Events around Uk
483 events within about 15 miles in the next 4 weeks
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483 events within about 15 miles in the next 4 weeks
Results 1 - 15 : sorted by date
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Make it Better: Designing Out Medical Error
Make It Better is an exhibition of designs for the clinical environment aimed at reducing medical error. Mistakes made in healthcare can have huge human and financial costs. The design of much medical equipment and environments is outdated, confusing and can lead to errors. Patient safety is a complex issue that needs approaching from different viewpoints. A multidisciplinary team was.. more
Make It Better is an exhibition of designs for the clinical environment aimed at reducing medical error. Mistakes made in healthcare can have huge human and financial costs. The design of much medical equipment and environments is outdated, confusing and can lead to errors. Patient safety is a complex issue that needs approaching from different viewpoints. A multidisciplinary team was.. more
Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincolns Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE
Today to Today
The Funny Side...of Covent Garden
AWARD WINNING COMEDY CLUB The Funny Side...of Covent Garden London’s Boutique Comedy Club every Friday and Saturday. Line-ups for this February are listed below: Fri 3rd: No show Sat 4th: Josh Howie, Tommy Campbell & Chris McCausland Fri 10th: Stuart Goldsmith, Michael Legge & Andrew Bird Sat 11th: Stuart Goldsmith, Edward Aczel & Andrew Bird Sat 18th: Loretta Maine, Roger Monkhouse &.. more
AWARD WINNING COMEDY CLUB The Funny Side...of Covent Garden London’s Boutique Comedy Club every Friday and Saturday. Line-ups for this February are listed below: Fri 3rd: No show Sat 4th: Josh Howie, Tommy Campbell & Chris McCausland Fri 10th: Stuart Goldsmith, Michael Legge & Andrew Bird Sat 11th: Stuart Goldsmith, Edward Aczel & Andrew Bird Sat 18th: Loretta Maine, Roger Monkhouse &.. more
Upstairs @ ‘The George’, 213 The Strand, Covent Garden London WC2R 1AP
Today, Fri 10 Feb, Sat 11 Feb, Sat 18 Feb, Fri 24 Feb, Sat 25 Feb.
Exhibition: Quentin Blake - As large as life
Quentin Blake, one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful illustrators presents Quentin Blake – As large as life (12 Jan-15 April 2012), an exclusive exhibition at the Foundling Museum featuring new work created for hospitals in the UK and France. Combining the humour, compassion and imaginary Quentin is so well loved for, visitors will discover senior circus characters juggling and.. more
Quentin Blake, one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful illustrators presents Quentin Blake – As large as life (12 Jan-15 April 2012), an exclusive exhibition at the Foundling Museum featuring new work created for hospitals in the UK and France. Combining the humour, compassion and imaginary Quentin is so well loved for, visitors will discover senior circus characters juggling and.. more
The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ
Today to Sunday 12 Feb 2012
Family Fun: Quentin Blake - As large as life
Explore the exhibition Quentin Blake - As large as life in this session aimed at 3-12 year olds. Quentin Blake, one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful illustrators presents Quentin Blake – As large as life, an exclusive exhibition at the Foundling Museum featuring familiar illustrations alongside new work created for hospitals in the UK and France. Combining the humour,.. more
Explore the exhibition Quentin Blake - As large as life in this session aimed at 3-12 year olds. Quentin Blake, one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful illustrators presents Quentin Blake – As large as life, an exclusive exhibition at the Foundling Museum featuring familiar illustrations alongside new work created for hospitals in the UK and France. Combining the humour,.. more
The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ
Today, Sat 3 Mar.
TRADITIONS REVISED - Japanese Fans from the Ishizumi Fan Collection
People usually perceive folding fans as simple implements to cool one self while collectors of antique folding fans often see them as purely items of decorative art. This exhibition looks at the history of the folding fan some of its traditions and the culture of fans in Japan from everyday items to cool one self to being one of the first multi functional portable communication devices, a.. more
People usually perceive folding fans as simple implements to cool one self while collectors of antique folding fans often see them as purely items of decorative art. This exhibition looks at the history of the folding fan some of its traditions and the culture of fans in Japan from everyday items to cool one self to being one of the first multi functional portable communication devices, a.. more
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square London WC1H 0XG
Today to Saturday 24 Mar 2012
One?Thousand?Pots, One?Thousand?Thoughts
One?thousand?pots, one?thousand?thoughts?is?an installation by artist and ceramicist Yozo Hirayama that commemorates the victims of the Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami of?11th?March?2011.?Over?a?period?of?a?year, ?Yozo?has made one thousand pots as this number has a symbolic meaning in Japan, as it represents infinity or eternity.?One?thousand?pots thus stands?as?a?marker?and?a?memory?of those?.. more
One?thousand?pots, one?thousand?thoughts?is?an installation by artist and ceramicist Yozo Hirayama that commemorates the victims of the Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami of?11th?March?2011.?Over?a?period?of?a?year, ?Yozo?has made one thousand pots as this number has a symbolic meaning in Japan, as it represents infinity or eternity.?One?thousand?pots thus stands?as?a?marker?and?a?memory?of those?.. more
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square London WC1H 0XG
Today to Saturday 24 Mar 2012
’In the Heart of Things’ CD Launch Concert
Celebrating the launch of their latest CD on the Naxos label, Commotio present the best of their repertoire, old and new. Featuring two movements from Pott’s epic mass for 8 voices (shortlisted for British Composer Awards 2011) and several shorter works from the new CD, Commotio will also perform their favourite works from past recordings, including Richard Allain’s acclaimed ‘Night’ , which was.. more
Celebrating the launch of their latest CD on the Naxos label, Commotio present the best of their repertoire, old and new. Featuring two movements from Pott’s epic mass for 8 voices (shortlisted for British Composer Awards 2011) and several shorter works from the new CD, Commotio will also perform their favourite works from past recordings, including Richard Allain’s acclaimed ‘Night’ , which was.. more
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate London EC1A 9DE
Today
Febru-hairy 2012
Date: 1st – 29th February Summary: Wax it, Shave it, Dye it, Wear it or dream up your own hairy activity to raise funds for healthcare charity Sue Ryder. The wackier the better – we want to hear from you! Join in with the hair-raising fun across the country this February by taking part in Sue Ryder’s Febru-hairy. Any hairy activity is encouraged – wax it, shave it, dye it, wear it or dream.. more
Date: 1st – 29th February Summary: Wax it, Shave it, Dye it, Wear it or dream up your own hairy activity to raise funds for healthcare charity Sue Ryder. The wackier the better – we want to hear from you! Join in with the hair-raising fun across the country this February by taking part in Sue Ryder’s Febru-hairy. Any hairy activity is encouraged – wax it, shave it, dye it, wear it or dream.. more
1st Floor, 16 Upper Woburn Place London WC1H OAF
Today to Wed 29 Feb.
Open-City Architecture Tour - Hidden West End.
Walking tour led by specialist architectural guide visiting London’s second heartland. The area is known for the historic streets and squares of Bloomsbury and educational institutions such as Senate House. It is also London’s cultural core, where major contemporary adaptations and upgrades of historical landmarks make them fit for modern purpose more
Walking tour led by specialist architectural guide visiting London’s second heartland. The area is known for the historic streets and squares of Bloomsbury and educational institutions such as Senate House. It is also London’s cultural core, where major contemporary adaptations and upgrades of historical landmarks make them fit for modern purpose more
Meet at The Building Centre, Store Street London WC1E 7BT
Today
Evolution: An Odyssey By Kym Haverson
Art Exhibition Private Viewing 26th January 2012 6pm - 9pm Responding to the view that we are living in the “greatest age of discovery,” inspired by the beauty of nature and the profound questions; Why are we here? What happens in space? What is to be our and our planets fate? Kym creates violent deformed shapes and scenes of a mysterious quality that can be described as expressionistic.. more
Art Exhibition Private Viewing 26th January 2012 6pm - 9pm Responding to the view that we are living in the “greatest age of discovery,” inspired by the beauty of nature and the profound questions; Why are we here? What happens in space? What is to be our and our planets fate? Kym creates violent deformed shapes and scenes of a mysterious quality that can be described as expressionistic.. more
Reading Room Gallery 65-66 Frith Street, Soho, London W1D 3JR
Today to Saturday 25 Feb 2012
The Magic Symphony
A weekly close up magic show for the whole family. Staged to classical music and themed around the theatre and the theatre orchestra. Presented by Paul Brown. Produced and directed by Richard Leigh. This show is in the theatre in the world famous Davenports Magic Shop. more
A weekly close up magic show for the whole family. Staged to classical music and themed around the theatre and the theatre orchestra. Presented by Paul Brown. Produced and directed by Richard Leigh. This show is in the theatre in the world famous Davenports Magic Shop. more
Davenports Magic Theatre, Davenports, 7 Charing Cross Underground Arcade, Strand London WC2N 4HZ
Today, Sat 11 Feb, Sat 18 Feb, Sat 25 Feb, Sat 3 Mar, Sat 10 Mar.
Art By Animals
Do animals make art? This exhibition includes paintings by apes and elephants and examines whether they are artistic works or just pointless lines on a page. Placing their handiwork alongside animal specimens and historical documentation we explore why some animal creations are considered valuable and creative, while others are dismissed as meaningless. Part of the Humanimals Season at the.. more
Do animals make art? This exhibition includes paintings by apes and elephants and examines whether they are artistic works or just pointless lines on a page. Placing their handiwork alongside animal specimens and historical documentation we explore why some animal creations are considered valuable and creative, while others are dismissed as meaningless. Part of the Humanimals Season at the.. more
Grant Museum of Zoology, Rockefeller Building, University College London, University Stree WC1E 6DE
Today to Friday 9 Mar 2012
Exorcising the Fear: British Sculpture from the 50s and 60s
Taking the sixtieth anniversary year of the XXVI Venice Biennale of 1952 as its starting point, Exorcising the Fear will explore a pivotal point in the history of British sculpture. Returning to the essay by Herbert Read which left an indelible mark on the history of art with the phrase ‘the geometry of fear’, the exhibition aims to recapture the excitement and vitality of the moment when eight.. more
Taking the sixtieth anniversary year of the XXVI Venice Biennale of 1952 as its starting point, Exorcising the Fear will explore a pivotal point in the history of British sculpture. Returning to the essay by Herbert Read which left an indelible mark on the history of art with the phrase ‘the geometry of fear’, the exhibition aims to recapture the excitement and vitality of the moment when eight.. more
Pangolin London, Kings Place, 90 York Way N1 9AG
Today to Saturday 3 Mar 2012
In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955
In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955 is a survey exhibition of the often-overlooked genre of serial publications produced by artists around the world from 1955 to the present day. From the rise of the small press in the 1960s, followed by the correspondence art movement, where artists exchanged art by post, to the DIY zine culture in the 1980s and early 1990s, professional.. more
In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955 is a survey exhibition of the often-overlooked genre of serial publications produced by artists around the world from 1955 to the present day. From the rise of the small press in the 1960s, followed by the correspondence art movement, where artists exchanged art by post, to the DIY zine culture in the 1980s and early 1990s, professional.. more
ICA, The Mall London SW1Y 5AH
Today to Sunday 18 Mar 2012
Lis Rhodes: Dissonance and Disturbance
Since the 1970s, Lis Rhodes has been making radical and experimental films that challenge the viewer to reconsider film as a medium of communication and the presentation of image, language and sound. This exhibition looks at the relationship of Rhodes’ work to performance, photography, composition, writing and political commentary At the ICA, Rhodes’ films will be presented as large-scale.. more
Since the 1970s, Lis Rhodes has been making radical and experimental films that challenge the viewer to reconsider film as a medium of communication and the presentation of image, language and sound. This exhibition looks at the relationship of Rhodes’ work to performance, photography, composition, writing and political commentary At the ICA, Rhodes’ films will be presented as large-scale.. more
ICA, The Mall London SW1Y 5AH
Today to Sunday 18 Mar 2012
