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Welcome to Exploring London, a new blog concerned with making the most out of your visit to London...

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This Week in London – ‘Constantinople to Istanbul’; celebrating Black designers; ‘Lost Worlds’ in the Painted Hall; and, Diwali at the National Maritime Museum… #ExploringLondon #ConstantinopletoIstanbul #TheNueBlackAesthetic #LostWorlds @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/11…
This Week in London – ‘Constantinople to Istanbul’; celebrating Black designers; ‘Lost Worlds’ in...

This Week in London – ‘Constantinople to Istanbul’; celebrating Black designers; ‘Lost Worlds’ in...

Ivory relief panel with arrival of relics, Possibly 5th century, Trier Cathedral, Treasury, Markus Groß-Morgen • A new exhibition taking people on a journey exploring one of the world’s great…

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This Week in London – Agatha Christie’s “World of Mystery”; ‘Rules’ donated to the National Trust; and, Charlie Mackesy at Dulwich… #ExploringLondon #BrirtishLibrary #AgathaChristie #Rules #NationalTrust #Dulwich #CharlieMackesy @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/10…
This Week in London – Agatha Christie’s “World of Mystery”; ‘Rules’ donated to the National Trust;...

This Week in London – Agatha Christie’s “World of Mystery”; ‘Rules’ donated to the National Trust;...

A visitor examines poison bottles at Agatha Christie A World of Mystery. PICTURE: Courtesy of the British Library • Marking 50 years since her death, the British Library opens a new landmark exhibi…

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Famous Londoners – George Peabody… #ExploringLondon #FamousLondoners #GeorgePeabody #PeabodyTrust @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/10…
Famous Londoners – George Peabody…

Famous Londoners – George Peabody…

American-born George Peabody, widely considered the “father of modern philanthropy”, spent the last almost 30 years of his life in London where he financed the building of thousands of …

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This Week in London – ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’; Pictorialism explored; behind the scenes of LAIKA’s ‘Wildwood’; and Kew’s Halloween… #ExploringLondon #WPY62 #NHM #Pictorialism #TateModern #Wildwood #DesignMuseum #KewGardens @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/10…
This Week in London – ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’; Pictorialism explored; behind the scenes...

This Week in London – ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’; Pictorialism explored; behind the scenes...

The winning image. PICTURE: © Federico Veronesi • It’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year time with an exhibition opening at the Natural History Museum tomorrow. The exhibition, now in its 62n…

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London Explained – A National Park City?… #ExploringLondon #LondonExplained #LondonNationalParkCity @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/10…
London Explained – A National Park City?…

London Explained – A National Park City?…

In July, 2019, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, signed a charter making London the world’s first National Park City. But what does it mean? The charter, which came about following a grassroot…

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This Week in London - After 80 years, NHM gallery reopens to the public; Britain's first Black schoolteacher, #FrancisBarber, honoured with a Blue Plaque; and, #LondonSculptureWeek... #ExploringLondon #NaturalHistoryMuseum #NatureandUs @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/09…

This Week in London – After 80 years, NHM gallery reopens to the public; Britain’s first Black...

The gallery when it was used as the Osteology gallery in 1893. PICTURE: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum London • A gallery at the Natural History Museum which has been sealed off to the …

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LondonLife - 'Lady in Blue' steps up to the Fourth Plinth... #ExploringLondon #TrafalgarSquare #LadyinBlue #TschabalalaSelf #FourthPlinth #LondonLife @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/09…

LondonLife – ‘Lady in Blue’ steps up to the Fourth Plinth…

The latest sculpture to grace Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth, Lady in Blue, was unveiled last week. Artist Tschabalala Self unveils her artwork, ‘Lady in Blue’, on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth…

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This Week in London - Totally Thames underway; Open House London; monastic treasures from Kyiv; and, the Baa-Ewe Tapestry... #ExploringLondon #TotallyThames #OpenHouseLondon #SacredTreasuresfromKyiv #BaaEweTapestry #NaturalHistoryMuseum @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/09…
This Week in London – Totally Thames underway; Open House London; monastic treasures from Kyiv;...

This Week in London – Totally Thames underway; Open House London; monastic treasures from Kyiv;...

The River Thames winds through London. PICTURE: Sander Crombach/Unsplash • Totally Thames, London’s month-long celebration of the River Thames, has kicked off with a programme featuring dozen…

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This Week in London – The Bayeux Tapestry blockbuster nears opening; new 9/11 display at IWM London; and, join a Star Trek world record attempt… #ExploringLondon #BayeuxTapestry #BritishMuseum #IWMLondon #9/11 #StarTrek #ScienceMuseum @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/09…
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LondonLife – ‘Chromatic States’… #ExploringLondon #LondonLife #ChromaticStates #OuternetLondon @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/08…
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What’s in a name?…Great Ormond Street… #ExploringLondon #Whatsinaname #GreatOrmondStreet #GreatOrmondStreetHospitalforChildren #PeterPan @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/08…
What’s in a name?…Great Ormond Street…

What’s in a name?…Great Ormond Street…

Perhaps most closely associated with the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, originally, known as the Hospital for Sick Children, this street was originally laid out in the early 18th centur…

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This Week in London – ‘Childhood in War’; ‘A Century of American Photography’; and, Monet and Renoir reunited… #ExploringLondon #ChildhoodinWar #IWMLondon #DulwichPictyureGallery #Monet #Renoir #RenoirandLove #NationalGalleryUK @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/07…
This Week in London – ‘Childhood in War’; ‘A Century of American Photography’; and, Monet and...

This Week in London – ‘Childhood in War’; ‘A Century of American Photography’; and, Monet and...

An image from the Childhood in War display. PICTURE: Courtesy IWM London • The impact of war on children is the subject of a new exhibition opening at IWM London on Friday. Childhood in War spans t…

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Where’s London’s oldest (still-in-use) police station?…Wapping Police Station @SeeingLondon #ExploringLondon #Londonsoldest #WappingPoliceStation #Thames #MarinePolicingUnit exploring-london.com/2026/07…
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Famous Londoners – US founding fathers… @SeeingLondon #US #FoundingFathersinLondon #BenjaminFranklin #JohnAdams #JohnJay #ThomasJefferson #ExploringLondon exploring-london.com/2026/07…
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This Week in London – Dinosaurs that ruled the seas; James McNeill Whistler; and, Lambeth Palace Garden… #ExploringLondon #NaturalHistoryMuseum #JurassicOceans #JamesMcNeillWhistler #TateBritain #LambethPalaceGarden #OvertheWall @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/05…
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This Week in London - Courtauld carpet returns to Eltham; art from Asia-Pacific; London broadsides; and, a Blue Plaque for a ground-breaking astronomer… @SeeingLondon #ExploringLondon #ElthamPalace #VandA #GuildhallLibrary #BluePlaques exploring-london.com/2026/05…
This Week in London -Courtauld carpet returns to Eltham; art from Asia-Pacific; London broadsides;...

This Week in London -Courtauld carpet returns to Eltham; art from Asia-Pacific; London broadsides;...

• An antique Chinese carpet which originally was part of furnishings at Eltham Palace has returned home after 80 years. The carpet, dyed in the “dynastic blue” of the Qing dynasty and f…

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A Moment in London’s History…London Zoo is founded… #ExploringLondon #AMomentinLondonsHistory #ZSLLondonZoo #SirThomasStamfordRaffles #Chunee #RegentsPark @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/05…
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Where’s London’s oldest…international airport? Exploring London #Londonsoldest #HoundslowHeathAerodrome #CroydonAirport #Londonairports @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/04…
Where’s London’s oldest…international airport?

Where’s London’s oldest…international airport?

As is often the case with finding London’s oldest, this isn’t necessarily an easy question to answer. Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in London’s west was the city’s first civil ai…

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This Week in London – V&A East Museum opens; ‘Cool Britannia’ at the Barbican; and, Netherlandish drawings… @SeeingLondon #V&AEastMuseum #BarbicanMusicLibrary #CoolBritannia #BritishMuseum #EarlyNetherlandishdrawings #ExploringLondon exploring-london.com/2026/04…
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Treasures of London – Tudor heart pendant… #ExploringLondon #TreasuresofLondon #BritishMuseum #Tudorheartpendant #Tudor #KingHenryVIII #KatherineofAragon @SeeingLondon exploring-london.com/2026/02…
Treasures of London – Tudor heart pendant…

Treasures of London – Tudor heart pendant…

The subject of a recent fund-raising campaign by the British Museum, the unique 24 carat gold heart-shaped pendant is linked to King Henry VIII and his first wife Queen Katherine of Aragon. Tudor H…

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