What's on in London on Monday 18th December 2023
Top events happening London
A very curious Christmas with Maddie MoateChristmas is coming, and we have some seasonal science questions! Why do crackers go bang? How do fairy lights work? Why brussels sprouts make you fart? Join CBBC and YouTube presenter Maddie Moate for a dose of festive cheer as …
6:00pm to 7:15pm£17.06Mayfair
Christmas is coming, and we have some seasonal science questions! Why do crackers go bang? How do fairy lights work? Why brussels sprouts make you fart? Join CBBC and YouTube presenter Maddie Moate for a dose of festive cheer as …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
The Drawing Year 2023 End of Year ExhibitionAn exhibition showcasing more than 400 works by 28 students who have participated in the School’s scholarship course in 2023. The Drawing Year is a postgraduate-level course which provides an opportunity for intensive practice and research in drawing from observation. …
Exhibition ends on Tuesday 19th Dec 2023 Closing SoonFreeShoreditch
An exhibition showcasing more than 400 works by 28 students who have participated in the School’s scholarship course in 2023. The Drawing Year is a postgraduate-level course which provides an opportunity for intensive practice and research in drawing from observation. …
Resistance, rights and refuge: Britain and Chile 50 years after the Chilean coup An exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chilean military coup. On 11 September 1973, a military coup overthrew Chile’s democratically elected socialist government and ushered forth 17 years of dictatorship. Tens of thousands were imprisoned and tortured, and …
Exhibition ends on Wednesday 20th Dec 2023 Closing SoonFreeHolborn
An exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chilean military coup. On 11 September 1973, a military coup overthrew Chile’s democratically elected socialist government and ushered forth 17 years of dictatorship. Tens of thousands were imprisoned and tortured, and …
Inventing the FutureThis exhibition celebrates the Tercentenary of the Constitutions of the Freemasons. This book, now almost forgotten by non-freemasons, had a remarkable and unexpected impact. ‘Inventing the Future’ has two parts. In the library you can see how the Constitutions of …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 21st Dec 2023 Closing SoonFreeMuseum of Freemasonry, Aldwych
This exhibition celebrates the Tercentenary of the Constitutions of the Freemasons. This book, now almost forgotten by non-freemasons, had a remarkable and unexpected impact. ‘Inventing the Future’ has two parts. In the library you can see how the Constitutions of …
Hidden in Plain Sight: Liberating our Library Collections“Hidden in Plain Sight” is UCL Library Services’ free public exhibition highlighting underrepresented voices in our historic and modern library collections. Across UCL Library Services, staff members, students, and volunteers have been working together to discover, record, and celebrate the …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 21st Dec 2023 Closing SoonFreeEuston
“Hidden in Plain Sight” is UCL Library Services’ free public exhibition highlighting underrepresented voices in our historic and modern library collections. Across UCL Library Services, staff members, students, and volunteers have been working together to discover, record, and celebrate the …
Sergio LombardoAn exhibition of works by Italian artist Sergio Lombardo (b.1939, Rome). Active since the late 1950s, Lombardo was a key member of Italy’s post-war avant-garde and Scuola di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo School), a group of artists based …
Exhibition ends on Friday 22nd Dec 2023 Closing SoonFreeMayfair
An exhibition of works by Italian artist Sergio Lombardo (b.1939, Rome). Active since the late 1950s, Lombardo was a key member of Italy’s post-war avant-garde and Scuola di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo School), a group of artists based …
Wanderlust: Travel Japan through Vintage PostersOne year following the pandemic, tourism in Japan is nearly back at its peak. Through vintage tourism posters, this exhibition offers a glimpse into a past that resonates with the present. The posters encapsulate the allure of a nation poised …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 28th Dec 2023 Closing SoonFreePicadilly
One year following the pandemic, tourism in Japan is nearly back at its peak. Through vintage tourism posters, this exhibition offers a glimpse into a past that resonates with the present. The posters encapsulate the allure of a nation poised …
It All Starts With a ThreadExplore thread as a method and metaphor for connection, collaboration and conversation in this exhibition by ten students on the MA degree in Curating Art and Public Programmes jointly run by Whitechapel Gallery and London South Bank University. In the …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 31st Dec 2023 Closing SoonFreeWhitechapel
Explore thread as a method and metaphor for connection, collaboration and conversation in this exhibition by ten students on the MA degree in Curating Art and Public Programmes jointly run by Whitechapel Gallery and London South Bank University. In the …
Treasures of Gold and Silver WireA piece of the only surviving dress worn by Queen Elizabeth I, Charles Dickens’ court suit, an RSC robe worn by David Tennant as Richard II, and the Coronation glove of Queen Elizabeth II are among the highlights of this …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 31st Dec 2023 Closing Soon£10Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London
A piece of the only surviving dress worn by Queen Elizabeth I, Charles Dickens’ court suit, an RSC robe worn by David Tennant as Richard II, and the Coronation glove of Queen Elizabeth II are among the highlights of this …
Ben Edge's British Folk PaintingsFor nearly a decade Ben Edge has been documenting the seasonal folk Customs of Britain, travelling by bus, train and foot to the far corners of these Isles, to capture our often overlooked, unknown and unsung but thriving Folk culture …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 31st Dec 2023 Closing SoonFreeHackney
For nearly a decade Ben Edge has been documenting the seasonal folk Customs of Britain, travelling by bus, train and foot to the far corners of these Isles, to capture our often overlooked, unknown and unsung but thriving Folk culture …
Art Now: Rhea Dillon: An Alterable Terrain Tate Britain presents a new free exhibition of sculptural works by Rhea Dillon. Titled An Alterable Terrain, the exhibition brings together a group of new and existing sculptures to explore Black women’s labour across histories and geographies. This will be …
Exhibition ends on Monday 1st Jan 2024 Closing SoonFreeTate Britain, Pimlico
Tate Britain presents a new free exhibition of sculptural works by Rhea Dillon. Titled An Alterable Terrain, the exhibition brings together a group of new and existing sculptures to explore Black women’s labour across histories and geographies. This will be …