What's on in London on Thursday 27th June 2024
Top events happening London
Game of Queens: the women who made 16th-century Europe
The ‘Queens in Context: Women in 16th-century Europe’ lecture series (of five lectures) takes as its inspiration our current exhibition Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens, which chronicles the representation of Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, …
1:00pm to 2:00pm£10National Portrait Gallery, Soho
The ‘Queens in Context: Women in 16th-century Europe’ lecture series (of five lectures) takes as its inspiration our current exhibition Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens, which chronicles the representation of Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, …
Brutalist LondonPhotographer SIMON PHIPPS and author THADDEUS ZAPANCIC show how Brutalist architecture, the controversial style that emerged in the mid-20th century, left an indelible mark on the urban landscape of London. Its raw concrete and imposing geometric forms spawned some of …
Starts at 7:00pm£11.55Horse Hospital, Clerkenwell
Photographer SIMON PHIPPS and author THADDEUS ZAPANCIC show how Brutalist architecture, the controversial style that emerged in the mid-20th century, left an indelible mark on the urban landscape of London. Its raw concrete and imposing geometric forms spawned some of …
Atlas of Imagined Cities by Matt Brown, Rhys B. Davies and Mike HallBy the authors of Atlas of Imagined Places – WINNER of the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2022: Illustrated Travel Book of the Year. We are thrilled to welcome back this brilliant team, Matt Brown, Rhys B. Davies and illustrator …
7:00pm to 8:30pm£7Soho
By the authors of Atlas of Imagined Places – WINNER of the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2022: Illustrated Travel Book of the Year. We are thrilled to welcome back this brilliant team, Matt Brown, Rhys B. Davies and illustrator …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
The Zoo by Underground | A Vintage Poster ExhibitionFrom 18 to 28 June, Lyon & Turnbull, in partnership with Vintage Poster specialists Tomkinson Churcher, will exhibit a collection of eight London Zoo posters, created at the peak of London Underground’s most creative and progressive period.  The London Underground …
Exhibition ends on Friday 28th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreePaddington
From 18 to 28 June, Lyon & Turnbull, in partnership with Vintage Poster specialists Tomkinson Churcher, will exhibit a collection of eight London Zoo posters, created at the peak of London Underground’s most creative and progressive period.  The London Underground …
Celebrating 150 years of ImpressionismStern Pissarro Gallery will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition. Directed by David Stern and Lélia Pissarro, the great-granddaughter of Camille Pissarro, the gallery will present a museum-quality exhibition of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works. Stern Pissarro’s …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 29th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeWhitehall
Stern Pissarro Gallery will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition. Directed by David Stern and Lélia Pissarro, the great-granddaughter of Camille Pissarro, the gallery will present a museum-quality exhibition of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works. Stern Pissarro’s …
Dream-Bridge-OmniglyphLondon Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE showcases a series of contemporary art commissions, responding and bringing fresh perspectives to the site’s archaeological history. Our latest commission is DREAM-BRIDGE-OMNIGLYPH by Leo Robinson. Inspired by the Roman Temple of Mithras discovered on the Bloomberg …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 29th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeLondon Mithraeum, City of London
London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE showcases a series of contemporary art commissions, responding and bringing fresh perspectives to the site’s archaeological history. Our latest commission is DREAM-BRIDGE-OMNIGLYPH by Leo Robinson. Inspired by the Roman Temple of Mithras discovered on the Bloomberg …
Accidentally Wes Anderson: The ExhibitionEver seen a dreamy place in real life and thought, ‘That totally belongs in a Wes Anderson film’? An Instagram sensation, Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition is an IRL exploration of real-life locations through the lens of Wes Anderson’s iconic …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Jun 2024 Closing Soon£11.99South Kensington
Ever seen a dreamy place in real life and thought, ‘That totally belongs in a Wes Anderson film’? An Instagram sensation, Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition is an IRL exploration of real-life locations through the lens of Wes Anderson’s iconic …
Wildlife Photographer of the YearA forest rodeo, a hidden stargazer and a mason bee at work are just a few of the awe-inspiring images featured in the 59th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Explore the planet’s habitats, from sprawling urban metropolises to the …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Jun 2024 Closing Soon£17.50Natural History Museum, South Kensington
A forest rodeo, a hidden stargazer and a mason bee at work are just a few of the awe-inspiring images featured in the 59th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Explore the planet’s habitats, from sprawling urban metropolises to the …
Soufiane AbabriMoroccan artist Soufiane Ababri’s new commission, Their mouths were full of bumblebees but it was me who was pollinated, explores questions of desire, queerness, and diaspora. In his first exhibition at a major UK institution, Ababri transforms The Curve in …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Jun 2024 Closing SoonFreeBarbican Arts Centre, Barbican
Moroccan artist Soufiane Ababri’s new commission, Their mouths were full of bumblebees but it was me who was pollinated, explores questions of desire, queerness, and diaspora. In his first exhibition at a major UK institution, Ababri transforms The Curve in …
From the Caribbean to Coventry - Plotting the Rise of Two ToneAn exhibition for the fans by the fans going some way to explain not just what 2Tone is but why and how we got there. The exhibition will feature a range of band memorabilia, items of clothing, literature, art, photographs, …
Exhibition ends on Monday 1st Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeBarbican Arts Centre, Barbican
An exhibition for the fans by the fans going some way to explain not just what 2Tone is but why and how we got there. The exhibition will feature a range of band memorabilia, items of clothing, literature, art, photographs, …
Rare chance to see a Titan painting prior to saleComing to the market for the first time in more than 145 years, Titian’s early masterpiece "Rest on the Flight into Egypt" will be on display at Christie’s auction house prior to being sold. Making it a rare chance to …
Exhibition ends on Tuesday 2nd Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeChristie's, St James
Coming to the market for the first time in more than 145 years, Titian’s early masterpiece "Rest on the Flight into Egypt" will be on display at Christie’s auction house prior to being sold. Making it a rare chance to …
The ReignThis exhibition is a collaboration between The Society of Antiquaries of London and contemporary artists, Dan Llywelyn Hall and Adam Dant. The exhibition will feature ten new works by each artist that draw inspiration from 20 items from the Society’s …
Exhibition ends on Friday 5th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreePicadilly
This exhibition is a collaboration between The Society of Antiquaries of London and contemporary artists, Dan Llywelyn Hall and Adam Dant. The exhibition will feature ten new works by each artist that draw inspiration from 20 items from the Society’s …
Never Such Innocence 10th Anniversary art exhibitionThis 4-day exhibition will showcase 32 pieces of artwork and poems by people aged 9-18, capturing how international war and violence impact their fears and personal hopes for the future. The exhibition draws attention to different themes of historic and …
Exhibition ends on Friday 5th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeTrafalgar Square
This 4-day exhibition will showcase 32 pieces of artwork and poems by people aged 9-18, capturing how international war and violence impact their fears and personal hopes for the future. The exhibition draws attention to different themes of historic and …