| Saturday 26th February |
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| This coming Saturday, all Cineworld and Picturehouse cinemas are offering all film screenings for £3 all day long. |
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| A demonstration of Victorian surgery in an old operating theatre. |
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| Visit one of the oldest collections of rare camellias under glass in Europe. |
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| An exhibition and party of gay history in Earl's Court. |
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| Sunday 27th February |
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| Visit one of the oldest collections of rare camellias under glass in Europe. |
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| Once a month, the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower is open, so you can climb up to the top. |
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| Monday 28th February |
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| Rather overlooked now, Collop Monday was traditionally the day before Shrove Tuesday (aka, pancake day) and would have been part of the Shrovetide celebrations during the days before Lent. |
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| This talk focuses on the complex world of Caribbean plantations, slavery, and poisoning that shaped British drugs and apothecary’s practices. |
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| Come along and hear this account of landlords, landladies and their lodgers in Georgian London. |
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| Learn about the marvellous moths that we have in the Royal Parks with May, Mission Invertebrate Partnership and Community Engagement Officer in this talk. |
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| Tuesday 1st March |
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| Pancake races through Leadenhall Market, and free pancakes for the spectators. |
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| This lunch hour lecture will investigate the gender gaps in remaining in employment, being furloughed and pay by using the data from four British nationally representative cohort studies a year into the Covid-19 pandemic. |
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| Join the London Fortean Society for further talks on the strangeness of our home city. The history of Ley lines in London and the mystery of the ghosts of Senate House and more. |
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| This online illustrated local history talk will make comparisons of Dulwich then with Dulwich now. |
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| Wednesday 2nd March |
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| Explore the nexus between different global health challenges including the knock-on effects of COVID-19 on HIV. |
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| With constant scrutiny of its public service remit, multiple new entrants in the market and changes in the way audiences consume content, what’s the future of the BBC? Tim Davie will be in conversation with Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE. |
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| Meet the author: Dr Caroline Shenton explores how a band of heroic curators and eccentric custodians saved Britain’s national heritage. |
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| Thursday 3rd March |
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| Silverstone Auctions will be bringing their classic cars to the RAF Museum London to open their Auctions Season. |
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| On the first Thursday of the month, Holborn's Novelty Automation has a bar in the store for their late-night opening. |
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| Visit the St Sepulchre Chapel at St Mary Magdalene’s, currently undergoing conservation, and hear experts and enthusiasts discuss Comper’s work on the chapel. |
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| Hear about the evolution of military medicine and how far we have come. |
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| Friday 4th March |
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| Silverstone Auctions will be bringing their classic cars to the RAF Museum London to open their Auctions Season. |
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| In this online event, hear from the UCL research team behind the City of Women London interactive map, and find out how the East London Federation of Suffragettes helped shape London’s past and present, ahead of the map's launch on International |
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| Join Sukwinder Bassi as he explores the First World War through the eyes of Sikh soldiers and civilians. |
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| Join us for a walk through St James |
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| Join Helen Carr and Suzannah Lipscomb in conversation about their latest book, What is History, Now? |
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| There will be a lantern parade through Rotherhithe and Bermondsey leaving from two locations and arriving at Southwark Park. |
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| An exclusive evening tour filled with dark stories of death and spooky happenings! |
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| A talk about the pioneering composer whose scores for Bogart, Bette Davis and others paved the way for modern film music. |
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| Saturday 5th March |
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| Silverstone Auctions will be bringing their classic cars to the RAF Museum London to open their Auctions Season. |
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| Visit one of the oldest collections of rare camellias under glass in Europe. |
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| 18th Annual St David's Day Walk, all proceeds to The London Welsh Centre. |
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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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| A talk on how and why the tea plant has had such an impact on our senses and culture from East to West. |
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| Exhibitions closing shortly |
| This exhibition offers an exclusive opportunity to get inside the mind of this great photographer and see nature and humanity in dialogue. (Ends on Sun, 27th Feb) | | An exhibition about the eighteenth-century foundling and sailor George King, whose first-hand account of the battle is being shown for the first time. (Ends on Sun, 27th Feb) | | A collection of work exploring artists’ responses to the Battle of Britain and the Blitz as they represented evolving machinery, communications, and urban landscapes, shaped by what was an unprecedented ‘war in the air’. (Ends on Sun, 27th Feb) | | The opening display will feature highlights from The Courtauld’s remarkable collection of British drawings and watercolours. (Ends on Sun, 27th Feb) | | From the collection of the Late John Constable, this exhibition features over 40 works, including a full set of lithographs, alongside wartime drawings and watercolours. (Ends on Sun, 27th Feb) | | Six installations are now on display across the Battersea Power Station neighbourhood. (Ends on Sun, 27th Feb) | | The exhibition will showcase embroidery both as fine art in the modern sense, and also reflect the centuries of heritage which form the craft of embroidery today. (Ends on Sun, 27th Feb) | | Celebrate the richness of Costa Rica with Kew Gardens' annual orchid festival. (Ends on Sun, 6th Mar) | | A solo exhibition by the American artist, who's polymorphic practice draws references from popular culture, modern art and African folklore. (Ends on Sun, 6th Mar) | | explores fabulous and rare examples from the mid-1960s era-defining stores and designers. (Ends on Sat, 12th Mar) | | Broken wing or fractured limb - uncertain profile, shadow of its own form - the work of Julie Maurin gestures us into a zone of layered eclipse and unsettling liminality. (Ends on Sat, 12th Mar) | | This exhibition explores the characters, events, places and personal tales of triumph and tragedy that inspired and shaped the novel that made Charles Dickens a household name across the world. (Ends on Sun, 13th Mar) | | Showcasing previously unseen material from Paul McCartney’s personal archive, this display celebrates the life and art of one of the world’s most successful songwriters and performers. (Ends on Sun, 13th Mar) | | An exhibition of new images by Himali Singh Soin with historian of science Alexis Rider inspired by the collection of Sir Richard Burton. (Ends on Sun, 13th Mar) | | Comprising over 20 paintings, most made over the last 18 months, as well as hand-painted ceramics and a new group of posters, it explores Katz’s long-standing relationship to questions of identity and expression, selfhood and voice. (Ends on Sun, 13th Mar) |
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