What's on in London on Wednesday 5th June 2024
Top events happening London
Going Underground - Exploring the Crystal Palace SubwayThis is a chance to immerse yourself in the Crystal Palace Subway and see the work that has been taking place for the last two years. Visitors will be invited to explore this spectacular underground entrance way to the Crystal …
2:30pm to 7:00pmFree
This is a chance to immerse yourself in the Crystal Palace Subway and see the work that has been taking place for the last two years. Visitors will be invited to explore this spectacular underground entrance way to the Crystal …
Witch-Hunting in European and World HistoryThis lecture confronts the worldwide phenomenon of the persecution of suspected witches, now a serious, contemporary problem condemned by the UN in 2021. It will show what has been unusual about Europe in this global pattern, and why the notorious …
6:00pm to 7:00pmFreeHolborn
This lecture confronts the worldwide phenomenon of the persecution of suspected witches, now a serious, contemporary problem condemned by the UN in 2021. It will show what has been unusual about Europe in this global pattern, and why the notorious …
The climate crisis: What's the future for unlisted historic buildings?– A SAVE, Donald Insall Associates & LFA Panel Discussion Chair: Henrietta Billings (Director of SAVE Britain’s Heritage) Panellists: Robin Dhar (Chairman of Donald Insall Associates), Tyler Goodwin (Founder and CEO of Seaforth Land), Simon Sturgis (Founding director of Targeting …
6:30pm to 7:45pm£9.38Clerkenwell
– A SAVE, Donald Insall Associates & LFA Panel Discussion Chair: Henrietta Billings (Director of SAVE Britain’s Heritage) Panellists: Robin Dhar (Chairman of Donald Insall Associates), Tyler Goodwin (Founder and CEO of Seaforth Land), Simon Sturgis (Founding director of Targeting …
London's Knowledge Quarter: Commissions and Omissions in Bloomsbury and BeyondThe Survey of London celebrates its 130th anniversary in 2024 with the launch of an annual lecture tackling an aspect of the city’s built environment where past, present and future meet, and embracing the principle that the city belongs to …
6:30pm to 8:00pm£10Euston
The Survey of London celebrates its 130th anniversary in 2024 with the launch of an annual lecture tackling an aspect of the city’s built environment where past, present and future meet, and embracing the principle that the city belongs to …
Round Churches: Re-presenting JerusalemAn evening lecture in partnership with the St John Historical Society. Four round churches survive in England. They have an architectural atmosphere unique to themselves. They were built to re-present in England the Rotunda of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, …
7:00pm to 8:00pmFreeMuseum of the Order of St John, Clerkenwell
An evening lecture in partnership with the St John Historical Society. Four round churches survive in England. They have an architectural atmosphere unique to themselves. They were built to re-present in England the Rotunda of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Monster Mayhem at The MallWatch in wonder as The Mall Wood Green comes alive with a series of giant inflatable sculptures. With exotic flowers sprouting from entrances, mysterious tentacles emerging from the car park, and strange colourful creatures watching your every move, you’re encouraged …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeWood Green
Watch in wonder as The Mall Wood Green comes alive with a series of giant inflatable sculptures. With exotic flowers sprouting from entrances, mysterious tentacles emerging from the car park, and strange colourful creatures watching your every move, you’re encouraged …
Acts of Resistance: Photography, Feminisms and the Art of ProtestPhotography has long been associated with acts of resistance. It is used to document action, share ideas, inspire change, tell stories, gather evidence and fight against injustice. This group exhibition at the SLG, organised in collaboration with the V&A, spans the Main Gallery and …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreePeckham
Photography has long been associated with acts of resistance. It is used to document action, share ideas, inspire change, tell stories, gather evidence and fight against injustice. This group exhibition at the SLG, organised in collaboration with the V&A, spans the Main Gallery and …
Ceramics Summer Show in PeckhamShowcasing around 100 up-and-coming artists and designers working with ceramics, it is an opportunity to see a range of handmade work, meet the makers and see the studios where the work itself is made. All work on display is for …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreePeckham
Showcasing around 100 up-and-coming artists and designers working with ceramics, it is an opportunity to see a range of handmade work, meet the makers and see the studios where the work itself is made. All work on display is for …
Fanciful Figuresanciful Figures turns visitors’ attention to ‘staffage’, the small human and animal figures in architectural drawings, which became increasingly popular during the eighteenth century. Drawing on the drafting practices of past and present, the exhibition illustrates staffage’s ability to animate …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeSir John Soane's Museum, Holborn
anciful Figures turns visitors’ attention to ‘staffage’, the small human and animal figures in architectural drawings, which became increasingly popular during the eighteenth century. Drawing on the drafting practices of past and present, the exhibition illustrates staffage’s ability to animate …
M&S Marble Arch ReimaginedAn exhibition of Middlesex University MA Interiors work that reimagines the opportunities of existing buildings for sustainable redevelopment. Marks and Spencer Marble Arch flagship store, on Oxford Street, has become central to the debate around adaptive reuse and retrofitting our …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 13th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeHendon
An exhibition of Middlesex University MA Interiors work that reimagines the opportunities of existing buildings for sustainable redevelopment. Marks and Spencer Marble Arch flagship store, on Oxford Street, has become central to the debate around adaptive reuse and retrofitting our …
Greening the Campus: Towards a more biodiverse MaryleboneExplore and be part of an ideas exhibition, for the redesign of the public realm outside the University of Westminster’s Marylebone Campus. The street frontage of University of Westminster’s Marylebone Campus is heavily used by 7500 students, as well as …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 15th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeCamden
Explore and be part of an ideas exhibition, for the redesign of the public realm outside the University of Westminster’s Marylebone Campus. The street frontage of University of Westminster’s Marylebone Campus is heavily used by 7500 students, as well as …
At Home in Hackney: A community photographed 1970-todayFrom 1970s activism to the current party scene, the exhibition displays five decades of Hackney life through a camera lens. Featuring work from established and emerging photographers connected with Hackney, including Tom Hunter, Hackney Flashers, Neil Martinson, Dennis Morris, Rachel …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 15th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeHackney Museum, Hackney
From 1970s activism to the current party scene, the exhibition displays five decades of Hackney life through a camera lens. Featuring work from established and emerging photographers connected with Hackney, including Tom Hunter, Hackney Flashers, Neil Martinson, Dennis Morris, Rachel …
Rediscovering gemsGems were the picture book of the ancient Mediterranean world. Depicting deities, famous individuals, animals, objects, and scenes from myth or daily life, these small artworks have made a significant impression throughout history. Classical gems have been highly prized by …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 15th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeBritish Museum, Russell Square
Gems were the picture book of the ancient Mediterranean world. Depicting deities, famous individuals, animals, objects, and scenes from myth or daily life, these small artworks have made a significant impression throughout history. Classical gems have been highly prized by …
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron Portraits to Dream InPhotographers Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron are two of the most influential women in the history of photography. They lived a century apart – Cameron working in the UK and Sri Lanka from the 1860s, and Woodman in America …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Jun 2024 Closing Soon£8.50National Portrait Gallery, Soho
Photographers Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron are two of the most influential women in the history of photography. They lived a century apart – Cameron working in the UK and Sri Lanka from the 1860s, and Woodman in America …
Christopher Hope-Fitch: Brutalism in ColourBrutalism sheds its grey reputation and is given a polychromatic reimagining at Gareth Gardner Gallery during London Festival of Architecture. Photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch presents his long-term project ‘Brutalism in Colour’, revealing the multitude of textures, geometries and hidden colours within …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeDeptford
Brutalism sheds its grey reputation and is given a polychromatic reimagining at Gareth Gardner Gallery during London Festival of Architecture. Photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch presents his long-term project ‘Brutalism in Colour’, revealing the multitude of textures, geometries and hidden colours within …