London events in May

In partnership with Gucci, the V&A will be showcasing a stunning follow-up from the Tate Modern’s 2016 exhibition, ‘The Radical Eye’. Meandering through the decades from 1950 up until the present day, visitors will be presented with an unmatched collection of more than 300 rare prints by over 140 photographers, including Cindy Sherman, known for her striking self-portraits, and Robert Mapplethorpe, famed for his black and white still-life and nude studies. Each item is on loan from Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s private collection, marking their 30 years of collecting.

As the sun goes down this summer, join London Zoo after hours for an unmissable adult-only evening. From 6pm every Friday evening in June and July, you're invited to come and see the Zoo in a different light without the kids or the crowds. Explore a world of wildlife in the heart of the city with tours, talks and The Origin of the Faeces exhibition. Then when you’ve worked up an appetite, discover our Wild Bites street food market, serving up fantastic flavours from across the globe, with plenty of choice for herbivores and carnivores.

Since his wife died, ex-cop Walter ‘Pops’ Washington has filled his palatial rent-controlled apartment in one of Manhattan’s most desirable areas with an oddball extended family of petty criminals. So now he’s besieged by the landlords, who want him out, the NYPD, who want him to settle his lawsuit against them, and the ladies from the local church, who want to save his soul. But Pops, calm at the eye of the storm, is going to do precisely what Pops wants to do…

After a seven-year hiatus, the World Press Photo Exhibition returns to London, taking place at Borough Yards throughout May. Presenting the results of the 2024 World Press Photo Contest, the annual exhibition showcases the best and most important photojournalism and documentary photography of the last year. The winners were chosen by an independent jury made of 31 professionals from around the world who reviewed more than 61,062 photographs were entered by 3,581 photographers from 130 countries.

As London’s galleries gear up for their big summer exhibitions, they’re closing the doors on their spring shows. Small gallery exhibitions like Nick Waplington’s amazing ‘Living Room’ jostled for space with major institutions’ exhibitions like the Hayward’s huge sculpture show ‘When Forms Come Alive’ and big in-depth historical extravaganzas like Raven Row’s Brazilian art rundown ‘Some May Work As Symbols’. There was photography, painting, sculpture, immersive installations, the whole shebang, so try and catch ‘em while you still can. 

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