These 188 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 3 at 6:30pm
Natural History Museum · South Kensington
Filmmakers from Passion Planet screen unseen urban wildlife footage from the documentary Wild London at the Flett Events Theatre, sharing stories about capturing animal moments in a busy capital alongside Sir David Attenborough.
November 3 at 7:30pm
Horse Hospital · Colonnade • £12
Archival film, sound clips, and images map global music scenes that resisted authoritarianism in this presentation by Mississippi Records founder Eric Isaacson at the Horse Hospital.
Every day at 10am
Serpentine North Gallery · W Carriage Dr • Free
Artist Amar Kanwar and designer Sherna Dastur unpack the making of his Serpentine exhibition and its catalogue, a storybook for adults drawn from his film trilogy. Stick around for the book signing.
November 5 at 5:30pm
David Zwirner · Grafton St
To celebrate the opening of No Plan at All: Prints from BORCH Editions at David Zwirner, founder Niels Borch Jensen, artist Tacita Dean, and British Museum curator Jennifer Ramkalawon gather for a public discussion.
November 5 at 7pm
Bishopsgate Institute · Bishopsgate • £10
Hear directly from Ukrainian veterans navigating a homecoming while the war still rages. Writers, former ministers, and aid workers discuss what's working, what's missing, and how to help. Ticket includes the new London Ukrainian Review.
Nov. 7 & Nov. 14 at 3pm
Battersea Arts Centre · Lavender Hill • £15
Live vocals, puppetry, and illusion combine in a dreamlike narrative at Battersea Arts Centre, where performer and musician Jim Dahl presents an oblique history of magic and the conflicting roles of the conjuror, raconteur, and charlatan.
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Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM
Old Royal Naval College · SE10 9NN
General Admission £3 per ticket
Tue, Nov 3 · 2:45 PM
Royal Observatory · Blackheath Ave
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Tue, Nov 3 · 9:30 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Frobisher Crescent · Barbican
£16.50
Tue, Nov 3 · 11:00 AM
British Library · Euston Rd.
$0
Tue, Nov 3 · 12:15 PM
Natural History Museum · South Kensington
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:30 AM
Olympia · Hammersmith Rd
£1,750
Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 AM
British Library · Euston Rd.
$10
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
His Majesty's Theatre · Haymarket
Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 AM
Olympia · Hammersmith Rd
Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 AM
British Library · Euston Rd.
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Fri, Nov 6 · 12:30 PM
NLA - The London Centre · Aldermanbury
Fri, Nov 6 · 9:30 AM
Olympia · Hammersmith Rd
Fri, Nov 6 · 11:30 AM
British Library · NW1 2QS
$0
Fri, Nov 6 · 11:30 AM
British Library · Euston Rd.
Sun, Nov 8 · 7:30 PM
Hackney Empire · Mare St
£23.99-£71.99
Mon, Nov 9 · 11:00 AM
British Library · Euston Rd.
Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Mon, Nov 9 · 2:00 PM
Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd
Tue, Nov 10 · 9:00 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 9:00 AM
Olympia · Hammersmith Rd
Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Wed, Nov 11 · 9:00 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:15 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£ 10-£ 12.5
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:15 PM
British Library · NW1 2QS
£ 10-£ 12.5
Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
$0
Thu, Nov 12 · 8:45 AM
Olympia · Hammersmith Rd
Thu, Nov 12 · 2:00 PM
British Library · Euston Rd.
£77.71 including a £4.76 booking fee
Fri, Nov 13 · 9:30 AM
Olympia · Hammersmith Rd
Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM
British Library · Euston Rd.
£20
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
British Library · Euston Rd.
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
His Majesty's Theatre · Haymarket
£13
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Serpentine South Gallery · W2 3XA
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Union Chapel · Compton Terrace
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM
Wellcome Collection · Euston Rd.
Sun, Nov 15 · 5:00 PM
The Grand Hall at Olympia · Olympia Way
Sun, Nov 15 · 4:00 PM
Olympia · Hammersmith Rd
Mon, Nov 16 · 4:00 AM
Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel · Heathrow
$799
Mon, Nov 16 · 6:30 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Mon, Nov 16 · 10:00 AM
British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Mon, Nov 16 · 2:00 PM
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) · South Kensington
Tue, Nov 17 · 2:00 PM
British Library · Euston Rd.
$0
Tue, Nov 17 · 10:00 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Free
Tue, Nov 17 · 5:00 PM
The Dilly · Piccadilly
Free
Wed, Nov 18 · 9:00 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Wed, Nov 18 · 9:30 AM
Excel London · Western Gateway
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM
O2 Forum Kentish Town · Highgate Rd
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