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Exhibition Today
Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires
V&A South Kensington, South Kensington · London
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This week in the UK
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25 dated events are on in our calendar during these seven days, in 6 places. 5 of them start this week. Below: where they are, the West End shows opening or closing, any bank holiday, and our newest guides.
Built on from the same data as our events calendar and West End listings. Dates change: always check the organiser's page linked on each card. This page is more than a week old; see the full calendar for current dates.
Where things are on
Starting this week, and already on
Exhibition 
Exhibition Starts in 5 days
Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury
Tate Britain, Millbank · London
Starts in 6 days
Oxford Christmas Light Festival
Across the city (Light Parade from Rose Hill; Light Trail in Cutteslowe Park), Oxford
Exhibition On now
Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep
Natural History Museum, South Kensington · London
Last day tomorrow
Belfast International Arts Festival
Venues across Belfast, Belfast · Northern Ireland
Exhibition On now
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Natural History Museum, South Kensington · London
Last day today
Belfast Film Festival
Venues across Belfast, Belfast · Northern Ireland
On now
Manchester Christmas Markets
Albert Square and city-center sites, Manchester city center
8 days left
Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends
Young V&A, Bethnal Green · London
Exhibition 8 days left
Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art
V&A South Kensington, South Kensington · London
13 more this week: this weekend across the UK or the full calendar.
Last chance: ending this week
West End: opening and closing
Bank holidays (public holidays)
No UK bank holiday falls in these seven days (GOV.UK list). Opening hours and bank holiday questions.
New in the journal
- Can you visit Oxford colleges? How it works
- Free museums in London: what is actually free
- Greenwich in half a day: a plan that works
- King's College Chapel and punting in Cambridge
- One day in Edinburgh: an Old Town order of play
- Oyster or contactless in London: what visitors should use
- Rainy day in Manchester: free indoor things to do
- Roman Baths, Bath Abbey and the spa: what to book
- The Cotswolds without a car: stations, buses and walks
- Two days in York: a plan and what to book
Before you travel
Planned engineering works and strikes change week to week, so we do not copy them here: check live travel status on the day, and our guides to getting between regions and rail tickets.
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