What's on in London on Friday 20th December 2024

Top events happening London

The chemistry of Christmas baking

Christmas is the time for festive bakes and foodie treats. Whether you’re crackers for Christmas pudding, or ecstatic for eggnog, you must wonder: how do we get such delicious food from mixing simple, and sometimes plain, ingredients? Join chemist and …

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6:00pm to 7:15pm
£17.06
Mayfair

Christmas Lates at the Natural History Museum

On what will be, for many, the last working day of the year, the Natural History Museum will be open late for an adults-only museum event. aking place on Friday 20th December, you can explore the galleries while a harpist …

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6:30pm to 9:30pm
£27
Natural History Museum, South Kensington

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

History House 140

An exhibition exploring 140 years of social history in East London. From young Victorian social reformers tackling the great social challenges of their day, to nights spent in air-raid shelters, and stories of 1970s working-class activism – History House will …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 20th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Bethnal Green

Memory & Migration: The Warburg Institute 1926 - 2024

To mark the completion of the Warburg Renaissance project and new gallery space, Memory & Migration presents a selection of objects from the collection that explore its interwoven histories of movement and survival. The Institute’s intellectual mission was established by …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 20th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Warburg Institute, Euston

London Illuminated Festive Lights

Explore the grounds of Fulham Palace, adorned with thousands of lights, as the gardens are transformed into an enchanted winter wonderland. Along the trail, you’ll find food outlets, mulled wine, cider, hot chocolate, marshmallow sticks for the fire pit, and …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 22nd Dec 2024 Closing Soon
£14.95
Fulham Palace, Fulham

Antonio Calderara: A Certain Light

Antonio Calderara (1903-1978) is renowned for his delicate and exquisitely balanced abstract imagery which, in its restraint and subtlety, exhibits affinities with the work of Giorgio Morandi. Organised in collaboration with Lisson Gallery and the Fondazione Antonio e Carmela Calderara, …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 22nd Dec 2024 Closing Soon
£7.50
Islington

The Gingerbread City 2024

Visit The Gingerbread City and discover a sweet futuristic city constructed from gingerbread, candy, and frosting along side real architectural building models, all designed and built by 50+ architects and designers.

Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
£13
Chelsea

Batman Unmasked

Batman UnmaskedExplore a never-before-seen collection of original props, vehicles, and costumes. The exhibition covers the range of Batman films (1989-2022) and consist of themed rooms containing Batsuits, Super-Villain suits, props, and weapons. Pattinson’s Batmobile from “The Batman” and Bale’s Batpod from …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 30th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
£26.50
Covent Garden

Making Carnival: 50 Years of Mas, Music and Movement in Hackney

Come and celebrate the story of carnival in Hackney in this new exhibition bringing together this history for the first time. Hackney has been the home of carnival groups since the 1970s when Caribbean communities settled in the borough. Since …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 31st Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Hackney Museum, Hackney

Winter Wonderbrands

Winter WonderbrandsFeeling nostalgic for Christmas presents past? Visit our Time Tunnel to unwrap the gift of memory this winter! Explore your favourite classic and contemporary household packaging, toys, magazines, wartime ephemera, technology, travel, fashion and royal souvenirs. Take a stroll through …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 2nd Jan Closing Soon
£10
Notting Hill

Tom Stoddart – Legacy

An exhibition by the award winning photojournalist show casing twenty-five images from across his legendary career. — In a career punctuated with awards, not all his work was in war zones, catastrophes or crises. He photographed royals, prime ministers, world …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 2nd Jan Closing Soon
Free
Mayfair

Photography versus?Thatcher: The Photo Co-op Archive prints and objects, 1979 to 1986

Photography versus Thatcher: The Photo Co-op Archive, prints and objects, 1979 to 1986 – Photofusion’s origin story tells the story of the early years of the Photo Co-op, the founding organisation which later grew into Photofusion. This exhibition features vintage …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 4th Jan Closing Soon
Free
Stockwell

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