What's on in London on Thursday 11th July 2024
Top events happening London
City BeerfestCelebrating its 10th year, City Beerfest brings together a selection of top brewers, a variety of food stalls, and live music, with all profits donated to The Lord Mayor’s Appeal to support three partner charities. Book your tickets online in …
12:30pm to 9:00pm£16.20City of London
Celebrating its 10th year, City Beerfest brings together a selection of top brewers, a variety of food stalls, and live music, with all profits donated to The Lord Mayor’s Appeal to support three partner charities. Book your tickets online in …
Relics of Old LondonAn illustrated talk to find out more about the Society of Photographic Relics of Old London’s striking collection. Between 1875 and 1899 the Society for Photographic Relics of Old London were commissoned to preserve an architectural record of buildings. They …
12:30pm to 1:30pm£5Clerkenwell
An illustrated talk to find out more about the Society of Photographic Relics of Old London’s striking collection. Between 1875 and 1899 the Society for Photographic Relics of Old London were commissoned to preserve an architectural record of buildings. They …
Waiting Game: the untold story of the women who served the Tudor queens
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, …
Open evenings at the Charterhouse Gardens
The usually private gardens at The Charterhouse will be open for three evenings this summer. The Sol Grimshaw Trio will be playing a repertoire inspired by Early Swing, Hot Jazz and famous songs from the American Songbook era, and there …
5:30pm to 8:30pm£10The Charterhouse, Clerkenwell
The usually private gardens at The Charterhouse will be open for three evenings this summer. The Sol Grimshaw Trio will be playing a repertoire inspired by Early Swing, Hot Jazz and famous songs from the American Songbook era, and there …
Early evening gin tourJourney through the history of the Household Cavalry after hours in this evening tour. Immerse yourself in the rich history and tradition of the British Army’s most prestigious regiment with an exclusive guided tour of the Household Cavalry Museum after …
6:00pm to 7:30pm£25Household Cavalry Museum, Whitehall
Journey through the history of the Household Cavalry after hours in this evening tour. Immerse yourself in the rich history and tradition of the British Army’s most prestigious regiment with an exclusive guided tour of the Household Cavalry Museum after …
Football and War: The First World War
Join a panel of experts as they discuss the role and importance of football during the First World War, both for those fighting on the front and for British society at large. Football has been a feature of Army life …
6:30pm to 8:00pm£8National Army Museum, Chelsea
Join a panel of experts as they discuss the role and importance of football during the First World War, both for those fighting on the front and for British society at large. Football has been a feature of Army life …
Women in Intelligence:The Hidden History of two World Wars by Helen FryA ground-breaking history of women in intelligence in the 20th century – showing how they were central to MI organisations from the outset. An evening with Helen Fry and her new book Women in Intelligence. From the twentieth century onwards, …
6:30pm to 8:00pm£7Battersea
A ground-breaking history of women in intelligence in the 20th century – showing how they were central to MI organisations from the outset. An evening with Helen Fry and her new book Women in Intelligence. From the twentieth century onwards, …
It's a gasJoin former Christmas Lecturer Mark Miodownik as he unravels the mysteries of invisible, odourless gases through captivating scientific storytelling. He takes us back to the exhilarating and often perilous moments in history when scientists deciphered these substances, often, like the …
7:00pm to 8:30pm£17.27Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum), Mayfair
Join former Christmas Lecturer Mark Miodownik as he unravels the mysteries of invisible, odourless gases through captivating scientific storytelling. He takes us back to the exhilarating and often perilous moments in history when scientists deciphered these substances, often, like the …
David Olusoga: Black British History and BelongingHistorian and filmmaker David Olusoga charts the story of Black British history, bringing to light overlooked narratives, in conversation with Nesrine Malik. — Drawing on his acclaimed documentaries including Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners and his groundbreaking Black and British: A …
Starts at 7:30pm£29.50Southbank Centre, Southwark
Historian and filmmaker David Olusoga charts the story of Black British history, bringing to light overlooked narratives, in conversation with Nesrine Malik. — Drawing on his acclaimed documentaries including Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners and his groundbreaking Black and British: A …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
The Witch BurnsWorks by some of the leading names in contemporary art are being displayed at Fitzrovia Chapel in an exploration of witchcraft, womanhood, feminism and satire. The Witch Burns includes artists whose works delve deep into our continuing obsession with witches, …
Exhibition ends on Friday 12th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeFitzrovia Chapel, Tottenham Court Road
Works by some of the leading names in contemporary art are being displayed at Fitzrovia Chapel in an exploration of witchcraft, womanhood, feminism and satire. The Witch Burns includes artists whose works delve deep into our continuing obsession with witches, …
Drawn Together: Royal Drawing School Summer Show 2024A group exhibition that reveals the breadth and flexibility of drawing and the unique way in which it connects all artistic practice. The exhibition emphasises the way in which the boundaries of perceptual drawing can be pushed; from works on …
Exhibition ends on Friday 12th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeShoreditch
A group exhibition that reveals the breadth and flexibility of drawing and the unique way in which it connects all artistic practice. The exhibition emphasises the way in which the boundaries of perceptual drawing can be pushed; from works on …
Paper Cuts - Art, Bureaucracy, and Silenced Histories in Colonial IndiaWho gets remembered, and who forgotten? This exhibition examines a collection of works on paper made by British colonialists in nineteenth-century India. Seen in public for the first time, the collection is placed into dialogue with contemporary artworks by Ravista …
Exhibition ends on Friday 12th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeEuston
Who gets remembered, and who forgotten? This exhibition examines a collection of works on paper made by British colonialists in nineteenth-century India. Seen in public for the first time, the collection is placed into dialogue with contemporary artworks by Ravista …
Fran Hayes | Thick, Stretchy, Sticky SpaceIMT Gallery presents the first solo exhibition by emerging interdisciplinary artist Fran Hayes. Thick, Stretchy, Sticky Space features digital paintings and video works that delve into speculative landscapes, inspired by damaged ecologies, science-fiction, and the uncanny; all viewed through a …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 14th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeBethnal Green
IMT Gallery presents the first solo exhibition by emerging interdisciplinary artist Fran Hayes. Thick, Stretchy, Sticky Space features digital paintings and video works that delve into speculative landscapes, inspired by damaged ecologies, science-fiction, and the uncanny; all viewed through a …
I Will Melt For YouAn exhibition that explores the queer body, masculinity, sex, pleasure and gender, spanning sculpture, drawing, painting and photography. The art collection will be presented at Kimpton Fitzroy London’s winter terrace.
Exhibition ends on Sunday 14th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeRussell Square
An exhibition that explores the queer body, masculinity, sex, pleasure and gender, spanning sculpture, drawing, painting and photography. The art collection will be presented at Kimpton Fitzroy London’s winter terrace.
Picturing Nonconformity: LGBT Humanist HeritageThrough photographs, news media, and ephemera of all kinds, the LGBT Humanists archive tells a story of political struggles and community building since 1979. Amid campaigns on topics such as blasphemy, marriage, and conversion therapy, inclusive spaces emerged for social …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 14th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeConway Hall, Holborn
Through photographs, news media, and ephemera of all kinds, the LGBT Humanists archive tells a story of political struggles and community building since 1979. Amid campaigns on topics such as blasphemy, marriage, and conversion therapy, inclusive spaces emerged for social …
Freud and Latin AmericaPsychoanalysis has often been considered a Eurocentric practice, with its origins in Freud’s former home of Vienna, Austria and its earliest schools formed in European centres such as Berlin, Budapest, London and Paris. But in the 21st-century, Latin America is …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 14th Jul 2024 Closing Soon£14Freud Museum, Hampstead
Psychoanalysis has often been considered a Eurocentric practice, with its origins in Freud’s former home of Vienna, Austria and its earliest schools formed in European centres such as Berlin, Budapest, London and Paris. But in the 21st-century, Latin America is …
Spray TanSpray Tan is a group exhibition celebrating Street Artists who have left their indelible mark on Shoreditch. Held at the East London gallery Shoreditch Modern, the exhibition presents original works on canvas by some of the biggest names in London’s …
Exhibition ends on Friday 19th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeWhitechapel
Spray Tan is a group exhibition celebrating Street Artists who have left their indelible mark on Shoreditch. Held at the East London gallery Shoreditch Modern, the exhibition presents original works on canvas by some of the biggest names in London’s …
Fruit of Friendship: Portraits by Mary BealeMary Beale (1633-1699) was one of Britain’s first professional woman artists and is subject of this exhibition featuring 25 of her works from public and private collections, including some never seen before in public. The Gallery is an appropriate location …
Exhibition ends on Friday 19th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreePhilip Mould Gallery, St James
Mary Beale (1633-1699) was one of Britain’s first professional woman artists and is subject of this exhibition featuring 25 of her works from public and private collections, including some never seen before in public. The Gallery is an appropriate location …
Gérard SchneiderCardi Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Swiss-French artist Gérard Schneider (1896 – 1986) in its London premises. A leading figure of post-war European painting, Schneider came to embody the Lyrical Abstraction movement that emerged in Paris during the …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 20th Jul 2024 Closing SoonFreeMayfair
Cardi Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Swiss-French artist Gérard Schneider (1896 – 1986) in its London premises. A leading figure of post-war European painting, Schneider came to embody the Lyrical Abstraction movement that emerged in Paris during the …