 1:00pm
£16.30
City of London

Keats House After Hours

Visit Keats House after hours, as they extend their opening hours for one night only. At the beautiful Regency villa where Romantic poet John Keats found inspiration, friendship and love, you will discover Keats’s life story and poetry, which was …

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5:00pm to 7:00pm
£8.40
Keats House, Hampstead

The History and Design of English Delftware Jars

Pipe-smoking men, angels with outspread wings, cherubs and trumpets: English delftware drug jars Would you like to learn more about the history of pharmacy? The RPS Library and Museum are opening their doors for the first After-Hours evening event. The …

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6:00pm to 8:00pm
£15
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum, Wapping

The Art of Explanation - An Evening with Ros Atkins

Southwark Cathedral are delighted to welcome BBC presenter Ros Atkins to explain the art of explanation at this candlelit event in the nave. To watch an Atkins report is akin to observing a watchmaker assemble the inner workings of a …

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7:00pm to 8:30pm
£10.54
Southwark

Young versus Champollion: Who Deciphered the Hieroglyphs?

How two rivals solved a 2,000 year-old puzzle. This event takes place in the British Library. Thomas Young (1773-1829) – Egyptologist, philologist, physician, physicist, physiologist and writer – was one of the greatest ever polymaths. This year marks the 250th …

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7:15pm to 8:30pm
£10
British Library, Camden

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Aizome - The Craft of Japanese Indigo-dyeing

Indigo is one of the oldest plant dyes in existence. Since it made its way into Japan approximately 1400 years ago, indigo would enjoy popularity among aristocrats and commoners at various points in history. The art of aizome (indigo-dyeing) became …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 29th Sep 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Picadilly

Colours festival

This exhibition will present artworks from 40 established and emerging artists from all over the world across a 1,000m2 space. Visitors can expect to see an array of street graffiti, eye-popping art, inspiring illustrations and vibrant photography as an eclectic …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 30th Sep 2023 Closing Soon
£10.24
Camden

Coronation exhibition

Westminster Abbey is the nation’s Coronation Church and this exhibition in the Chapter House will reveal the key elements of the royal ceremony which has taken place at the Abbey for nearly a thousand years. Featuring historic illustrations and archive …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 30th Sep 2023 Closing Soon
£27
Westminster Abbey, Pimlico

Evelyn De Morgan: The Gold Drawings

The exhibition explores De Morgan’s unique practice of making gold drawings, showcasing 13 artworks loaned by the Trustees of the De Morgan Foundation and Victoria Dolorosa from the Leighton House collection. In addition, preparatory drawings for the figure of St. …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Leighton House Museum, West Kensington

Paul McCartney - Photographs 1963-64 Eyes of the Storm

An unprecedented exhibition, revealing – for the first time – extraordinary photographs taken by Paul McCartney. In this show, we focus on portraits captured by McCartney, using his own camera, between December 1963 and February 1964 – a time when …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Oct 2023 Closing Soon
£24.50
National Portrait Gallery, Soho

Roger Moore - James Bond exhibition

Ahead of a sale of Sir Roger Moore’s collection of James Bond memorabilia, many of the objects from the auction will be on public display. The display is aimed at the auction bidders, but is freely open to anyone to …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 3rd Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Bonhams, Mayfair

The Knitting & Stitching Show

Thousands of visitors attend the show each year ranging from complete beginners through to seasoned crafters to see the hundreds of exhibitors selling essential supplies including yarn, fabric, buttons, fat quarters, sewing machines and more. You’ll also find inspiring textile …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 8th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
£19.50
Wood Green

ENO: Under the Skin

An exhibition of new artworks created by leading artists – including Stuart Semple, Sara Pope, Nathan Bowen, My Dog Sighs and Matt Small – inspired by the work of the ENO’s approach to diversity. ‘Under The Skin’ is the result …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 8th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Southwark

China's hidden century

In a global first, the resilience and innovation of 19th-century China is revealed in a major new exhibition. This is the first exhibition to focus on individual groups of people in 19th-century China. Visitors will experience the visual richness of …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 8th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
£16
British Museum, Russell Square

Art and Artifice: Fakes from the Collection

This display will showcase drawings, paintings, sculpture and decorative arts that are not what they seem. It will present remarkable forgeries from The Courtauld’s collection and tell the stories behind their making and the discovery of their deception. Some known …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 8th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
£11
Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand

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