What's on in London on Thursday 20th June 2024

Top events happening London

Waking a sleeping giant: The rescue and repair of the North Wing at St Bartholomew's Hospital

In 2023, the 900th anniversary of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Heritage embarked on a landmark £9m project to repair, conserve and rejuvenate the Grade I listed North Wing at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, including its celebrated interiors, the Hogarth Stair and …

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11:30am to 12:45pm
£16
Harley Street

The Lives of Tudor Women

This lecture series places the queens in their wider historical context within the society of 16th-century Europe, and is delivered by historians, academics and authors, giving their insights into a wide variety of related topics. From uncovering the lives of …

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1:00pm to 2:00pm
£10
National Portrait Gallery, Soho

Museum late: Architecture

An evening exploring the history of the Bank of England’s remarkable building. Listen to a short talk about Sir John Soane’s work for the Bank of England. And, follow a trail that traces the architectural history of the Bank from …

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5:00pm to 8:00pm
Free
Bank of England Museum, City of London

London power tunnels phase 2: tunnelling challenges and successes

London Power Tunnels (LPT) is National Grid’s £1bn investment to ensure a continued safe and secure supply of electricity to the capital, by rewiring London via underground tunnels. This talk will focus on LPT Phase 2 and the 32.5km of …

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6:00pm to 7:30pm
Free
Pimlico

Christie's Lates | Radical Thinking: A Celebration of Vivienne Westwood

This edition of Christie’s Lates is dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of Dame Vivienne Westwood. Experience an exclusive exhibition of her wardrobe ahead of the auctions of her personal collection. Alongside fashion, including garments, jewellery and accessories from …

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6:00pm to 9:00pm
Free
Christie's, St James

The Architectural Review: promoting modernism

The Isokon company and The Architectural Review magazine had a close promotional relationship throughout the 1930s. This talk will explore the joint project of cultivating audiences and markets for modern design and architecture in Britain and how the pages of …

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6:30pm to 8:30pm
£10
Isokon Gallery, Hampstead

Rescue Mission: Transforming Architectural Heritage for the Modern Age

Panel discussion on the rescue of neglected places through adaptive reuse and transformation. It’s time to take demolition off the table, for the good of the climate and our communities. In this session, we’ll explore how 20th-century architecture is being …

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7:00pm to 9:00pm
Free
Kensington

The Lost Paths by Jack Cornish

This is a Stanfords, London event Join Stanfords with Jack Cornish and his new book The Lost Paths: A History of How We Walk from Here to There as we journey across Britain’s millennia-old network of pathways and revealing key …

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7:00pm to 8:30pm
£7
Soho

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

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

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Tate Britain, Pimlico

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