What's on in London on Saturday 12th April 2025

Top events happening London

Monthly Saturday opening - London in the Second World War

Monthly Saturday opening - London in the Second World WarThe exhibition features rarely seen original artworks recording the devastation experienced in the city during WWII.

10:00am to 4:30pm
Free
The London Archives, Clerkenwell

Monthly design icons tours

Monthly design icons toursDiscover 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
£14
Transport Museum Acton Depot, Acton

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Collecting Morris: Highlights from the Helena Stephenson Collection

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.

Exhibition ends on Sunday 13th Apr
£3.50

East London Art Prize: Shortlist Exhibition 2025

This 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

Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism

Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of ModernismA 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
£25.50
Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly

Lives Less Ordinary

This 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
Free
Two Temple Place, Strand

The World of Tim Burton

The World of Tim BurtonDelve 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 …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 21st Apr
£24
Design Museum, Kensington

Versailles: Science and Splendour

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 21st Apr
£12
Science Museum, South Kensington

Citra Sasmita Into Eternal Land

Citra Sasmita Into Eternal LandThe 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
Free
Barbican Arts Centre, Barbican

Drawings of Dogs

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 25th Apr
Free
Picadilly

Winter sculpture park

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

War and the Mind

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Apr
Free
Imperial War Museum, Southwark

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Hidden Spaces Tours of St Alfege Church, Galleries & Crypt

Hidden Spaces Tours of St Alfege Church, Galleries & CryptA tour of the hidden spaces of the beautiful church of St Alfege.

Starts at 11:45am
£9.97

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