What's on in London on Friday 17th January 2025

Top events happening London

‘The Compleat Victory’: Saratoga and the American Revolution

Explore the events of the Battle of Saratoga, a key turning point of the American War of Independence, with Professor Kevin Weddle of the US Army War College. In the autumn of 1777, after two years of indecisive fighting, the …

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12:00pm to 1:00pm
Free
National Army Museum, Chelsea

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing Soon
Free
Somerset House, Strand

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. …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing Soon
Free
Sir John Soane's Museum, Holborn

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing Soon
£24
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square

Monet and London. Views of the Thames

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 19th Jan Closing Soon
£16
Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand

Mars in the Painted Hall

Mars in the Painted HallLuke 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. …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 20th Jan Closing Soon
£16.50
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic

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, …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 20th Jan Closing Soon
£14
Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea

Anastasia Samoylova: Adaptation

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 20th Jan Closing Soon
£14
Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea

Jeff Beck - The Guitar Collection

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 22nd Jan Closing Soon
Free
Christie's, St James

Life on Planet Earth by Noguchi Rika

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 24th Jan Closing Soon
Free
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Camden

Drawn to Blue: Artists’ use of blue paper

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 26th Jan Closing Soon
£10
Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand

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