What's on in London on Wednesday 25th October 2023

Top events happening London

Making Views from Kensal House: Perspectives on community, place and policy

Located in North Kensington, London is the Grade 2* listed building Kensal House. Built in 1937, Kensal House was the first purpose-built ‘urban village’ that was designed to house the workers and families of the Gas, Light and Coke Company. …

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5:30pm to 8:30pm
Free
Euston

SAS Forged in Hell

Bestselling author Damien Lewis revisits the daring SAS mission to break through enemy coastal defences and liberate Europe. In the summer of 1943, the largest invasion fleet ever assembled sailed for Nazi-occupied Europe. Against all odds, their task was to …

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Starts at 6:30pm
£5
National Army Museum, Chelsea

The breast surgeon who got breast cancer - Dr Liz O'Riordan

In 2015, aged 40, consultant breast surgeon Liz O’Riordan was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Liz shares her unique perspective and extraordinary story as a breast surgeon who got breast cancer not once, not twice, but three times. Side …

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Starts at 7:00pm
£10
Hunterian Museum, Holborn

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Philip Cunningham's 'Lost East End'

Photographer Philip Cunningham’s exhibition of people, places and community activism in 1970s East London. Lost East End is a new exhibition of photographs taken by Philip Cunningham in the 1970s. Philip was born and raised in the East End of …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 27th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Bethnal Green

2020 Pandemic: Visions of London After People

2020 Pandemic: London After People – By Monica A. Walker “March 2020 is a date that will go down in our recent world history for many reasons. In London, this was the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdowns. The pulse …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 27th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Kennington

The Origin of the Faeces: Poo from the Zoo

A weird and wonderful display of the relationship between animals and humans. Against a backdrop of climate destruction, this exhibition reminds us of what we stand to lose and what we should celebrate most from the world around us. Tracey …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 28th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Kingston Upon Thames

Modernism at the Mall

This exhibition tells the story of the Mall Studios, an artists’ enclave in Hampstead where Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore and Herbert Read changed the face of 20th Century British Art. Tucked away in a quiet alley behind Parkhill …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Isokon Gallery, Hampstead

Crown to Couture

The glittering world of the Georgian court comes head-to-head with the high glamour of the modern-day red carpet in an exhibition at Kensington Palace. Crown to Couture sees contemporary couture worn by high profile celebrities including Lizzo and Lady Gaga, …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
£28
Kensington Palace, Kensington

Seeing the Light: Turner's discovery of Italy in 1819

In the summer of 1819, the landscape artist J.M.W. Turner set off on a journey to Italy that would have a profound impact on his life and work. Visitors to Turner’s House this summer will be able to enjoy an …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
£10
Turners House, Twickenham

Paula Rego: Crivelli's Garden

More than 30 years after Dame Paula Rego, the National Gallery’s first Associate Artist, was commissioned to create a painting for the Sainsbury Wing Dining Room, this exhibition explores the relationship of Rego’s work titled Crivelli’s Garden to the 15th-century …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square

Brick Dinos

A 1.5 metre long model of a Polacanthus, an armoured 125-million-year-old dinosaur found in the UK, will be on show for the first time as part of the Brick Dinos exhibition. In this family-friendly exhibition, some of the largest beasts …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
£9
Horniman Museum, Forest Hill

King Charles III coronation chairs on display

As part of an auction of interior design by Christie’s, pairs of chairs specially made for the Coronation of King Charles III will be on display ahead of being sold for charity. The display is part of a public viewing …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 30th Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Christie's, St James

Christy

Christy, the near 175-year-old British heritage brand credited with creating towelling as we know it today, is the centre of a two-month exhibition at London’s Museum of Brands. From originally showcasing at the Great Exhibition and being the towelling brand …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 31st Oct 2023 Closing Soon
£9
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, Notting Hill

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