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Remembrance Sunday & Armistice Day
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them: the solemn annual act of Remembrance is lent extra potency this year as Remembrance Sunday falls on 11th November, Armistice Day. Britain commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the end of the Great War with the Royal British Legion’s National Service of Remembrance.
11th November at The Cenotaph, Whitehall
I am Ashurbanipal at the British Museum
“I am Ashurbanipal, King of the world, King of Assyria” – the British Museum’s hotly anticipated exhibition tells the story of the king who ruled his sweeping empire from the biblical city of Nineveh. Discover the life of the once most powerful man in the world.
Until 24th February at the British Museum
Mantegna and Bellini at the National Gallery
The National Gallery reveals its new exhibition on the artist brothers-in-law Mantegna and Bellini, towering figures of Paduan and Venetian art respectively. A rare opportunity to see works of the highest quality from around the world by these great Renaissance painters, gathered in London for the first – and perhaps only – time.
Until 27th January at the National Gallery
From caves to Cleopatra at the Royal Academy
From caves to Cleopatra: this weekend course at the Royal Academy offers the opportunity to hear experts in the field discuss the very origins of human art with a particular focus on the masterpieces of Greece, Rome, Egypt and Mesopotamia. Art didn’t begin with the Renaissance after all!
24th and 25th November at the Royal Academy of Arts
Anni Albers at the Tate Modern
Combining the ancient art of hand-weaving with the insights and approaches of modern art, the contribution of Anni Albers has been underappreciated. Now discover why this artist-weaver is so important in this vast and groundbreaking Tate exhibit.
Until 27th January at the Tate Modern
The trial of Sir Walter Raleigh
Relive the trial of Sir Walter Raleigh with the Globe company in this audience participation-based re-enactment of the great explorer’s fall from grace on charges of treason. It will take place in the location of his original trial 415 years ago.
16th – 18th November at Winchester Great Hall
Caroline, or change
Free tickets if you’re called ‘Caroline’! It sounds strange, but this is the new promotional gimmick for this acclaimed revival of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s ‘Caroline, or Change’. This hit musical that moves from the Hampstead Theatre to the West End revolves around a black maid’s servitude in Civil Rights-era Louisiana.
Until 6th April 2019 at the Playhouse Theatre
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Absorb the wonderful atmosphere of St Martin-in-the-Fields with their autumn season of concertos and choral music by candlelight. Upcoming highlights include the sublime Allegri Miserere and Mozart’s Requiem. Truly a unique experience and a staple of London’s classical music repertoire.
Various dates throughout November at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Possum
Halloween may be over but the season for horror is still in swing as director Matthew Holness makes his feature debut with ‘Possum’. Sean Harris is spectacular as Philip, a lonely middle-aged man who spends most of his screen time alone in this deeply unsettling psychological thriller.
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