What's on in London on Tuesday 18th June 2024

Top events happening London

Knollys Rose Ceremony

**DATE CHANGE** Is on Tuesday 18th June — An annual ceremony that will see a rose paraded through the City of London. The Knollys Rose Ceremony commemorates an ancient City custom dating back to 1381. The Ceremony. organised annually by …

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Starts at 10:40am
Free
The Crypt Museum, City of London

An Evening with Hilton Carter & Alice Vincent

Join them to celebrate the publication of Hilton Carter’s new book, The Propagation Handbook (CICO Books), a guide to propagating houseplants. Not only a plant lover, Hilton is passionate about propagation. In this talk, Hilton talks you through the process …

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7:00pm to 8:00pm
£15
The Garden Museum, Southwark

ETCS - modern rail transportation safety

The European Train Control System (ETCS) brings new levels of safety to rail transportation for passengers and freight, with the added benefits of increased capacity, better performance, and better connections; the Signals can be removed at Level 2 and above, …

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7:00pm to 9:00pm
Free
Hammersmith

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

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
City of London

Shark Smiles and Sunflowers

A bunch of sunflowers plucked from a neighbour’s flower bed. The sensuous shadows of marble sculptures in a garden at sunset. The heady scent of a lilac tree on a late summer’s evening. Shark Smiles and Sunflowers, Danish artist Anders …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Wandsworth

Making More Mischief: Folk Costume in Britain

Making More Mischief: Folk Costume in Britain is the sequel to Compton Verney’s 2023 exhibition, Making Mischief: Folk Costume in Britain, which was the first of its kind to explore the pivotal role of costume in folk customs thriving across …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Olympic Park

Legion life in the Roman army

From family life on the fort to the brutality of the battlefield, experience Rome’s war machine through the people who knew it best – the soldiers who served in it. The Roman empire spanned more than a million square miles …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jun 2024 Closing Soon
£17
British Museum, Russell Square

Back in the Dazed - Rankin 1991-2001

An exhibition from photographer Rankin, Back in the Dazed highlights one photographer and one magazine, across one memorable decade. From cult celebrities, to musical icons and the world’s top Supermodels, Rankin was at the forefront of Cool Britannia and the …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jun 2024 Closing Soon
£10
180 Studios, Strand

If You Pass Go

Old Kent Road is in a state of flux with redevelopment underway and more still in the planning stage. With the Bakerloo extension on hold, the speed of change has slowed down allowing some time for reflection. If You Pass …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Southwark

Heath Robinson's Illustrations for magazines, 1925 to 1936

With the start of the Second World War in 1914 Heath Robinson observed that “There was now no demand for purely artistic productions, for new editions of Shakespeare or other classics”. He was then dependent on humorous work for his …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jun 2024 Closing Soon
£6
Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner

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