| Saturday 7th June |
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| Occasional open weekend of the LT Museum's Acton Depot, where it stores everything not on display in the public museum. |
| | Transport Museum Acton Depot - Acton |
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| Luke Jerram's illuminated scale model of the Moon will be installed in West Norwood Cemetery for a few days and nights. |
| | West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium - West Norwood |
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| Unique opportunity to visit seven Central London gardens usually only seen by residents. |
| | Kendal Street - Paddington |
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| With over 550 studios, it’s an opportunity to meet local artists, makers and designers, find out about what they do, and to buy directly from their studios. |
| | Thames-Side Studios - Woolwich |
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| This June’s trail will see over 30 local artists and makers showcase their work in homes, studios, cafes and businesses. |
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| This event brings together around 40 of the leading national and international antiquarian map dealers as well as hundreds of visiting dealers, collectors, curators and map aficionados from all parts of the world. |
| | The Royal Geographical Society - South Kensington |
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| Exhibition Road will close to traffic and come alive with science experiments, technology displays, music, dance, art, live science shows and parades. |
| | Exhibition Road - South Kensington |
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| A celebration of craft and making, and your chance to meet and shop directly from over 175 of London’s artist-makers across two weekends in June. |
| | Cockpit Bloomsbury - Clerkenwell |
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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. |
| | Sewing Machine Museum - Tooting |
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| Pure Japanese Zen garden (so no flowers) with 12 large and small rocks of various colours and textures, set in islands of moss and surrounded by a sea of grey granite gravel raked in a stylised wave pattern. |
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| World-leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis examines the research and technology that is revolutionising our understanding of immune system health. |
| | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) - Mayfair |
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| Sunday 8th June |
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| The London Bus Museum will be running heritage buses dating from the 1950s to 1970s alongside the normal daily service on route 418, between Epsom and Kingston. |
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| Occasional open weekend of the LT Museum's Acton Depot, where it stores everything not on display in the public museum. |
| | Transport Museum Acton Depot - Acton |
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| This event brings together around 40 of the leading national and international antiquarian map dealers as well as hundreds of visiting dealers, collectors, curators and map aficionados from all parts of the world. |
| | The Royal Geographical Society - South Kensington |
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| Luke Jerram's illuminated scale model of the Moon will be installed in West Norwood Cemetery for a few days and nights. |
| | West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium - West Norwood |
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| With over 550 studios, it’s an opportunity to meet local artists, makers and designers, find out about what they do, and to buy directly from their studios. |
| | Thames-Side Studios - Woolwich |
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| A parade through Twickenham to mark 65 years of partnerships with Konstanz in Germany and Fontainebleau in France. |
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| This June’s trail will see over 30 local artists and makers showcase their work in homes, studios, cafes and businesses. |
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| Exhibition Road will close to traffic and come alive with science experiments, technology displays, music, dance, art, live science shows and parades. |
| | Exhibition Road - South Kensington |
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| A celebration of craft and making, and your chance to meet and shop directly from over 175 of London’s artist-makers across two weekends in June. |
| | Cockpit Bloomsbury - Clerkenwell |
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| Visitors will be able to take a close look at Teddington RNLI inshore lifeboats and tractor, meet volunteer crew members, visit the boat hall and hear about what happens on a ‘shout’, (there were 106 in 2024). |
| | Teddington RNLI Lifeboat Station - Teddington |
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| Pure Japanese Zen garden (so no flowers) with 12 large and small rocks of various colours and textures, set in islands of moss and surrounded by a sea of grey granite gravel raked in a stylised wave pattern. |
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| This picturesque early 19th century mill, is situated in delightful surroundings on the banks of the River Mole |
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| Monday 9th June |
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| To mark its centenary as a museum, the Charles Dickens Museum will be open all day for free, and members of the Dickens family will be in attendance. |
| | Charles Dickens Museum - Clerkenwell |
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| Tuesday 10th June |
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| This event will look at London’s historic buildings and our attachment to them from different points of view aiming to shed light on how heritage architecture speaks to us and how it comes to life in the hands of those with an intimate connection to it. |
| | Donald Insall Associates London studio - Harley Street |
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| Architectural historian Clive Aslet discusses his new book 'King Charles III: 40 Years of Architecture' |
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| Wednesday 11th June |
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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. |
| | Houses of Parliament - Whitehall |
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| Keith Lowe reflects on how nations around the world have commemorated the Second World War, 80 years on since the end of the conflict. |
| | St Margaret's Church - Pimlico |
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| A discussion examines how preserving buildings fosters identity and belonging, countering the impacts of speculative development and reinforcing our connection to place. |
| | The Gallery - Clerkenwell |
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| Internationally acclaimed author, Anne has drawn on meticulous research to tell the full and astonishing story of The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. |
| | Kent House - South Kensington |
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| James will explain the development of such myths and investigate the underlying truths behind them. |
| | The Duke of Greenwich - Greenwich |
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| Thursday 12th June |
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| Professor Clare McManus of Northumbria University traces the histories of the female leader of a famous rope-dancing troupe and of a celebrated playhouse performer of colour to share how rope-dancers shaped the Shakespeare we read, watch and study today. |
| | Guildhall library - City of London |
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| This (non-technical) talk will introduce the history of telegraphy, its development under Marconi, and the practical applications of the technology with special focus on The London Archives' Lloyd's of London collection. |
| | The London Archives - Clerkenwell |
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| Friday 13th June |
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| A talk on the history of wherries in Richmond |
| | Whittaker Ellis Suite - Richmond |
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| Video games, comedy and interactive entertainment collide in this unique mobile gaming extravaganza! |
| | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) - Mayfair |
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| Hear historian Marc Milner discuss the supposed failure of the British Army to prevent the escape of the Germans during the Normandy campaign of 1944. |
| | National Army Museum - Chelsea |
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| Saturday 14th June |
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| Tour an historic Grade II listed water tower with views of the Gasholders flats, the Coal Drops, Kings Cross area and St Pancras station. |
| | St Pancras Waterpoint - Kings Cross |
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| The exhibition features rarely seen original artworks recording the devastation experienced in the city during WWII. |
| | The London Archives - Clerkenwell |
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| Discover the stories – and the people – behind some of London’s most enduring designs at London Transport Museum’s Depot in Acton, west London. |
| | Transport Museum Acton Depot - Acton |
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| Two sets of military gun salutes will take place today to mark the Official Birthday of HM The KingThe first will take place in Green Park (41 rounds) |
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| The annual official King's Birthday Parade on Horseguards will be followed by a military flypast over Buckingham Palace. |
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| Doctor Who writers and episode lineup curators Gavin Rymill and James Goss will introduce each of the serial's episode followed by screenings of the show. |
| | Riverside Studios - Hammersmith |
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| A walled garden behind the Priory Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and St Dominic, commissioned by the Dominican Friars as a spiritual and meditative space representing the 'Mysteries of Light' of the Holy Rosary. |
| | St Dominic’s Priory (the Rosary Shrine) - Kentish Town |
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| You may see hundreds of naked people cycling around London today on the annual Naked Bike Ride. |
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| A chance to see Wimbledon Windmill's sails rotating as part of an occasional test. |
| | Wimbledon Windmill Museum - Wimbledon |
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| Jess Wade explains the concept of chirality, and how it might revolutionise technological innovation. |
| | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) - Mayfair |
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