Damien Hirst, 'I want to spend the rest of my life everywhere, with everyone, one to one, always, forever, now'. Published by Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1997. National Art Library, V&A Collection. © Damien Hirst and Booth-Clibborn Editions. Photo Nigel Young
A retrospective of artists' books featuring Matisse, Picasso, Louise Bourgeois, Damien Hirst and others
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Until Mon Aug 25, Design Museum
Survey of work by the British architect including the Pompidou Centre, Millennium Dome and Heathrow Terminal 5
Until Sat Oct 25, Science Museum
The Eagle comic-book hero fronts an exhibition showing how Britain made the transition to affluence from post-war austerity
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Until Sun Mar 1 2009, Imperial War Museum
Exhibition celebrating Bond creator Ian Fleming's 100th birthday, including props, gadgets & a working model of the famous Aston Martin DB5
Until Fri Oct 31, Bank of England Museum
Through interactive displays this exhibition looks at inflation – what it is, what causes it, why it matters and...
Until Tue Mar 31 2009, Kensington Palace
An exhibition of Princess Diana's couture dresses, some displayed for the first time, including designs by Gianni...
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Until Sun Sep 7, British Museum
Prints from the BM's collection by American artists. The exhibition traces the development of American avant-garde...
Until Sun Jul 13, V&A
New Chinese architecture, fashion, graphic design, photography and digital media.
Until Tue Aug 5, British Museum
Exquisite examples of the ways in which nature is portrayed in Chinese art
The low-down on the capital's small indie museums that celebrate the obscure and the eccentric
London’s certainly not short of iconic structures that arouse passions and provoke debate....
Forget the V&A (for now), it's time to celebrate the lesser-known gems tucked away in every...
Stroll through an outdoor maze to a tropical hothouse swarming with hundreds of free-flying 'Amazing Butterflies'
'China Design Now', 'Collaborators: UK Design for Performance 2003-2007' & Thomas Hope
‘The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock’ plus the China Landscape garden
'Can Algae Save the World?', 'Plasticity' plus recently revamped interactive gallery 'Launchpad'
Including the Royal Observatory which houses the newish planetarium and the famous Meridian Line
Currently showing ' For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond'
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Until Sat Aug 30, O2 Arena
Those of us who remember the last visit of Tut 35 years ago will find him little changed
Props, costumes and monsters from the BBC series. With no sofa to hide behind, fans will have...
On a clear day the world's largest observation wheel offers views as far as Windsor Castle
The botanical gardens have much more to offer than a pleasant setting for a walk
Housed in the vaults and excavated tombs of London Bridge, this new visitor attraction uses CGI...
The Zoo is home to more than 600 animal species, many of which are endangered
Hundreds of varieties of fish and sea life from all over the world, including rays & sharks
Even in the winter months it's worth visiting for the permanent exhibition