What's on in London on Tuesday 3rd December 2024

Top events happening London

Gun salutes in Green Park and Tower of London

In honour of the state visit by the Amir of the State of Qatar to the UK, there will be gun salutes at the Tower of London and in Green Park. The gun salutes at the Tower of London take …

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Starts at 12:00pm
Free

Places for London: commercial railway development

Places for London is TfL’s property company with big plans for the capital. With over 5,500 acres of land across the capital covering all London boroughs, TfL is one of London’s largest landowners. Places for London’s mission is to untap …

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6:00pm to 7:30pm
Free
Pimlico

British Cemeteries: a Georgian Invention

We tend to think of cemeteries as Victorian, but their origins lie much earlier. There are two key phases: first, urban growth around 1700 demanded new burial provision and a pioneering wave of Anglican burial grounds started to join the …

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6:30pm to 7:30pm
£18
Tottenham Court Road

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

The 70:14:50 Project UK

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 3rd Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Kennington

Old masters exhibition prior to sale - inc newly discovered Van Dyke

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 3rd Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Christie's, St James

London Jewels exhibition

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 4th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Bonhams, Mayfair

Judy Garland's Wizard of Oz ruby slippers on display

One of only four surviving pairs of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz has gone on display for one week. They are not just any pair though, but the ones used in close up …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 5th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Mayfair

We Left Nothing Behind

An exhibition by Manchester based painter, Jen Orpin. The artist’s motorway paintings embody memory, travel and the intrinsic connections that shape our journeys. The exhibition showcases Orpin’s most recent works, blending the vastness of the UK motorways with the close-ups …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 7th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Bethnal Green

Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences

For the first time, the Turner-Prize-winning artist’s six large-scale tapestries will be displayed in the home that William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress, the inspiration behind Perry’s tapestries, were purchased for and displayed. Sir Grayson Perry CBE RA Hon FRIBA is …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 7th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
£12
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing

Gas Tank City

This exhibition brings together 16 drawings by Andrew Holmes to coincide with the publication of the book GAS TANK CITY. For 50 years Andrew Holmes has pursued the trucks, trailers, tanks and highways of the American West in a series …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 7th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Russell Square

Hello Brain!

An exhibition about the brain – the most complex and least understood part of the body – and the journey to map its intricate connections. Hello Brain! explores the brain’s ‘connectome’: how trillions of connections between billions of cells – …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 7th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
The Francis Crick Institute , Camden

Making Time - Every Prison A Creative Hub

The exhibition showcases some of the outcomes of a series of eight ‘creative co-production engagements’ with prisoners from HMP Downview, HMP Isis, HMP Standford Hill, HMP Wandsworth, and HMP Peterborough. These activities, still seen by some as a ‘luxury’ for …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 13th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Islington

100 UCL Employees: How You See Us

The rich heritage of African and Caribbean staff at UCL are celebrated in a new photographic exhibition. The exhibition features photo portraits of 100 members of staff from across the institution and highlights a vast array of specialists and roles, …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 14th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Euston

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