The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Thursday 18th April.
Top events in London on Thu 18th Apr 2024
Come on a tour of the new Collections Library at The Museum of the Home.
11am to 12pm
Bethnal Green
This lecture will review the construction of the Kilsby Tunnel built in the 1830s under the direction of Robert Stephenson.
6pm to 7:30pm
Pimlico
Join James Robinson, Interim Director of Collections at the V&A, to discover the complex and interdependent relationship of England and Continental Europe during the Middle Ages.
6pm to 7:30pm
Pimlico
A celebration of the life of Pat Arrowsmith, the extraordinary peace campaigner and organiser of the first Aldermaston March in 1958, the single event that most put CND on the public map at this time.
6pm to 8pm
Holborn
This lecture traces the history of refugee protection, the limits of the Refugee Convention, and changes to the law in recent decades that have made refugees’ lives increasingly difficult.
6pm to 7pm
Holborn
For this one-off lecture he reflects on what it means to write about US politics, media and culture from the outside, and asks what is possible and what is out of bounds?
Starts at 7pm
Camden
This presentation – organised by Camden History Society - will explore eclipses, transits and the returns of Halley’s comet to Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Starts at 7:30pm
Farringdon
£5.00
Join English Heritage staff at dusk to explore the grounds of Marble Hill and all the bats that live here.
Starts at 7:30pm
Twickenham
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
This free display brings together ten works by the two artists: with four views of Yorkshire by Turner and five scenes of Normandy and Venice by Bonington.
10am to 5pm
Marylebone High St
Closing soon Sun, 21st April
Experience Ainu culture as it exists today in this exploration of the contemporary lives of this indigenous people of northern Japan.
10am to 8pm
Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 21st April
The exhibitions explore one of the great - and most entertaining - literary friendships, tracing the shared work, travels, confidences and, above all, the bond of friendship between two men whose books remain loved the world over.
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 21st April
Free
The Glass Heart
This bold new exploration of glass in the UK brings together for the very first time rarely seen works from key UK collections, celebrating this remarkable material.
11am to 6pm
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 21st April
An exhibition of tea towels that have been overlaid with a statement to create a different perspective in a gently humorous and sometimes wicked way.
9am to 9pm
Hammersmith
Closing soon Sun, 21st April
Oxford House hosts Falmouth University's annual photography exhibition, revealing the hidden life of Bethnal Green over the course of a single 24-hour period.
10am to 5pm
West Norwood
Closing soon Fri, 26th April
An exhibition marking the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and France.
1pm to 7pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sat, 27th April
Free
The Cult of Beauty
This exhibition explores notions of beauty across time and cultures.
10am to 8pm
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
A large scale new commission from Hong-Kong based artist Zheng Bo, transforming Somerset House’s courtyard into a bamboo garden.
All Day
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
Free
1001 Days in London
Street photographer Steve Hollingshead celebrates this vibrant metropolis with a gallery-filling installation of 1001 individual photographs.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
Regular Events - Thursday 18th April 2024
Join a special drawing session held on Oxford House's rooftop, featuring, amazing 360 views of London.
6:30pm to 8pm
Bethnal Green
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Thursday 18th April 2024
A Radical Walk starting at Paddington Square and ending at Cato Street.
6pm to 8pm
Paddington