Olympia Two
Sun – Mon: 10am-6pm
Tue: 10am-4pm

London Edge:

London Edge is the first, biggest and best show of its kind in the world. It caters to a group of some of the most exciting ‘niches’ in fashion, accessories and giftware. Collectively this results in an amazing presentation of merchandise unlike anything seen anywhere else in the world. This is an exhibition for the ‘alternative clubwear markets’ but within this broad description are many other categories such as gothic, punk, cyber, techno, glam rock, heavy metal, rockabilly, industrial, underground, festival ethnic and biker.

These are not just trends but are lifestyle choices and include almost everything required for everyday life such as fashion, footwear, jewellery, furniture, make-up, hair products, giftware, piercing, tattoos and much more.

London Central:

Filling a gap in the UK market, London Central was launched alongside the hugely successful London Edge to cater to a more urban, streetwear but still youth culture market. In short, whilst London Edge represents the ‘dark side’, London Central covers the skate, hip hop, surf, hippy, street end of the youth market. Echoes of DJs, skate ramps, break & hip hop dancers, music festivals and surfboards pervade the air at London Central and this all takes place on the ground floor at Olympia 2.

From the essential hoodies and t’s to the ver baggy jeans and combats through to hats, footwear, scarves, jewellery and bags, the merchandise at London Central happily fills the rails and shelves of 1,000’s of youth clothing retailers around the world every season.

http://london.londinium.com/92173

Earls Court Two
Sun – Tue: 10am–6pm
Wed: 10am–4pm

International Jewellery London, the UK’s only dedicated jewellery event, where the most talented, cutting edge British designers and manufacturers are hand selected to create a showcase of inspiring jewellery, contemporary and classic.

International Jewellery London’s first class education programme unveils future trends, retail strategies for success and exposes buyers to the latest merchandising techniques.

http://london.londinium.com/69587

Olympia Grand Hall
Sun: 10am – 5:30pm
Mon: 9:30am – 5pm
Tue: 9:30am – 5pm

Speciality & Fine Food Fair is the premier artisan food event in the UK, dedicated to delis, farm shops, independent retailers, restaurants, hotels, caterers & wholesalers.

• 1000s of new products: Differentiate your business and save hours scouring the internet & magazines.
• Over 550 suppliers: Find better value suppliers to help increase margins and meet face-to-face with all your current and prospective suppliers.
• Local, regional, international: Find new products and suppliers from all UK regions as well as pavilions from France, Spain and Japan
• Over 1/3 of exhibitors are new: Introducing 100s of new suppliers you won’t have met even if you’ve visited before.
• Open 3 days including Sunday: Making it easier for you to visit if leaving your business in the week is a challenge.

http://london.londinium.com/69101

National Portrait Gallery

This exhibition explores gay social and cultural history through the unique personal insights of ten high profile gay figures, who have selected their historical and modern icons. The chosen icons (not all of whom are gay) range from artists and writers to composers, politicians, sports stars and entertainers.  It is these icons who have influenced those who chose them, and their stories are displayed here, along with over 60 photographic portraits, including works by Andy Warhol, Snowdon and Cecil Beaton. The icons inclue Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Daphne du Maurier, Quentin Crisp, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Benjamin Britten, k.d. lang, the Village People, Will Young, Ellen DeGeneres, Lily Savage, Kenneth Williams, Martina Navratilova, Ian Roberts, Harvey Milk, Angela Mason and many others.

http://london.londinium.com/91516

National Portrait Gallery

The most prestigious portrait competition in the world, the BP Portrait Award promots the very best in contemporary portrait painting. The first prize for this competition is £25,000, and it acts as a springboard for many new artists to launch a successful career. The exhibition presents a diverse range of styles from intimate family portraits to revealing portraits of celebrities.

http://london.londinium.com/91515

National Gallery

This exhibition aims to chart the development of open-air landscape painting up to the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874. It draws upon the National Gallery’s fabulous collection of 19th Century French landscapes, and features all of the major artists from the time, including Jean-Bapiste-Camille Corot, Simon Denis, Pierre Henri Valenciennes, Théodore Rousseau, Jean François Millet, Narcisse-Virgilio Diaz de la Peña, Claude Monet and others.

http://london.londinium.com/91514

Serpentine Gallery

This is American artist Jeff Koons’ first major exhibition in the UK. This exhibition presents paintings and sculptures from his Popeye series, which he began in 2002. It explores some of his signature ideas and motifs, including surreal combinations of everyday objects, cartoon imagery, art-historical references and children’s toys. It features works from both public and private collections.

http://london.londinium.com/91512

Tate Britain
Price: Free

This free exhibition showcases Turner’s exploration of methods and techiniques, of colour and line. It follows Turner’s travels through Europe and his responses to different places, lighting and materials available. This ongoing exhibition will change exhibits every 6 months.

http://london.londinium.com/91509

Greenwich Theatre, Up The Creek Comedy Club, Old Royal Naval College

Over 6 days the Greenwich Comedy Festival will be host to over 30 comedy shows in 3 different venues in Greenwich, including a 1000-seat tent on the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College. The line-up of this fantastic event includes Russell Howard, Rob Newman, Rich Hall, Jo Brand, Mark Watson, Arthur Smith and many more!

http://london.londinium.com/91500

Victoria and Albert Museum

This exhibition by the Royal College of Art displays highlights from 2008 graduates’ final collections. It shows the garments themselves, and the process of designing them from ideas to complete clothes.

http://london.londinium.com/91338

Fashion and Textile Museum
Wed – Sun: 11am – 6pm

This Exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum(FTM) chronicles the changes in female underwear, from health garment to fashion ‘must have’. It explores different themes, styles, advertising and it’s impact on society and culture. At the exhibition are such classics as M&S, Triumph, La Perla, Christian Dior, Elle Macpherson, Myla, Wonderbra, and others.

http://london.londinium.com/64755

Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall, Royal College of Music, Royal Geographic Society

The Proms, the ‘World’s Greatest Classical Music Festival’, returns again to the Royal Albert Hall. With at least one concert every day, there is a phenominal amount of music to be played. In addition to this, there are over 70 events planned, including talks, films and family days out. Music by everyone from Adams to Zimmerman, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Elgar, Gershwin, Handel, Haydn, Holst, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Purcell, Rachmaninov, Schubert, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Wagner and many others.

http://london.londinium.com/91336

Soho Theatre

This sell-out event is proving Russell Howard as a big star in the comedy world. The star from Mock the Week, Russell Howard is even better on stage. His new material is great, and when he gets on a roll his comedy is some of the best around!

http://london.londinium.com/73870

The Scoop
Wed, Thu, Fri: 7pm

Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, The Scoop will be offering free film viewings as part of More London. Simply turn up, grab a seat, and enjoy! Recommended to get there early as seats are first-come, first-serve. The film line-up includes some great films, such as: Slumdog Millionaire, For a Few Dollars More, Mama Mia, The Wizard of Oz, Local Hero, The Usual Suspects, Strictly Ballroom, La Vie en Rose and Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

http://london.londinium.com/91315

Saatchi Gallery

This exhibition showcases new paintings and sculpture from America, including works by upcoming artists Kristin Baker, John Bauer, Mark Bradford and many others.

http://london.londinium.com/90162

Clarence House

Clarence House is the official residence of The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Prince Harry. It is where they recieve official guests from within and outside the UK. During the summer months it opens it’s doors to tours by the public

http://london.londinium.com/90159

Houses of Parliament

During the summer recess the Houses of Parliament, when members of parliament are not required to sit, there are open tours by the public. Tours last 75 minutes.

http://london.londinium.com/90158

Buckingham Palace

During the summer months, the Queen makes her annual visit to Scotland, so Buckingham Palace’s nineteen state rooms are open to the public. Lavishly furnished, the state rooms are used extensively by the Royal Family for recieving and entertaining state guests. This year there is a special exhibition ‘Queen & Commonwealth: The Royal Tour’ celebrating the 60th anniversary of the London Declaration of 1949, which recognised the British Sovereign as Head of the Commonwealth. In this special exhibition are dresses, jewels, photographs, and gifts presented to Her Majesty by the people of the Commonwealth.

http://london.londinium.com/90096

Imperial War Museum
Admission: Free

Marking the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush to Britain, this exhibition tells the story of Black men and women from the West Indies and their involvment in WWI and WWII.

http://london.londinium.com/90056

Imperial War Museum
Price: Free

Breakthrough is an art exhibition showcasing British art from both WWI and WWII, focusing particuarly on non-official and contemporary work. Official works shown will include some by Paul Nash, CRW Nevinson, John Piper and Eric Ravilious. Until the 28th June an additional display ‘The Neo-Romantics At War’ will also be on show, exploring the rise of British Neo-Romanticism during World War Two.

http://london.londinium.com/90055

Imperial War Museum
Age: 8-12

Taken from the Horrible History series of books, this exhibition lets visitors learn more about live in the trenches. Visitors can discover battle plans and living conditions, and can even try on strange clothes for living in trenches and climbing into mining tunnels, peering through periscopes and much more!

http://london.londinium.com/90054

Royal Academy of Arts

The first major showing of J.W. Waterhouse in the UK since 1970, this exhibition features over 40 of his works, including The Lady of Shalott, Hylass and the Nymphs and A Mermaid. Also being shown are various studies and sketchbooks by J.W. Waterhouse.

http://london.londinium.com/90053

Kew Gardens & Wakehurst Place

There are many great events happening to celebrate Kew Garden’s 250th Anniversary this summer. Events will be held in both Kew Gardens and Wakehurt Place to mark this momentus occasion.

Exhibitions and attractions at Kew Gardens include:

• Kew around the World
• Timeline and Broadwalk
• Seed Walk and ‘Banking on Life’ Exhibition
• The International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition
• The Power of Plants Exhibition
• Guided Tours
• Behind the Scenes Guided Tours
• Plant Spy Thinking Walk
• Kew Social
• Garden Open Evenings
• Many Talks and Lectures

Exhibitions and Attractions at Wakehurst Place include:

• Dispersal Exhibition
• Giant 10%
• Meadows Exhibitions and Events
• Guided Tours
• Summer Holiday Activities
• Millenium Seed Bank Activity Days
• Members Open Evening
• Early Morning Walk
• Coffee Mornings
• Talks and Lectures

http://london.londinium.com/89844

British Musem
Cost: Free

The Indian landscape is vast and has many diverse regions – from the rocky environment of the Himalayan Mountains to the tropical zones of southern India and temperate zones in the plains. This unique partnership between the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the British Museum has resulted in this wonderful landscape at the British Museum.

http://london.londinium.com/88711

Natural History Museum
Daily: 10am – 5:30pm

Several major artists and writers exhibit new and existing works inspired by Charles Darwin’s book, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. The exhibition explores the idea that expressing emotions is not unique to humans, but shared with other animals.

http://london.londinium.com/88695

Natural History Museum
Daily: 10am – 6pm

This exhibition takes you on a magical journey from the deepest depths of the jungle to the tops of the trees, experiencing butterflies and other jungle creatures along the way.

http://london.londinium.com/88694

Science Museum
Cost: Free

Explore how astronomy has changed the way we see our universe – and ourselves – through this object-rich exhibition. From ancient heritage to cutting edge technology, trace the history of people and the stars through different stories drawn from around the world.

http://london.londinium.com/88640

Science Museum

In this exhibition, Wallace and Gromit guide you through a world of inventions – some simple ideas that a life changing, some wacky objects, and some of the first ever patented inventions from the Science Museum’s collection.

http://london.londinium.com/88639

Science Museum
Cost: Free

The exhibition has four sections focusing on 100 years of making plastics: The Birth of Plastics, Plastic Dreams, Plastics Now, and Plastic Futures.

http://london.londinium.com/88638

Science Museum
Cost: Free

This temporary exhibition showcases 20 examples where F1™ technology is impacting on our lives, from changing the way we look after patients and design our sports equipment, to maintaining the heating systems in our homes.

http://london.londinium.com/88637