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Top events in London Today
City & Guilds of London Art School hosts a two-day event showcasing some of the historic and contemporary craft skills they champion.
10am to 5pm
Kennington
Merchant & Found, one of the UK’s leading online vintage furniture and lighting stores, hosts a 6,000-square-foot vintage supermarket at the Vinyl Factory Soho.
10am to 7pm
Soho North
£7.00
The annual celebration of the Norwegian National Day, with music and food, takes place in Southwark Park.
11am to 5pm
Rotherhithe
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Free
Craftworks
A three-day exhibition which will host the very best of arts, crafts, and design from all corners of the craft sector.
11am to 7pm
Clerkenwell
Closes today
Hissing snakes look on as men holding flaming torches set about burning numerous different human heads, masks, and shields.
11am to 6pm
Islington
Closes tomorrow
An exhibition showcasing traditional Chinese crafts alongside innovative modern designs.
10am to 5pm
Tower Hill
Closing soon Sun, 19th May
An exhibition in the Austrian Embassy of practices ranging from mouth-blown glass to traditional porcelain, hats, jewellery and more.
11am to 6pm
Belgravia
Closing soon Sun, 19th May
A major study of the Black figure – and its representation in contemporary art.
10:30am to 6pm
Soho
Closing soon Sun, 19th May
Through photographs, possessions, interviews, maps and more, this exhibition explores the lives and stories of generations of UCL students.
9am to 7pm
Euston
Closing soon Mon, 20th May
A display exploring the body of literature about London by European writers from across the centuries.
9am to 7pm
Euston
Closing soon Mon, 20th May
Opened just twice a year to coincide with the conservation team's checks of the collection, these cabinets are normally kept closed to protect the pristine interiors from overexposure to light.
12pm to 4pm
Ham
Closing soon Fri, 24th May
The museum exhibition features first-hand accounts of the horrors and moments of hope faced by doctors tackling the impact of the virus.
9am to 5pm
Camden
Closing soon Fri, 24th May
Free
Hazel Brill - Amber
Hazel Brill's latest body of work combines an assortment of mechanical and organic materials taking inspiration from how biomimicry and biotechnology in architecture blurs the lines between living and non-living.
10am to 6pm
Fitzrovia
Closing soon Fri, 24th May
