What's on in London on Tuesday 5th November 2024

Top events happening London

Pint of archaeology

Join MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) for a pint of archaeology and be transported back to the drama, scandal, and excitement of London’s Elizabethan playhouses, when this area was at the heart of the capital’s theatre district. Discover what made …

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6:00pm to 9:00pm
Free
Southwark

Why Writing Women Back into History Matters

Rediscovering remarkable historical figures such as the Birka Warrior Woman, Hildegard of Bingen, and King Jadwiga offers a fresh perspective to understand an era often dismissed as ‘nasty, brutish, and short’. Rather than being exceptions, this lecture reveals the considerable …

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6:00pm to 7:00pm
Free
Holborn

Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity

Few matters produce more public interest or division than sex and religion. Revolutions in attitudes in the last generations have brought liberation to some, fear and fury to others. Diarmaid MacCulloch, Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at …

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6:30pm to 8:00pm
Free
St Paul's Cathedral, City of London

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

The Art of Banksy

Drawing critical acclaim, The Art of Banksy is the world’s largest collection of original and authenticated Banksy artworks showcasing more than 150 pieces including prints, canvases, unique works and ephemera, many of which are on public display for the very …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 6th Nov 2024 Closing Soon
£21
Soho

Body Parts: the art and application of medical illustration

This exhibition celebrates the contribution by medical artists in healthcare education, patient communication, and public health campaigns. Medical illustration is a centuries-old tradition that started with anatomy atlases in the 1400s. Over time, it has adapted to the digital age …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 9th Nov 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Hunterian Museum, Holborn

9005 – Solo Exhibition by Othello De’Souza-Hartley

For his solo exhibition at Bomb Factory Art Foundation conceptual artist Othello De’Souza-Hartley has teamed up with architect Laura Büchi and sound artist Elliott Buchanan who share his interest in the inter-dependencies of mind and body, inner peace and external …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 9th Nov 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Aldwych

Tom House: At home with Tom of Finland

A display that explores Tom of Finland’s (Touko Laaksonen) home in Los Angeles. Featuring TOM House the VR Experience, a documentary virtual reality piece that immerses you into Tom’s LA residence, where he lived during the last decade of his …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Nov 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Queer Britain, Kings Cross

Disturbing Darlings

Disturbing Darlings is a group exhibition about sweet things turned strange. Eyes a bit too wide, fur a bit too long, teeth a bit too sharp. It only takes a few details to transform lovable beings into chilling creatures. And …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Nov 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Whitechapel

The King’s Foundation Future Textiles 10th Anniversary Exhibition

In celebration of The King’s Foundation’s Future Textiles programme celebrating its tenth anniversary, this exhibition tells the story of Future Textiles and the talent it has nurtured over the last decade. Future Textiles was first initiated by His Majesty The …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 15th Nov 2024 Closing Soon
Free
The Garrison Chapel, Sloane Square

Engineers Create

Bringing together examples of ideas and designs to develop and promote the culture of engineering. A third tranche of this creative exhibition of recent research and projects by members of the Engineering Club. The gallery is a quirky underground space …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 16th Nov 2024 Closing Soon
Free
The Crypt Gallery, Camden

Rena Papaspyrou: Images Through Matter

This exhibition marks the London debut of Rena Papaspyrou, one of Greece’s foremost post-war artists. Since the 1960s, Papaspyrou has drawn inspiration from the architecture of her Athens neighborhood, using found materials like bricks, tiles, mosaics, and sections of old …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 16th Nov 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Marylebone High St

Precious

Los Angeles-based artist Su Yu-Xin’s first solo exhibition in the UK. The exhibition consists of a series of dynamic paintings that examine the history of migration and the vicissitude of pigments through a geological perspective. Portraying sea caves, shells, and …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 16th Nov 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Fitzrovia

Zaha Hadid: Paper Museums

The Zaha Hadid Foundation’s exhibition Zaha Hadid: Paper Museums showcases paper reliefs from its collection and their significance to Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). The exhibition offers a rare insight into how paper reliefs were important to the design and presentation …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 16th Nov 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Clerkenwell

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