What's on in London on Thursday 19th September 2024

Top events happening London

Early evening gin 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 hours. Discover how the Household Cavalry have worked to protect the monarch from rebels, …

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6:00pm to 7:30pm
£25
Household Cavalry Museum, Whitehall

The Spectacle of Death in the Victorian Age

What is it about death that we find so fascinating? From horror films and ghost stories to TV shows and podcasts about notorious serial killers, we take great pleasure in the spectacle of death. We are grim voyeurs, and we …

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Starts at 7:30pm
£10
Highgate

The Women Who Flew for Hitler

Hanna Reitsch and Melitta von Stauffenberg were talented, courageous and strikingly attractive women who fought convention to make their names in the male-dominated field of flight in 1930s Germany. With the coming of war, both became pioneering test pilots and …

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7:30pm to 9:00pm
£12
Brooklands Museum, Weybridge

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Tower Bridge at the Heritage Gallery

To celebrate Tower Bridge’s birthday, join London Metropolitan Archives at the City of London’s Heritage Gallery to journey through 130 years of history. Since its Royal opening on 30th June 1894, Tower Bridge (external link) has been an enduring symbol …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 19th Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London

Sign Painting Studio with artist Peter Liversidge

The Sign Painting Studio is a working studio at the RCN where the artist keeps the same hours as the institution, painting signs and sharing information with visitors to the space on Cavendish Square. For one week, visitors to the …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 20th Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Harley Street

Homelessness: Reframed

Presented in collaboration with Prince William’s Homewards programme and Eleven Eleven Foundation this exhibition brings to life the breadth and complexities of homelessness across the country and give people an opportunity to engage with, and better understand, the stories of …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 20th Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea

Peter Hedegaard | 1960s & 1970s screenprints

Rocket presents a mini-retrospective of Screenprints that celebrates the collaboration between the artist Peter Hedegaard and his wife Isolde who together produced over 50 editions from 1965 to 1976. Peter Hedegaard (1929-2008) was born in Copenhagen but came to England …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 21st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Hackney

Raise the Roof

See new creative works that unpack narratives of gender, race and imperialism at 66 Portland Place. Opened in 1934, when the modern architectural profession was being forged, RIBA’s Grade II* listed home can tell us a lot about the values …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 21st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Regent Street

Hudood: Rethinking boundaries

The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region. Delving into the …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 21st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
SOAS Gallery, Euston

Wallace Sewell & Fred Ingrams Exhibition

Discover the artist whose colourful paintings have inspired this season’s new Wallace Sewell A/W2024 scarf collection. The in-store launch will display original paintings by Fred Ingrams alongside the new textiles, detailing the creative process of its design team. Wallace Sewell …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 21st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Farringdon

Hawksmoor6

This exhibition shows photohgraphs of six Hawksmoor churches that have survived over the past 300 years, in sharp contrast to so many of Christopher Wren’s masterpieces which have been lost. A new film for the exhibition includes an interview with …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 21st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Poplar

Michael Rosen: The Illustrators

Michael Rosen’s children’s writing has delighted generations – and this exhibition journeys through his life and career via a selection of original illustrations from his books. The exhibition features work by 14 artists across a wide range of mediums including …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 22nd Sep 2024 Closing Soon
£6
Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner

Art Without Heroes: Mingei

This is the most wide-ranging exhibition in the UK dedicated to Mingei, the influential folk-craft movement that developed in Japan in the 1920s and 1930s. With works including ceramics, woodwork, paper, toys, textiles, photography and film, the exhibition will incorporate …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 22nd Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow

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