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Saturday August 19, 2017
What's On Knightsbridge
Aster Presents Series
Aster, renowned for its exquisite Nordic-French inspired cuisine, is now giving you a treat for the ears, as well as the taste-buds. As the team...
Aster, 150 Victoria Street, Westminster, London
Today, Fri 25 Aug, Sat 26 Aug
Head To Battersea Power Station For Children’s Poetry With Murray Lachlan Young
Murray Lachlan Young will be performing his family show at Battersea Power Station as part of the Power Festival.
Battersea Power Station’s Circus...
The Village Hall, Battersea Power Station Circus West, Sopwith Way, London
Thu 24 Aug
Catch Murray Lachlan Young’s How Freakin’ Zeitgeist Are You? At Battersea Power Station
An evening of satirical soliloquy, rock-n-roll reverie and ditty as BBC6 music resident poet, Murray Lachlan Young, presents his stunning new live...
The Village Hall, Battersea Power Station Circus West, Sopwith Way, London
Thu 24 Aug
Giant Snail Tour
With London’s Royal Parks being home to a variety of miraculous mini-beasts, the Giant Snail Tour is the perfect opportunity for children of all ages...
Marlborough Gate, St. James’ Park, London
Tue 29 Aug and Wed 30 Aug
War Paint: Brushes with conflict
Explore why artists and soldiers have painted scenes of conflict, in our first temporary exhibition at the new museum. Artists and soldiers have...
Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea,
Today to Tue 17 Oct
War Paint guest tour: Michael Crossan
War artist Michael Crossan will give a guided tour of our War Paint exhibition, in which his work is featured.
During this special one-hour tour,...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Wed 23 Aug
Refugees from the Partition of India
Are refugees’ experiences valuable to the story of India’s road to independence?
2017 is the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India. A time of...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Fri 25 Aug
India’s independence tour
Explore India’s journey to independence from British rule. Join us for a free 30-minute tour.
2017 is the 70th anniversary of the Partition of...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Fri 25 Aug
War Paint exhibition tour
Join us for a free 30-minute tour of our temporary exhibition War Paint. The tour takes place every other Sunday at 2.30pm.
Artists paint places of...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Sun 27 Aug, Sun 10 Sep, Sun 24 Sep
Book Club: The Great Partition
Join us once a month for an evening of discussion and debate about books relating to the British Army.
This month we will be discussing Yasmin...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Wed 30 Aug
Masculinity and the British Army officer
Dr Catriona Kennedy provides an insight into masculinity and the army at the turn of the 19th century.
During the 18th century, recurrent wars with...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Fri 1 Sep
Women soldiers tour
Explore 100 years of women in the army. Join us for a free 30-minute tour on the first Saturday of the month at 2.30pm.
In 1917 the Women’s Army...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Sat 2 Sep
The long road to India’s independence
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India, the National Army Museum is holding a conference to discuss the effect of Partition on the...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Sat 2 Sep
What the WAACs did next
Professor Alison Fell explores the lives of former members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).
For some members of the WAAC the end of their...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Fri 8 Sep
Masculinity late
At this late we’re exploring the concept of masculinity in the army.
What does it mean to be a man in the army? Are army men the epitome of...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Wed 13 Sep
Alcohol, drugs and lucky charms
Dr Fiona Reid explores the ways soldiers have dealt with the demands of conflict throughout the history of the army.
Napoleon’s troops took hashish...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Fri 15 Sep
Open House London
Discover how we designed and built the new National Army Museum at this weekend of talks and tours as part of the Open House London festival of...
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea
Sat 16 Sep and Sun 17 Sep
Shock Machine
Shock Machine + Special Guests. Artists performing: Shock Machine.: Tickets avaiable.
ICA, London
Fri 1 Sep
UNSUNG STORIES: Joe Meek - 304 Holloway Road
Heritage Open Day: The story of sixties songwriter and producing maestro Joe Meek is one of spectacular, albeit short-lived, success. The horrifying...
Holloway Road, London
Thu 7 Sep to Sun 10 Sep
The Garden Museum - Open Garden for NGS
Britain’s only Museum of Gardens will re-open in spring 2017 after a 6.5 million refurbishment. The centre piece of a new extension will be a...
The Garden Museum, London
Sat 9 Sep
Lambeth Palace Gardens Open Day in Support of Bede House
We invite you to enjoy a day out in the exquisite grounds of the oldest, continuously cultivated garden in London and support a local...
Lambeth Palace
Fri 1 Sep
The Art of Steven Campbell
Marlborough Fine Art is pleased to present a retrospective of celebrated Scottish painter Steven Campbell (1953-2007). The show consists of a...
Marlborough Fine Art, 6 Albemarle Street
Wed 13 Sep to Sat 28 Oct
Bart’s Bootlegging Barbecue
Join us this Bank Holiday Sunday at Barts for a whopping weekend ’bootlegging barbecue’. Enjoy a delicious welcome drink, followed by...
87 Sloane Avenue London
Sun 27 Aug
Blood Royal: Picturing the Tudor Monarchy
Explore our free summer exhibition, showcasing one of the most important collections of Tudor portraiture in the UK alongside materials from the...
Society of Antiquaries of London
Today to Fri 25 Aug
Disco Pigs
Marking the 20th anniversary of its explosive British debut, Enda Walsh’s Disco Pigs comes to Trafalgar Studios starring Evanna Lynch (Harry Potter;...
Trafalgar Studios, 14 Whitehall London
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