Under the Weather: An Inclement History of London

Since London’s earliest days of settlement, a perfect storm of geography, climate and human activity have conspired to create a community long marked by severe and catastrophic weather events.

Since London’s earliest days of settlement, a perfect storm of geography, climate and human activity have conspired to create a community long marked by severe and catastrophic weather events. Organized by guest curator Lisa Hunter, and incorporating a wide range of documentary imagery, artifacts and descriptive accounts, this exhibition focuses on some of the most extreme weather that has occurred in London since its earliest days, and explores the physical, economic and cultural impacts of these extraordinary events.