What's on in London on Friday 17th May 2024

Top events happening London

Norway's National Day

The annual celebration of the Norwegian National Day, with music and food, takes place in Southwark Park. Programme: 11.00 Park and event open 12.00 Music & Entertainment 13.00 Official welcome by KÃ¥re Sivertsen, 17. mai London 13.05 National Anthem «Ja …

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11:00am to 5:00pm
£7
Rotherhithe

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Craftworks

A three-day exhibition which will host the very best of arts, crafts, and design from all corners of the craft sector. If you’re a collector, an interior designer, an architect, a retail or hospitality buyer or someone who appreciates and …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 17th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Clerkenwell

Fabian Ramírez: Firing of the Idols

Hissing snakes look on as men holding flaming torches set about burning numerous different human heads, masks, and shields. Great flames curl outwards, licking at fornicating bodies that fall through the air or hover in space above serpentine rivers of …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 18th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Islington

LCW - Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity

The Cultural Section, Chinese Embassy in the UK, Ping An presents ‘Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity’, an exhibition showcasing traditional Chinese crafts alongside innovative modern designs. The exhibition presents the two important Chinese principles of ‘harmony’ and ‘elegance’ to a …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Tower Hill

LCW - Meisterstrasse in Residence

The Austrian Embassy opens its doors for a new Meisterstrasse in Residence exhibition and event series that builds creative connections between East and West. Traditional manufacturers and innovative craft businesses from Austria welcome master craftspeople from Germany, the UK, Japan, …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Belgravia

The Time is Always Now Artists Reframe the Black Figure

A major study of the Black figure – and its representation in contemporary art. Exploring the depiction of the Black form within portraiture, the exhibition will feature contemporary works – made between the year 2000 and today – that consider …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th May 2024 Closing Soon
£18
National Portrait Gallery, Soho

Generation UCL: 200 Years of Student Life in London

“There is no university without its students.” This is the idea at the heart of UCL’s exhibition ‘Generation UCL: 200 Years of Student Life in London’ which takes a fresh look at the university’s two-century history through the eyes of …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 20th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Euston

Lost & Found: Mapping European Literary London

‘Lost & Found: Mapping European Literary London’ is a small but expansive research-led display on UCL’s Bloomsbury campus exploring the body of literature about London by European writers who have flocked to the capital across the centuries. Through a physical …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 20th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Euston

Fortitude: Healthcare workers' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic

The museum exhibition features first-hand accounts of the horrors and moments of hope faced by doctors tackling the impact of the virus. It shows the tsunami of demand which faced the NHS and the tight-knit medical community which came together …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 24th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Royal College of Physicians Museum, Camden

Pariah Genius: John Deakin, The Psychobiography of a Photographer

Curated by the London writer Iain Sinclair, this exhibition presents a rare & unique opportunity to see original prints by Deakin once owned by Francis Bacon. Staged in conjunction with the launch of Sinclair’s new book, published by CHEERIO Publishing, …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 24th May 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Bloomsbury

Cabinets Unlocked

Opened just twice a year to coincide with the conservation team’s checks of the collection, these cabinets are normally kept closed to protect the pristine interiors from overexposure to light. Twenty prized cabinets and writing desks will be opened up, …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 24th May 2024 Closing Soon
£15
Ham

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