What's on in London on Wednesday 8th January 2025
Top events happening London
A Stonemason’s Guide to Britain’s ChurchesAndrew Ziminski explores the often-overlooked features and furnishings that await discovery in our Parish Churches. Places of worship like Westminster Abbey or St Margaret’s Church unlock our understanding of a shared past. As places of worship, community hubs and locations …
1:00pm to 1:50pm£6.13Pimlico
Andrew Ziminski explores the often-overlooked features and furnishings that await discovery in our Parish Churches. Places of worship like Westminster Abbey or St Margaret’s Church unlock our understanding of a shared past. As places of worship, community hubs and locations …
Memory and Injustice: Wrongful Accusations in the United KingdomOver the past 30 years in the UK thousands of ordinary people have been accused of crimes based on “recovered memories” resulting in thousands of false accusations. In this talk, Kevin describes the origins of sex panics with reference to …
Starts at 7:30pm£4Greenwich
Over the past 30 years in the UK thousands of ordinary people have been accused of crimes based on “recovered memories” resulting in thousands of false accusations. In this talk, Kevin describes the origins of sex panics with reference to …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
For Arts Sake x Pitzhanger: Original Works on PaperDedicated entirely to original works on paper, For Arts Sake x Pitzhanger will showcase over 150 pieces in Pitzhanger Gallery, by both established and emerging artists. The display, which will be updated over the Christmas season, will feature various printmaking …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th Jan Closing SoonFreePitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing
Dedicated entirely to original works on paper, For Arts Sake x Pitzhanger will showcase over 150 pieces in Pitzhanger Gallery, by both established and emerging artists. The display, which will be updated over the Christmas season, will feature various printmaking …
Jason and the Adventure of 254
‘Jason and the Adventure of 254′ is a major solo exhibition by artist Jason Wilsher-Mills. Showcasing Wilsher-Mills’ largest and most personal commission to date, the exhibition is a joyful exploration of the body, drawing on the artist’s experience of becoming …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th Jan Closing SoonFreeWellcome Collection, Camden
‘Jason and the Adventure of 254′ is a major solo exhibition by artist Jason Wilsher-Mills. Showcasing Wilsher-Mills’ largest and most personal commission to date, the exhibition is a joyful exploration of the body, drawing on the artist’s experience of becoming …
Winter Past
Discover the homes and traditions of winters past, present and future. The Museum’s Rooms Through Time have been dressed for Winter Past, highlighting how seasonal celebrations have evolved across different periods and communities. See how winter has changed London homes …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th Jan Closing SoonFreeThe Museum of the Home, Bethnal Green
Discover the homes and traditions of winters past, present and future. The Museum’s Rooms Through Time have been dressed for Winter Past, highlighting how seasonal celebrations have evolved across different periods and communities. See how winter has changed London homes …
Anne Desmet: Kaleidoscope
Offering art lovers a fresh perspective on London, its architecture, and geography, Guildhall Art Gallery celebrates the work of artist and specialist wood engraver, Anne Desmet RA. The exhibition sees the artist slicing into prints focused on London from her …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th Jan Closing SoonFreeGuildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London
Offering art lovers a fresh perspective on London, its architecture, and geography, Guildhall Art Gallery celebrates the work of artist and specialist wood engraver, Anne Desmet RA. The exhibition sees the artist slicing into prints focused on London from her …
Faithful Companions: Charles Dickens & his Pets
This is the first exhibition to celebrate the animals that found their way into the books and homes of Charles Dickens. It throws a spotlight on to the dogs, ravens, goldfinches and cats who shared houseroom with the Dickens family, …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 12th Jan Closing Soon£13.13Charles Dickens Museum, Clerkenwell
This is the first exhibition to celebrate the animals that found their way into the books and homes of Charles Dickens. It throws a spotlight on to the dogs, ravens, goldfinches and cats who shared houseroom with the Dickens family, …
I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective
A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009. The exhibition highlights a pivotal era when bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Finch sparked …
Exhibition ends on Wednesday 15th Jan Closing SoonFreeBarbican Arts Centre, Barbican
A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009. The exhibition highlights a pivotal era when bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Finch sparked …
Making a rukus!An exhibition exploring the joy, friendship, resistance and art of Black LGBTQIA+ people in Britain. The brand-new exhibition, curated by artist, filmmaker and co-founder of rukus! federation, Topher Campbell, explores Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans creativity, activism, community and …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing SoonFreeSomerset House, Strand
An exhibition exploring the joy, friendship, resistance and art of Black LGBTQIA+ people in Britain. The brand-new exhibition, curated by artist, filmmaker and co-founder of rukus! federation, Topher Campbell, explores Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans creativity, activism, community and …
Lina Iris Viktor: Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Rememberings A collaborative exhibition between artist Lina Iris Viktor and the Museum, which will be on view for the second half of 2024. Lina’s work unearths connections across time and cultures, from ancient Egypt to medieval illumination and indigenous Australian art. …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing SoonFreeSir John Soane's Museum, Holborn
A collaborative exhibition between artist Lina Iris Viktor and the Museum, which will be on view for the second half of 2024. Lina’s work unearths connections across time and cultures, from ancient Egypt to medieval illumination and indigenous Australian art. …
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers Be blown away by Van Gogh’s most spectacular paintings in a once-in-a-century exhibition. Walk with a pair of lovers beneath a starry night. Look up at swirling clouds and cypress trees swaying in the wind. Stay a little while in …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing Soon£24National Gallery, Trafalgar Square
Be blown away by Van Gogh’s most spectacular paintings in a once-in-a-century exhibition. Walk with a pair of lovers beneath a starry night. Look up at swirling clouds and cypress trees swaying in the wind. Stay a little while in …
Monet and London. Views of the ThamesClaude Monet (1840-1926) is world renowned as the leading figure of French Impressionism, the movement that changed the course of modern art. Less known is the fact that some of Monet’s most remarkable Impressionist paintings were made not in France …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing Soon£16Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand
Claude Monet (1840-1926) is world renowned as the leading figure of French Impressionism, the movement that changed the course of modern art. Less known is the fact that some of Monet’s most remarkable Impressionist paintings were made not in France …