What's on in London on Saturday 18th January 2025
Top events happening London
Isle of Dogs River Clean Up
Help to clean up the riverside foreshore along the Isle of Dogs.
10:00am to 12:00pmFree
Help to clean up the riverside foreshore along the Isle of Dogs.
Free entry to Hampton Court Palace gardensThe world-famous gardens of Hampton Court Palace include 60 acres of spectacular formal gardens and 750 acres (304 hectares) of parkland, all set within a loop of the River Thames. The gardens are home to a record-breaking grape vine, three …
10:00am to 4:00pmFreeHampton Court Palace, East Molesey
The world-famous gardens of Hampton Court Palace include 60 acres of spectacular formal gardens and 750 acres (304 hectares) of parkland, all set within a loop of the River Thames. The gardens are home to a record-breaking grape vine, three …
Wassail Day at the Village Orchard DulwichLondon Wildlife Trust welcomes the local community to awaken the apple trees to ensure a good harvest of fruit in autumn in a traditional Wassailing event.
12:00pm to 4:00pmFree
London Wildlife Trust welcomes the local community to awaken the apple trees to ensure a good harvest of fruit in autumn in a traditional Wassailing event.
The science of imaginationWe live much of our lives away from the here and now – as we reminisce about the past, anticipate the future, daydream, enter the virtual worlds created by art and science. This becomes less puzzling once we appreciate that …
7:00pm to 8:30pm£17.27Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum), Mayfair
We live much of our lives away from the here and now – as we reminisce about the past, anticipate the future, daydream, enter the virtual worlds created by art and science. This becomes less puzzling once we appreciate that …
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 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. …
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 …