| Saturday 5th April |
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| More of a note that a museum that closes over the winter months will reopen today. |
 | 10am to 4:30pm |
|  | Epping Signaling Museum - North Weald |
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| Isambard Kingdom Brunel is probably our most famous resident. To celebrate his 218th birthday, a special event: a talk and book signing by Tim Bryan and a guided walk. |
| 11am to 3pm |
| | Kensal Green Cemetery - North Kensington |
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| Traditional Spring Fair at the Finnish Church in London. |
| 12pm to 6pm |
| | The Finnish Church - Rotherhithe |
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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. |
| 2pm to 5pm |
| | Sewing Machine Museum - Tooting |
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| Sunday 6th April |
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| An occasional open weekend at the Transport Museum's overflow depot at Acton. |
| 10am to 5:30pm |
| | Transport Museum Acton Depot - Acton |
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| A chance to come and see some of their model railway layouts in operation and what they have to offer prospective members. |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | The Model Railway Club - Islington |
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| See a collection of old fairground organs, many of which will be in action through the day. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | Amersham Fair Organ Museum - Amersham |
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| Traditional Spring Fair at the Finnish Church in London. |
| 12pm to 5pm |
| | The Finnish Church - Rotherhithe |
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| Monday 7th April |
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| A note that the cruise ship, Hanseatic Spirit, will pass through Tower Bridge twice today. |
| Starts at 10:30am |
| | Tower Bridge - Southwark |
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| A panel debate examining how women have contributed to, influenced and shaped the Stationers' livery company throughout its history. |
| 5:30pm to 9:30pm |
| | Stationers' Hall - City of London |
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| Tuesday 8th April |
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| The Conversation is a series of weekly events talking about conflict and empathy, inequality and power, climate crisis and wonder through storytelling and action |
| Starts at 6:30pm |
| | St Martin in the Fields - Trafalgar Square |
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| Renowned brain scientist Gina Rippon delves into the emerging science of female autism. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
| | Conway Hall - Holborn |
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| Wednesday 9th April |
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| Tickets to climb the 334 steps to the top of the Elizabeth Tower and stand next to Big Ben when it bongs will be released for sale today. |
| Starts at 10am |
| | Houses of Parliament - Whitehall |
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| A lecture taking its audience through a guided tour of the senses - a live and interactive guide to a 19th century painting using visuals, audio, taste, smell, and touch. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
| | St Marylebone Parish Church - Camden |
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| Grab your controllers and play your way through 160 consoles, hundreds of video games and five decades of gaming history. |
| 7pm to 10pm |
| | Science Museum - South Kensington |
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| This popular philospher will be talking about his essential guide to food and nutrition, which is entitled 'How the World Eats.' |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Kent House - South Kensington |
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| Thursday 10th April |
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| An evening of inspiring talks, screenings, workshops, exhibitions and performances to explore how traditional beliefs and stories have evolved to shape global identities throughout history, and continue to influence culture and inspire new generations today. |
| 6pm to 9:30pm |
| | The British Academy - St James |
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| Join Special Collections Manager Stef Dickers, not for an architectural tour, but for a humorous wander around the building. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
| | Bishopsgate Institute - City of London |
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| Sophie Matthews gives a talk, with live demonstrations, on historical references for musical instruments found in works of art, |
| 8pm to 9pm |
| | The Arts Society Chiswick - Hammersmith |
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| Friday 11th April |
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| A two-day takeover of Trafalgar Square as London Games Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary. |
| 10am to 6pm |
| | Trafalgar Square - Trafalgar Square |
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| Come and see live demonstrations of cutting-edge equipment, control a real surgical robot, experience the challenges of key-hole surgery, and talk to researchers shaping the future of healthcare. |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | Charles Bell House - Fitzrovia |
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| An adults-only, late museum opening as part of the Bow Street Police Museum's Suffragettes at Bow Street programme. |
| Starts at 6pm |
| | Bow Street Police Museum - Covent Garden |
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| On selected Fridays, Saatchi Gallery LATES will offer workshops, guided classes and creative activations along with access to all two floors and nine major gallery spaces , |
| 6:30pm to 9pm |
| | Saatchi Gallery - Chelsea |
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| Join Dr Krysten Blackstone to discuss the ways in which rebelling American soldiers expressed dissatisfaction, while also upholding the ideals of the Revolution. |
| 12pm to 1pm |
| | National Army Museum - Chelsea |
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| Saturday 12th April |
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| You are exhorted to visit your local independent music purveyor and make purchases of physical storage media |
| All day |
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| A two-day takeover of Trafalgar Square as London Games Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary. |
| 10am to 6pm |
| | Trafalgar Square - Trafalgar Square |
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| Join Subterranea Britanicca for a day of talks on the Chalk farm railways lands, Underground Greenwich, Pontefract Castle, Nothe Fort bunker and Rhondda railway tunnel |
| 10am to 5:30pm |
| | Canada Water Theatre - Rotherhithe |
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| The exhibition features rarely seen original artworks recording the devastation experienced in the city during WWII. |
| 10am to 4:30pm |
| | The London Archives - Clerkenwell |
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| The National Army Museum will be hosting a special day of activities showcasing both the Royal Engineers and Army Sport. |
| 10am to 4pm |
| | National Army Museum - Chelsea |
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| Get involved with hands-on planting and leave a positive mark in Richmond Park by planting native tree and shrub species to form part of a hedgerow at Petersham Gate Playground. |
| 11am to 3pm |
| | Petersham Gate Playground - Ham |
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| One of three open weekends this year for this extensive ‘O’ Gauge Model Garden Railway built in the back of a private garden. |
| 1pm to 5pm |
| | The Edroy Garden Line - Raynes Park |
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