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Paintings by Picasso, Magritte, and Man Ray to Go on Display at the Courtauld Gallery

Works by some of the 20th century's most influential...
Theatre

Political Drama The Gang of Three to Tour the UK This Fall – Starting in London

A sell-out political drama about Labour Party infighting in...
Theatre

One Day Musical Coming to London’s West End This Fall

The beloved story of Emma and Dexter is heading...
Architecture

A New Chapter for London: The London Museum Opens at Smithfield on 28 November 2026

In a watershed moment for the capital's culture, the world's largest city museum reopens as the London Museum in Smithfield's restored Victorian General Market on 28 November 2026 — with free permanent galleries, the Cheapside Hoard, a window onto live trains, and a food-themed launch season.
Culture

The Shaftesbury Theatre Is Being Renamed the Judi Dench Theatre

The West End’s largest independent theatre, the Shaftesbury, will be renamed the Judi Dench Theatre in February 2027 — the first West End theatre to be named after an actress.
Culture

British Airways ARC Opens at Olympia — London’s Biggest New Music Venue in Over a Decade

British Airways ARC, a 3,800-capacity live music venue, opens at Olympia on 16 June 2026 with Self Esteem — the first big new London entertainment venue in over a decade, and part of Olympia’s £1.3 billion transformation.
Culture

‘The Traitors’ Is Coming to the West End — as Five Plays With Five Different Endings

The hit TV format becomes a stage show with an ingenious twist: The Traitors – Acts of Betrayal is a cycle of five plays, each with a different ending, opening at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from 11 May 2027. Tickets on sale now from £25.
Culture

‘How We Lost America’: A British View of the Revolution Opens at Benjamin Franklin House July 3rd

Marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, How We Lost America revisits the American Revolution through a British lens — uncovering female revolutionaries, enslaved soldiers and more — at Benjamin Franklin House from 3 to 31 July 2026.
History

Sir Ian McKellen Unveils Blue Plaque for Laurence Olivier at His Childhood Home

Sir Laurence Olivier, widely regarded as one of the...
Culture

Unseen Jimi Hendrix Documents Go on Display at Handel Hendrix House

A new permanent display of previously unseen archive material about Jimi Hendrix’s life in London — from dry cleaning tickets to ‘Trixie’ Sullivan’s 1960s diaries — opens at Mayfair’s Handel Hendrix House on 19 June 2026.
Culture

Ian McKellen to Play Lear at The Yard Theatre — and Tickets Start at £10 on Sale June 22nd

Ian McKellen takes the title role in Lear, Shakespeare’s King Lear reimagined by Simon Stephens and Jay Miller, at The Yard Theatre’s new Hackney Wick home from 17 November 2026. Tickets start at £10; general sale opens 22 June.
Guides

Hyde Park London: Everything You Need to Know for a Perfect Visit

Hyde Park is quintessentially London. It's the kind of...
Days Out

Why Every London Visitor Should Spend a Day in Greenwich

If you spend your entire London visit in Westminster...
Art

V&A to Chart 1,600 Years of Constantinople and Istanbul in UK-First Exhibition

The V&A’s first exhibition to tell the full story of Constantinople and Istanbul — 1,600 years and two empires across 200+ objects — opens in South Kensington on 7 November 2026.
Culture

The British Library Marks 50 Years Since Agatha Christie with a Major New Exhibition

Opening 30 October 2026, 'Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery' is the British Library's biggest Christie exhibition in almost 25 years - five immersive rooms and over 100 personal items marking 50 years since the crime writer's death.
Art

Stitch by Stitch: A Free Guildhall Exhibition Reveals the Making of The Circle of Life

A free Guildhall exhibition on 9 July 2026 offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at The Circle of Life, a national Opus Anglicanum embroidery marking 400 years of the Worshipful Company of Upholders. The finished work goes on free display at 101 Gallery, 10-24 July.
Attractions

Paddington Bear Experience Turns Two — and Marks It with a Sunshine Summer Edition

The Official Paddington Bear Experience celebrates its second anniversary at County Hall with 500,000 visitors behind it and a sunshine-filled Summer Special running 7 June to 6 September 2026.
Art

Korea: 2,000 Years of Creativity Comes to the British Museum

The British Museum's first major Korean exhibition in over 40 years spans 300 BC to the present, from Goryeo celadon and Joseon porcelain to Nam June Paik and Do Ho Suh.
Attractions

Paddington Bear’s London — A Marmalade-Soaked Guide to the Bear’s City – A Family-Friendly Guide

There's something fundamentally charming about Paddington Bear's relationship with...
Guides

Summer in London — The Complete Guide to Visiting from June to August

There's something almost unreal about London in summer. The...
Culture

London Theatre Etiquette — What Americans Need to Know Before the Curtain Goes Up

Every culture has unwritten rules about how to behave...
Culture

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival 2026 Returns with Free, World-Class Outdoor Spectacle

There are few better expressions of London's summer spirit...
Sport

Cricket Explained for Americans — The Basics of Britain’s Other Bat-and-Ball Game

You've heard Americans say that cricket is like baseball...
London Events News

What’s On in London in June 2026 — Long Days, Royal Pageantry, and the Start of Summer

June is when London reaches peak extended daylight. Sunset...
Culture

A Day Trip to Stratford-upon-Avon from London — Shakespeare’s Hometown

Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of William Shakespeare, and the...
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