What's on in London on Thursday 1st February 2024

Top events happening London

Analysing Myth and Material: Charles I's knitted waistcoat

For almost 100 years, the Museum of London has owned a garment knitted of fine blue silk (inventory number A27050) believed to have been worn by King Charles I at his execution. This ‘wastecoat’, the contemporary term for an undergarment, …

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5:00pm to 6:00pm
Free
Picadilly

RCP Museum Late: LGBT+ History month special

An evening exploring the long, rich and inspiring history of LGBTQ+ lives through fascinating and potentially challenging items from the RCP archives, museum and heritage library. LGBTQ+ stories can be traced back at least 350 years in our collections and …

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5:30pm to 8:00pm
Free
Camden

The Decorum of Shopping Streets

The first lecture in the series Twentieth Century Shops: From Arndale to Zara, marking the publication of 100 20th Century Shops. ‘Good Taste is Good Business’ – these words come from a Civic Trust publication on Shop Fronts of the …

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Starts at 6:30pm
£15
Clerkenwell

Chinese New Year - Science Museum Lates

As the Lunar Year dawns, join the Science Museum to celebrate the Year of the Dragon and the opening of Zimingzhong 凝时聚珍, their new exhibition about Chinese clockwork. Amongst lion and dragon dancers, Chinese drummers, and New Year’s arts and …

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6:30pm to 10:00pm
Free
Science Museum, South Kensington

Concretia

David Ellis’s School of Thought presents Concretia, an evening of spoken reportage, illustrated essays & psycho-acoustics on doubt and troublesome rhythms in the former Soviet bloc 1970-80’s. With Philip Oltermann, Annegret Gollin, Stephen Coates, Simon Tyszko, David Ellis. Quinton Scott …

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7:30pm to 11:00pm
£11
Horse Hospital, Clerkenwell

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Life

A spectacular sound and light experience at St Martin’s Following on from the incredible success of ‘Space’, last year, we invite you to immerse yourself in a new unique experience that celebrates the natural world around us. The spectacular sound …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 3rd Feb 2024 Closing Soon
£12
Trafalgar Square

Coalescence

Coalescence, a thought-provoking art installation from internationally acclaimed designer Paul Cocksedge, is coming to the magnificent Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, this December. The six-metre diameter artwork is made from over 2,500 pieces of coal with …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 4th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
£15
Greenwich

The Crown - costumes exhibition

Experience the exceptional craftmanship and creativity behind The Crown with a special exhibition of the sets, costumes and props from series 1-6, ahead of two auctions at Bonhams in February 2024. The exhibition includes reproductions such as the Gold State …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 5th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Bonhams, Mayfair

Genetic Automata

‘Genetic Automata’ is an ongoing body of video works by artists Larry Achiampong and David Blandy, exploring race and identity in an age of avatars, videogames and DNA ancestry. The series investigates where deeply ingrained ideas about race come from …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Wellcome Collection, Camden

Burma to Myanmar

From influential superpower to repressive regime, Myanmar – also known as Burma – has seen dramatic fluctuations in fortune over the past 1,500 years. Experiencing decades of civil war and now ruled again by a military dictatorship, Myanmar is an …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
£12
British Museum, Russell Square

Julianknxx Chorus in Rememory of Flight

Poet, artist and filmmaker Julianknxx explores themes of inheritance, loss and belonging as he crosses the boundaries between written word, music and visual art. Sierra Leonian artist Julianknxx uses his personal history as a prism to deconstruct dominant perspectives on …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Barbican Arts Centre, Barbican

REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion

This exhibition will be one of the most wide-ranging surveys of contemporary fashion culture ever staged in the UK. The swan dress controversially worn by Björk at the 2001 Oscars, Harry Styles’ Steven Stokey Daley outfit from his video for …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
£20
Design Museum, Kensington

La Serenissima: Drawing in 18th century Venice 

This display will present an outstanding group of around twenty Venetian drawings from The Courtauld’s collection. They evoke the energy and creativity of Venice at a time when the city flourished as one of the great cultural capitals of Europe. …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 11th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
£11
Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand

Zach Blas: CULTUS

arebyte presents CULTUS, a new solo project by artist Zach Blas. Co-commissioned by arebyte, London, and Secession, Vienna, this immersive multimedia exhibition explores religious belief, artificial intelligence, and the California tech industry. Featuring AI-generated imagery, text, and sound alongside computer …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 17th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Poplar

Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition

"Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition" is a journey through more than 200 of the most beautiful, idiosyncratic, and interesting places on Earth – all seemingly plucked from the whimsical world of Wes Anderson. Seven themed rooms provide you a personal …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 17th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
£12.99
South Kensington

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