What's on in London on Friday 14th February 2025
Top events happening London
Valentine’s Day Tours: A Thames Tunnel Love StoryDiscover the touching love story of Marc and Sophia Brunel, a tale of romance and resilience at the heart of one of the world’s greatest engineering feats.
Starts at 5:00pm£20Brunel Museum, Rotherhithe
Discover the touching love story of Marc and Sophia Brunel, a tale of romance and resilience at the heart of one of the world’s greatest engineering feats.
Valentine's at the Natural History Museum
Get to know the animal kingdom this Valentine’s Day as grown-ups are invited to experience the Natural History Museum after-hours in a special one-off Valentine’s Day evening.
6:45pm to 10:30pm£40Natural History Museum, South Kensington
Get to know the animal kingdom this Valentine’s Day as grown-ups are invited to experience the Natural History Museum after-hours in a special one-off Valentine’s Day evening.
It Worked: Innovation and Improvisation in the Royal Army Medical CorpsJessica Meyer examines how new ideas and technologies helped to push military medical care forwards during the First World War.
12:00pm to 1:00pmFreeNational Army Museum, Chelsea
Jessica Meyer examines how new ideas and technologies helped to push military medical care forwards during the First World War.
Webinars
The Chevalier d’Eon in the English Law CourtsDiscover the life of the remarkable 18th-century transgender spy
2:00pm to 3:00pmFree
Discover the life of the remarkable 18th-century transgender spy
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Louis Pohl Koseda: Christie's Award Exhibition 2025Through a series of intricate works, Pohl explores London’s multifaceted social landscape —housing estates, homeless shelters, financial institutions, and creative spaces — rendered as a sequence of drawings.
Exhibition ends on Friday 14th Feb FreeChristie's, St James
Through a series of intricate works, Pohl explores London’s multifaceted social landscape —housing estates, homeless shelters, financial institutions, and creative spaces — rendered as a sequence of drawings.
Turner Prize 2024See the work of four leading British artists in one exhibition Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas are the four artists shortlisted for the 2024 Turner Prize. They will showcase their eclectic work at Tate Britain …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Feb £14Tate Britain, Pimlico
See the work of four leading British artists in one exhibition Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas are the four artists shortlisted for the 2024 Turner Prize. They will showcase their eclectic work at Tate Britain …
Looks Delicious! Exploring Japan’s food replica cultureTake a mouth-watering journey through the uniquely Japanese phenomenon of shokuhin sanpuru – the unexpectedly realistic food replicas displayed in front of restaurants across Japan. Offering a rare opportunity outside Japan to see these skilfully-created models up close, this vibrant …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Feb FreeJapan House London, Kensington
Take a mouth-watering journey through the uniquely Japanese phenomenon of shokuhin sanpuru – the unexpectedly realistic food replicas displayed in front of restaurants across Japan. Offering a rare opportunity outside Japan to see these skilfully-created models up close, this vibrant …
Michelangelo, Leonardo, RaphaelStarting with Michelangelo’s celebrated Taddei Tondo, this exhibition explores the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo and the influence both had on the young Raphael.
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Feb £21Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly
Starting with Michelangelo’s celebrated Taddei Tondo, this exhibition explores the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo and the influence both had on the young Raphael.
Adventures In The ElectroverseThe exhibition is located in the Bertrand Russell Room on the ground floor, with its own entrance on Theobald’s Road – NOT the usual Red Lion Square entrance. — Experience Adventures in the Electroverse, a fully immersive art and 3D …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 20th Feb FreeConway Hall, Holborn
The exhibition is located in the Bertrand Russell Room on the ground floor, with its own entrance on Theobald’s Road – NOT the usual Red Lion Square entrance. — Experience Adventures in the Electroverse, a fully immersive art and 3D …
Cockney Rebels: Popular Music in Tower Hamlets, 1624-2003Discover the extraordinary story of popular music in London’s East End. From Elizabethan ballads to the birth of grime, this first-of-its-kind exhibition takes visitors on a journey spanning four centuries, exploring how the East End and its people have inspired …
Exhibition ends on Friday 21st Feb FreeWhitechapel
Discover the extraordinary story of popular music in London’s East End. From Elizabethan ballads to the birth of grime, this first-of-its-kind exhibition takes visitors on a journey spanning four centuries, exploring how the East End and its people have inspired …
Antoni Malinowski and Helene Binet: Pigments and PhotonsThe first joint exhibition of Antoni Malinowski and Hélène Binet in a public gallery, celebrating their deep sensitivity and understanding of light and architectural space and form.
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Feb £8.80Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing
The first joint exhibition of Antoni Malinowski and Hélène Binet in a public gallery, celebrating their deep sensitivity and understanding of light and architectural space and form.
A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient DunhuangThe oasis of Dunhuang, at the edge of the Gobi Desert, was once a bustling town on the famous Silk Road connecting China and the Mediterranean. Discover the personal stories of those who lived, travelled through, worked, and worshipped here …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb £8British Library, Camden
The oasis of Dunhuang, at the edge of the Gobi Desert, was once a bustling town on the famous Silk Road connecting China and the Mediterranean. Discover the personal stories of those who lived, travelled through, worked, and worshipped here …
Silk RoadsCamel caravans crossing desert dunes, merchants trading silks and spices at bazaars – these are the images that come to mind when we think of the Silk Roads. But the reality goes far beyond this. This exhibition challenges and expands …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb £17British Museum, Russell Square
Camel caravans crossing desert dunes, merchants trading silks and spices at bazaars – these are the images that come to mind when we think of the Silk Roads. But the reality goes far beyond this. This exhibition challenges and expands …
Barbie: The ExhibitionJourney into the Barbie universe and discover over 250 remarkable objects, with rare, unique and innovative dolls dating from 1959 to the present day. What to expect Opening to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the Barbie brand in 2024, …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb £18Design Museum, Kensington
Journey into the Barbie universe and discover over 250 remarkable objects, with rare, unique and innovative dolls dating from 1959 to the present day. What to expect Opening to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the Barbie brand in 2024, …