What's on in London on Thursday 22nd August 2024
Top events happening London
St Mary's Church Lewisham Open DaysVisit parts of the church that are not fully accessible to the public. This includes the crypt and well under the church and also the ringing chamber in the tower of the church. Tour of surrounding gardens and information displays …
Starts at 11:00amFreeLewisham
Visit parts of the church that are not fully accessible to the public. This includes the crypt and well under the church and also the ringing chamber in the tower of the church. Tour of surrounding gardens and information displays …
Victorian VicesVictorian Vices For good reason the Victorians are often decribed using words like “repressed”, “moralistic” and “prudish.” But there was another side to the Victorian vices: drink, sex and gambling. Join us for this lecture which will explore these themes …
12:30pm to 1:30pm£5Clerkenwell
Victorian Vices For good reason the Victorians are often decribed using words like “repressed”, “moralistic” and “prudish.” But there was another side to the Victorian vices: drink, sex and gambling. Join us for this lecture which will explore these themes …
The Investigation of Serial Killers
Former Metropolitan Police D.C.I. Steve Gaskin reveals how the murky business of serial killing investigation is undertaken. What is serial killing? How is it managed? How do you look after staff? What are the pressures like? He undertook a cold …
Starts at 6:30pm£12Bow Street Police Museum, Covent Garden
Former Metropolitan Police D.C.I. Steve Gaskin reveals how the murky business of serial killing investigation is undertaken. What is serial killing? How is it managed? How do you look after staff? What are the pressures like? He undertook a cold …
Pole to Pole - Electric Vehicle ExpeditionBritish adventurers, Chris and Julie Ramsey, were the first people in history to drive from a magnetic north location to the South Pole. Hear how they fared, from start to finish. The Pole To Pole team, comprised of husband and …
7:00pm to 8:30pmFreePicadilly
British adventurers, Chris and Julie Ramsey, were the first people in history to drive from a magnetic north location to the South Pole. Hear how they fared, from start to finish. The Pole To Pole team, comprised of husband and …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Ahmed Mater: ChroniclesThe first mid-career retrospective of one of the most influential Arab contemporary artists of this century. Curated by Dr. Ridha Moumni, Chairman, Christie’s Middle East and Africa and organised thematically, the exhibition traces Ahmed Mater’s expansive career, from his first …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 22nd Aug 2024 Closing SoonFreeChristie's, St James
The first mid-career retrospective of one of the most influential Arab contemporary artists of this century. Curated by Dr. Ridha Moumni, Chairman, Christie’s Middle East and Africa and organised thematically, the exhibition traces Ahmed Mater’s expansive career, from his first …
Beryl Cook / Tom of FinlandThis exhibition brings together the work of these two cultural icons for the very first time. At Studio Voltaire, fleshly excesses are explored in pairings that underscore their works as playful and political. In pairing their work, including archival materials …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 25th Aug 2024 Closing SoonFreeStudio Voltaire, Clapham
This exhibition brings together the work of these two cultural icons for the very first time. At Studio Voltaire, fleshly excesses are explored in pairings that underscore their works as playful and political. In pairing their work, including archival materials …
Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British MusicFor centuries, Black communities have created music in the UK, melding global influences into a Black British sound that has echoed through generations. Beyond the Bassline at the British Library, the first major exhibition of its kind anywhere in the …
Exhibition ends on Monday 26th Aug 2024 Closing Soon£15British Library, Camden
For centuries, Black communities have created music in the UK, melding global influences into a Black British sound that has echoed through generations. Beyond the Bassline at the British Library, the first major exhibition of its kind anywhere in the …
Victorian London in PhotographsThis temporary outdoor exhibition showcases The London Metropolitan Archive’s extraordinary range of photographs from Queen Victoria’s reign which record the city and its people in stunning detail. The arrival of photography in London in 1839 changed the way people saw …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 29th Aug 2024 Closing SoonFreeSt Paul's Cathedral, City of London
This temporary outdoor exhibition showcases The London Metropolitan Archive’s extraordinary range of photographs from Queen Victoria’s reign which record the city and its people in stunning detail. The arrival of photography in London in 1839 changed the way people saw …
Women and the Church of EnglandThis exhibition marks the 30th anniversary of the ordination of 1200 women to the priesthood in the Church of England, the 80th anniversary of the priesting of Florence Li Tim-Oi, and the 10th anniversary of the legislation passing which allows …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 29th Aug 2024 Closing SoonFreeLambeth Palace Library, Southwark
This exhibition marks the 30th anniversary of the ordination of 1200 women to the priesthood in the Church of England, the 80th anniversary of the priesting of Florence Li Tim-Oi, and the 10th anniversary of the legislation passing which allows …
Revolution: Nature in the time of change 1776–1848The decades around 1800 are regarded as a time of momentous change in the social, political and economic makeup of human society. Natural history is no exception. Between the time of the American Revolution in 1776 and the revolutions of …
Exhibition ends on Friday 30th Aug 2024 Closing SoonFreePicadilly
The decades around 1800 are regarded as a time of momentous change in the social, political and economic makeup of human society. Natural history is no exception. Between the time of the American Revolution in 1776 and the revolutions of …
Visceral BeautyVisceral Beauty is a group exhibition that explores the fascinating visual qualities of our bodies. We go through life in them, yet we often feel estranged from our own bodies and their inner workings. A body is not just an …
Exhibition ends on Friday 30th Aug 2024 Closing SoonFreeWhitechapel
Visceral Beauty is a group exhibition that explores the fascinating visual qualities of our bodies. We go through life in them, yet we often feel estranged from our own bodies and their inner workings. A body is not just an …
Light, Colour & the Cosmology of PigmentThis exhibition celebrates the School of Traditional Arts’s unique engagement with pigment, and how it has been extended and explored in the work of its tutors, students, and alumni worldwide. The exhibition will include 150 pieces of artwork by tutors …
Exhibition ends on Friday 30th Aug 2024 Closing SoonFreeThe Garrison Chapel, Sloane Square
This exhibition celebrates the School of Traditional Arts’s unique engagement with pigment, and how it has been extended and explored in the work of its tutors, students, and alumni worldwide. The exhibition will include 150 pieces of artwork by tutors …
Abstractions: Studies from the National TheatreThe iconic, brutalist architecture of the National Theatre building on London’s South Bank has been documented by photographer Amelia Lancaster for over 20 years. These images can now be seen inside the very building they depict at a free exhibition, …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 31st Aug 2024 Closing SoonFreeSouthwark
The iconic, brutalist architecture of the National Theatre building on London’s South Bank has been documented by photographer Amelia Lancaster for over 20 years. These images can now be seen inside the very building they depict at a free exhibition, …
EntheonThis exhibition from art hub Illusionaries, Entheon invites the public to embark on an immersive journey into the realms of humanity and spirituality. Renowned for their profound exploration of the human condition, New York-based artists Alex Grey and Allyson Grey’s …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 31st Aug 2024 Closing Soon£25Poplar
This exhibition from art hub Illusionaries, Entheon invites the public to embark on an immersive journey into the realms of humanity and spirituality. Renowned for their profound exploration of the human condition, New York-based artists Alex Grey and Allyson Grey’s …