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July 28 – September 4 3 Hanover Square, London W1S 1HD Poland’s most famous figures. On loan Ends August 28 art, the natural world, and sexual pleasure. people who built the modern world from Parliament reopens for tours unitlondon.com from Kraków's historic Jagiellonian Prismatic Minds 020 7522 7888 their kitchen tables and inspired rapid Whether it is following in the footsteps University, one of Europe’s oldest founded Flowers Gallery 77-82 Whitechapel High St, London E1 technological change in the time of the of the Queen at the State Opening, Ends August 14 in the 14th century, this is the first time Flowers Gallery is pleased to announce 7QX Industrial Revolution. taking in the ornate decor of the Royal Common Threads that the has exhibited a Prismatic Minds, an exhibition looking at whitechapelgallery.org 0330 058 0058 Gallery, or walking through the medieval Autograph ABP painting by a Polish artist. Despite being highly stylized visual languages featuring Exhibition Road, South Kensington, Westminster Hall with its connections This exhibition features new work by largely unknown outside his homeland, the repeated figure, curated by Jennifer Ends August 29 London, SW7 2DD to Guy Fawkes and King Charles I, the 23 Studio artists, using Autograph’s Matejko is regarded as the national painter Gilbert, Director of the Jennifer Lauren Ai-Da: Portrait of the Robot sciencemuseum.org.uk tour is the perfect opportunity to get collection of photography as inspiration for of Poland. His huge paintings, showing Gallery and actor, writer, and co-presenter immersed in the history and heritage of textile works. Photographs charting the iconic events from Polish history, are part of art podcast Talk Art . Ai-Da can both draw and engage in lively Ends August 31 UK Parliament. Tours cost £22.00 for contribution of diverse cultures to Britain and parcel of Poland’s national identity. Bringing together six mainly self-taught discussion. Her robotic arm, developed Salmon: A Red Herring adults and young adults, £9 for children, over two centuries have been reimagined 020 7747 2885 international artists, each with intensely by Salah Al Abd and Ziad Abass, enables Britain £19 for concessions and £17.50 for groups. by the Studio as elaborate embroideries, , London, WC2N 5DN personal and imaginative styles, Prismatic her to hold a pencil, and her silicone face, ‘Cooking Sections’ are artists Daniel The tour is suitable for children of all ages, appliqué and fabric prints. 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Kate Tempest, the astonishing selected by a panel of international experts by a microphone in a VR headset, their beautiful choreography, fantastic music Cornwall, Eileen Agar (b.1899 Buenos Brass, Steal and Fire writer, recording artist and performer, and showcases some of the best wildlife animated bodies alter depending on the and a story with real heart, this latest Aires – d.1991 London) transformed Science Museum forges an epic new take on Greek legend. photography in the world. The exhibition pitch, vibration and intensity of the sound. production of As You Like It will leave the everyday into the extraordinary. Brass, Steel and Fire highlights the great Philoctetes: once a celebrated wartime encourages visitors to foster a personal In turn they react, echoing your voice you bursting with joy. Her unique style nimbly spans painting, age of experimentation when vicars, lace hero, is now a wounded outcast on a connection with the world around them. with their own choir. 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Was the baker of Thomas Becket: Alpha’s The Best of the West End is back museumofbrands.com to blame? What did Samuel Murder and the Making of a Saint at the Royal Albert Hall. Following two Pepys bury in his garden? Find out on our previous sell-out concerts, The Best of July 23-24 45 minute interactive walk exploring how Discover the murder that shook the the West End returns for an incredible Rumours of Fleetwood Mac the Great Fire started, spread and was Middle Ages in this dramatic exhibition celebration of the 150th year of the Royal Cadogan Hall finally stopped. All attendees will need to about the life, death and legacy of Thomas Albert Hall. Creative Director Ben Forster Channelling the spirit of Fleetwood Mac adhere to social distancing while on the Becket has assembled an Olivier Award-winning at their very best, Rumours of Fleetwood walk. 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The Cat and the Canary The Song Project Photograph © Giorgia Doglioni 116-118 Chancery Lane, Ends September 30 London WC2A 1PP Do you consider yourself healthy? Building on the phenomenal decade-long The Song Project began as a bold pacegallery.com success of The Agatha Christie Theatre experiment bringing together a group of Drop in to the Reading Room to take Company, The Classic Thriller Theatre artists and playwrights to co-create in a Ends September 12 part in artist Oreet Ashery’s project. Company presents their fifth production, new way, starting with the idea that some Chintz: Cotton in Bloom Ashery invites you to consider how you with an adaptation of this famous stage things can only be sung. Now The Song Fashion and Textile Museum feel about your own mental and physical thriller which went on to spawn three hit Project embraces the inherent need for The complicated technical craftsmanship health. 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You have family and you have the Palace Gardens to enjoy a spot of Tosca 020 7416 5000 the range and depth of Pace’s program Having dazzled over 7 million visitors friends. But what if your friends are your picnicking; this year the festival’s picnics Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ and will feature works across media by across 65 cities worldwide, Van Gogh Alive family? The Ruggeds have become their For the latest news follow will continue to be provided by Fortnum Tosca is a roller-coaster story of love, lust, iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london leading artists including Lynda Benglis, has embarked on its ground-breaking own kind of family, not held together by & Mason. Entertain in real splendour this murder and political intrigue. With its Mary Corse, Jean Dubuffet, Claes tour of the UK. 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Lyric Hammersmith St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4ES Photograph © Joyofmuseums Ends September 26 London Design Festival celebrates and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/ eno.org The Picture Library promotes London as the design capital of illustrator Eric Carle has delighted The Photographers’ Gallery the world. The 19th edition of the Festival generations of readers since it was first August 29-30 The Picture Library, organised in will take place across the city from 18-26 published in 1969, selling more than 43 Notting Hill Carnival collaboration with The Guardian September 2021. million copies worldwide. Eric’s well- London’s biggest street party returns in Foundation, delves into the legendary 020 7242 6022 known books captivated readers with 2020 to fill the streets of West London Guardian picture library, to explore 33 John St, London WC1N 2AT his iconic colourful hand-painted tissue with Caribbean colours, flowers, and photojournalism across the 20th Century londondesignfestival.com paper collage illustrations and distinctively music. Come out and see elaborate floats and the various ways in which a liberal simple stories, introducing generations of and colourfully costumed performances, press employs images to elaborate themes children to a bigger, brighter world, and to dance to the steel bands and calypso and such as feminism, nationalism, post- their first experience of reading itself. The try the many food stalls along the way. colonialism, racism, industrial relations, timeless classic has made its way off the nhcarnival.org immigration, class and the climate crisis. Featuring over 200 images, the exhibition Compiled & Edited by Fahad Redha