What's on in London on Friday 7th February 2025
Top events happening London
The story of Michelangelo’s ‘Taddei Tondo’
Senior Curator Dr. Hannah Higham explores the history of the Royal Academy’s Michelangelo sculpture: ‘Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist’.
11:00am to 12:00pm£15Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly
Senior Curator Dr. Hannah Higham explores the history of the Royal Academy’s Michelangelo sculpture: ‘Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist’.
Beauty Culture: Male Readers and the Modern Victorian Woman - Talk and Document ViewingBy the mid-19th century, beauty was a booming business in Victorian London. As the century progressed, standards of inner and outer beauty began to shift, reflecting women’s continued social progress. Magazines with male audiences commented on these changes in surprising …
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12:30pm to 2:00pm£5Clerkenwell
By the mid-19th century, beauty was a booming business in Victorian London. As the century progressed, standards of inner and outer beauty began to shift, reflecting women’s continued social progress. Magazines with male audiences commented on these changes in surprising …
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Making Sense of the Great War: Crisis, Englishness and MoraleDr Alex Mayhew discusses the ways that ordinary soldiers on the Western Front viewed the First World War and their place within the conflict.
12:00pm to 1:00pmFreeNational Army Museum, Chelsea
Dr Alex Mayhew discusses the ways that ordinary soldiers on the Western Front viewed the First World War and their place within the conflict.
Wake Up Women: Women, Activism, and Engagement at Queen Elizabeth II’s CoronationThis talk will look beyond the alleged ‘queen craziness’ of Elizabeth’s female supporters and consider some of the personal, ethical, and political calculations that drove women to actively engage in her coronation, and to support the mid-century monarchy more generally.
5:30pm to 7:30pmFreeThe Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Euston
This talk will look beyond the alleged ‘queen craziness’ of Elizabeth’s female supporters and consider some of the personal, ethical, and political calculations that drove women to actively engage in her coronation, and to support the mid-century monarchy more generally.
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Music in Frames by Marija BuljetaMarija Buljeta has been a photographer for 17 years specialising in portraits, fashion, live music and bands’ promo photography. Although her primary focus and inspiration in the beginning was portraiture, she felt that she had to explore other avenues. As …
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Exhibition ends on Friday 7th Feb Closing SoonFreeKennington
Marija Buljeta has been a photographer for 17 years specialising in portraits, fashion, live music and bands’ promo photography. Although her primary focus and inspiration in the beginning was portraiture, she felt that she had to explore other avenues. As …
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REMIXOLOGY: The Art of Cultural Storytelling by Ketna PatelThis exhibition unites East and West, old and new, the sacred and the everyday, making use of video, print and photography.
Exhibition ends on Saturday 8th Feb Closing Soon£6.60Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner
This exhibition unites East and West, old and new, the sacred and the everyday, making use of video, print and photography.
Hew Locke what have we here?What have we here? Join renowned Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke as he turns his lens on the British Museum collection in a collaborative exhibition exploring histories of British imperial power. In this groundbreaking new show, Locke (born 1959) explores, questions …
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Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Feb Closing Soon£16British Museum, Russell Square
What have we here? Join renowned Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke as he turns his lens on the British Museum collection in a collaborative exhibition exploring histories of British imperial power. In this groundbreaking new show, Locke (born 1959) explores, questions …
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Barry Humphries: The Personal CollectionChristie’s will present a rare window in to the erudite collection of Barry Humphries (1934–2023) in a live auction and exhibition. The full pre-sale exhibition will be on public view from 7th February to 12th February. The world renowned Australian …
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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 12th Feb Closing SoonFreeChristie's, St James
Christie’s will present a rare window in to the erudite collection of Barry Humphries (1934–2023) in a live auction and exhibition. The full pre-sale exhibition will be on public view from 7th February to 12th February. The world renowned Australian …
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Louis Pohl Koseda: Christie's Award Exhibition 2025Through a series of intricate works, Pohl explores London’s multifaceted social landscape —housing estates, homeless shelters, financial institutions, and creative spaces — rendered as a sequence of drawings.
Exhibition ends on Friday 14th Feb Closing SoonFreeChristie's, St James
Through a series of intricate works, Pohl explores London’s multifaceted social landscape —housing estates, homeless shelters, financial institutions, and creative spaces — rendered as a sequence of drawings.
LocalsLocals is an exhibit of work from the ongoing Pub Project - Lydia Wood’s mission to draw every pub in London.
Exhibition ends on Saturday 15th Feb Closing SoonFree
Locals is an exhibit of work from the ongoing Pub Project - Lydia Wood’s mission to draw every pub in London.
Turner Prize 2024See the work of four leading British artists in one exhibition Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas are the four artists shortlisted for the 2024 Turner Prize. They will showcase their eclectic work at Tate Britain …
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Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Feb Closing Soon£14Tate Britain, Pimlico
See the work of four leading British artists in one exhibition Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas are the four artists shortlisted for the 2024 Turner Prize. They will showcase their eclectic work at Tate Britain …
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Looks Delicious! Exploring Japan’s food replica cultureTake a mouth-watering journey through the uniquely Japanese phenomenon of shokuhin sanpuru – the unexpectedly realistic food replicas displayed in front of restaurants across Japan. Offering a rare opportunity outside Japan to see these skilfully-created models up close, this vibrant …
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Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Feb Closing SoonFreeJapan House London, Kensington
Take a mouth-watering journey through the uniquely Japanese phenomenon of shokuhin sanpuru – the unexpectedly realistic food replicas displayed in front of restaurants across Japan. Offering a rare opportunity outside Japan to see these skilfully-created models up close, this vibrant …
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Michelangelo, Leonardo, RaphaelStarting with Michelangelo’s celebrated Taddei Tondo, this exhibition explores the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo and the influence both had on the young Raphael.
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Feb Closing Soon£21Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly
Starting with Michelangelo’s celebrated Taddei Tondo, this exhibition explores the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo and the influence both had on the young Raphael.
Adventures In The ElectroverseThe exhibition is located in the Bertrand Russell Room on the ground floor, with its own entrance on Theobald’s Road – NOT the usual Red Lion Square entrance. — Experience Adventures in the Electroverse, a fully immersive art and 3D …
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Exhibition ends on Thursday 20th Feb Closing SoonFreeConway Hall, Holborn
The exhibition is located in the Bertrand Russell Room on the ground floor, with its own entrance on Theobald’s Road – NOT the usual Red Lion Square entrance. — Experience Adventures in the Electroverse, a fully immersive art and 3D …
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Walking tours of London
Bards, Poets and Playwrights: A Literary Tour of Southwark CathedralTo celebrate Dickens’ birthday join one of our knowledgeable Guides to learn about the literary figures associated with the Cathedral Southwark Cathedral has had a long and distinguished history. In over 900 years of Christian witness and mission, the church …
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2:30pm to 3:30pm£8Southwark Cathedral, Southwark
To celebrate Dickens’ birthday join one of our knowledgeable Guides to learn about the literary figures associated with the Cathedral Southwark Cathedral has had a long and distinguished history. In over 900 years of Christian witness and mission, the church …
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