What's on in London on Thursday 18th April 2024

Top events happening London

Tour of the Collections Library & the Almshouse at the Museum of Home

Come on a tour of the new Collections Library at The Museum of the Home. In addition to the usual books, photographs and manuscripts found in archives, the library holds prints, wallpaper and textile samples, ceramics, glass and metalwork. Also …

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11:00am to 12:00pm
£12.00
The Museum of the Home, Bethnal Green

Groundwater lowering for construction of the Kilsby Tunnel on the London to Birmingham railway

This lecture will review the construction of the Kilsby Tunnel built in the 1830s under the direction of Robert Stephenson, which faced the problem of driving through 400 m of quicksand. The lecture will discuss route selection, geology, pumping, and …

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6:00pm to 7:30pm
Free
Pimlico

When the English spoke French

Join James Robinson, Interim Director of Collections at the V&A, to discover the complex and interdependent relationship of England and Continental Europe during the Middle Ages.   James Robinson, curator of the exhibition Medieval Treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum: …

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6:00pm to 7:30pm
£11.55
Westminster Abbey, Pimlico

Jesse Armstrong: Writing America from the Outside

This event takes place in the British Library Pigott Theatre and will be simultaneously live streamed on the British Library platform. Tickets may be booked either to attend in person, or to watch on our platform (online) either live or …

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Starts at 7:00pm
£14
British Library, Camden

Bat Walk at Marble Hill

Join English Heritage staff at dusk to explore the grounds of Marble Hill and all the bats that live here. You will here about the different species they have on site as well as the habitats created for them. Please …

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Starts at 7:30pm
£5
Twickenham

Astro Camden: Local Astronomical Heritage

Camden’s astronomy heritage is remarkable, and includes links to distinguished scientists, institutions and historic moments. Many features beyond the Earth have names with Camden associations, some surprising and intriguing. This presentation – organised by Camden History Society – will explore …

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Starts at 7:30pm
£2
Farringdon

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

The Subversive Stitcher Tea Towel Series

An exhibition of tea towels that have been overlaid with a statement to create a different perspective in a gently humorous and sometimes wicked way. Holly Searle aka The Subversive Stitcher is an award winning textile artist who was born …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 21st Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Hammersmith

The Glass Heart

This bold new exploration of glass in the UK brings together for the very first time rarely seen works from key UK collections, celebrating this remarkable material – unforgiving, fragile, strong, sustainable. The Glass Heart will make you think again …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 21st Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Two Temple Place, Strand

Ainu Stories: Contemporary Lives by the Saru River

Experience Ainu culture as it exists today in this exploration of the contemporary lives of this indigenous people of northern Japan. Historically, members of the Ainu community were not able to fully express their distinct culture, however a movement to …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 21st Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Japan House London, Kensington

Turner and Bonington: Watercolours from the Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection invites visitors to embark on a journey – from the rugged Yorkshire Dales to the grandeur of Venice, pausing en route to enjoy the bucolic delights of crab fishing on Scarborough’s beach and to marvel at the …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 21st Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Wallace Collection, Marylebone High St

Mutual Friends: The Adventures of Charles Dickens & Wilkie Collins

The exhibitions explore one of the great – and most entertaining – literary friendships, tracing the shared work, travels, confidences and, above all, the bond of friendship between two men whose books remain loved the world over. From the moment …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 21st Apr 2024 Closing Soon
£13.13
Charles Dickens Museum, Clerkenwell

Falmouth University Exhibition: 24 Hours in Bethnal Green

Documentary and Editorial BA Students from Falmouth University will be making Oxford House their home for a week leading up to their annual photography exhibition. Students will be documenting the hidden life of Bethnal Green over the course of a …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 26th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
West Norwood

When Marianne and Britannia Meet

An exhibition marking the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and France. Tracing the history of the Entente Cordiale agreements and their global repercussions, the exhibition brings together for the first time, or reunites, archives of great historical …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 27th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
South Kensington

Zheng Bo: Bamboo as Method

A large scale new commission from Hong-Kong based artist Zheng Bo, transforming Somerset House’s courtyard into a bamboo garden. This site specific and participatory installation creates a place for contemplation and serves as a reminder of the restorative qualities of …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 28th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Somerset House, Strand

1001 Days in London

London is a vast, complex and continually evolving city: It has an extraordinary history, global communities and cultures, and an apparently limitless supply of creative ingenuity. This exhibition at gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, is street photographer Steve Hollingshead’s attempt to …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 28th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Southwark

Hampton Court Palace Tulip Festival

UPDATE – closing date brought forward to 29th April 2024. Be astonished as over 100,000 tulip bulbs erupt in colour in one of the UK’s biggest display of planted tulips. Now open seven days a week, celebrate the start of …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 28th Apr 2024 Closing Soon
£29
Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey

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