What's on in London on Tuesday 31st October 2023

Top events happening London

The Ghost of London Past at the Charles Dickens Museum

An evening, as you explore the London home of Charles Dickens, led by an unearthly guide ‘The Ghost of London Past.’ Encounter this spectral guide as it haunts the home of the great writer. Experience the dark side of Victorian …

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5:00pm to 7:00pm
£20
Charles Dickens Museum, Clerkenwell

Horatio Bottomley - how a radical journalist became a right-wing populist MP

The talk will examine the politics of Horatio Bottomley MP. During the First World War, Bottomley’s magazine John Bull sold two million copies a week. Bottomley addressed huge crowds urging them to wage a war of extermination against ordinary Germans. …

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5:30pm to 7:00pm
Free
The Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Euston

Séance: Conversations in the Dark

Sutton House is famed to house several spirits including a harpsichord-playing ghost and a shimmering veiled apparition known as The White Lady. So where better to celebrate Halloween night? Your séance medium, magician Christopher Howell, will weave a persuasively deceitful …

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Starts at 7:00pm
£19
Sutton House, Homerton

Shakespeare's First Folio and Sir John Soane

The First Folio is one of the great wonders of the literary world. Published in 1623, seven years after the death of its author, it was the first printed edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays. Of the 235 known to have …

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Starts at 7:00pm
£15
Sir John Soane's Museum, Holborn

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

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

Halloween pumpkin trail in Belgravia

The Belgravia Pumpkin Trail will comprise a winding series of stores boasting spooky and fun festive window displays throughout the neighbourhood. Not to miss are the creations of renowned London florists Moyses Stevens and award-winning florist Neill Strain Floral Couture, …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 31st Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free

Peckham is a place called Home

Peckham is a place. Peckham is my home. Peckham is a place called home. Home is more than the four bricked walls in which we lay our heads when the sunsets and the night-time comes. Home is comfort, Home is …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 31st Oct 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Peckham

British Indian Army: Soldiers of the First World War

Created in partnership with the United Service Institution of India, this temporary display highlights the contribution of the Indian Army across the globe during the First World War. The Indian Army played an essential role throughout the First World War, …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 5th Nov 2023 Closing Soon
Free
National Army Museum, Chelsea

R.I.O.T. Reclamation In Our Time

Exhibited for the first time – ex-issue police riot helmets transformed by contemporary artists. R.I.O.T. is a perfect example of the alchemical process of transmutation. Sixteen riot helmets began their journey on the front lines of public disorder operations for …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 7th Nov 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea

Pearson Silver Collection highlights exhibition

An exhibition of highlights from The Pearson Silver Collection devoted to post-World War II British designer silver. This exhibition features a run of 66 boxes created by Benney including the first that was made in 1952, to one of his …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 10th Nov 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Picadilly

Lord Mayor's state coach on display

For the week on either side of the Lord Mayor’s show, the State Coach he will ride in will be on display in the Guildhall Yard. It’ll be next to the west-wing of the Guildhall, near the church, and will …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 13th Nov 2023 Closing Soon
Free
City of London

Putting Britain in the Picture

Since its launch the Daily Mirror has had a front row seat for the events, people and places which have shaped our history. To mark the Mirror’s 120th anniversary, this exhibition is a tribute to the photographers whose images have …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 14th Nov 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Poplar

Latent Spaces

“Latent Spaces” comes from the mind of Illusionaries’ newest creative, generative artist Markos Kay. His artistic creations will be presented inside the venue’s hypnotic world, enabling visitors to experience a dazzling fusion of art and technology. Kay, a disabled multidisciplinary …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 15th Nov 2023 Closing Soon
£24
Poplar

Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies

This masterpiece is considered a milestone in Chinese painting history. Traditionally attributed to Gu Kaizhi (about AD 345-406), it probably dates to between AD 400 and 700. Due to conservation precautions, it can only be displayed for six weeks a …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 15th Nov 2023 Closing Soon
Free
British Museum, Russell Square

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