What's on in London on Saturday 8th March 2025
Top events happening London
London’s Lesser-known Lost RiversThis talk focuses on the lesser-known watercourses which are perhaps even more revealing than those that are better researched.
2:30pm to 5:00pm£3
This talk focuses on the lesser-known watercourses which are perhaps even more revealing than those that are better researched.
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s LondonOutlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London exhibition centres around the legendary nightclub Taboo, opened by designer and performance artist Leigh Bowery in 1985. Imposing ‘dress as though your life depends on it, or don’t bother’ as the dress code, the …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 8th Mar £12.65Fashion and Textile Museum, Southwark
Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London exhibition centres around the legendary nightclub Taboo, opened by designer and performance artist Leigh Bowery in 1985. Imposing ‘dress as though your life depends on it, or don’t bother’ as the dress code, the …
Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint JeromeThe National Gallery celebrates the first public display in a decade, following conservation, of a masterpiece of Italian Mannerism, Parmigianino’s Madonna and Child with Saints, also known as ‘The Vision of Saint Jerome’. It is the only major altarpiece by …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Mar FreeNational Gallery, Trafalgar Square
The National Gallery celebrates the first public display in a decade, following conservation, of a masterpiece of Italian Mannerism, Parmigianino’s Madonna and Child with Saints, also known as ‘The Vision of Saint Jerome’. It is the only major altarpiece by …
Drawing the Italian Renaissance
The Renaissance saw a growing appreciation of individual creativity and a dramatic transformation in the way that artists worked. Drawing was at the heart of this development – evolving from a simple tool of workshop practice to an exciting means …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Mar £19The King's Gallery, Whitehall
The Renaissance saw a growing appreciation of individual creativity and a dramatic transformation in the way that artists worked. Drawing was at the heart of this development – evolving from a simple tool of workshop practice to an exciting means …
The Black PaintingsAn exhibition of nearly 200 never-before-exhibited paintings and works on paper by the American artist Wes Lang. It will be the first exhibition of the acclaimed artist’s work in the UK. Titled The Black Paintings, the exhibition will feature works …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Mar FreeKennington
An exhibition of nearly 200 never-before-exhibited paintings and works on paper by the American artist Wes Lang. It will be the first exhibition of the acclaimed artist’s work in the UK. Titled The Black Paintings, the exhibition will feature works …
Carol Prusa: Strange Attractors
Through her artistic practice, Prusa merges scientific inquiry and visual art, examining the interconnectedness of the cosmos and life.
Exhibition ends on Monday 10th Mar Free
Through her artistic practice, Prusa merges scientific inquiry and visual art, examining the interconnectedness of the cosmos and life.
Rotimi Fani-Kayode: The Studio – Staging Desire Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s photographs are a spirited exploration of culture, intimacy, desire and pain. From 1983 until his death in 1989, the artist lived and worked in Brixton, where his studio transcended into a sanctuary visualising black queer self-expression. A prominent …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar FreeShoreditch
Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s photographs are a spirited exploration of culture, intimacy, desire and pain. From 1983 until his death in 1989, the artist lived and worked in Brixton, where his studio transcended into a sanctuary visualising black queer self-expression. A prominent …
Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of LagosSpirit of Lagos unearths the story of Abi Morocco Photos, one of the most vibrant photographic studios operating in Lagos. The studio’s remarkable black-and-white portraits celebrate the rich style and joyous spirit of a generation of Lagosians during a transformative …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar FreeShoreditch
Spirit of Lagos unearths the story of Abi Morocco Photos, one of the most vibrant photographic studios operating in Lagos. The studio’s remarkable black-and-white portraits celebrate the rich style and joyous spirit of a generation of Lagosians during a transformative …
The Windsor TapestryA very Royal new exhibition looking back at the life of King Charles III, as told through the sharp pen of Steve Bell. For the past forty years, legendary British political cartoonist Steve Bell has been caricaturing Charles and the …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar £9.50Cartoon Museum, New Oxford Street
A very Royal new exhibition looking back at the life of King Charles III, as told through the sharp pen of Steve Bell. For the past forty years, legendary British political cartoonist Steve Bell has been caricaturing Charles and the …
City of London, a city of scienceA small two-case display celebrating the City’s history of scientific innovation and invention. The City was a place where scientific methods and specialist instruments were developed, and as a publishing centre offered a place where these ideas could be disseminated …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 27th Mar FreeGuildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London
A small two-case display celebrating the City’s history of scientific innovation and invention. The City was a place where scientific methods and specialist instruments were developed, and as a publishing centre offered a place where these ideas could be disseminated …
In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British DiasporaBritain’s Caribbean colonies had been exploited for centuries, but increasing demands for self-determination emerging from riots and strikes during the 1930s forced Britain to introduce political reform. Progress towards self-government unfolded in stages between the 1960s and 1980s. Today Britain …
Exhibition ends on Friday 28th Mar FreeEuston
Britain’s Caribbean colonies had been exploited for centuries, but increasing demands for self-determination emerging from riots and strikes during the 1930s forced Britain to introduce political reform. Progress towards self-government unfolded in stages between the 1960s and 1980s. Today Britain …