What's on in London on Wednesday 19th February 2025
Top events happening London
Metropolitan Science: London Sites and Cultures of Knowledge and Practice, c. 1600-1800Join us at The London Archives as Rebekah Higgitt and Jasmine Kilburn-Toppin talk us through their new publication, exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites of London. Metropolitan Science provides a new perspective on what is often …
5:30pm to 7:00pm£5Clerkenwell
Join us at The London Archives as Rebekah Higgitt and Jasmine Kilburn-Toppin talk us through their new publication, exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites of London. Metropolitan Science provides a new perspective on what is often …
Precarious Lives on the Eve of WWII: The Men of Victoria Home, WhitechapelThis paper focuses on the precarious lives of poor men in late 1930s London.
5:30pm to 7:00pmFreeThe Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Euston
This paper focuses on the precarious lives of poor men in late 1930s London.
A talk by Stuart Lindent RhodesA talk by the roving reporter for APN and the Gay Times during the early to mid 1990s, capturing the 1990s LGBTQ+ club, pub and Pride scene across the UK
6:45pm to 7:45pm£7.50BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Gallery Café, Tottenham Court Road
A talk by the roving reporter for APN and the Gay Times during the early to mid 1990s, capturing the 1990s LGBTQ+ club, pub and Pride scene across the UK
In Search of BeethovenA talk by John Suchet on how Beethoven has travelled with him throughout the ups and downs of a life as a foreign correspondent and as an afficionado of the troubled composer’s remarkable life and music.
7:00pm to 8:30pm£25
A talk by John Suchet on how Beethoven has travelled with him throughout the ups and downs of a life as a foreign correspondent and as an afficionado of the troubled composer’s remarkable life and music.
Travel Journals and Other Traces of Servants on the Grand TourA talk about the overlooked lives of the servants who had to accompany their employers on the Grand Tour of Europe.
5:30pm to 7:30pmFreeThe Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Euston
A talk about the overlooked lives of the servants who had to accompany their employers on the Grand Tour of Europe.
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
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 Photons
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.
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, …
Churchill in Cartoons: Satirising a StatesmanChurchill once wrote, ‘I always loved cartoons’, but complained that cartoonists ‘have great power indeed.’ This exhibition marks 150 years since Winston Churchill’s birth, uncovering how satirical cartoons influenced public perception during Churchill’s lifetime, and how they shape our understanding …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb FreeImperial War Museum, Southwark
Churchill once wrote, ‘I always loved cartoons’, but complained that cartoonists ‘have great power indeed.’ This exhibition marks 150 years since Winston Churchill’s birth, uncovering how satirical cartoons influenced public perception during Churchill’s lifetime, and how they shape our understanding …
Battersea Light Festival 2025A free interactive art trail for all to enjoy, explore seven light installations from British and international artists, a number of which are making their UK or London debut.
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb Free
A free interactive art trail for all to enjoy, explore seven light installations from British and international artists, a number of which are making their UK or London debut.
Lauren Halsey: emajendat Through objects and installations, Halsey archives and remixes the changing signs and symbols of her environment, gathering physical and graphic material from her neighbourhood.
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb Free
Through objects and installations, Halsey archives and remixes the changing signs and symbols of her environment, gathering physical and graphic material from her neighbourhood.
Pride of EnglandA community-focused exhibition celebrating the diversity, unity, and community legacy of the England football teams.
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb £8.80Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing
A community-focused exhibition celebrating the diversity, unity, and community legacy of the England football teams.