Top events in London on Thu 15th Apr 2021
A notice that the Thames Barrier and the Barking Barrier will have their monthly test closures today.
Online events / webinars
A talk about the challenges of deploying new technology and examine the balance between investing in new innovation and maintaining existing technology all while securing the trust of customers.
See examples of historic repairs to documents and learn why it is important for conservators to study old repairs.
As we begin to think about renewing and rebuilding in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, how can the humanities help?
Rebecca Earle traces the history of the potato from the Andes to everywhere, revealing the ways in which our ideas about eating are entangled with the emergence of capitalism and why we have such an ambivalent relationship with government dietary guidelines.
Join Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos
Joining us from Chicago, Lehrer speaks with Audrey Niffenegger about her memoir Golem Girl, an extraordinary story of tenacity and creativity.
A talk will provide the audience with a fresh approach to designing and planting their gardens along with a host of tips on rejuvenating tired plants, lawns and patios.
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon An exhibition that can be seen through the gallery window while it's shut.
All Day
Closing soon Sun, 18th April
2021-03-21
2021-04-18
Uncover plants and pranks this Easter with Dennis and Gnasher and all their friends from Beano at Kew Gardens.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 18th April
2021-03-31
2021-04-18
The first solo exhibition in Europe devoted to three generations of women artists living in Gee’s Bend, a remote black community situated on a U-turn in the Alabama River.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 25th April
2021-04-12
2021-04-25
This exhibition brings together 26 pictures from a new series Gilbert & George have been working on for over two years.
10am to 3:30pm
Closing soon Fri, 30th April
2021-04-13
2021-04-30
This exhibition features a selection of works never previously exhibited in the UK, many of which have never been seen by the public.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Wed, 26th May
2021-04-13
2021-05-26
In this exhibition, a suggestion of haunting, or ghostliness, is manifested in a different way.
10am to 5:45pm
Closing soon Sat, 5th June
2021-04-12
2021-06-05
The Royal Society of Sculptors is showcasing the work of Naomi Blake FRBS with an outdoor exhibition on the sculpture terrace.
All Day
Closing soon Sun, 6th June
2021-03-17
2021-06-06
The exhibition presents a select sampling of Koraïchi’s works in different media created during this past year of global crisis.
12:30pm to 5:30pm
Closing soon Sat, 12th June
2021-04-13
2021-06-12
An open-air exhibition documenting the overland journey photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer undertook in 2019 following the historic trade route.
All Day
Closing soon Wed, 16th June
2021-04-08
2021-06-16
An exhibition around the roof garden above the Elizabeth line station of large geometric coloured shapes.
All Day
Closing soon Sat, 19th June
2021-03-31
2021-06-19
Exhibitions opening soon
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Thursday 15th April 2021
Follow the trail left by monks and monarchs, press barons and literary giants along the highway and down its twisting alleyways.
11am to 12:30pm
City of London
2021-04-15
2021-04-15
A walk that explores the very heart of the City – the most historic part of the capital.
11am to 1pm
City of London
2021-04-15
2021-04-15
This Magical Mystery Tour is a chance to “Imagine” Beatlemania and the Swinging 60s.
11am to 1pm
Bloomsbury
2021-04-15
2021-04-15
London Blue Badge Guide, Guy Fairbank, takes us on a virtual tour of the Vintners' Hall.
2pm to 3pm
2021-04-15
2021-04-15
A guided walk around Westminster and get to see the hidden and ever so picturesque Georgian back streets where all the political salons are
2pm to 4pm
Whitehall
2021-04-15
2021-04-15
11am to 12:30pm
City of London
