What's on in London on Friday 14th February 2025
Top events happening London
Valentine’s Day Tours: A Thames Tunnel Love StoryDiscover the touching love story of Marc and Sophia Brunel, a tale of romance and resilience at the heart of one of the world’s greatest engineering feats.
Starts at 5:00pm£20Brunel Museum, Rotherhithe
Discover the touching love story of Marc and Sophia Brunel, a tale of romance and resilience at the heart of one of the world’s greatest engineering feats.
It Worked: Innovation and Improvisation in the Royal Army Medical Corps
Jessica Meyer examines how new ideas and technologies helped to push military medical care forwards during the First World War.
12:00pm to 1:00pmFreeNational Army Museum, Chelsea
Jessica Meyer examines how new ideas and technologies helped to push military medical care forwards during the First World War.
Webinars
The Chevalier d’Eon in the English Law CourtsDiscover the life of the remarkable 18th-century transgender spy
2:00pm to 3:00pmFree
Discover the life of the remarkable 18th-century transgender spy
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Cockney Rebels: Popular Music in Tower Hamlets, 1624-2003Discover the extraordinary story of popular music in London’s East End. From Elizabethan ballads to the birth of grime, this first-of-its-kind exhibition takes visitors on a journey spanning four centuries, exploring how the East End and its people have inspired …
Exhibition ends on Friday 21st Feb Closing SoonFreeWhitechapel
Discover the extraordinary story of popular music in London’s East End. From Elizabethan ballads to the birth of grime, this first-of-its-kind exhibition takes visitors on a journey spanning four centuries, exploring how the East End and its people have inspired …
Antoni Malinowski and Helene Binet: Pigments and PhotonsThe first joint exhibition of Antoni Malinowski and Hélène Binet in a public gallery, celebrating their deep sensitivity and understanding of light and architectural space and form.
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Feb Closing Soon£8.80Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing
The first joint exhibition of Antoni Malinowski and Hélène Binet in a public gallery, celebrating their deep sensitivity and understanding of light and architectural space and form.
A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient DunhuangThe oasis of Dunhuang, at the edge of the Gobi Desert, was once a bustling town on the famous Silk Road connecting China and the Mediterranean. Discover the personal stories of those who lived, travelled through, worked, and worshipped here …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb £8British Library, Camden
The oasis of Dunhuang, at the edge of the Gobi Desert, was once a bustling town on the famous Silk Road connecting China and the Mediterranean. Discover the personal stories of those who lived, travelled through, worked, and worshipped here …
Silk RoadsCamel caravans crossing desert dunes, merchants trading silks and spices at bazaars – these are the images that come to mind when we think of the Silk Roads. But the reality goes far beyond this. This exhibition challenges and expands …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb £17British Museum, Russell Square
Camel caravans crossing desert dunes, merchants trading silks and spices at bazaars – these are the images that come to mind when we think of the Silk Roads. But the reality goes far beyond this. This exhibition challenges and expands …
Walking tours of London
Westminster by Gaslight Walk with Elan WalksOn this guided Elan Walk you will;
• See London's magical gas-lamps hidden in plain sight
• Hear about their fascinating history
• Become captivated by their unique light
5:30pm to 7:30pm£20
On this guided Elan Walk you will;
• See London's magical gas-lamps hidden in plain sight
• Hear about their fascinating history
• Become captivated by their unique light