What's on in London on Thursday 20th February 2025

Top events happening London

Queer Anatomies: The Odd Case of Mr. Joseph Maclise and his Figures

Join Michael Sappol, historian of the visual culture of medicine and science, for an evening talk on his new book ‘Queer Anatomies’, at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Attendees are invited to visit the Hunterian Museum from 5-6:30pm …

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6:30pm to 8:00pm
£10
Hunterian Museum, Holborn

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Adventures In The Electroverse

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 20th Feb
Free
Holborn

Cockney Rebels: Popular Music in Tower Hamlets, 1624-2003

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 21st Feb
Free
Whitechapel

A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb
£8
British Library, Camden

Silk Roads

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb
£17
British Museum, Russell Square

Barbie: The Exhibition

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, …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb
£18
Design Museum, Kensington

Churchill in Cartoons: Satirising a Statesman

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 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Feb
Free
Imperial War Museum, Southwark

Battersea Light Festival 2025

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

Still Life: Depicting Nature from Woodcuts to X-Rays

From the carved woodblocks of the early modern period to the new technique of X-Rays in the twentieth century, the exhibition Still Life reveals how different methods of representing nature have furthered our understanding and knowledge of the natural world. …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 28th Feb
Free
Picadilly

Lost Gardens of London

Did you know that Southwark once had a zoo? That for a short spell Britain’s first ecological park was built within a stone’s throw of Tower Bridge? Or that one of the capital’s most celebrated botanical gardens now lies beneath …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Mar
£15
Southwark

Keeping Time: Clocks by Boulle

Keeping Time: Clocks by BoulleFor the first time, the Wallace Collection is bringing together clocks by André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732), the most famous cabinetmaker to have worked for the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Five exceptional timepieces will tell the story of how …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Mar
Free
Wallace Collection, Marylebone High St

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