| Saturday 6th April |
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| Step into the fascinating world of the Tudor era and immerse yourself in a day of captivating talks celebrating the genius of this period |
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| Explore an urban mushroom farm. Start at The Fungi Room for mushroom-infused drinks, then head to Fat Fox Mushrooms HQ for a behind-the-scenes tour and Q&A with the founders. |
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| This festival offers an opportunity to learn about Sikh heritage and history. |
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| Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine. |
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| Matthew Taylor reveals the untold story of the Colonial Marines, formerly enslaved African Americans who fought for, and found freedom with, British forces in the War of 1812. |
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| Sunday 7th April |
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| Kirkaldy's Testing Works preserves Kirkaldy's unique Universal Testing Machine - the huge hydraulic powered machine he designed and had built in Leeds - in full working order in the premises he built to house it. |
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| Expect to see lots of people promenading around central London wearing their very finest hats. |
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| Steven Mithen explains how the invention of words at 1.6 million years ago began the evolution of human language from the ape-like calls of our earliest ancestors to our capabilities of today |
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| Monday 8th April |
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| Sharpe explains how the global economy can be decarbonised five times faster this decade than has been managed over the past two decades. |
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| This evening Mr. Wynd will tells some his favourite tales heard around the world, from nasty Germans chopping up people and eating them |
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| Tuesday 9th April |
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| This talk and document viewing will tell the story of the growth and development of North London, using sections of John Rocque's 1746 map. |
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| Join Nobel Laureate, Venki Ramakrishnan, to question whether mortality is an inevitable part of human existence. |
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| This talk will explore a number of disparate but often related elements that converged to create the Satanic Panic of the 1980s-'90s |
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| Wednesday 10th April |
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| In April we will be reading 'A London Child of the 1870s', an account of middle-class life in suburban London Written in 1934, this memoir describes everyday life in Islington as the youngest child |
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| Join the London Fortean Society for an evening of talks on the ghosts that haunt some of London’s most famous landmarks: The British Museum and Senate house. |
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| Discover tales of murder most foul with author Blessin Adams. |
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| Thursday 11th April |
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| This webinar, cohosted by our North American membership, will explore the impact of AI on rights and intellectual property. |
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| The royal service of Handel in the context of his wider compositional output, and of London landmarks. |
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| This presentation focuses on the construction of the shaft and tunnels on the approach to Euston station |
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| Friday 12th April |
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| Science of Surgery is the annual community celebration event, where we open our doors and invite members of the public in to meet WEISS researchers and learn about the amazing projects they are working on. |
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| Dr Simon Quinn reveals how soldiers serving during the Egyptian Campaign of 1801 experienced their new surroundings and made use of their free time. |
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| A film of a musical journey within the Square Mile, linking architecture and music. |
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| All day seminar on hallmarking and how the London Assay Office help to protect consumers and the trade from fakes and forgeries of Antique British Silver |
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| Saturday 13th April |
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| A full day of lectures and learning on Charles Booth's London and the Poverty Map, with Sarah Wise. |
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| An Automotive Spectacular featuring over 35 Showcases including over 1000 show cars from across all genre of vehicles. |
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| Shop original vintage posters, ephemera + limited edition prints from £10 at the UK’s only dedicated vintage poster market. |
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| Roughly once a month, there's a free highlights tour and learn about St Mary Magdalene’s rich Victorian heritage. |
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| Join Claudia de Rham, a diver, pilot, and physicist, as she unveils her new theory of gravity. |
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| Exhibitions closing shortly |
| The exhibition features 18 female sculptors and 40 works of art, offering a diverse and thought-provoking exploration of contemporary female sculpture. (Ends on Sat, 6th Apr) | | Expect an explosion of over the top fashions at the V&A Museum this summer, as it brings together a collection of outfits worn by celebrities under the title of "divas". (Ends on Sun, 7th Apr) | | The first of its kind, this exhibition is a wide-ranging exploration of feminist art by over 100 women artists working in the UK. (Ends on Sun, 7th Apr) | | Freelance photographer Astrid Schulz is presenting a portrait series of small-scale food producers across 4 different continents. Her project is exploring how important food can be for our well-being, and aims to re-establish a relationship with the origin of food. (Ends on Thu, 11th Apr) | | Not unlike Christmas lights, there will be Ramadan Lights above Coventry Street next to Leicester Square for a few weeks. (Ends on Fri, 12th Apr) | | Sisters celebrates the contributions of female and non-binary artists within the creative community. (Ends on Fri, 12th Apr) | | This exhibition brings together over 100 works from Henry VIII’s court, including drawings, paintings and miniatures by Hans Holbein the Younger drawn from the Royal Collection, one of the most important surviving groups of the artist’s work. (Ends on Sat, 13th Apr) | | Discover over 100 years of intrigue, deceit and real-life secret agents. (Ends on Sun, 14th Apr) | | An exhibition to mark the film's 30th anniversary. (Ends on Sun, 14th Apr) | | From emojis to internet memes, video games to plushie toys, food to loveable robotic design, cuteness has taken over our world. (Ends on Sun, 14th Apr) | | A monumental sculptural installation made of thousands of metal bottle tops and fragments. (Ends on Sun, 14th Apr) | | A multimedia exhibition that combines visuals, sound, and augmented reality to animate the cultural heritage and spirit of South Korea's Seoul. (Ends on Sun, 14th Apr) | | A site-specific art installation exploring ritual and remembrance, death and loss by Bea Denton at the Grade-I listed Summer House, Charlton House & Gardens. (Ends on Sun, 14th Apr) | | The Derwent Art Prize invites artists around the world to enter the very best artworks created in pencil. (Ends on Sun, 14th Apr) | | This free display brings together ten works by the two artists: with four views of Yorkshire by Turner and five scenes of Normandy and Venice by Bonington. (Ends on Sun, 21st Apr) | | Experience Ainu culture as it exists today in this exploration of the contemporary lives of this indigenous people of northern Japan. (Ends on Sun, 21st Apr) | | The exhibitions explore one of the great - and most entertaining - literary friendships, tracing the shared work, travels, confidences and, above all, the bond of friendship between two men whose books remain loved the world over. (Ends on Sun, 21st Apr) | | This bold new exploration of glass in the UK brings together for the very first time rarely seen works from key UK collections, celebrating this remarkable material. (Ends on Sun, 21st Apr) | | An exhibition of tea towels that have been overlaid with a statement to create a different perspective in a gently humorous and sometimes wicked way. (Ends on Sun, 21st Apr) |
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