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As the City springs into life take your pick from an abundance of events - from free music and new exhibitions to festivals and guided walks. Here, we chose 10 must-sees, but you find plenty more to see and do in our special events section.

London Street Photography

Until 4 September
Museum of London, 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN
From sepia-toned scenes of horse-drawn cabs to 21st-century Londoners, these 200 candid images explore how street photography has evolved from 1860 to the present day.
FREE

City of London Free Winter Concerts

2, 8, 16, 22 and 30 March
Various venues
The City of London Festival brings music to the Square Mile with these Lunchtime concerts. Performers include female trio ‘juice’ and the City of London Sinfonia.
FREE

Laurie Anderson, Trisha Brown, Gordon Matta-Clark: Pioneers of the Downtown Scene, New York 1970s

3 March to 22 May
Barbican Art Gallery, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS
Featuring sculptures, drawings, photographs and more, this exhibition celebrates the New York artists and collaborators of the title, who all used the city as their inspiration.
Admission £7- £10

Guildhall Jazz Festival

21-26 March
Guildhall School, Silk Street EC2Y 8DT
Leading artists such as Eddie Prévost and Jim Hart - as well as new talent - perform during this year’s festival.
Some events FREE, some ticketed

A Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

23-27 March
Barbican Theatre, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS
New Peter Brook adaptation of Mozart’s timeless opera, which sees an ensemble of young singers "fill the score with new life, energy and colour."
Admission £16-50

West Side Story

6-16 April
Bridewell Theatre, Bride Lane EC4Y 8EQ
Based on Romeo and Juliet, this old favourite is set in New York and finds star-crossed lovers trapped by the rivalry between street gangs the Jets and the Sharks.
Admission £12.50-£15

Easter holiday fun for families

9-25 April
Museum of London, 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN
This Easter children can find out what life was like in Victorian London. Activities include art workshops, storytelling, dressing-up sessions and Victorian photography.
FREE

London Maze

16 April
Guildhall Yard, off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE
Popular local history fair with activities, workshops, talks and stalls to browse. Kicks off a series of events marking the 600th anniversary of the historic Guildhall.
FREE

Sir John Gilbert: Art and Imagination in the Victorian Age

29 April to 28 August
Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE
See oil paintings, rarely seen watercolours and newspaper illustrations by one of the most popular and prolific Victorian artists.

Black and white image of children on car by Henry Grant 1967 © Henry Grant Collection Museum of London The Benyounes Quartet Female performer in A Magic Flute Bridewell Theatre sign A family at Museum of London The Fair of St George by Sir John Gilbert

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