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IncrEdibles
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Exhibitions: Richmond

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Thursday, 01 Aug ( 9:30AM) @ Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens launches a massive new exhibition this month, inviting visitors to experience  a selection...
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Extinction: Not the end of the World?
Recommended!
Exhibitions: Kensington

Extinction: Not the end of the World?

Thursday, 01 Aug (10:00AM) @ Natural History Museum
From Dinosaurs to the dodo to giant scorpions the size of London buses, almost 99% of life on earth has...
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Oramics to Electronica
Free! Recommended!
Exhibitions: Chelsea

Oramics to Electronica

Thursday, 01 Aug (10:00AM) @ Science Museum
An exhibition charting the history of electronic music from the initial experiments of the 1950s right...
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Saloua Raouda Choucair
Recommended!
Exhibitions: Southbank

Saloua Raouda Choucair

Thursday, 01 Aug (10:00AM) @ Tate Modern
Tate Modern presents the first UK exhibition of Lebanese artist Saloua Raouda Choucair. Born in Beirut ...
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Olivier Castel: Imaginary Lives
Free! Recommended!
Exhibitions: Southbank

Olivier Castel: Imaginary Lives

Thursday, 01 Aug (10:00AM) @ Hayward Gallery
The Hayward welcomes in a new show from London-based French Artist Oliver Castel and his latest alter...
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The Alternative Guide to the Universe
Recommended!
Exhibitions: Southbank

The Alternative Guide to the Universe

Thursday, 01 Aug (10:00AM) @ Hayward Gallery
Like a mass accelerator colliding sci-fi,science and conceptual art together, The Alternative Guide...
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Keep Your Timber Limber (Drawings on Paper)
Free! Recommended!
Exhibitions: Piccadilly

Keep Your Timber Limber (Drawings on Paper)

Thursday, 01 Aug (11:00AM) @ ICA
Keep Your Timber Limber (Works on Paper) explores how artists since the 1940s to the present day have...
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Birds, Beasts and Beyond
Exhibitions: Elephant and Castle

Birds, Beasts and Beyond

Thursday, 01 Aug (10:00AM) @ The Cuming Museum
Robert Wallace, Walter, Charles and Edwin Martin were brothers who, between 1870 and 1923 created some...
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The Hothouse
Theatre: Westminster

The Hothouse

Thursday, 01 Aug ( 2:30PM) @ Trafalgar Studios
For lovers of a classic farce, Harold Pinter's The Hothouse (1958) is the pinnacle of thought-pro...
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Mamma Mia
Theatre: Strand

Mamma Mia

Thursday, 01 Aug ( 3:00PM) @ Novello Theatre
Now transformed into the feelgood movie of the century so far, this stage showcase for the music of Abba...
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