What's on in London on Saturday 12th April 2025
Top events happening London
Monthly Saturday opening - London in the Second World War
The exhibition features rarely seen original artworks recording the devastation experienced in the city during WWII.
10:00am to 4:30pmFreeThe London Archives, Clerkenwell
The exhibition features rarely seen original artworks recording the devastation experienced in the city during WWII.
Monthly design icons tours
Discover the stories – and the people – behind some of London’s most enduring designs at London Transport Museum’s Depot in Acton, west London.
Starts at 11:00am£14Transport Museum Acton Depot, Acton
Discover the stories – and the people – behind some of London’s most enduring designs at London Transport Museum’s Depot in Acton, west London.
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Collecting Morris: Highlights from the Helena Stephenson CollectionThis exhibition highlights the collection of objects donated to the William Morris Society by Helena Stephenson, the woman who also bequeathed Kelmscott House to the Society upon her death in 1972.
Exhibition ends on Sunday 13th Apr £3.50
This exhibition highlights the collection of objects donated to the William Morris Society by Helena Stephenson, the woman who also bequeathed Kelmscott House to the Society upon her death in 1972.
East London Art Prize: Shortlist Exhibition 2025This exhibition will present 12 artworks shortlisted for the second iteration of the Bow Arts’ East London Art Prize.
Exhibition ends on Sunday 13th Apr Free
This exhibition will present 12 artworks shortlisted for the second iteration of the Bow Arts’ East London Art Prize.
Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism
A major exhibition featuring over 130 works by ten important Brazilian artists from the twentieth century, capturing the diversity of Brazilian art at the time.
Exhibition ends on Sunday 20th Apr £25.50Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly
A major exhibition featuring over 130 works by ten important Brazilian artists from the twentieth century, capturing the diversity of Brazilian art at the time.
Lives Less OrdinaryThis exhibition explores the overlooked richness and diversity of working-class life and creative expression from the 1950s to now.
Exhibition ends on Sunday 20th Apr FreeTwo Temple Place, Strand
This exhibition explores the overlooked richness and diversity of working-class life and creative expression from the 1950s to now.
The World of Tim Burton
Delve into the fantastical world of Tim Burton in this major exhibition exploring his remarkable creations and key collaborations with designers. Tim Burton is the creative force behind some of the most celebrated films of the last four decades, internationally …
Exhibition ends on Monday 21st Apr £24Design Museum, Kensington
Delve into the fantastical world of Tim Burton in this major exhibition exploring his remarkable creations and key collaborations with designers. Tim Burton is the creative force behind some of the most celebrated films of the last four decades, internationally …
Versailles: Science and SplendourFrom iconic royal residence of the past, to Olympic and Paralympic venue today, the Palace of Versailles is famous around the world for its opulent architecture and rich history. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it also became a major …
Exhibition ends on Monday 21st Apr £12Science Museum, South Kensington
From iconic royal residence of the past, to Olympic and Paralympic venue today, the Palace of Versailles is famous around the world for its opulent architecture and rich history. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it also became a major …
Citra Sasmita Into Eternal Land
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
Exhibition ends on Monday 21st Apr FreeBarbican Arts Centre, Barbican
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
Drawings of DogsDrawings of Dogs features all styles of drawing, and includes works by artists such as Marjorie Cox, Barbara Robinson Tester, Gary Stinton, Julie Brenan and Gifford Ambler, many of which are being exhibited for the first time. There will also …
Exhibition ends on Friday 25th Apr FreePicadilly
Drawings of Dogs features all styles of drawing, and includes works by artists such as Marjorie Cox, Barbara Robinson Tester, Gary Stinton, Julie Brenan and Gifford Ambler, many of which are being exhibited for the first time. There will also …
Winter sculpture park
This colossal exhibition of public sculpture will brave the elements for 8 weeks as 32 artists present daring new works.
Exhibition ends on Saturday 26th Apr Free
This colossal exhibition of public sculpture will brave the elements for 8 weeks as 32 artists present daring new works.
War and the MindHuman thought, emotion, and behaviour is critical to war. War and the Mind is a free exhibition at IWM London exploring war’s many psychological dimensions, from the First World War to the present day. What motivates people to start and …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Apr FreeImperial War Museum, Southwark
Human thought, emotion, and behaviour is critical to war. War and the Mind is a free exhibition at IWM London exploring war’s many psychological dimensions, from the First World War to the present day. What motivates people to start and …
Regular events in London
Hidden Spaces Tours of St Alfege Church, Galleries & Crypt
A tour of the hidden spaces of the beautiful church of St Alfege.
Starts at 11:45am£9.97
A tour of the hidden spaces of the beautiful church of St Alfege.