What's on in London on Saturday 26th April 2025

Top events happening London

Monthly guided tours of the Van Gogh house museum

Monthly guided tours of the Van Gogh house museumThe Van Gogh house guided tours offer visitors an opportunity to learn about their most famous tenant, as well as the architecture, history, and future of the house.

Starts at 10:00am
£12
Van Gogh House Museum, Stockwell

Monthly art and poster store tour

Monthly art and poster store tourImmerse yourself in the rich design heritage of London’s transport while exploring a selection of posters from our world-class collection, and rarely seen original artworks.

Starts at 11:00am
£14
Transport Museum Acton Depot, Acton

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

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

Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights

Explore the profound impact of physical work on health and the body at this exhibition. ‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’ delves into the stories of underrepresented workers and their rights within precarious and unsafe labour environments. From protests to …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Apr
Free
Wellcome Collection, Camden

Leighton and Landscape: Impressions from Nature

Leighton and Landscape: Impressions from NatureThis first major exhibition of Frederic Leighton’s small landscape oil sketches, painted en plein air as he travelled, reveals the celebrated Victorian artist in a new light. Discover a spontaneous, experimental artist who took the road less well trodden by …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Apr
£14
Leighton House Museum, West Kensington

Anthony McCall: Solid Light

Step inside sculptures of light Your movements and interactions bring artworks to life inside Solid Light, a focused exhibition dedicated to the immersive works of Anthony McCall. Beams of light projected through a thin mist create large three-dimensional forms in …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Apr
£14
Tate Modern, Southwark

Salt Cosmologies

New commission by Hylozoic/Desires (Himali Singh Soin & David Soin Tappeser) exploring the complex weave of histories and myths around Britain’s imperial salt monopoly in India.

Exhibition ends on Sunday 27th Apr
Free
Somerset House, Strand

AdWomen

AdWomenFeaturing iconic adverts from the 1920s to the present day, AdWomen looks at the creative women within advertising and the portrayal of women within the adverts themselves. Taking the theme of female power depictions in advertisements, the exhibition considers how …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 28th Apr
£10
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, Notting Hill

Whittington: The Man, The Myth and The Cat

The first Guildhall Library was founded in 1425 with money left in the will of Richard Whittington. Over six centuries the story of an astute late medieval merchant, politician and philanthropist evolved into a rags-to-riches tale of penniless orphan who …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 30th Apr
Free
City of London

Tarot - Origins & Afterlives

Tarot - Origins & AfterlivesThis exhibition presents a sequence of critical moments from Tarot’s long history, exploring the cards’ iconographic origins and the profound transformations they have undergone in the hands of artists, mystics and writers.

Exhibition ends on Wednesday 30th Apr
Free
Warburg Institute, Euston

Barbara Hepworth: Strings

Barbara Hepworth: StringsBarbara Hepworth: Strings brings together a significant group of Barbara Hepworth’s string works, drawn from public and private collections, including sculptures as well as drawings and paintings that continue the string motif.

Exhibition ends on Friday 2nd May
Free

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LTM's Acton Depot discovery tours

LTM's Acton Depot discovery toursLearn about the history of London transport as you take a tour round London Transport Museum’s Depot in Acton, west London.

Starts at 11:00am
£14
Transport Museum Acton Depot, Acton

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