What's on in London on Sunday 7th April 2024

Top events happening London

Monthly open day of the Kirkaldy's Testing Works

David Kirkaldy’s Testing & Experimenting Works in Southwark set the first international standards in materials testing; a science that has wide-reaching effects on everyday life today. Today, this unique Victorian workshop keeps alive a direct link with Kirkaldy’s innovation, at …

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10:30am to 4:00pm
£16.76
Kirkaldy Testing Museum, Southwark

London Hat Walk

Expect to see lots of people promenading around central London wearing their very finest hats. 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the very first London Hat Week. To mark the occasion, London Hat Week will be hosting a very special …

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Starts at 1:00pm
Free
Picadilly

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Women In Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990

The first of its kind, this exhibition is a wide-ranging exploration of feminist art by over 100 women artists working in the UK. It shines a spotlight on how networks of women used radical ideas and rebellious methods to make …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 7th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
£17
Tate Britain, Pimlico

DIVA

Expect an explosion of over the top fashions at the V&A Museum this summer, as it brings together a collection of outfits worn by celebrities under the title of "divas". Delving into the origins of the term ‘diva’ – meaning …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 7th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
£20
Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, South Kensington

The Devil is in the Detail

From the rich history of the German Renaissance to the modern innovations of today, this double exhibition at Strawberry Hill House provides a rare opportunity to witness the evolution of this intricate art form that was much admired by Horace …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 10th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
£16
Strawberry Hill, Twickenham

Food As Medicine

As humans moved away from being hunters and gatherers, the production of food has been perfected into an art form over countless generations. Astrid’s photographic work acknowledges how labour intensive it is to produce what we eat. However, in the …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 11th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Kennington

Ramadan Lights in the West End

Not unlike Christmas lights, there will be Ramadan Lights above Coventry Street next to Leicester Square for a few weeks. The best spot to get photos is at either end of the street, and a pedestrian crossing has become a …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 12th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Soho

Sisters

Sisters celebrates the contributions of female and non-binary artists within the creative community. Six artists have been selected to explore and initiate dialogue that inspire change and encourage self-expression, female resilience and strength. Artists on display include: Liga Lomane, Lorette …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 12th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Wapping

Holbein at the Tudor Court

This exhibition brings together over 100 works from Henry VIII’s court, including drawings, paintings and miniatures by Hans Holbein the Younger drawn from the Royal Collection, one of the most important surviving groups of the artist’s work. Together, they will …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 13th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
£19
The King's Gallery, Whitehall

El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon

El Anatsui’s Behind the Red Moon is a monumental sculptural installation made of thousands of metal bottle tops and fragments. Crumpling, crushing, and stitching them into different compositions, large panels are pieced together to form massive abstract fields of colour, …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 14th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Tate Modern, Southwark

30 Years of The Wrong Trousers

Released in 1993, The Wrong Trousers introduced icons Wallace & Gromit to the dangerous foe Feathers McGraw, a villainous penguin with ambitions to put Wallace’s ingenious inventions to criminal use. The film won an Academy Award; becoming part of a …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 14th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
£9.50
Cartoon Museum, New Oxford Street

Cute

A major new exhibition exploring the irresistible force of cuteness in contemporary culture. From emojis to internet memes, video games to plushie toys, food to loveable robotic design, cuteness has taken over our world. But how has something so charming …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 14th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
£18.50
Somerset House, Strand

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