| Saturday 21st January |
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| Join Dr Matthew Green for an immersive whirlwind tour of London’s original – and best – coffeehouses, with free 17th-century coffee |
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| London Wildlife Trust welcome the local community to awaken the apple trees to ensure a good harvest of fruit in autumn in a traditional Wassailing event. |
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| A free highlights tour and learn about St Mary Magdalene’s rich Victorian heritage. |
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| Celebrate the ancient tradition of ‘Wassailing’ in Gunnersbury’s very own orchard. |
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| Sunday 22nd January |
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| Monday 23rd January |
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| The introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England |
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| Join Sara Goodacre, founder of SpiderLab, in an evening to explore the diversity of spiders - much of which cannot be easily seen. |
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| Tuesday 24th January |
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| Van Gogh’s turbulent life forms part of the mythology surrounding the Dutch Post-Impressionist but his iconic paintings represent much more. |
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| The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Museum is hosting a special opening night celebrating the launch of exhibition ‘Unfamiliar’. |
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| London-based multi-disciplinary artist and designer Yinka Ilori in conversation with the Design Museum's Head of Curatorial, Priya Khanchandani. |
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| Learn about the extensive restoration and conservation of a Victorian Arts and Crafts house in Cambridge via an innovative 3D online tour |
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| Join the curatorial team behind the British Library’s exhibition Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth, as they share the behind-the-scenes story of putting together a rich show of treasures from many different eras and cultures. |
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| Wednesday 25th January |
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| This talk by City Guide & Lecturer Jill Finch looks at how both God & Mammon have moulded the Square Mile over 2000 years. |
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| Science Museum Lates are adults-only, after-hours theme nights that take place in the museum on the last Wednesday of every month. |
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| Join a line-up of architects, artists, foragers, makers, historians, and activists to discuss the cultural and environmental role of the tree in the city. |
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| Tracy Borman looks at how Elizabeth I overcame the odds to reign for 45 years. |
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| Thursday 26th January |
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| Join specialist Phil Parkes and discover the history of chain mail. |
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| This lecture takes us on an unusual journey around London in the autumn of 1724. |
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| Dan Cruickshank chairs as speakers give three short talks on Egyptomania and the influence of ancient Egypt on art and architecturein the 20th and 21st centuries. |
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| Gypsies, tinkers, travellers. Join historians Anna Hoare and Geoff Simmons to hear the hidden history of one of the city’s most fascinating and forgotten communities. |
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| A discussion about the global shifts in international politics caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. |
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| Explore the rise in the use of DNA in genealogy and forensics. |
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| Friday 27th January |
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| Join Dr Sam Edwards as he recounts the history and cultural impact of the American military presence in Britain during the First World War. |
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| The Freud Museum welcomes Andrew Nagorski, to speak about his new biography of Sigmund Freud and his extraordinary escape to London as a refugee in 1938. |
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| Saturday 28th January |
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| Join former head of design and heritage for Transport for London, Mike Ashworth for a special tour of the award-winning design and architecture of the Jubilee Line Extension stations. |
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| Exhibitions closing shortly |
| This exhibition celebrates the completion of the British Museum's digitisation project and showcases the extraordinary variety of printmaking (Ends on Sun, 22nd Jan) | | A display of photographs taken between 1857 and 1970, capturing the archaeological site of Hampi. (Ends on Sun, 22nd Jan) | | The New Black Vanguard features 15 international Black photographers contributing to a new vision of the Black figure and reframing representation in art and fashion. (Ends on Sun, 22nd Jan) | | A celebration of the huge contribution made to music and culture by Black British musical families, curated by the Black Music Coalition. (Ends on Wed, 25th Jan) | | A selection of works by George Westren that represent twenty years of dedicated practice from humble beginnings, through the challenges of homelessness & addiction, to eventual salvation through art. (Ends on Wed, 25th Jan) | | Futures Past takes the viewer on an immersive journey through the excavated ruins of the future filled with digital and sculptural works. (Ends on Sat, 28th Jan) | | Winter Lights festival is the largest of its kind in London, transforming Canary Wharf with over 20 stunning installations, leaving the dark winter evenings aglow. (Ends on Sat, 28th Jan) | | The first exhibition of Lucian Freud’s work in the home of his grandfather, Sigmund Freud, and aunt, Anna Freud (Ends on Sun, 29th Jan) | | This exhibition celebrates the essence of Japanese craftsmanship through the story of an enduring woodworking heritage cultivated in the densely forested Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. (Ends on Sun, 29th Jan) | | This exhibition follows the challenging journeys of rehabilitation and recovery taken by soldiers who have suffered a life-changing physical or mental injury. (Ends on Sun, 29th Jan) | | To mark the anniversary of Tutankhamun's discovery, the British Museum has commissioned a work by Egyptian graffiti artist Nofal O. (Ends on Sun, 29th Jan) | | A video projection each evening showing the moment in 1814 when an elephant walked across the frozen Thames. (Ends on Tue, 31st Jan) | | This outdoor photographic exhibition celebrates how Marble Hill has been enjoyed by the local community since becoming a public park. (Ends on Tue, 31st Jan) | | Visit the Woven Cities display to see the brand-new London Woven Crest alongside the crests from Amsterdam and Rome. (Ends on Sun, 5th Feb) | | Luke Jerram returns to the Old Royal Naval College with his incredible artwork Museum of the Moon. (Ends on Sun, 5th Feb) | | The Ward – Revisited marks 30 years since Gideon Mendel photographed John, Andre, Steven and Ian in the AIDS wards at the Middlesex Hospital. (Ends on Sun, 5th Feb) |
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