London is the world's first National Park City, and our visitors centre at 80 Mortimer Street is the entry point to hundreds of places to visit and things to do across a greener, healthier and wilder London.

The University of Westminster was one of the first polytechnics in the UK – established in 1838, to educate the working people of London, regardless of background and financial status. Housed in the building is the Regent Street Cinema, widely regarded as the ‘birthplace of British cinema’, with the first public premiere of film in the UK by the Lumière Brothers using the Cinématographe in 1896.

James Thompson, 1848

First ever purpose-built broadcast centre in UK, and a jewel of Art Deco design with original artworks by sculptor Eric Gill. Remodelled and extended in 2006/2013 by architects MacCormac Jamieson and Prichard/Sheppard Robson.

G Val Myer, 1932

Underground museum. Interior design by Sam Jacobs Studio. Design concept influenced by cartoon and comic narrative techniques.

Sam Jacob Studio, 2019

The Purpose of Light, Misan Harriman’s landmark photographic exhibition, bears witness to significant moments, not with judgment or ideology, but with a deep and unflinching empathy for the human condition. Featuring 110 unique photographs, this exhibition is a call not for division, but for togetherness.

We are a friendly artist run gallery in Wells Street offering affordable, handmade fine art prints with a broad range of subjects created using many different printmaking techniques. We aim to encourage people who have never encountered art before to experience printmaking through our regular workshops.

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Loughborough Pearson's red brick building is unimposing from the outside, but inside is a riot of Gothic Revival design. Golden mosaics reveal the character of the Grade II* listed chapel, built as part of the Middlesex Hospital.

J. L. Pearson, 1891

A cleverly integrated mixture of architectural styles and periods, incorporating a late 1720s house (later home to Herbert Henry Asquith) and the purpose-built College of Nursing (1926). Access to main building via guided tour only.

Sir Edwin Cooper, 1922

The landmarked 1950s building has been transformed by Philippe Starck into a surreal Cocteau like dream world, epitomising a new luxury that is smart, pared down and tempered with a healthy dose of wit and irony. With rooms designed by designer Tim Andreas of Banjo, the rooms maintain their sense of whimsy while offering state of the art details and luxurious touches at every turn.

Reginald H Uren, 1958

Architecture studio Klaud leads a tour of the Soho Photography Quarter and The Photographers’ Gallery’s refurbished ground floor, redesigned to connect with this new public space, which features a 45m ‘Artfrieze’ at the heart of a curated public art programme. They are joined by Clare Grafik, Head of Exhibitions at The Photographers’ Gallery, who will present this year’s public space commission.

Klaud (formerly ALA), 2021

The University of Westminster's New Cavendish Street campus, designed by Lyons, Israel and Ellis represents an important moment in the evolution of the architecture of the modern polytechnic. Visitors will explore the campus through guided walks. The programme concludes in the University's Tower Tavern, a former public house - for an evening reception and talk, Pints and the Poly.

Lyons Israel Ellis Partnership, 1971