Welcome to the IanVisits alternative guide to London.
Lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random geeky miscellany.
This is quite an old listings page, did you want: Saturday, 28th December 2024?
Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
The one-mile sparkling path winds its way through the world-famous botanic gardens in a magical after-dark experienc (Ending Soon Sat, 2nd Jan)
Step back through the centuries and discover the origins and meanings of some of the rich and vibrant traditions of Christmas past (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Jan)
Geffrye Museum
Iconic Costumes from the worlds of Film, TV and Theatre (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Jan)
Old Truman Brewery
This major exhibition focuses on the myth and reality of the ‘fallen woman’ in Victorian Britain. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Jan)
An entire gallery is filled with an enveloping and brightly coloured mist in a work called yellowbluepink. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Jan)
An exhibition that showcases centuries of work by the Corporation of Trinity House to help sailors navigate safely at sea, (Ending Soon Mon, 4th Jan)
The Great Chronicle of London illustrates how the news of Henry’s campaign was sent back to London. (Ending Soon Thu, 7th Jan)
An art exhibition that explores moments of divine manifestation and the power of visionary illuminations. (Ending Soon Fri, 8th Jan)
Piano Nobile Kings Place
This exhibition at Guildhall Library tracks the story of Tubby and this ‘oasis’ for soldiers during the First World War. (Ending Soon Fri, 8th Jan)
This exhibition explores how British architects such as Inigo Jones and Lord Burlington turned Palladianism into a national style. (Ending Soon Sat, 9th Jan)
Celebrating 25 years of after-hours clubbing in Islington (Ending Soon Sat, 16th Jan)
Islington Museum
This exhibition displays the brilliance of Gillray's imagination and the incisiveness of his wit. (Ending Soon Sun, 17th Jan)
A new exhibition will examine the earliest attempts to incorporate colour into printmaking in the 1400s and 1500s in the German lands. (Ending Soon Wed, 27th Jan)
Free
Cries of London
An exhibition curated by The Gentle Author of Spitalfields Life. (Ending Soon Fri, 29th Jan)
Come on a journey tracing what it means to be Celtic. The more you look, the more you’ll see… (Ending Soon Sun, 31st Jan)
The exhibition will explore the evolution of the artwork of Hergé, from the early newspaper strips to the genre-defining graphic work of the books.. (Ending Soon Sun, 31st Jan)
Discover Egypt’s incredible journey over 12 centuries, as Jews, Christians and Muslims transformed this ancient land (Ending Soon Sun, 7th Feb)
Waterloo station is playing host to the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards exhibition (Ending Soon Sun, 7th Feb)
Waterloo Station
This extensive new exhibition surveys their careers and extraordinary work at the Eames Office. (Ending Soon Sun, 14th Feb)
A display exploring the fascinating work of Charles Jamrach, one of Victorian London's leading exotic animals dealers. (Ending Soon Sun, 21st Feb)
Two generations gave voice to their experience in lengthy written memoirs, in diaries and letters, and most unusually in photographs and drawings. (Ending Soon Thu, 25th Feb)
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Blood
The exhibition reflects on how blood is an essential part of life as well as integral to rituals about food, sex, and circumcision. (Ending Soon Sun, 28th Feb)
'Tibet’s Secret Temple’ explores Tibetan Buddhist yogic and meditational practice and their connections to physical and mental wellbeing. (Ending Soon Sun, 28th Feb)
Exhibition about how Churchill’s fascination with science led to the scientific achievements that helped Britain win the Second World War. (Ending Soon Tue, 1st Mar)
A collection of mesmerising Natural History images by artist Jim Naughten, brought to three-dimensional life through stereoscopic photography. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Mar)
Discover the dramatic story of how Russia turned the dream of space travel into a reality and became the first nation to explore space. (Ending Soon Sun, 13th Mar)
An exhibition of around 200 objects from the world of Stuart London, from the execution of Charles I to the Glorious Revolution. (Ending Soon Mon, 28th Mar)
Free
Project Tobong
Project Tobong seeks to preserve and reinvigorate the ritual of historic storytelling and performance. (Ending Soon Sun, 10th Apr)
Never-before-seen-objects from the Metropolitan Police’s Crime Museum go on public display in a major new exhibition (Ending Soon Sun, 10th Apr)
This small display explores their service on the Western Front, in the Middle East and Italy. (Ending Soon Sat, 7th May)
Museum of London Docklands
A display of winning photographs from an annual astrophotographer competition. (Ending Soon Sun, 26th Jun)
An exhibition of early aerial photography by a firm based on Nth London. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Sep)
