What's on in London on Thursday 29th February 2024

Top events happening London

Tour of St Bride Foundation

St Bride Foundation, located behind Fleet Street, houses the history of print and the skills that made Fleet Street the undisputed home of printing and publishing in London. A chance to explore our collections up close and learn about the …

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11:00am to 1:00pm
£15
City of London

Visit to the St. Leonards Court Air Raid Shelter

A rare opportunity to step inside the Second World War air raid shelter at St. Leonards Court in East Sheen. Experience the underground rooms with a knowledgeable volunteer and help support a project to conserve the shelter for future generations. …

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11:00am to 11:45am
£7.50
Mortlake

Wealth Inequality: English Law's Unintended Legacy?

Today, the UK is a deeply unequal society. This lecture critically evaluates the relationship between English law and capitalism and explores how legal changes over the past 30 years, such as deregulating the housing market and weakening trade unions, have …

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6:00pm to 7:00pm
Free
Holborn

Young Elizabeth - A Talk by Dr Nicola Tallis

What trials did Elizabeth I face in her challenging early life? Find out at this talk by acclaimed historian Dr Nicola Tallis The first definitive biography of the young Elizabeth I in over twenty years–drawing on a rich variety of …

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6:30pm to 8:00pm
£7.38
Southwark

'By the Author of Endymion': Branding Keats

Keats, so the story goes, never finished his classical epic ‘Hyperion’ and nearly abandoned his career as a poet thanks to Tory reviewers’ savage treatment of his Endymion (1818). This talk sets out to challenge this myth – and the …

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6:30pm to 8:00pm
£6
Keats House, Hampstead

Shopping Centres

The fifth lecture in the series Twentieth Century Shops: From Arndale to Zara, marking the publication of 100 20th Century Shops. As a much-maligned building type, post-war shopping centres have undoubtedly played a significant role in Britain, with over 750 …

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Starts at 6:30pm
£15
Clerkenwell

Liquid London

While today we take the stuff for granted: turn a tap and it gushes out, it wasn’t always so. For centuries the metropolis, one of the largest and richest cities in the world, struggled to keep its citizens hydrated with …

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Starts at 7:00pm
£11.55
Horse Hospital, Clerkenwell

Discourse: Explosive chemistry with Andrew Szydlo

Those familiar with our family programme here at the Ri will recognise the name Andrew Szydlo! Long time friend of the Ri and explosive science extraordinaire we’re delighted to bring Andrew back to the Theatre in a slightly different capacity, …

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7:20pm to 8:45pm
£21.44
Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum), Mayfair

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

See a life-sized Megalosaurus

During February 2024 the Geological Society will be hosting an unusual visitor in the Upper Library at Burlington House. 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the first scientific description of a non-avian dinosaur by William Buckland (1784-1856), Professor of Geology …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 29th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
Free
The Geological Society, Picadilly

Evolution of the Isle of Dogs

Explore the transformation of the Isle of Dogs, its development, its forgotten places and historic buildings, see how people lived in the past. The exhibition of Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archive images rediscovers everyday life, celebrations, street images …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 29th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Poplar

How to Build a Low-Carbon Home

How can we design our homes to respond to the climate emergency? Discover how architects are reimagining wood, stone and straw to design homes fit for the future. With almost 30% of global carbon emissions caused by the construction and …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 29th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Design Museum, Kensington

Artificial Silk: From Kew to the World

A special exhibition about a little-known local scientific invention with a huge global impact: the development of artificial silk. Invented in Kew in the early 1900s, viscose rayon is a soft, silky textile made from wood pulp which is still …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 29th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Museum of Richmond, Richmond

Shakespeare's First Folios: a 400-year journey

On 8 November 1623, a book was entered into the register of the Stationers’ Company of London: Master Blounte, Isaak Jaggard. Entered for their copie ‘ Master William Shakspeers Comedyes, Histories & Tragedyes This marked the publication of Shakespeare’s First …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 29th Feb 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Euston

Mel Calman on Love, Rage and Neurosis

An exhibition of some 100 cartoons by Mel Calman (1931 -1994) from the family’s private collection are to be exhibited and sold in an online auction over two weeks in February. Most famous for his long stints at both The …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 1st Mar 2024 Closing Soon
Free
West Kensington

What's He Doing In There? We Have A Right To Know

An autoethnographic exhibition by Roger K. Burton loosely centred around his design influences and inspiration of three seminal fashion shops PX (1978) and Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren Worlds End (1979), Nostalgia of Mud (1981) With over 50 years’ experience …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 2nd Mar 2024 Closing Soon
£6
Horse Hospital, Clerkenwell

The Fabric of Democracy: Propaganda Textiles from the French Revolution to Brexit

This exhibition explores printed propaganda textiles over more than two centuries, from the French Revolution to Brexit. Curated by design historian Amber Butchart, this exhibition explores printed propaganda textiles over more than two centuries. Discover how fabric designers and manufacturers …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 2nd Mar 2024 Closing Soon
£12.65
Fashion and Textile Museum, Southwark

Oh Boy! Boy's Dress 1760-1930

An exploration into the overlooked world of historical boy’s dress through a collector’s eye. The Fashion and Textile Museum is excited to present Oh Boy! – an exploration into historical boy’s dress. Curated by leading fashion historian Amy de la …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 2nd Mar 2024 Closing Soon
£12.65
Fashion and Textile Museum, Southwark

Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast

For the first time in 250 years, this exhibition reunites the pastel masterpiece by Swiss artist Jean-Etienne Liotard, painted in Lyon in 1754, with the painted version in oil he completed in London almost 20 years later. This is the …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 3rd Mar 2024 Closing Soon
Free
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square

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