What's on in London on Thursday 28th November 2024
Top events happening London
Housewarming: A Tenement Flat in 1913
An evening filled with music, creativity and discovery, all themed around A Tenement Flat in 1913 This November, enjoy an evening at the Museum and get to know the Delinsky family’s story from A Tenement Flat in 1913. Don’t miss …
6:00pm to 9:00pmFreeThe Museum of the Home, Bethnal Green
An evening filled with music, creativity and discovery, all themed around A Tenement Flat in 1913 This November, enjoy an evening at the Museum and get to know the Delinsky family’s story from A Tenement Flat in 1913. Don’t miss …
Photography – A Queer History by Flora Dunster and Theo GordonJoin co-authors Flora Dunster and Theo Gordon for a book launch celebrating their recent publication Photography—A Queer History. Dunster and Gordon will discuss how queer photography has developed over time, and across the world, and reflect on the process of …
6:00pm to 7:30pmFreeFarringdon
Join co-authors Flora Dunster and Theo Gordon for a book launch celebrating their recent publication Photography—A Queer History. Dunster and Gordon will discuss how queer photography has developed over time, and across the world, and reflect on the process of …
Opening night of an art auction fundraising for the Van Gogh House museumOver the past ten years, Van Gogh House and San Mei Gallery have fostered vital cultural hubs in Brixton, South London, where art, culture and people come together. Recently our core funder was forced to withdraw funding accounting for 50% …
6:00pm to 10:00pm£5Stockwell
Over the past ten years, Van Gogh House and San Mei Gallery have fostered vital cultural hubs in Brixton, South London, where art, culture and people come together. Recently our core funder was forced to withdraw funding accounting for 50% …
Ask the Experts: A New Political Landscape?An opportunity to unpick the new British political landscape and ask questions to BBC election guru Professor Sir John Curtice FBA, author and political expert Professor Ben Ansell FBA, and former Executive Director of Policy to Keir Starmer, Leader of …
6:30pm to 7:45pmFreeSt James
An opportunity to unpick the new British political landscape and ask questions to BBC election guru Professor Sir John Curtice FBA, author and political expert Professor Ben Ansell FBA, and former Executive Director of Policy to Keir Starmer, Leader of …
Thames Traffic - and TerrorAmong the most important workers of the River Thames in past times were The Watermen who carried people (and their luggage) and The Lightermen who carried goods. The Thames was both London’s thoroughfare, and a barrier separating the city into …
Starts at 7:00pm£11.55Horse Hospital, Clerkenwell
Among the most important workers of the River Thames in past times were The Watermen who carried people (and their luggage) and The Lightermen who carried goods. The Thames was both London’s thoroughfare, and a barrier separating the city into …
Can we chip away at disease? Centre of the Cell's Big Question LectureExplore the Cutting-Edge World of ‘Organ-on-a-Chip’ Technology at Centre of the Cell’s Big Question Lecture. Are you curious about the future of medicine? ‘Organ-on-a-chip’ is a groundbreaking technology at the intersection of biology and engineering, enabling scientists to create laboratory-based …
7:00pm to 8:30pm£5Whitechapel
Explore the Cutting-Edge World of ‘Organ-on-a-Chip’ Technology at Centre of the Cell’s Big Question Lecture. Are you curious about the future of medicine? ‘Organ-on-a-chip’ is a groundbreaking technology at the intersection of biology and engineering, enabling scientists to create laboratory-based …
Henry V - An evening with Dan JonesDiscover the astonishing rise of England’s greatest warrior king. Bestselling historian Dan Jones returns to The National Archives to talk about his new biography of Henry V, England’s greatest king. Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and …
7:30pm to 9:00pm£15Richmond
Discover the astonishing rise of England’s greatest warrior king. Bestselling historian Dan Jones returns to The National Archives to talk about his new biography of Henry V, England’s greatest king. Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Camden Highline WIPCamden Highline WIP offers a behind-the-scenes look at the charity transforming a disused railway line into a new urban green space for London, through the lens of local documentary photographer, Paul Romans. Paul is a local photographer who been following …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 28th Nov 2024 Closing SoonFreeCamden
Camden Highline WIP offers a behind-the-scenes look at the charity transforming a disused railway line into a new urban green space for London, through the lens of local documentary photographer, Paul Romans. Paul is a local photographer who been following …
The Black Dog: Crypt ResidencyIn British folklore, the Black Dog acts as a revenant: resurfacing again and again throughout our history. The Dog appears in many forms, categorised by folklorist Theo Brown as: The Barguest, a shapeshifter, ominous and belligerent, often connected with burial-sites …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 30th Nov 2024 Closing SoonFreeCamden
In British folklore, the Black Dog acts as a revenant: resurfacing again and again throughout our history. The Dog appears in many forms, categorised by folklorist Theo Brown as: The Barguest, a shapeshifter, ominous and belligerent, often connected with burial-sites …
Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023This exhibition explores the evolution of London’s Tube system and the iconic London Underground map over 160 years. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see and purchase hand-drawn and annotated manuscripts by Harry Beck on the 50th anniversary of …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 30th Nov 2024 Closing SoonFreeChelsea
This exhibition explores the evolution of London’s Tube system and the iconic London Underground map over 160 years. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see and purchase hand-drawn and annotated manuscripts by Harry Beck on the 50th anniversary of …
In Focus: The Flying Nightingales This exhibition tells the stories of the ordinary women, trained in the nursing style of Florence Nightingale, who were thrust into the arena of war during D-Day. During the War, the Royal Air Force Air Ambulance Unit – dubbed the …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 30th Nov 2024 Closing Soon£12Florence Nightingale Museum, Southwark
This exhibition tells the stories of the ordinary women, trained in the nursing style of Florence Nightingale, who were thrust into the arena of war during D-Day. During the War, the Royal Air Force Air Ambulance Unit – dubbed the …
Women of the RNLILife savers, fundraisers, trailblazers: discover the vital roles that women play in saving lives at sea. Women of the RNLI at the National Maritime Museum celebrates the work of women in the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Featuring striking photography, personal …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Dec 2024 Closing SoonFreeNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Life savers, fundraisers, trailblazers: discover the vital roles that women play in saving lives at sea. Women of the RNLI at the National Maritime Museum celebrates the work of women in the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Featuring striking photography, personal …
Radical Rediscovery: Feminist Theatre in Britain 1969-1992An exhibition celebrating a pivotal period of influential output from women theatre makers and playwrights. Radical Rediscovery: Feminist Theatre in Britain 1969-1992 explores far reaching social changes that impacted the arts and set the stage for an explosion of female …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Dec 2024 Closing SoonFreePeckham
An exhibition celebrating a pivotal period of influential output from women theatre makers and playwrights. Radical Rediscovery: Feminist Theatre in Britain 1969-1992 explores far reaching social changes that impacted the arts and set the stage for an explosion of female …
In Uniform: Stories of Nurses and their ClothingThis exhibition delves into the complex narratives woven into the fabrics, designs, and accessories that have adorned generations of nurses. Set in a former hospital chapel, the exhibition reflects on the vital role nurses play in our society, with the …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Dec 2024 Closing SoonFreeFitzrovia Chapel, Tottenham Court Road
This exhibition delves into the complex narratives woven into the fabrics, designs, and accessories that have adorned generations of nurses. Set in a former hospital chapel, the exhibition reflects on the vital role nurses play in our society, with the …
The 70:14:50 Project UKAn exhibition of new work by four artists, Hanna Ali, Roman Manfredi, Violeta Sofia and Paloma Tendero. From a unique focus on the Black motherhood experience to themes of equity and solidarity shown through a women/non-binary football team, the 70:15:40 …
Exhibition ends on Tuesday 3rd Dec 2024 Closing SoonFreeKennington
An exhibition of new work by four artists, Hanna Ali, Roman Manfredi, Violeta Sofia and Paloma Tendero. From a unique focus on the Black motherhood experience to themes of equity and solidarity shown through a women/non-binary football team, the 70:15:40 …
Old masters exhibition prior to sale - inc newly discovered Van DykeAhead of their sale, there will be an exhibition of Old Master paintings at Christie’s auction house. Included will be Anthony van Dyck’s Andalusian Horse – his first grand-scale depiction of a lone horse – has an additional element of …
Exhibition ends on Tuesday 3rd Dec 2024 Closing SoonFreeChristie's, St James
Ahead of their sale, there will be an exhibition of Old Master paintings at Christie’s auction house. Included will be Anthony van Dyck’s Andalusian Horse – his first grand-scale depiction of a lone horse – has an additional element of …
London Jewels exhibitionAhead of their sale at an auction, there’s an exhibition of jewellery in Bonhams. The 150-lot sale features a spectacular collection of jewellery from impressive single-owner collections including jewels from the Collection of Dame Joan Collins. London Jewels spans the …
Exhibition ends on Wednesday 4th Dec 2024 Closing SoonFreeBonhams, Mayfair
Ahead of their sale at an auction, there’s an exhibition of jewellery in Bonhams. The 150-lot sale features a spectacular collection of jewellery from impressive single-owner collections including jewels from the Collection of Dame Joan Collins. London Jewels spans the …