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What: Christmas Lights Virtual Tour When: December 2020 Saturdays - 12, 19, 26 - 6 PM Mondays - 14, 21, 28 - 7 PM Where: Online stream Tickets: £15 per household Book here: https://www.londonguidedwalks.co.uk/christmas-lights-virtual-tour.php Explore London by night on this 60 minute virtual Christmas tour. • Get festive • Virtual tour with images and videos • Qualified guide who loves Christmas! Discover hidden passages, fashionable mews and meticulously decorated ...

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What: Hackney Christmas Market When: Weekends, 12pm-7pm: 5-6th of December, 12-13th of December, 19-20th of December Where: Bohemia Place London E8 1DU United Kingdom Tickets: Free (donation is optional) Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hackney-christmas-market-tickets-126705959937 Who said Christmas is cancelled? Our Hackney Christmas market is back for 2020 ❄️ ? ? 3 weekends of finest street food with fantastic vegan options ? Christmas decorations and artisa...

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What: Artemisia at The National Gallery When: Reopening from 2 December to 24 January 2021 Where: The National Gallery Sainsbury Wing, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN Tickets: Members see all exhibitions for free.  Standard admission £20 (Artemisia tickets include Gallery entry) Book here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/artemisia "I will show Your Illustrious Lordship what a woman can do" In 17th-century Europe, at a time when women artists were not easil...

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What: Happy Origami Wonderland When: Saturdays, 21 Nov and 19 Dec, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT Where: The Snooty Fox 75 Grosvenor Avenue London N5 2NN United Kingdom "Happy Origami Wonderland" , a wonderful "Origami" experience, learn about Japanese tradition and also purely makes you "Happy", "Calm" and "Smile" with folding papers! Japanese origami artist Toshiko will be teaching us to fold beautiful flowers like tulips and lilies, kimono book marks, lovely gift & jewellery boxes to...

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What: Condé Nast College Open Day-Short & Online Courses When: Wed, 18 November 2020 16:00 – 17:45 GMT Where: Online event Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design Virtual Open Day for: Vogue Intensive Summer, One week courses, Online courses, Vogue Teen Weekend Being mindful of social distancing and the well-being of you, your families and our campus community, we have moved the event online. Whether you have decided on a course, or are just investigating your options, ...

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What: Developing Your Photography Style with Jessica Kobeissi When: Saturday November 7, 2020 | 12pm - 1:45pm PST / 3pm - 4:45PM EST Where: ONLINE - Webinar Cost: FREE - RSVP to secure your spot. Join us on Saturday, November 7th for an online Socality x Canon Creator Lab workshop with instruction from portrait and fashion photographer Jessica Kobeissi (@jessicakobeissi) as she instructs a live online workshop on portrait photography and developing your photography style. Je...

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Family-friendly Events & Activities What: Paddington Bear's London - A family-friendly virtual tour
When: 27-30 October 2020

Come and join our exciting exploration of Paddington Bear's London. During this 60 minute virtual tour we will visit sites from both blockbuster films such as Windsor Gardens, Mr Gruber's antiques shop and the Natural History Museum.

Hazel, your London tour guide, will share her top tips on the film locations and what there is to do there if you want to vi...

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What: Live from the Barbican When: Sun 4 Oct—Sun 13 Dec 2020 Twelve live-streamed concerts featuring incredible artists from across our music programme. Music returns to the Barbican’s Concert Hall as they bring you a series of concerts in front of a socially-distanced, reduced audience that will be live-streamed directly into your living room. From a musical voyage through space and time with the BBC SO and Professor Brian Cox to Richard Dawson's dystopian songcraft, an...

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Online photography exhibitions from The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG, located in London) We are the UK's learned society and professional body for geography, supporting geography and geographers across the world. Website: https://www.rgs.org/ Twitter: @RGS_IBG Instagram: @rgs_ibg

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What: What the traveller saw: The photographs of Eric Newby An online exhibition displaying a selection of stunning photogra...

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What: Members Online talk and Q&A: Happy families - The National Gallery Caroline Smith discusses the portrayal of families in some of our paintings Join Caroline Smith from the National Gallery's Learning department to explore the ways artists have shown family groups both conventional and dysfunctional. Caroline Smith is our Programmer for Schools and Teachers and has lectured at the Gallery since 2003. She studied at the University of London, specialising in Early Italia...

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What: Thames Festival Trust: Totally Thames 2020 Celebrating the River Thames with arts events, active adventures, environmental initiatives, heritage and education programmes. Live streamed shows and performances from the Thames Festival Trust Fri 18th - Wed 30th Sep 2020 9am - 8pm Tune into talks, see an online photo exhibition and join a tour of the River Lea as part of the Lighting up the Lea virtual activities. Cody Dock will host the following virtual events in Septe...

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What: Join the Docks 2020 The Royal Dock's annual celebration of culture and creativity - Join the Docks - is open for submissions. Taking place across the 4km stretch of London’s historic Royal Docks last year we worked with local partners and individuals to host over 150 creative and cultural events. Now for autumn 2020 and spring 2021, we need your help! Building on last years’ event, we’re looking to collaborate with artists, organisations, and local collectives to...

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What: Thames Festival Trust: Totally Thames 2020 Celebrating the River Thames with arts events, active adventures, environmental initiatives, heritage and education programmes. Live streamed shows and performances from the Thames Festival Trust 1st event: A River Runs Through It When: Wed 2nd - Sun 6th Sep 2020, 11am - 8pm This year A River Runs Through It is proud to present an exciting online blend of art in a unique virtual exhibition, intriguing podcasts and films abou...

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What: Join the National History Museum and Pukka Herbs this summer for a free, online, family-friendly festival inspiring you to connect with nature and learn about the importance of life on Earth. Plant Club Sometimes plants can be easy to miss, but when we take time to look a little closer, we see how exciting and important they really are. These three activities will help you get to know plants better and use some of your scientific skills to investigate them: - How plants...