Diary: November 2003

Apollo, Nov, 2003 by Susannah Woolmer, Karen Vella-Zarb

GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON Ben Uri Gallery, Highlights from the Ben Uri permanent collection. Until 9 November

British Library, Leonardo da Vinci: From inspiration to innovation. Until 5 January 2004

British Museum, Medicine Man: The forgotten museum of Henry Wellcome Until 16 November. Tibetan legacy: Paintings from the Hahn Kwang-ho collection. London 1753. Both until 23 November. Our Man in Persia: Objects collected by Sir Percy Sykes on his travels. Cities of Iraq: Samarra to Baghdad Both until December. Cityscapes: Panoramic views on European coins and medals Until 18 January/2004.

Brunet Gallery, Concealed /revealed: Photographic works by Kate Parsons. Until 12 December

Courtauld Institute Gallery, A century of silver: The Courtauld silver smiths in the 18th century. Ongoing. Into the twentieth century: New displays at the Courtauld. Ongoing

Design Museum, Somewhere totally else: the European design show. Until 4 January 2004

Dulwich Picture Gallery, Heath Robinson. 5 November-18 January 2004

Fan Museum, An American collection. Until 4 January 2004

Fleming Collection, Intimate friends. Until 20 December

Gilbert Collection, The art of chess. Until 30 November

Goethe lnstitut Inter Nationes, Regina Schmeken: Photographs. Simone Nieweg: Landscapes. Both until 22 November

Hayward Gallery, Saved! !00 years of the National Art Collections Fund. Until 18 Junuary 2004

Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, Peter Paul Rubens: A touch of brilliance. Until 8 Februany 2004

Horniman Museum, Hands On Activities Until December

Imperial War Museum, Eric Ravilious: Imagined realities. Until January 2004

Institute of Contemporary Arts, Derrida: Film Until 30 November

Museum of London, 1920s: The decade that changed London. Until 18 July 2004

National Gallery, Polidoro: The Way to Calvary. Until 7 December. Bill Viola: Tire Passions. Until 4 January 2004. Thomas Jones in Italy. 12 November 15 February 2004

National Portrait Gallery, Below Stairs: 400 years of Servants' Portraits Until January 2004. Circling the square. Until February 2004. Terry O'Neill: Celebrity. Until 14 March 2004. Heroes and villains: Scaffe at the National Portrait Gallery. Until 4 April 2004

Natural History Museum, Wildlife photographer of the year 2003. Until 18 April 2004

PM Gallery and House, Entertaining Mr Soane. Until 9 October

Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Leonardo da Vinci: The divine and the grotesque. Until 9 November. Royal treasures. Until 1 February 2004

Royal Academy of Arts, Craigie Aitchison: Out of the ordinary. Until 9 November. Pre Raphaelite and other masters: The Andrew Lloyd Webber collection. Until 12 December. Giorgio Armani: A retrospective. Until 15 February 2004

Royal College of Art, Art works in mental health 2003. Until 16 November

Serpentine Gallery, John Currin. Until 2 November

Sir John Soane's Museum, 'Architecture unshackled': George Dance the Younger 1741-1825. Until 3 January 2003

Tate Britain, Art now: Lucy McKenzie--MMIV. Until 9 November. Turner and Venice. Until 11 January 2004. Lynn Chadwick. Until March 2004. The Unilever series: Olafur Eliasson. Until 21 March 2004. A century of artists' film in Britain. Until 18 April 2004

Tate Modern, In focus: The kiss. Until April 2004

Tower of London, The knight is young: Princely armoms and weapons of childhood. Until 7 March 2004

Transport Museum, Artworks for all: Original art from London's Transport Museum poster archive. Until 4 January 2004

Victoria and Albert Museum, New acquisitions in the photography gallery. Until 2 November. Zoomorphic. Until 4 January 2004. Gothic: Art for England 1400-1547. Until 18 January 2004. Ossie Clark. Until 2 May 2004

Wallace Collection, Saving art for the nation: The Art Fund at the Wallace Collection 1919-1975. 6 November-4 January 2004. Conserving Madame Perregaux. Until 28 March 2004

Whiteehapel Art Gallery, Franzwestite: Franz West--works 1973-2003. Until 9 November

BARNARD CASTLE Bowes Museum, The Tim Rice collection. Until 11 January 2004. William Morris and the arts and craft movement in the north east. Until 29 February 2004. Wedding belles: A celebration of bridal gowns. Until 18 April 2004

BELFAST Ulster Museum, Changing face: Masks from the British Museum Until 11 January 2004

BIRMINGHAM Ikon Gallery, Home: Ahlam Shibli. The listening room: David Cunningham. Both until 9 November

BOWNESS-ON-WINDEMERE Blackwell House, Exhibition of arts and craft metalwork. Until 2 November. Eric Gill sculptures. Until 15 December

BRIGHTON Museum and Art Gallery, Make life beautiful! The dandy in photography. Until 11 January 2004

BRISTOL City Museum and Art Gallery, Making sense: A Rwandan story. Until 23 November. Natural visions. Until 7 December

Watershed, HiLitez: Ralph Juergen Colmar. Until 16 November

CARDIFF Howard Gardens Gallery, Art works in mental heath 2003.22 November-15 December

National Museum and Gallery of Wales, Place. Until 1 December

CHELTENHAM Art Gallery and Museum, Ernest Gibson. Until 2 November. To delight, illuminate and inspire: Selections from the Emery Walker Library. Until 23 November