An exhibition charting the history of electronic music from the initial experiments of the 1950s right through to today's widespread use of digital music. Highlights include the first ever portable synth...
The Science Museum hosts an exhibition exploring the life and legacy of the great Alan Turing - wartime codebreaker, mathematician, and one of the twentieth century's most influential computer scientists...
A new series of interventions shed new light on some of the Science Museum's more esoteric objects - from a parade of pylons to a malfunctioning toaster. Until 28.09.12.
A major digital installation showcasing a virtual version of the Philharmonica Orchestra playing Gustav Holst's The Planets on giant, interactive screens. Until 08.07.12.
One of the Wellcome Collection's most hotly anticipated exhibitions since the institution opened: Brains - the Mind as Matter explores not so much what the brain does as what we have done to it. So the...
The Wellcome Colleciton hosts a new display dedicated to public health in inter-war Bermondsey. A niche area perhaps, but sounds pretty interesting. Until 03.06.12.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich hosts an exhibition marking the the journey of Venus in front of the Sun on 5th June - an event that will not take place for another 105 years. Until 02.09.12.
A fascinating exhibition at the Imperial War Museum that collates the accounts of soldiers who have recently served in the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Made up of letters, emails, blog posts, footage and...
The consistently brilliant National Maritime Museum in Greenwich marks the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic with an exhibition exploring the stories behind the tragedy. Also, check out this musical...
As cultural institutions across London make ever more spurious links between the 2012 Olympics and the event or exhibition that they were planning to programme anyway, the Wellcome Collection is actually...
A new series of interventions shed new light on some of the Science Museum's more esoteric objects - from a parade of pylons to a malfunctioning toaster. Until 28.09.12.
An exhibition charting the history of electronic music from the initial experiments of the 1950s right through to today's widespread use of digital music. Highlights include the first ever portable synth...
An exhibition dedicated to exploring those elements of everyday design that so often go unnoticed. Hidden Heroes explores the histories behind 36 different objects - like light bulbs, bar codes, and paper...
A major digital installation showcasing a virtual version of the Philharmonica Orchestra playing Gustav Holst's The Planets on giant, interactive screens. Until 08.07.12.
An exhibition exploring the last Antarctic expedition made by Captain Robert Falcon Scott in 1910-13. In order to celebrate the expedition's centenary, on show is a whole host of artefacts and scientific...
The V&A's major exhibition of 2012-13 consists of a exploration of the concept of glamour - through a series of more than 60 ballgowns from the 1950s right up to the present day. Expect designs by the...
The V&A plays host to the world's largest pieces of cloth made from spider silk. Amazingly beautiful, but possibly not one for any arachnophobes out there. Until 05.06.12.
As part of their British Design Season the V&A hosts a display dedicated to 30 British artists, architects and designers who have produced recent work for theatre or other performance events. Until 30...