What's on in London on Wednesday 19th June 2024
Top events happening London
Whither the Public Lecture?Gresham College has been delivering public lectures since 1597 through times of great social, political and technological change. Its commitment to deliver lectures for free to the general public has led to intermittent financial challenges to its generous sponsors. The …
6:00pm to 7:00pmFreeHolborn
Gresham College has been delivering public lectures since 1597 through times of great social, political and technological change. Its commitment to deliver lectures for free to the general public has led to intermittent financial challenges to its generous sponsors. The …
Red Vienna: Housing ImaginedRed Vienna describes the period between 1919 – 1934 when a social democratic city government implemented a wide range of reforms. This included the building of over 64,000 homes in a mix of garden city estates, large apartment block estates, …
6:00pm to 7:30pm£5City of London
Red Vienna describes the period between 1919 – 1934 when a social democratic city government implemented a wide range of reforms. This included the building of over 64,000 homes in a mix of garden city estates, large apartment block estates, …
Tessa Boase in conversation at Waterstones PiccadillyWaterstones Piccadilly, formerly Simpson’s department store, is just one of the buildings featured in London’s Lost Department Stores. Join them at Piccadilly with Tessa Boase as she discusses the sudden endangered species of the department store. Tessa will guide you …
Starts at 6:30pm£8Picadilly
Waterstones Piccadilly, formerly Simpson’s department store, is just one of the buildings featured in London’s Lost Department Stores. Join them at Piccadilly with Tessa Boase as she discusses the sudden endangered species of the department store. Tessa will guide you …
Parks for the Future: An evolutionary approach to regenerationHow do we celebrate a park’s heritage whilst responding to the evolving needs of local communities, ecosystems, and the urban context? HTA Design, Bromley Council, the Crystal Palace Park Trust, and guests meet at the Crystal Palace Bowl for a …
6:30pm to 8:00pmFreeUpper Norwood
How do we celebrate a park’s heritage whilst responding to the evolving needs of local communities, ecosystems, and the urban context? HTA Design, Bromley Council, the Crystal Palace Park Trust, and guests meet at the Crystal Palace Bowl for a …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Jonathan Yeo's Portrait of Charles IIICommissioned 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 …
Exhibition ends on Friday 21st Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreePhilip Mould Gallery, St James
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 …
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 …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeSOAS Gallery, Euston
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 …
Silver in the Fast Lane - 40 Years of Fox SilverA 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 …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeCity of London
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 …
Shark Smiles and SunflowersA 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 …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeWandsworth
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 …
Making More Mischief: Folk Costume in BritainMaking 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 …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeOlympic Park
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 …
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 …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jun 2024 Closing Soon£17British Museum, Russell Square
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 …
Back in the Dazed - Rankin 1991-2001An 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 …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jun 2024 Closing Soon£10180 Studios, Strand
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 …
If You Pass GoOld 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 …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeSouthwark
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 …
Heath Robinson's Illustrations for magazines, 1925 to 1936With 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 classicsâ€. He was then dependent on humorous work for his …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jun 2024 Closing Soon£6Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner
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 classicsâ€. He was then dependent on humorous work for his …
Art Now Zeinab Saleh An exhibition of delicate and intimate paintings and drawings from Kenyan-born, London-based artist Zeinab Saleh. Suggesting both fleeting movement and suspended time, these works draw on everyday experiences, personal encounters and the dreamlike quality of memory. This is the latest …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeTate Britain, Pimlico
An exhibition of delicate and intimate paintings and drawings from Kenyan-born, London-based artist Zeinab Saleh. Suggesting both fleeting movement and suspended time, these works draw on everyday experiences, personal encounters and the dreamlike quality of memory. This is the latest …