What's on in London on Saturday 25th January 2025
Top events happening London
Women of the Wars of the Roses - A Day of Short Talks
A day of short talks about the powerful women of the Wars of the Roses – it’s going to be epic! For nearly fifty years, the rival houses of Lancaster and York battled to take the crown of England, and …
9:30am to 4:00pm£26.36Southwark Cathedral, Southwark
A day of short talks about the powerful women of the Wars of the Roses – it’s going to be epic! For nearly fifty years, the rival houses of Lancaster and York battled to take the crown of England, and …
Snowdrop SaleThe Ultimate Snowdrop Sale is back for 2025. A range of specialist nurseries will set up shop with their best and rarest varieties for galanthophiles to add to their collection. The sale will begin at 10:30 with the gates and …
Starts at 10:30am£5Enfield Town
The Ultimate Snowdrop Sale is back for 2025. A range of specialist nurseries will set up shop with their best and rarest varieties for galanthophiles to add to their collection. The sale will begin at 10:30 with the gates and …
Brunel Museum WassailWassail! Wassail! All over the town, Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown. The Belles of London City (and friends!) welcome you to an underground wassail in Rotherhithe. Watch morris dancing on the museum’s piazza with …
1:30pm to 3:00pm£25Brunel Museum, Rotherhithe
Wassail! Wassail! All over the town, Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown. The Belles of London City (and friends!) welcome you to an underground wassail in Rotherhithe. Watch morris dancing on the museum’s piazza with …
Wassail Your Way Through the Orchard’s GiftsA spirited revival of the ancient tradition of Wassailing, where we’ll bless the orchard for a fruitful harvest in the coming year. Begin in the Stableyard, where you can craft your own Wassail headdress and decorate a lucky wand with …
1:30pm to 4:00pm£10Morden
A spirited revival of the ancient tradition of Wassailing, where we’ll bless the orchard for a fruitful harvest in the coming year. Begin in the Stableyard, where you can craft your own Wassail headdress and decorate a lucky wand with …
Death in The British Museum
Explore the British Museum and how different cultures dealt with the concept of death and memorialisation! Explore the collections of The British Museum through a slightly different perspective! The world can literally be found behind the pillars of this 265 …
1:30pm to 3:30pm£27.80British Museum, Russell Square
Explore the British Museum and how different cultures dealt with the concept of death and memorialisation! Explore the collections of The British Museum through a slightly different perspective! The world can literally be found behind the pillars of this 265 …
Engineering a swarmSwarms in nature, including birds, social insects and cells, coordinate in huge numbers to achieve common goals. Their behaviours are self-organised, emerging from the interactions of every agent with their local environment. For the past 20 years, swarm robotics has …
7:00pm to 8:30pm£17.27Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum), Mayfair
Swarms in nature, including birds, social insects and cells, coordinate in huge numbers to achieve common goals. Their behaviours are self-organised, emerging from the interactions of every agent with their local environment. For the past 20 years, swarm robotics has …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
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 …
Zanele MuholiThis summer, the acclaimed exhibition of visual activist Zanele Muholi will return to Tate Modern after it was cut short by the pandemic. Muholi (b.1972) came to prominence in the early 2000s with photographs that told the stories of Black …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 26th Jan Closing Soon£18Tate Modern, Southwark
This summer, the acclaimed exhibition of visual activist Zanele Muholi will return to Tate Modern after it was cut short by the pandemic. Muholi (b.1972) came to prominence in the early 2000s with photographs that told the stories of Black …
The RiverSubmerge yourself in the depths of the River Thames in this unique audio installation by sound artist Jana Winderen in collaboration with Tony Myatt. Ever wondered what lies beneath the surface of the River Thames? The River explores the beauty …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 26th Jan Closing SoonFreeNatural History Museum, South Kensington
Submerge yourself in the depths of the River Thames in this unique audio installation by sound artist Jana Winderen in collaboration with Tony Myatt. Ever wondered what lies beneath the surface of the River Thames? The River explores the beauty …
Beyond the MatrixArtist Amelia Bowles, curated by Gilliam Jason Gallery, introduces ‘Komorebi,’ a series of site-specific, colorful, and ever-changing sculptures. These new works explore the relationships between space, mass, and materiality in 100 Bishopsgate’s glass-fronted, geometric atrium. The exhibition is open to …
Exhibition ends on Friday 31st Jan Closing SoonFreeCity of London
Artist Amelia Bowles, curated by Gilliam Jason Gallery, introduces ‘Komorebi,’ a series of site-specific, colorful, and ever-changing sculptures. These new works explore the relationships between space, mass, and materiality in 100 Bishopsgate’s glass-fronted, geometric atrium. The exhibition is open to …
Exposure and Contrast: The Exit Photography GroupLSE Library’s Autumn/Winter exhibition derives from a collection of photographs and interviews held in the archives. The group responsible for this collection were called Exit and they came together in the 1970s to bear witness to the changes and challenges …
Exhibition ends on Friday 31st Jan Closing SoonFreeLSE Library, Holborn
LSE Library’s Autumn/Winter exhibition derives from a collection of photographs and interviews held in the archives. The group responsible for this collection were called Exit and they came together in the 1970s to bear witness to the changes and challenges …
Special Edition 'Series 0' Shinkansen Nose Cone2024 marks 60 years since the very first Shinkansen, or ‘bullet train’, entered into service on the T?kaid? Shinkansen line. The T?kaid? Shinkansen line was the world’s first high speed rail line, inaugurated just 10 days before the opening ceremony …
Exhibition ends on Friday 31st Jan Closing SoonFreeJapan House London, Kensington
2024 marks 60 years since the very first Shinkansen, or ‘bullet train’, entered into service on the T?kaid? Shinkansen line. The T?kaid? Shinkansen line was the world’s first high speed rail line, inaugurated just 10 days before the opening ceremony …
Winter Lights 2025The annual winter lights trail will take you on a journey through 11 temporary installations, as well as their permanent light artworks. Showcasing some of the most innovative light artists across the globe, our 2025 festival explores the transformative and …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 1st Feb FreePoplar
The annual winter lights trail will take you on a journey through 11 temporary installations, as well as their permanent light artworks. Showcasing some of the most innovative light artists across the globe, our 2025 festival explores the transformative and …
Elizabeth Legh: Lover of Musick & All Ingenious Things Discover Elizabeth Legh’s passion for music and in particular Handel’s music. Elizabeth Legh (1694-1734) was the first collector of Handel’s music. From 1715 she spent much of her time at her parents’ London home in Hanover Square, near to Handel’s …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Feb £12.75Foundling Museum, Clerkenwell
Discover Elizabeth Legh’s passion for music and in particular Handel’s music. Elizabeth Legh (1694-1734) was the first collector of Handel’s music. From 1715 she spent much of her time at her parents’ London home in Hanover Square, near to Handel’s …
The Kola Nut Cannot Be ContainedWhat do you know about the kola nut? This bitter-tasting fruit has been important in West African culture and trade since at least the 11th century. Consumed as a stimulant due to its high caffeine content, kola has many religious, …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Feb FreeWellcome Collection, Camden
What do you know about the kola nut? This bitter-tasting fruit has been important in West African culture and trade since at least the 11th century. Consumed as a stimulant due to its high caffeine content, kola has many religious, …
Discover Constable & The Hay WainFind out what lies behind the making of ‘The Hay Wain’ and its iconic status in British art. Through paintings including George Morland’s building storm and the atmospheric light of William Mulready’s farrier shop, we look at how Constable’s contemporaries …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Feb FreeNational Gallery, Trafalgar Square
Find out what lies behind the making of ‘The Hay Wain’ and its iconic status in British art. Through paintings including George Morland’s building storm and the atmospheric light of William Mulready’s farrier shop, we look at how Constable’s contemporaries …