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Install shot of Dirty Looks
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
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Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Neighbours 4
Event
Cinema

LIAF 2025: Animation at War

A selection of provoking, short animations exploring the enduring impact of war and conflict, using bold visual styles to commemorate and reflect on human experience across time and borders.

Chiaroscuro Quartet
Event
Classical music

Consone Quartet X Chiaroscuro Quartet: Mendelssohn’s Octet

Two leading string quartets join forces to present a powerful evening of classical quartets by Haydn and Beethoven, culminating in Mendelssohn’s gorgeous Octet.

Joseph Haydn String Quartet in G major, Op 33, No 5
Ludwig van Beethoven Quartet in D major Op 18 No 3
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Felix Mendelssohn Octet in E flat major, Op 20
Consone Quartet
Chiaroscuro Quartet
An image of Daphne Oram playing electronic music in front of a crowd
Event
Contemporary music

Vari/ations – An Ode to Oram

A vibrant celebration of past, present and future in electronic music. Six of today’s most exciting sonic innovators offer a resonant testament to the radical imagination of Daphne Oram.

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Toddlers running around with orbs of light hanging from the ceiling while two people overlook them
Event
Theatre & dance

Engruna Teatre: Univers

Live music, movement and poetic storytelling combine in this fun, sensory show that gives 0–2-year-olds the space to explore in magical and unexpected ways. 

Install shot of Dirty Looks
Event
Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Lucy Raven China Town
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Cinema Art & design

Lucy Raven's China Town + Jean Luc Godard's Opération Béton

Lucy Raven introduces a double bill of films that create a dialogue across decades – between materials and meaning, monumental structures and the people who build them.

An image of Ermonela Jaho posing surrounded by a blue circle against a blue background
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Classical music

Puccini's 'La rondine'

Ermonela Jaho stars in Puccini’s bittersweet romance, his opera La rondine, incorporating music that has not been heard this century. 

Giacomo Puccini La rondine
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Rizzi conductor
Ermonela Jaho Magda de Civry
Iván Ayón-Rivas Ruggero Lastouc
Nicola Alaimo Rambaldo Fernandez
Ellie Neate Lisette
Juan Franciso Gatell Prunier
Jessica Robinson Yvette/ Georgette / Fleury
Julieth Lozano Rolong Bianca / Gabriella / Mariette
Joanna Harries Suzy/ Lolette / Rorò
Robert Lewis Gobin
David Shipley Périchaud
William Thomas Crébillon / Il maggiordomo
BBC Singers
Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Toddlers running around with orbs of light hanging from the ceiling while two people overlook them
Event
Theatre & dance

Engruna Teatre: Univers

Live music, movement and poetic storytelling combine in this fun, sensory show that gives 0–2-year-olds the space to explore in magical and unexpected ways. 

Install shot of Dirty Looks
Event
Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

A Clayful Adventure
Event
Cinema

LIAF 2025: Family Film Club: Amazing Animations for 0-7...

14 of the best, most recent wonderful short animated films, full of joy, from all around the world, especially chosen for our youngest audience.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra violin players
Event
Classical music

Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra

Experience the next generation of orchestral talent in this concert conducted by Julian Clayton, in a richly varied programme spanning impressionistic colour, sparkling virtuosity and symphonic power.

Toddlers running around with orbs of light hanging from the ceiling while two people overlook them
Event
Theatre & dance

Engruna Teatre: Univers

Live music, movement and poetic storytelling combine in this fun, sensory show that gives 0–2-year-olds the space to explore in magical and unexpected ways. 

Install shot of Dirty Looks
Event
Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

A person sat by a river bank with headphones on
Event
Classical music Contemporary music

The Hermes Experiment: Let Us Be a Mighty River

Cancelled

Due to illness within the artists' production team, the ensemble have taken the difficult decision to cancel this performance. We are very sorry for any inconvenience.  

The Hermes Experiment:
Héloïse Werner voice
Oliver Pashley clarinet
Alina Bzhezhinska harp
Marianne Schofield double bass
Sonic essayists
Sandeep Bhagwati
Monthati Masebe
Bint Mbareh
Kathy Hinde
Martha Hincapié Charry
Hanna Grześkiewicz curator
Kathy Hinde live installation
Bint Mbareh voice
Martha Hincapié Charry movement
LIAF 2025 Best of the Fest
Event
Cinema

LIAF 2025: Closing Night Gala - The Best of the Fest

The judges have deliberated, the audience votes have all been counted and we’ve pulled together a final programme that celebrates the very best of the fest!