What's on in London on Saturday 31st August 2024
Top events happening London
Hands on History: The Art of Mudlarking 
Illustrator and mudlark Charlie Dixon showcases how he brings his Thames foreshore finds back to life through drawing. Gain insight into his meticulous research and creative process. Charlie Dixon is an illustrator and licensed Thames mudlark with a particular fascination …
11:00am to 12:30pm£11.55Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London
Illustrator and mudlark Charlie Dixon showcases how he brings his Thames foreshore finds back to life through drawing. Gain insight into his meticulous research and creative process. Charlie Dixon is an illustrator and licensed Thames mudlark with a particular fascination …
Summer Fair at the Tower Hamlets Cemetery ParkThis will be a day of fun activities, informative tours, stalls for local makers, delicious food and drink and of course a chance to find out more about the work the Friends do at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. food and …
12:00pm to 5:00pmFreeBow
This will be a day of fun activities, informative tours, stalls for local makers, delicious food and drink and of course a chance to find out more about the work the Friends do at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. food and …
Mudlarking and Heritage Crafts FestivalThis year we are filling the Cathedral and the churchyard with history and tying together the crafts that were used to build London and make the objects that are found by mudlarks on the Thames foreshore. Meet mudlarks and the …
12:00pm to 7:00pm£5Southwark
This year we are filling the Cathedral and the churchyard with history and tying together the crafts that were used to build London and make the objects that are found by mudlarks on the Thames foreshore. Meet mudlarks and the …
Hands on History: Firing London’s Imagination Kiln 2, one of the most complete Roman kilns ever found in the UK, will be returned, fully conserved and re-assembled, to Highgate Wood this autumn. Today, Nick Peacey and Harvey Sheldon discuss their project to reawaken our knowledge of …
2:00pm to 3:30pm£11.55Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London
Kiln 2, one of the most complete Roman kilns ever found in the UK, will be returned, fully conserved and re-assembled, to Highgate Wood this autumn. Today, Nick Peacey and Harvey Sheldon discuss their project to reawaken our knowledge of …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
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 …
A World Apart: the Work of Charles LutyensCharles Lutyens (1933-2021) was both an artist and art therapist, whose professional work took him into a series of institutions, to meet – and help to treat – the people within. He is best known as the creator of the …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 31st Aug 2024 Closing SoonFreeBethlem Museum of the Mind, Beckenham
Charles Lutyens (1933-2021) was both an artist and art therapist, whose professional work took him into a series of institutions, to meet – and help to treat – the people within. He is best known as the creator of the …
Yoko Ono Music of the MindDelve into the powerful, participatory work of artist and activist Yoko Ono Yoko Ono is a trailblazer of early conceptual and participatory art, film and performance, a celebrated musician, and a formidable campaigner for world peace. Developing her practice in …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon£22Tate Modern, Southwark
Delve into the powerful, participatory work of artist and activist Yoko Ono Yoko Ono is a trailblazer of early conceptual and participatory art, film and performance, a celebrated musician, and a formidable campaigner for world peace. Developing her practice in …
Dressed to DeliverYou can spot your postie by their brightly coloured get-up, but what’s the history of their uniform and how has it changed? From smartly dressed Victorians and their buffed buttons to modern posties and their all-weather active wear, take a …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon£16The Postal Museum, Farringdon
You can spot your postie by their brightly coloured get-up, but what’s the history of their uniform and how has it changed? From smartly dressed Victorians and their buffed buttons to modern posties and their all-weather active wear, take a …
Discover Degas & Miss La La Degas’s ‘Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando’ takes centre stage in this exhibition that sheds light on this work with newly discovered information about the painting and its sitter. This radical Impressionist masterwork records an extraordinary moment and features …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing SoonFreeNational Gallery, Trafalgar Square
Degas’s ‘Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando’ takes centre stage in this exhibition that sheds light on this work with newly discovered information about the painting and its sitter. This radical Impressionist masterwork records an extraordinary moment and features …
Turn It Up: The power of musicExplore how music shapes our lives in this landmark interactive exhibition. Why does music have such a hold over us? What is it about music that drives us to create, perform, feel, connect with others? After a hugely popular run …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon£10Science Museum, South Kensington
Explore how music shapes our lives in this landmark interactive exhibition. Why does music have such a hold over us? What is it about music that drives us to create, perform, feel, connect with others? After a hugely popular run …
The Lore of LOVERBOYSomerset House presents the first exhibition on international fashion powerhouse Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, which celebrates 10 years of club to catwalk in 2024. One of Somerset House Studios’ original residents – whose studio is still based within Somerset House’s community …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing SoonFreeSomerset House, Strand
Somerset House presents the first exhibition on international fashion powerhouse Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, which celebrates 10 years of club to catwalk in 2024. One of Somerset House Studios’ original residents – whose studio is still based within Somerset House’s community …
Judy Chicago: RevelationsThe first solo presentation in a London institution for the trailblazing artist, author, educator, and feminist icon Judy Chicago – the exhibition charts the full arc of her career with a specific focus on drawing. One of the most provocative …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing SoonFreePaddington
The first solo presentation in a London institution for the trailblazing artist, author, educator, and feminist icon Judy Chicago – the exhibition charts the full arc of her career with a specific focus on drawing. One of the most provocative …
Polly Braden: Leaving Ukraine Discover the personal journeys of displaced women and children, through this exhibition of photographs and short films. Polly Braden: Leaving Ukraine is an intimate portrait of women, forced to leave their homes following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon£12.75Foundling Museum, Clerkenwell
Discover the personal journeys of displaced women and children, through this exhibition of photographs and short films. Polly Braden: Leaving Ukraine is an intimate portrait of women, forced to leave their homes following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 …