What's on in London on Wednesday 5th March 2025

Top events happening London

Book Event - Poetry of the Second World War

Join us at The London Archives as Tim Kendall talks about his new anthology of the Poetry of the Second World War. The Second World War is now recognized as a watershed for British poetry. The changes that arose were …

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5:30pm to 7:00pm
£5
Clerkenwell

Webinars

Eleanor of Castile: Queen of Hearts?

Eleanor of Castile: Queen of Hearts?Louise Wilkinson introduces one of England’s most enigmatic and contentious medieval queens.

7:30pm to 8:30pm
Free

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Distillation of Architecture: 家具

Distillation of Architecture: 家具An exhibition celebrating more than 30 years of collaboration between Maeda and the AA

Exhibition ends on Friday 7th Mar
Free

Art After Dark

A three-night art festival in central London.

Exhibition ends on Saturday 8th Mar
Free

Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London

Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London exhibition centres around the legendary nightclub Taboo, opened by designer and performance artist Leigh Bowery in 1985. Imposing ‘dress as though your life depends on it, or don’t bother’ as the dress code, the …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 8th Mar
£12.65
Fashion and Textile Museum, Southwark

Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome

The National Gallery celebrates the first public display in a decade, following conservation, of a masterpiece of Italian Mannerism, Parmigianino’s Madonna and Child with Saints, also known as ‘The Vision of Saint Jerome’. It is the only major altarpiece by …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Mar
Free
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square

Drawing the Italian Renaissance

Drawing the Italian RenaissanceThe Renaissance saw a growing appreciation of individual creativity and a dramatic transformation in the way that artists worked. Drawing was at the heart of this development – evolving from a simple tool of workshop practice to an exciting means …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Mar
£19
The King's Gallery, Whitehall

The Black Paintings

An exhibition of nearly 200 never-before-exhibited paintings and works on paper by the American artist Wes Lang. It will be the first exhibition of the acclaimed artist’s work in the UK. Titled The Black Paintings, the exhibition will feature works …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Mar
Free
Kennington

Carol Prusa: Strange Attractors

Carol Prusa: Strange AttractorsThrough her artistic practice, Prusa merges scientific inquiry and visual art, examining the interconnectedness of the cosmos and life.

Exhibition ends on Monday 10th Mar
Free

The London Festival of Railway Modelling

The London Festival of Railway ModellingLondon's biggest model railway show.

Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Mar
£16
Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally), Wood Green

Rotimi Fani-Kayode: The Studio – Staging Desire

Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s photographs are a spirited exploration of culture, intimacy, desire and pain. From 1983 until his death in 1989, the artist lived and worked in Brixton, where his studio transcended into a sanctuary visualising black queer self-expression. A prominent …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar
Free
Shoreditch

Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos

Spirit of Lagos unearths the story of Abi Morocco Photos, one of the most vibrant photographic studios operating in Lagos. The studio’s remarkable black-and-white portraits celebrate the rich style and joyous spirit of a generation of Lagosians during a transformative …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar
Free
Shoreditch

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