What's on in London on Friday 7th June 2024
Top events happening London
Open Morning with UCL Special CollectionsJoin UCL Special Collections for an Open Morning to meet friendly team members and see a small selection of the department’s impressive collection of rare books, archives and manuscripts. The team will be happy to tell you about the items …
10:00am to 12:00pmFreeEuston
Join UCL Special Collections for an Open Morning to meet friendly team members and see a small selection of the department’s impressive collection of rare books, archives and manuscripts. The team will be happy to tell you about the items …
The Days After D-Day
Dr Glyn Prysor discusses the Battle for Normandy with Professor Jonathan Fennell, examining the Allied advance that followed on from the historic D-Day landings. D-Day is regarded as the greatest amphibious operation in history. Much attention has rightly focused on …
12:00pm to 1:00pmFreeNational Army Museum, Chelsea
Dr Glyn Prysor discusses the Battle for Normandy with Professor Jonathan Fennell, examining the Allied advance that followed on from the historic D-Day landings. D-Day is regarded as the greatest amphibious operation in history. Much attention has rightly focused on …
Museum Late: Spice it Up - Flavours from Africa and the Caribbean
A museum late ​c​o-curated with food & drink writer Melissa Thompson. Taking you on an adventure of tantalising flavours and intricate histories from ​the ​Africa​n continent​ and the Caribbean. Taking a cue from Thompson’s cookbook, Motherland: A Jamaican Cookbook (2022), …
6:00pm to 9:30pm£18The Museum of the Home, Bethnal Green
A museum late ​c​o-curated with food & drink writer Melissa Thompson. Taking you on an adventure of tantalising flavours and intricate histories from ​the ​Africa​n continent​ and the Caribbean. Taking a cue from Thompson’s cookbook, Motherland: A Jamaican Cookbook (2022), …
Museum Late: Pride on the Move
London Transport Museum in Covent Garden is teaming up with OUTbound, Transport for London’s LGBTQ+ Colleague Network Group, to host an after-hours Museum Late. The Pride on the Move Museum Late will celebrate Londoners and transport workers from the LGBTQ+ …
6:30pm to 10:00pm£18.50London Transport Museum, Covent Garden
London Transport Museum in Covent Garden is teaming up with OUTbound, Transport for London’s LGBTQ+ Colleague Network Group, to host an after-hours Museum Late. The Pride on the Move Museum Late will celebrate Londoners and transport workers from the LGBTQ+ …
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 …