Arts & Culture
A city filled with boundless creativity is ripe for exploration. Here are the best cultural events on this week.
A city filled with boundless creativity is ripe for exploration. Here are the best cultural events on this week.
Your chance see one of favourite authors, Foyles Charing Cross Road are once again holding their hotly anticipated Christmas Evening. If you're a bookworm, be sure to drop by, grab some warming mulled wine, and meet and greet some of the finest writers in London.
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Palestinian cinema with the return of this annual film festival. Held across London top venues, from Curzon Hoxton to the ICA, movie buffs will discover fresh, emerging talent through a number of special screenings.
For an art market that's more unusual than most, drop by Protein Studios this week and prepare to browse to your heart's delight. Returning with their Alternative Art Market, Drool Art are giving you the chance to discover alternative artworks from over 30 independent creatives and find some unique gifts for Christmas.
Calling all vintage fashion enthusiasts - your next favourite event is just around the corner. Held at Kensington Town Hall, the Frock Me Vintage Fashion Fair is a secondhand paradise, featuring the very best of vintage fashion, accessories, and textiles.
Only open to the public a few times each year, Eel Pie Island are inviting visitors into their domain for their winter season. With no need to book, simply walk over the footbridge to explore a number of artist studios showcasing their work.
Back for two glittering weekends this December, the Hampton Court Palace Festive Fayre will be a merry occasion offering Christmas market stalls, delicious street food, bite-sized carols, and for an additional price, Tudor tours of the palace itself.
After a successful run in Shanghai, Gucci Cosmos is coming to London! At this archival exhibition, the Italian fashion house will be shining a light on their era-defining creativity, offering an immersive experience spanning 102 years of Gucci.
Now in London, Disney 100 is an extraordinary exhibition showcasing over 250 artefacts, artworks, costumes, props, and other memorabilia from the beloved animation studio - the perfect experience for any Disney fan.
Wander around London this Christmas and you might just stumble across a magical snowman (or twelve). As a part of Fleet Street Quarter's festive Calendar, magical snowmen covered in eye-catching designs have been placed across streets like Chancery Lane, Ludgate Hill, Fleet Street, and more. Will you be able to find them all?
If you've ever wanted to visit a city that's made entirely out of gingerbread, here's your chance. Returning for another year in London, you'll have the opportunity to explore an enchanting city constructed from gingerbread, candy, and frosting - just try not to take a nibble out of any of the exhibits.
Sketch's dazzling interiors have been given the ultimate Christmas transformation, taking visitors on a dreamlike journey through four mesmerising installations from artistic collaborators, Rebel Rebel, Tony Marklew, Ricky Paul, and JamJar Flowers.
Taking a look through the journey of painting and photography in the modern era, Capturing the Moment explores the expressive paintings of the likes of Pablo Picasso all the way through to iconic photography by Hiroshi Sugimoto and Jeff Wall to discuss how these mediums have shaped each other over time.
Periods can be a right pain, even more so if you have endometriosis to contend with. If this common condition mystifies you, drop by the recently re-opened Vagina Museum and get one step closer to the truth.
When the limitations of womanhood make you want to scream, check out this cathartic exhibition at the Tate Britain, Women In Revolt! Showcasing feminist works from over 100 artists in the UK, you'll get to see how these provocative works of art contributed to women's liberation as well as modern British culture.
London has seen its fair share of exhibitions on the impressionists this year, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore the Royal Academy of Art’s latest offering. From Degas to Morisot, this is your chance to explore the most radical works created by the 19th-century visual artists.