03 Mar 2024 Londonist
 
 
By Laura Reynolds · Mar 03, 2024 at 06:00

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features.

TfL Releases Treasure Trove Of Historic Tube Maps, Photos And More

The transport motherlode via Google Arts & Culture.

Map of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation area
Image courtesy of TfL

57 Magnificent Things To Do In London This Month: March 2024

Art fairs, Comic Con, the Boat Races, and other March events.

A man painting rainbows onto a colourful wall mural
Image: Graham Turner

Review: V&A Shows Tropical Modernism Was So Much More Than An Architectural Movement

Politics, people, environment - all rolled into beautiful buildings. ★★★★☆

A tropical modernist building flanked by palm trees
Film still of Unity Hall, KNUST, Kumasi by John Owuso Addo and Miro Marasović. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Elysian Arcs: Giant Rainbows And Bubbles Appear Beneath Cheesegrater

Free installation brings colour to City.

Iridescent rainbows and bubbles beneath the Cheesegrater

The Superloop Loop Is Now Complete - With The Launch Of SL2

(But yes, we know there's a gap in the loop.)

Image: TfL

Exciting News For London Art Lovers!

A special offer just in time for the Easter holidays.

A giant gorilla statue in front of St Paul's Cathedral

Explore A Lost Victorian London In This Free Exhibition

A London Disappeared at LMA.

The Crystal Palace

Expect To Hear Lots More Buskers In Tube Stations Over The Next 2 Weeks

It's the X Factor of the London Underground.

A young woman puts a coin in a violinist's case
Image: Eleanor Bentall/TfL

Multicultural Soho Shines In This AI-Enhanced Video From The 1950s

Super-sharp footage of 50s Soho.

A woman walking multiple dogs
Image: Living History AI Enhanced

From Our Newsletter: Southwark's Forgotten Royal Palace

Ever heard of Suffolk Place?

Hello Brain! At The Crick Probes Secrets Of The Mind... With Knitting

See the latest brain research while you wait for a train.

Knitted and crocheted neurons

Get Your Broken Stuff Fixed At These Workshops Across London This March

Most are free, too.

London Repair Week: A man fixing up a bike at a repair workshop
Image: ReLondon

12 Spring Day Trips From London: March 2024

Daffodils, dinosaurs and British fashion icons.

Festival of Railway Modelling Returns To Alexandra Palace

Hundreds of mini trains steam into town.

Festival of Railway Modelling: kids and adults watch and point at miniature trains
Image: London Festival of Railway Modelling.

London's New Women's Museum Opens This March

Launching on International Women's Day.

Image: Meera Shakti Osborne

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