What's on in London on Thursday 16th January 2025
Top events happening London
How optimists change the worldOptimism is central to the human psyche: it seems to give us an advantage in both everyday life and in addressing great collective challenges Sumit Paul-Choudhury, former editor-in-chief of New Scientist, visits the RSA to make a vital and transformative …
6:00pm to 7:00pmFreeTrafalgar Square
Optimism is central to the human psyche: it seems to give us an advantage in both everyday life and in addressing great collective challenges Sumit Paul-Choudhury, former editor-in-chief of New Scientist, visits the RSA to make a vital and transformative …
Pinch, Swipe, Tap‘Pinch, swipe, tap’ is a talk by Hanna Kops, Head of Experience at TfL Digital. Hanna leads the award-winning digital experience team behind TfL Go, Transport for London’s innovative new travel app. TfL Go has been shortlisted for a D&AD …
7:00pm to 8:30pm£15.80City of London
‘Pinch, swipe, tap’ is a talk by Hanna Kops, Head of Experience at TfL Digital. Hanna leads the award-winning digital experience team behind TfL Go, Transport for London’s innovative new travel app. TfL Go has been shortlisted for a D&AD …
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Railway Studies research retrospectiveTwo talks on railway history by students from the University of York's Masters Degree in Railway Studies.
5:30pm to 7:00pmFree
Two talks on railway history by students from the University of York's Masters Degree in Railway Studies.
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Making a rukus!An exhibition exploring the joy, friendship, resistance and art of Black LGBTQIA+ people in Britain. The brand-new exhibition, curated by artist, filmmaker and co-founder of rukus! federation, Topher Campbell, explores Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans creativity, activism, community and …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing SoonFreeSomerset House, Strand
An exhibition exploring the joy, friendship, resistance and art of Black LGBTQIA+ people in Britain. The brand-new exhibition, curated by artist, filmmaker and co-founder of rukus! federation, Topher Campbell, explores Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans creativity, activism, community and …
Lina Iris Viktor: Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Rememberings A collaborative exhibition between artist Lina Iris Viktor and the Museum, which will be on view for the second half of 2024. Lina’s work unearths connections across time and cultures, from ancient Egypt to medieval illumination and indigenous Australian art. …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing SoonFreeSir John Soane's Museum, Holborn
A collaborative exhibition between artist Lina Iris Viktor and the Museum, which will be on view for the second half of 2024. Lina’s work unearths connections across time and cultures, from ancient Egypt to medieval illumination and indigenous Australian art. …
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers Be blown away by Van Gogh’s most spectacular paintings in a once-in-a-century exhibition. Walk with a pair of lovers beneath a starry night. Look up at swirling clouds and cypress trees swaying in the wind. Stay a little while in …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing Soon£24National Gallery, Trafalgar Square
Be blown away by Van Gogh’s most spectacular paintings in a once-in-a-century exhibition. Walk with a pair of lovers beneath a starry night. Look up at swirling clouds and cypress trees swaying in the wind. Stay a little while in …
Monet and London. Views of the ThamesClaude Monet (1840-1926) is world renowned as the leading figure of French Impressionism, the movement that changed the course of modern art. Less known is the fact that some of Monet’s most remarkable Impressionist paintings were made not in France …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing Soon£16Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand
Claude Monet (1840-1926) is world renowned as the leading figure of French Impressionism, the movement that changed the course of modern art. Less known is the fact that some of Monet’s most remarkable Impressionist paintings were made not in France …
Mars in the Painted Hall
Luke Jerram’s astonishing installation Mars is coming to the Painted Hall this winter. Following the sell-out success of Gaia and Museum of the Moon, Mars will complete the trilogy of Jerram’s out-of-this-world installations at the iconic Old Royal Naval College. …
Exhibition ends on Monday 20th Jan Closing Soon£16.50Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Luke Jerram’s astonishing installation Mars is coming to the Painted Hall this winter. Following the sell-out success of Gaia and Museum of the Moon, Mars will complete the trilogy of Jerram’s out-of-this-world installations at the iconic Old Royal Naval College. …
As We Rise: Photography from the Black AtlanticAS WE RISE: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE BLACK ATLANTIC is an exhibition of photographs from African Diasporic culture. Organised by Aperture and curated by Elliott Ramsey, the exhibition showcases work by Black artists from Canada, United States, Great Britain, The Caribbean, …
Exhibition ends on Monday 20th Jan Closing Soon£14Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
AS WE RISE: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE BLACK ATLANTIC is an exhibition of photographs from African Diasporic culture. Organised by Aperture and curated by Elliott Ramsey, the exhibition showcases work by Black artists from Canada, United States, Great Britain, The Caribbean, …
Anastasia Samoylova: AdaptationADAPTATION, the first major survey of works by contemporary American photographer Anastasia Samoylova. Curated by Taous R. Dahmani, this exhibition presents works from five of Samoylova’s most significant series: ‘Landscape Sublime’, ‘Image Cities’, ‘FloodZone’, ‘Floridas’, and ‘Breakfasts’. The exhibition features …
Exhibition ends on Monday 20th Jan Closing Soon£14Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
ADAPTATION, the first major survey of works by contemporary American photographer Anastasia Samoylova. Curated by Taous R. Dahmani, this exhibition presents works from five of Samoylova’s most significant series: ‘Landscape Sublime’, ‘Image Cities’, ‘FloodZone’, ‘Floridas’, and ‘Breakfasts’. The exhibition features …
Jeff Beck - The Guitar CollectionPrior to their sale at auction, Christie’s will have a public exhibition of Jeff Beck’s guitars and memorabilia. Providing a remarkable opportunity for fans, guitarists and collectors, this unique sale comprises over 130 guitars, amps and ‘tools-of-the-trade’, which Jeff played …
Exhibition ends on Wednesday 22nd Jan Closing SoonFreeChristie's, St James
Prior to their sale at auction, Christie’s will have a public exhibition of Jeff Beck’s guitars and memorabilia. Providing a remarkable opportunity for fans, guitarists and collectors, this unique sale comprises over 130 guitars, amps and ‘tools-of-the-trade’, which Jeff played …
Life on Planet Earth by Noguchi RikaNoguchi Rika’s first solo exhibition in the UK since 2004, Life on Planet Earth. Combining video and photographs, this exhibition conveys a sense of wonder at being in the world as well as the particularity of being human. This is …
Exhibition ends on Friday 24th Jan Closing SoonFreeDaiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Camden
Noguchi Rika’s first solo exhibition in the UK since 2004, Life on Planet Earth. Combining video and photographs, this exhibition conveys a sense of wonder at being in the world as well as the particularity of being human. This is …
Drawn to Blue: Artists’ use of blue paperThis display will present a selection of drawings on blue paper from The Courtauld’s collection, ranging from works by the Venetian Renaissance artist Jacopo Tintoretto to a watercolour by famed English Artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. Made from fibres derived …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 26th Jan Closing Soon£10Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand
This display will present a selection of drawings on blue paper from The Courtauld’s collection, ranging from works by the Venetian Renaissance artist Jacopo Tintoretto to a watercolour by famed English Artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. Made from fibres derived …