What's on in London on Thursday 13th June 2024

Top events happening London

Staying Sharp: On Political Satire

Vital organ of democracy, barometer of the national mood and endless source of entertainment, political satire has been a staple of British society over hundreds of years. As we bound towards the next general election, we’re exploring this sharp, brilliant, …

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7:30pm to 8:30pm
£13.50
St James

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M&S Marble Arch Reimagined

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 13th Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Hendon

Greening the Campus: Towards a more biodiverse Marylebone

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 15th Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Camden

At Home in Hackney: A community photographed 1970-today

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 15th Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Hackney Museum, Hackney

Rediscovering gems

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 15th Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
British Museum, Russell Square

Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron Portraits to Dream In

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Jun 2024 Closing Soon
£8.50
National Portrait Gallery, Soho

Christopher Hope-Fitch: Brutalism in Colour

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Deptford

Crisis of Britishness? Immigration, Race and Nation in Modern Britain

The idea that British identity and culture is threatened by non-white migration has been a recurring theme in British politics. The post-war period saw waves of migration under the British Nationality Act (1948) which gave automatic British citizenship to citizens …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 18th Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Wiener Library, Russell Square

Jonathan Yeo's Portrait of Charles III

Commissioned on behalf of the Drapers’ Company, this monumental portrait of King Charles – the first to which he has formally sat as King – by the leading figurative artist Jonathan Yeo will be making its way to our gallery …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 21st Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Philip Mould Gallery, St James

Painting Freedom: Indian modernism and its rebels

This exhibition presents the emergence of Indian modern art as a quest for cultural independence, exploring this through the work of the artists Jamini Roy, Rabindranath Tagore and Hemen Mazumdar, as well as a number of their contemporaries. The emergence …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
SOAS Gallery, Euston

Silver in the Fast Lane - 40 Years of Fox Silver

A retrospective to celebrate the work of Fox Silver at Goldsmiths’ Hall this summer. This exhibition is a rare opportunity to see the work of Fox Silver, revealing Serena and Richard Fox’s collaborative partnership over the last 40 years. It …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
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