What's on in London on Saturday 22nd June 2024

Top events happening London

Modernist Book Fair

Explore the work of independent publishers who are passionate about modernist architecture and design. Whether you’re a fan of Bauhaus, brutalism, or anything in between, you’ll discover something to inspire and delight you. The fair celebrates the legacy and diversity …

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10:00am to 5:00pm
Free
Marylebone High St

Open Days at the Hermitage Community Moorings

Hermitage Community Moorings is a cluster of boats next to Tower Bridge that hosts an occasional open weekend to let the public onboard for a look around. Each boat has a plaque explaining its history (most of them are around …

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11:00am to 4:00pm
Free
Wapping

Okinawa Day 2024

London Okinawa Day is a yearly festival celebrating the unique music, food, and culture of Japan’s southernmost prefecture. Okinawa Prefecture encompasses an archipelago of islands in Southern Japan that formed part of the historic Ryukyu Kingdom and as such has …

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11:00am to 5:00pm
Free
Rotherhithe

Brentford Canal Festival

This year will be their biggest Canal Festival so far with activities for everyone in a number of locations across Brentford as follows: The Grand Union Canal, River Brent and River Thames, in Market Place, The Gauging Lock, Brentford Lock …

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12:00pm to 6:00pm
Free
Brentford

Darwin and the Art of Botany

Charles Darwin is best known for his work on the evolution of animals, but in fact a large part of his contribution to the natural sciences is focused on plants. His observations are crucial to our modern understanding of so …

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12:30pm to 2:30pm
£20
Down House, Orpington

Kilmorey Mausoleum Book Launch & Open Day

Step inside the neo-Egyptian tomb of the Earl of Kilmorey and uncover their fascinating story. They’re thrilled to host the launch of two books on the Earl of Kilmorey and his Mausoleum by historian Andrew George . Join us, delve …

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2:30pm to 4:00pm
£7.50
Twickenham

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

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

Pre-sale exhibition of Vivienne Westwood clothes and collections

Christie’s has been entrusted with selling Vivienne Westwood’s estate, and ahead of the sale, many of the items will be displayed in the auction house. Officially, a viewing for potential buyers, but in fact everyone is welcome to have a …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 24th Jun 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Christie's, St James

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