What's on in London on Thursday 18th January 2024
Top events happening London
The Daguerreotype at the End of Our World
Photographer Arai Takashi was born in the late 1970s in the Japan of the Cold War. During his youth he was exposed on a daily basis to representations of nuclear technology in films, anime, manga, and novels. The zeitgeist of …
6:00pm to 7:00pmFreeDaiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Camden
Photographer Arai Takashi was born in the late 1970s in the Japan of the Cold War. During his youth he was exposed on a daily basis to representations of nuclear technology in films, anime, manga, and novels. The zeitgeist of …
The Curse of Fleet StreetStanley Donwood and Dan Richards will discuss, in a rambling and discursive manner, some ways in which letterpress printing might be used in ways which may horrify printers. Learn how the desktop publishing revolution of the late 20th century led …
6:45pm to 8:30pm£14.70City of London
Stanley Donwood and Dan Richards will discuss, in a rambling and discursive manner, some ways in which letterpress printing might be used in ways which may horrify printers. Learn how the desktop publishing revolution of the late 20th century led …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Climate Change: America and the World ExhibitionFrom unprecedented droughts in East Africa and devastating floods in Pakistan, to heatwaves in the United Kingdom and wildfires in Canada, the disastrous impacts of climate change can be felt around the world. These events affect some communities more than …
Exhibition ends on Friday 19th Jan 2024 Closing SoonFreeHolborn
From unprecedented droughts in East Africa and devastating floods in Pakistan, to heatwaves in the United Kingdom and wildfires in Canada, the disastrous impacts of climate change can be felt around the world. These events affect some communities more than …
The Glowbot GardenA spectacular, promenade experience featuring a series of huge interactive creatures will take over the Strand Aldwych pedestrianised area. The Glowbot Garden is an opportunity for people to meet a host of inflatable, pneumatically controlled creatures, many of which are …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 20th Jan 2024 Closing SoonFreeStrand
A spectacular, promenade experience featuring a series of huge interactive creatures will take over the Strand Aldwych pedestrianised area. The Glowbot Garden is an opportunity for people to meet a host of inflatable, pneumatically controlled creatures, many of which are …
AI: Who's Looking After Me?An exhibition that takes a questioning, surprising and playful look at the ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already shaping so many areas of our lives – from our healthcare and justice systems to how we look after our pets. Who …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 20th Jan 2024 Closing SoonFreeScience Gallery London, Southwark
An exhibition that takes a questioning, surprising and playful look at the ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already shaping so many areas of our lives – from our healthcare and justice systems to how we look after our pets. Who …
David Hockney: Drawing from LifeThe Gallery’s autumn programme will see the return of the five-star exhibition, ‘David Hockney: Drawing from Life’, which was staged for just 20 days before the Gallery’s closure due to Covid in March 2020. The exhibition explores the artist’s work …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 21st Jan 2024 Closing Soon£23.50National Portrait Gallery, Soho
The Gallery’s autumn programme will see the return of the five-star exhibition, ‘David Hockney: Drawing from Life’, which was staged for just 20 days before the Gallery’s closure due to Covid in March 2020. The exhibition explores the artist’s work …
Frans HalsFour hundred years since they were painted, Frans Hals’s portraits still breathe with life. There’s the hint of a smile, a hand resting nonchalantly on a hip, and just occasionally, a burst of laughter. Hals was one of the most …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 21st Jan 2024 Closing Soon£20National Gallery, Trafalgar Square
Four hundred years since they were painted, Frans Hals’s portraits still breathe with life. There’s the hint of a smile, a hand resting nonchalantly on a hip, and just occasionally, a burst of laughter. Hals was one of the most …
If not now, when?The exhibition will feature 29 remarkable female sculptors, celebrating their contributions to the world of art from the 1960s to now. This exhibition is the outcome of a two-year research project, Hepworth’s Progeny. The research was funded by a donation …
Exhibition ends on Monday 22nd Jan 2024 Closing Soon£10Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
The exhibition will feature 29 remarkable female sculptors, celebrating their contributions to the world of art from the 1960s to now. This exhibition is the outcome of a two-year research project, Hepworth’s Progeny. The research was funded by a donation …
Disney 100 ExhibitionThe exhibition includes ten themed galleries with classics from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) to contemporary releases such as Encanto (2021), including the latest members of the Disney family—Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel. If you book to visit …
Exhibition ends on Monday 22nd Jan 2024 Closing Soon£31.50Victoria Dock
The exhibition includes ten themed galleries with classics from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) to contemporary releases such as Encanto (2021), including the latest members of the Disney family—Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel. If you book to visit …
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: BoundlessChristo and Jeanne-Claude: Boundless will take a retrospective look at the career and achievements of artistic collaborators and life partners Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Christo & Jeanne-Claude: Boundless introduces visitors to the couple’s seminal projects, ranging from their early collaborations to …
Exhibition ends on Monday 22nd Jan 2024 Closing Soon£12Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Boundless will take a retrospective look at the career and achievements of artistic collaborators and life partners Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Christo & Jeanne-Claude: Boundless introduces visitors to the couple’s seminal projects, ranging from their early collaborations to …
Valentin Goppel: Between the YearsLeica Gallery London is exhibiting work by Valentin Goppel, winner of the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award for photography in 2022. The works on display are from Goppel’s series, Between the Years, a tender perspective on young adults living …
Exhibition ends on Monday 22nd Jan 2024 Closing SoonFreeMayfair
Leica Gallery London is exhibiting work by Valentin Goppel, winner of the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award for photography in 2022. The works on display are from Goppel’s series, Between the Years, a tender perspective on young adults living …
Heritage Gallery Exhibition - ShakespeareA display celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare’s First Folio. You’ll have the opportunity to see: The First Folio and a parish register containing the burial of Edmund Shakespeare, William’s nephew The Shakespeare deed (one of …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 25th Jan 2024 Closing SoonFreeGuildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London
A display celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare’s First Folio. You’ll have the opportunity to see: The First Folio and a parish register containing the burial of Edmund Shakespeare, William’s nephew The Shakespeare deed (one of …