What's on in London on Saturday 26th October 2024
Top events happening London
MADE London: The Design & Craft FairThis autumn the annual design and craft fair, MADE London returns to its original and long standing venue: One Marylebone, a grand former church beside Regents Park. Around 120 exhibitors will showcase their unique products over four floors of this …
10:30am to 5:00pm£15Camden
This autumn the annual design and craft fair, MADE London returns to its original and long standing venue: One Marylebone, a grand former church beside Regents Park. Around 120 exhibitors will showcase their unique products over four floors of this …
Poetry Day!On the theme of ‘spoken word’, the National Poetry Library’s annual poetry day features readings and a workshop, and shows off the collection’s hidden gems. — The library’s annual Poetry Day is a chance to view the rarities, hidden gems …
11:00am to 5:00pmFreeSouthwark
On the theme of ‘spoken word’, the National Poetry Library’s annual poetry day features readings and a workshop, and shows off the collection’s hidden gems. — The library’s annual Poetry Day is a chance to view the rarities, hidden gems …
RISC OS London ShowExpect to see the latest systems based on the RockChip and Raspberry Pi, plus historic machines from Acorn’s past such as the BBC Micro, Electron, and Archimedes. These will be showing the latest software developments and classic games. There will …
11:00am to 4:00pm£7Wealdstone
Expect to see the latest systems based on the RockChip and Raspberry Pi, plus historic machines from Acorn’s past such as the BBC Micro, Electron, and Archimedes. These will be showing the latest software developments and classic games. There will …
Dickens and St Giles - a lifelong fascinationThis illustrated talk, presented by Cindy Sughrue, Director of the Charles Dickens Museum, and Lucinda Hawksley, art historian, biographer, award-winning travel writer, and great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, explores Dickens’s lifelong fascination with the neighbourhood of St-Giles-in-the-Fields. It influenced and …
11:30am to 12:30pmFreeSoho
This illustrated talk, presented by Cindy Sughrue, Director of the Charles Dickens Museum, and Lucinda Hawksley, art historian, biographer, award-winning travel writer, and great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, explores Dickens’s lifelong fascination with the neighbourhood of St-Giles-in-the-Fields. It influenced and …
Tour of Kirkaldy's Testing Works including machine runYour tour around the Works will take about 2-hours 30-minutes including an introductory video, demonstrations of some of the smaller machines in our collection and will feature as its highlight a demonstration of the Universal Testing Machine. — David Kirkaldy’s …
1:30pm to 4:00pm£25.63Kirkaldy Testing Museum, Southwark
Your tour around the Works will take about 2-hours 30-minutes including an introductory video, demonstrations of some of the smaller machines in our collection and will feature as its highlight a demonstration of the Universal Testing Machine. — David Kirkaldy’s …
St Giles: The Hidden Heart of LondonThe district of St Giles is not widely recognised today, but it has a dense and tangled history that tells us a great deal about the experience of living in London across the span of time from the twelfth century …
1:30pm to 2:30pmFreeSoho
The district of St Giles is not widely recognised today, but it has a dense and tangled history that tells us a great deal about the experience of living in London across the span of time from the twelfth century …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Hockney and Piero: A Longer LookTwo masterpieces by David Hockney that feature reproductions of Piero della Francesca’s The Baptism of Christ are displayed alongside the original Renaissance painting. This focused exhibition will explore the figurative painter David Hockney’s lifelong association with the National Gallery and …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Oct 2024 Closing SoonFreeNational Gallery, Trafalgar Square
Two masterpieces by David Hockney that feature reproductions of Piero della Francesca’s The Baptism of Christ are displayed alongside the original Renaissance painting. This focused exhibition will explore the figurative painter David Hockney’s lifelong association with the National Gallery and …
Through a Bauhaus Lens: Edith Tudor-Hart and IsokonAn exhibition of previously unseen 1933-4 photographs by the Viennese, Bauhaus-trained photographer Edith Tudor-Hart – on display to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the opening of the Isokon Flats. The recently discovered prints document the historic construction and opening of …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Oct 2024 Closing SoonFreeIsokon Gallery, Hampstead
An exhibition of previously unseen 1933-4 photographs by the Viennese, Bauhaus-trained photographer Edith Tudor-Hart – on display to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the opening of the Isokon Flats. The recently discovered prints document the historic construction and opening of …
A World of Care: Turner and the EnvironmentThis summer, Turner’s House, thanks to a generous loan of works from Tate, asserts J.M.W. Turner was the first major British artist to engage with man’s effect on the natural world. The exhibition reveals how Turner grappled with the effects …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Oct 2024 Closing Soon£11Turners House, Twickenham
This summer, Turner’s House, thanks to a generous loan of works from Tate, asserts J.M.W. Turner was the first major British artist to engage with man’s effect on the natural world. The exhibition reveals how Turner grappled with the effects …
Chihuly at Chelsea BarracksChelsea Barracks presents the inaugural edition of public art initiative ‘Modern Masters’, a free outdoor programme of contemporary art showcasing a selection of works by renowned American artist Dale Chihuly. Placed throughout Chelsea Barracks in Belgravia, the first exhibition welcomes …
Exhibition ends on Wednesday 30th Oct 2024 Closing SoonFreeSloane Square
Chelsea Barracks presents the inaugural edition of public art initiative ‘Modern Masters’, a free outdoor programme of contemporary art showcasing a selection of works by renowned American artist Dale Chihuly. Placed throughout Chelsea Barracks in Belgravia, the first exhibition welcomes …
Into the Sublime: The Eidophusikon Reimagined‘Into the Sublime: the Eidophusikon Reimagined’ is Dr Gillian McIver’s reconstruction and reimagining of the iconic Eidophusikon, a milestone in theatre history. It was created by the eighteenth-century French painter Philip James de Loutherbourg RA, who served as a stage …
Exhibition ends on Wednesday 30th Oct 2024 Closing Soon£3Bloomsbury
‘Into the Sublime: the Eidophusikon Reimagined’ is Dr Gillian McIver’s reconstruction and reimagining of the iconic Eidophusikon, a milestone in theatre history. It was created by the eighteenth-century French painter Philip James de Loutherbourg RA, who served as a stage …
Magna Carta and King JohnFor the first time, the City of London’s 1297 copy of Magna Carta is on public display at The London Archives. Magna Carta is one of the most famous documents in English history, and the granting of a charter by …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 31st Oct 2024 Closing SoonFreeThe London Archives, Clerkenwell
For the first time, the City of London’s 1297 copy of Magna Carta is on public display at The London Archives. Magna Carta is one of the most famous documents in English history, and the granting of a charter by …
Chronologies: A Visual History of Brand EvolutionThis exhibition shows the decade-to-decade evolution of today’s most iconic brands, including Cadbury’s Milk Tray, Bisto, HP Sauce, Ovaltine and many more. Previously a very popular display at the museum’s previous location in Colville Mews, the Brand Histories are back …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 31st Oct 2024 Closing Soon£10Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, Notting Hill
This exhibition shows the decade-to-decade evolution of today’s most iconic brands, including Cadbury’s Milk Tray, Bisto, HP Sauce, Ovaltine and many more. Previously a very popular display at the museum’s previous location in Colville Mews, the Brand Histories are back …
Godzilla Conquers Japan House LondonGodzilla is invading Japan House London this autumn! A two-metre tall statute of the iconic monster is on display in the Shop, as part of our event series celebrating the 70th anniversary of the 1954 film Godzilla. Originally created as …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 31st Oct 2024 Closing SoonFreeJapan House London, Kensington
Godzilla is invading Japan House London this autumn! A two-metre tall statute of the iconic monster is on display in the Shop, as part of our event series celebrating the 70th anniversary of the 1954 film Godzilla. Originally created as …
Vintage cars and memorabilia on displayA range of vintage car collectibles and some cars themselves will be on display at Bonhams auction house before being sold at auction. Auction viewings are officially for potential buyers, but they’re open to everyone, so it’s a free exhibition …
Exhibition ends on Friday 1st Nov 2024 Closing SoonFreeBonhams, Mayfair
A range of vintage car collectibles and some cars themselves will be on display at Bonhams auction house before being sold at auction. Auction viewings are officially for potential buyers, but they’re open to everyone, so it’s a free exhibition …
Majazz Project: Palestinian Sound ArchiveDiscover a project reviving and remixing vintage Palestinian and Arab albums to showcase the richness and diversity of their cultural and musical heritage. Palestinian Sound Archive is a celebration of music, spoken word and album artwork from historic Palestine, mainly …
Exhibition ends on Friday 1st Nov 2024 Closing SoonFreeSouthwark
Discover a project reviving and remixing vintage Palestinian and Arab albums to showcase the richness and diversity of their cultural and musical heritage. Palestinian Sound Archive is a celebration of music, spoken word and album artwork from historic Palestine, mainly …