What's on in London on Wednesday 8th May 2024

Top events happening London

Display of vintage sports cars outside Westminster Abbey

A Service of Thanksgiving for Sir Stirling Moss’s life and work will be held at Westminster Abbey, and outside the Abbey, a display of vintage sports cars will accompany the Service. The display will involve a selection of some of …

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10:00am to 1:00pm
Free
Westminster Abbey, Pimlico

Fanciful Figures: Library visit

Spend an hour in the Soane Museum Research Library looking at drawings with the curator of our exhibition Fanciful Figures. Frances Sands, Curator of Drawings and Books, will show you a selection of beautiful drawings which could not be shoehorned …

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Starts at 11:00am
£5
Sir John Soane's Museum, Holborn

Evening Lecture at Ragged School Museum

Religious historian W. M. Jacob explores Barnardo’s East End: Poverty and Philanthropy in 19th Century London £5 Adults £2.50 Concessions

7:00pm to 8:00pm
£5
Bow

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Fowl Play

Young Margate-based painter Jack Hirons uses an unusual medium. All the pigment in his debut London solo show comes from the charred and crushed bones of fried chicken, bought on a matchday on Tottenham High Road from the legendary Chick-King …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 11th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Tottenham

Albert Oehlen - New Paintings

Gagosian presents an exhibition of new paintings by Albert Oehlen. For his first show at the gallery in London since 2016, Oehlen continues to explore the rich possibilities and the future of painting. He riffs on fragments, forms, and entire …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 11th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Mayfair

Terry Frost

The late Sir Terry Frost (1915-2003) became a pioneering figure within the St Ives group of British modernists, with a career spanning over six decades. This survey presents an extensive collection of Frost’s most compelling paintings from 1966-2003. Frost’s unique …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 11th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Mayfair

Alison Lapper: Lost in Parys

Bethlem Museum of the Mind showcases Alison Lapper’s (b.1965) work that explores her journey of grief since the untimely death of her son Parys. Alison Lapper: Lost in Parys will present a range of new work that delves into a …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 11th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Bethlem Museum of the Mind, Beckenham

Marriner 100

15th April 2024 will mark the centenary of the birth of Sir Neville Marriner (1924-2016), the world-famous classical musician who enjoyed a long and illustrious career with his own orchestra – the Academy of St Martin in the Fields – …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Trafalgar Square

The Art of the Brick - LEGO Art

The Art of the Brick is the best-known LEGO art exhibition in the world. After touring several cities and entering CNN’s list of "Must-See" exhibitions, it is back in London. Critically acclaimed, the collection features works by artist Nathan Sawaya …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th May 2024 Closing Soon
£17.90
Whitechapel

Injecting Hope: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine

How do you develop a vaccine quickly and effectively to combat a global pandemic? Our new free exhibition explores the worldwide effort to develop vaccines at pandemic speed. See how scientists and researchers adapted to the various challenges of this …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Science Museum, South Kensington

Display - Reuse, Refill, Rethink

This exhibition showcases a variety of products and demonstrate the difference between refillable, returnable (prefill) and repurposed product packaging of the past, present, and future. It explores how current developments in packaging have historical significance and how we might learn …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 15th May 2024 Closing Soon
£9
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, Notting Hill

LCW - The Gilded City

(The exhibition is free and unticketed – if you want a guided tour, click to their website to book, costs £5) — The Gilded City brings together 11 artists working with the ancient art of gilding. Set within the ornate …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 15th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
City of London

Terry Higgins Memorial Quilt

On display in the chapel will be a special new quilt dedicated to Terry Higgins, commissioned by the trust to mark their 40th Anniversary year. A tribute to Terry’s life and the legacy of his death, the Terry Higgins Memorial …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 15th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Fitzrovia Chapel, Tottenham Court Road

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