Chelsea Flower Show garden is coming to Latimer Road tube station
When the Chelsea Flower Show closes, most of the gardens are taken away and recycled, but one will remain in London, as it's rebuilt next to Latimer Road tube station.

One million rarely seen archive photos released online for free
A five-year project to scan and record over a million photos of world architecture, sculpture, paintings, and decorative objects has been completed, releasing the photos for online study, and use.

Alexander Fleming Museum scraps its admission charges
The museum dedicated to the man who accidentally discovered penicillin has become a free museum after it scrapped the entry charges to visit.

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The Hunterian Museum is back and better than ever
After a long closure for rebuilding works, the Hunterian Museum of medical anatomy is reopening, and their redisplay is an eye-popping triumph.

Reduced access to Holloway Road tube station for a year while lifts are replaced
Holloway Road tube station on the Piccadilly line will have just one lift in use between the street and trains until June 2024 due to maintenance work that will see both of the 1980s era lifts being replaced, one at a time.

Book tickets to see inside buildings for the London Festival of Architecture
The London Festival of Architecture returns next month, and there are a number of interesting buildings that will be open for tours to see inside.

Sir John Soane “Drawing Office” opening to the public for the first time ever
High up inside the Sir John Soane's Museum is a room that has never been seen by the public, until now that is.

London’s newest museum shows off a huge slice of Roman wall
London has gained a new museum that shows off a large, and until now, largely hidden section of Roman wall, and the history of the local area where it was found.

England’s oldest hospital gets a central London exhibition
To mark its 900th anniversary, an exhibition about Barts Hospital has opened that tells the history of the organisation, from its early religious foundation to a charity and now a major NHS hospital.

Sir Christopher Wren tricentenary exhibition opens in St Paul’s Cathedral
This year marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Sir Christopher Wren, and to mark the tricentenary, an exhibition has opened in the building most closely associated with him - St Paul's Cathedral.

A troubled look at Milk at the Wellcome Collection
An exhibition about milk should be fresh and inviting and wholesome, a bit like the product itself, but somehow this exhibition leaves you feeling like the milk's gone off.

London’s Pocket Parks: Kirkwood Nature Reserve, SE15
This is a newish nature reserve in south London, that opened in 2000 on land that was cleared in the 1970s clearance of the old housing in the area.

The unforgotten Londoners exposed in this archival exhibition
The lives of Londoners who rarely feature in the history books, despite being a regular sight on the streets is the topic of a new exhibition at the London Metropolitan Archives.

A fresh look at the Rossettis at Tate Britain goes beyond big hair and big lips
Tate Britain's latest major exhibition charts the romance and radicalism of the Rossetti generation – Dante Gabriel, Christina and Elizabeth (neé Siddal) – showcasing their revolutionary approach to life, love and art.

Elizabeth line strike to hit on its first anniversary
The core section of the Elizabeth line is likely to be closed on the day of its first anniversary, as Elizabeth line staff who are members of the TSSA union are to walk out on strike in a dispute over pay.

Vintage computer games returns to the Science Museum
After several years of being an occasional event, Power Up, the Science Museum’s festival of vintage gaming is returning, as a permanent feature of the museum.

Peckham Rye station restoration topped out with golden finials
A couple of weeks ago, the front of Peckham Rye station was uncovered for the first time in over a year, as a major restoration of the Victorian station nears its completion.

Book Review: London Tube Stations 1924-1961
In the 160th anniversary of the London Underground, a new book looks at something that came later -- the modernist era of Holden and Pick that created the Underground we recognise today.

Persia to Greece at the British Museum challenges the clash of cultures
An exhibition opens with the two cultures facing each other, a Persian facing off against a Greek, but rather than rivals as is usually portrayed in the history books, both statues come from Cyprus, where they were jointly worshiped.

London’s Alleys: Granny Dripping Steps, NW6
This is a bit of a passage, and mostly a footbridge over several railways in West Hampstead that has a remarkable name that's just too amazing to ignore.