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    Exhibitions

    Editions is a collaboration with designers and artists to develop and produce rugs in limited editions of 50 to 200. Until 30 June. Free

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    Exhibitions

    The Art of Love & Leisure. Explore the musical pastimes of the 17th-century Netherlands through this exhibition combining the art of Vermeer and his contemporaries with rare musical instruments, songbooks and live music. From 26 June. £7, £3.50 concs

  • ng-saints-alive
    Exhibitions

    Large-scale kinetic sculptures along with collage inspired by images of saints in the National Gallery. Free

  • ng-barber-inst
    Exhibitions

    Masterpieces from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts. Includes works by Cima, Hals, Turner and Monet. Free

  • rigb-phillips
    Events

    William Phillips explains one of the key scientific and technological wonders of contemporary life: atomic clocks. 28 June 20.00. £15 guests

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    Events

    From the acid clouds of Venus to the oily seas of Saturn’s moon Titan and beyond, all smells are accompanied by astonishing visuals. 27 June 19.00. £5-£10

  • rigb-helen-arney
    Events

    Helen Arney and guest scientists and performers will reach the parts that other science events don’t reach. 25 June 19.00. £5-£10

  • rigb-helen-arney
    Events

    Helen Arney and guests perform jokes, songs and experiments from the Ri archive. 18 June 19.00. £5-£10

  • rigb-family-fun
    Children's Event

    Genius and invention. Be inspired to come up with your very own world-changing invention. 8 June 11.00-16.00. £5, £10, free for Faraday members and children under three.

  • rigb-miodownik
    Events

    Mark Miodownik explores why materials look and behave the way they do. 5 June 19.00. £5-£10

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    Cabaret

    Rosemary Ashe presents her cabaret tribute to the legendary Ethel Merman with songs by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim and others. 16 June 19.00. £18, £15 concs, book at www.iristheatre.com

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    Classical Music

    A programme of prose and music to be presented at the National Portrait Gallery celebrating the works of author Herman Melville, poet and journalist Heinrich Heine and Founding Father of the USA, Benjamin Franklin during their time as residents of Craven Street, London. 14 June 18.30. Free

    Concordia Foundation at the National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place. Map C5

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    Drama

    Commemorating a hundred years ago this month when suffragette Emily Wilding Davison died for what she believed in by stepping in front of the King's horse at the Epsom Derby, this brilliant new play comes to Covent Garden for one week only as part of a UK tour marking the centenary of her death. 26- 29 June 19.30. £14, £10 concs.

  • roman-lokati
    Exhibitions

    Roman Lokati’s work links communication, body language and expression in order to explore the relationships between people who are in apparent isolation throughout their daily lives. From 24 June

  • mark-weighton
    Exhibitions

    This exhibition of new work by Mark Weighton reflects on unity in a world where everything appears to exist in isolated separation. Until 23 June

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