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: Thursday, 20th June 2024?
Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
Free
Mapping the Hamlets
This exhibition features more than thirty maps, most of which have never before been displayed. (Ending Soon Fri, 23rd Jun)
This exhibition explores the visual and sound arts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. (Ending Soon Sat, 24th Jun)
Brunei Gallery
Free
Animals In The Light
A cross-section of different forms of art, illuminated by coloured rays in a dark church crypt. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)
St Mary Magdalene's Church
This exhibition contemplates the contradictory life-giving and death-dealing extremes generated by electricity. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)
Wellcome Collection
The biggest international competition of its kind, annually showcasing spectacular images shot by astrophotographers worldwide. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)
This exhibition presents a renewed examination of two iconic architectural schemes proposed for the same site in the City of London. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
This is the first major UK exhibition to focus on Japanese domestic architecture from the end of the Second World War to now, (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)
Barbican Centre
Free
The Price of a Mile
A display about the work of doctors who gave anaesthesia and pain relief to the wounded during the Battle of the Somme (Ending Soon Fri, 30th Jun)
Anaesthesia Heritage Centre
This exhibition showcases a selection of her work from Barenboim to U2 and from Rattle to Siouxsie Sioux. (Ending Soon Tue, 4th Jul)
Barbican Arts Centre
London: Design Capital is the new NLA exhibition which explores the global reach of London’s built environment industries. (Ending Soon Fri, 7th Jul)
New London Architecture
Medieval and modern poetry collide in this new exhibition at The National Poetry Library (Ending Soon Sun, 9th Jul)
Southbank Centre
This exhibition looks at public space design between c.1955 and c.1975 (Ending Soon Sun, 9th Jul)
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Free
The Rise of Riso
This exhibition explores the riso printing process and its rise in popularity as a low-cost medium for self-publishers and illustrated publications. (Ending Soon Mon, 10th Jul)
Foyles
Immerse yourself in this multisensory journey that explores heritage, memory and loss in this exhibition that is part museum, part archive of dreams. (Ending Soon Sun, 16th Jul)
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater
This new exhibition explores the personal stories of those who fought during WW1 and the families they left behind. (Ending Soon Sun, 16th Jul)
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater
This small display of paintings and miniatures explores the collars and ruffs that were such a striking feature of sixteenth and seventeenth-century dress. (Ending Soon Sun, 16th Jul)
National Portrait Gallery
A celebration of five decades of artistic collaboration between renowned husband and wife team, Dutch goldsmith Leo de Vroomen and British jewellery designer and artist Ginnie de Vroomen. (Ending Soon Wed, 26th Jul)
Goldsmiths' Hall
Collector of rarities, debunker of myths, inspiration to writers and doctors alike, conjuror of words, owner of a live ostrich and expert witness at a witch trial. (Ending Soon Thu, 27th Jul)
Royal College of Physicians Museum
A display of often overlooked gilt neoclassical design. (Ending Soon Sun, 30th Jul)
Wallace Collection
Ascend 60 feet and uncover the secrets of London’s largest painted ceiling. (Ending Soon Mon, 31st Jul)
Old Royal Naval College
Experience the beautiful and sublime work of one of Japan’s greatest artists. (Ending Soon Sun, 13th Aug)
The British Museum
This exhibition explores changes in gardening trends over the lifetime of the show from the 1960s to the present day. (Ending Soon Fri, 18th Aug)
RHS Lindley Library
Discover the remarkable 500- year story of humanoid robots (Ending Soon Sat, 19th Aug)
Science Museum
The most complete range of archaeological objects unearthed by Crossrail has gone on display. (Ending Soon Mon, 21st Aug)
Museum of London Docklands
This exhibition brings together several series of work by artist-photographer Edmund Clark to explore the hidden experiences of state control during the 'Global War on Terror'. (Ending Soon Wed, 23rd Aug)
Imperial War Museum
This is the first exhibition devoted to landscape drawings and watercolours by British artists in the Victorian and modern eras. (Ending Soon Sun, 27th Aug)
The British Museum
Free
#LondonTrending
This exhibition documents the rise of London’s artists through a display of limited edition prints on loan from British Land. (Ending Soon Mon, 28th Aug)
Unknown
Turner Prize-winner Chris Ofili unveils a new tapestry, handwoven by Dovecot Tapestry Studio (Ending Soon Mon, 28th Aug)
The National Gallery
Take a journey from the First World War to the present day, exploring how peace movements have influenced perceptions of war and conflict in this major exhibition. (Ending Soon Mon, 28th Aug)
Imperial War Museum
From the fall of Russia’s last Tsar to the rise of the communist state, this exhibition takes a look at the Russian Revolution 100 years on. (Ending Soon Tue, 29th Aug)
The British Library
See sculpture from a Finnish artist who reimagines modern culture in monumental and mythic terms. (Ending Soon Wed, 30th Aug)
Southbank Centre
This exhibition will take you on a journey through the history of the Stationers' Company, giving you a chance to see some of their most precious objects along the way. (Ending Soon Thu, 31st Aug)
Guildhall Library
This festival-style exhibition consists of more than 800 works, many of which have never been seen in the UK before. (Ending Soon Fri, 1st Sep)
Barbican Centre
Free
Our Lives in Data
This exhibition investigates the rapidly evolving role of big data in all our lives and how it is being used to transform the world around us. (Ending Soon Fri, 1st Sep)
An exhibition of 'junk' that has been recycled into something else, inspired by some William Robinson drawings. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Sep)
Heath Robinson Museum
£17.50
Sounds of the City
An exhibition featuring the best 100 entries from The Prize for Illustration 2017 (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Sep)
London Transport Museum
A substantial exhibition featuring around 200 original costumes, props, models, and pieces of artwork. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Sep)
O2 Arena / Millennium Dome
The world's largest LEGO exhibition inspired by DC Characters. (Ending Soon Mon, 4th Sep)
Doon Street Car Park
Discover the stories of Jewish immigrants ot the UK from across the Islamic world in this audio-visual exhibition. (Ending Soon Thu, 7th Sep)
Jewish Museum London
The UK’s first ever exhibition of handmade background illustrations for classic sci-fi anime films. (Ending Soon Sun, 10th Sep)
House of Illustration
To mark the 150th anniversary of Canada’s confederation, a display from the Canadian photographic collection. (Ending Soon Sun, 10th Sep)
The British Library
This summer Grayson Perry will present a major exhibition of new work. (Ending Soon Sun, 10th Sep)
The Serpentine
£5.85
Sensational Butterflies
Go among hundreds of live butterflies and moths in a tropical butterfly house. (Ending Soon Sun, 17th Sep)
Natural History Museum
From the trial of Oscar Wilde to the Same Sex Marriage Act, through personal testimony, public protest, art and culture. (Ending Soon Tue, 19th Sep)
The British Library
An exhibition the woman behind the music and beyond the hype. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Sep)
Jewish Museum London
An exhibition about the life of James Brindley, who, together with the Duke of Bridgwater, and his land agent John Gilbert, was responsible for the UK's first modern commercial canal. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Sep)
Canal Museum
A display of award winning photography by members of the Royal Air Force, (Ending Soon Mon, 25th Sep)
RAF Museum
The exhibition is made up of a series of panels exploring aspects of the war in the Middle East and its legacy, including a timeline of events. (Ending Soon Sat, 30th Sep)
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
£16.50
Queer British Art 1861–1967
This exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England. (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Oct)
Tate Britain
The first international retrospective of one of the world's most iconic and influential bands. (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Oct)
Victoria and Albert Museum
Explore why artists and soldiers have painted scenes of conflict. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Oct)
National Army Museum
Learn about a key moment in the history of art, when emphasis on observation and realism was born. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Oct)
The National Gallery
£14
California
While California’s mid-century modernism is well documented, this is the first exhibition to examine its current global reach. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Oct)
The Design Museum
This exhibition offers glimpses into LGBTQ histories, experiences and lives by examining objects from around the world, (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Oct)
The British Museum
An exhibition of animals that have been recreated using a variety of familiar machine parts and gadgets to reveal how their real life counterparts see, eat, hunt and hide. (Ending Soon Sun, 29th Oct)
Horniman Museum
The exhibition presents a spectacular selection of eighteenth-century Venetian art, with Canaletto's greatest works. (Ending Soon Sun, 12th Nov)
The Queen's Gallery
This is the exhibition on Balenciaga in the UK and marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of his first fashion house. (Ending Soon Tue, 5th Dec)
Victoria and Albert Museum
This exhibition provides snapshots of everyday lives as the metropolis expanded and new communities emerged over the centuries. (Ending Soon Fri, 15th Dec)
UCL Main Library
Celebrate the golden era of toys and games, made in the borough by famous names such as Spears Games and Lesney Matchbox and played with by generations of local children. (Ending Soon Sun, 7th Jan)
Enfield Museum
This exhibition remembers the centenary of this battle and the massive medical and human impact of the wounds sustained during and beyond WW1. (Ending Soon Mon, 15th Jan)
Science Museum
This exhibition uses art, archaeology, and modern material culture to explore how seduction, sensuality, and sex have been represented through time. (Ending Soon Tue, 30th Jan)
A.G. Leventis Gallery
A display of more than 200 original illustrations of the nature of the British Isles. (Ending Soon Fri, 2nd Nov)
Natural History Museum
