London Out of Hours
| BRITISH MUSEUM Great Russell Street WC1 (020-7323 8299) Thur-Fri 10am-8.30pm Great Court open Thur-Sat 9am-11pm Not all of the British Museum’s galleries stay open till late, but you can usually see areas such as the major exhibitions and the Greek, Roman and Egyptian galleries. Its Great Court bar and restaurant facilities stay open even later www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk |
MUSEUM IN DOCKLANDS No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, E14 (0870 444 3957) Weds 6pm-8pm This offshoot of The Museum of London is housed in a Georgian warehouse.Interactive galleries take you on a journey from Roman times to its ‘Sailor Town’ heyday and late-night opening sees the bar stay open until 11pm. www.museumindocklands.org.uk |
| NATIONAL GALLERY Trafalgar Square, WC2 (020-7747 2885) Weds 10am-9pm View European works from 1250 to 1900.There is also music from Royal College of Music students until 7.30pm and a cash bar in the Sainsbury Wing. There are usually free talks and tours beginning at 6.30pm. www.nationalgallery.org.uk |
SAATCHI GALLERY County Hall, South Bank, London SE1 (020-7928 8195) Sun-Thur 10am-8pm, Fri-Sat 10am-10pm Media celeb artists, including Tracey Emin, the Chapman Brothers and Damien Hirst, jostle for position with new talent.O pen late every night of the week, with last entry at 9,15pm on Friday and Saturday. www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk |
| SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WCW (020-7405 2107) First Tues of every month 6pm-9pm An eclectic collection of antiquities, from medieval stained glass to 19th-century nails.Highlights include three Canalettos and fragments from the 13th-century Palace of Westminster. Once a month, the museum stays open until 9pm, with the next dates Tues 2 Nov, Tues 7 Dec and Jan 4. The absence of electricity in some rooms means atmospheric candlelit viewings. www.soane.org |
TATE BRITAIN Millbank, SW1 (020-7887 8888) First Fri of every month 10am-9pm The first Friday of the month is designated Late At Tate, with live entertainment, talks and tours. The next event (Tues 5 Nov) includes entertainment from Diesel New Music Awards winners, the Hordes, plus a panel discussion by contemporary artists on the theme “What does it mean to be young and British?”. There’s also half-price combined entry (?4) to the Turner Prize and Gwen and Augustus John exhibitions. www.tate.org.uk |
| TATE MODERN Bankside, SE1 (020-7887 8000) Fri and Sat 10am-10pm This vast gallery in a former power station is open late at weekends – so you can do a culture stop on the way to a pub or club. On-site bars and restaurants have late hours too.Head here in a group (minimum 15 people) and you can book a private evening tour of the permanent collection and gallery architecture plus dinner at Café 2 overlooking the Thames for Ј33.50 a head. www.tate.org.uk |
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM Cromwell Road, SW7 (020-7942 2000) Wed and last Fri of the month 10am-10pm, Runway Rocks Fri 26 Nov, last fashion show 8.30pm (020-7942 2211) Midweek late-opening is a good way to beat the crowds to popular exhibitions such as Black British Style, while its monthly event Friday Late is a chance to enjoy performance art, music and fashion. This month’s event is Runway Rocks, a fashion show featuring Swarovski jewels created by designers such as Johnny Rocket and Elizabeth Galton. Free entry. www.vam.ac.uk |
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