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 HospitalIn 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 …
11:30am to 12:45pm£16Harley Street
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 …
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 …
1:00pm to 2:00pm£10National Portrait Gallery, Soho
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 …
Museum late: ArchitectureAn 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 …
5:00pm to 8:00pmFreeBank of England Museum, City of London
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 …
London power tunnels phase 2: tunnelling challenges and successesLondon 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 …
6:00pm to 7:30pmFreePimlico
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 …
Christie's Lates | Radical Thinking: A Celebration of Vivienne WestwoodThis 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 …
6:00pm to 9:00pmFreeChristie's, St James
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 …
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 …
6:30pm to 8:30pm£10Isokon Gallery, Hampstead
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 …
Rescue Mission: Transforming Architectural Heritage for the Modern AgePanel 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 …
7:00pm to 9:00pmFreeKensington
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 …
The Lost Paths by Jack CornishThis 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 …
7:00pm to 8:30pm£7Soho
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 …
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 …