The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Friday 17th August.


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Top events in London on Fri 17th Aug 2018

Sign and lettering expo featuring an exhibition, live demonstrations, screenings and tours.
2018-08-17
11am to 6pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Join historian Philip Walker to explore the Arab Revolt of 1916-18.
2018-08-17
11:30am to 12:30pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
£5.50
Join Lee Valley Regional Park staff and the Essex Bat Group for an evening dedicated to these fascinating animals.
2018-08-17
7:30pm to 10pm
 
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Abbey

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

A display of automata from the leading makers of the last 40 years, ranging from the humorous to the macabre and from the playful to the satirical.
11am to 4pm
Pinner
Closing soon Sun, 19th August
2018-05-26
2018-08-19
£14.50  
This mid-career survey of the work of acclaimed South Korean artist Lee Bul – the first in London – explores the artist’s extensive investigation into the body and its relationship to architectural space.
All Day
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 19th August
2018-05-30
2018-08-19
Mark 100 years since the iconic leader’s birth, in this exhibition about his fight for equality.
All Day
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 19th August
2018-07-17
2018-08-19
The 250th annual exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts.
10am to 8pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Sun, 19th August
2018-06-12
2018-08-19
The Great Spectacle tells the story of 250 years of the Summer Exhibition, the world’s longest running annual display of contemporary art.
10am to 10pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Sun, 19th August
2018-07-22
2018-08-19
Hundreds of genuine Spice Girls stage costumes on display beside thousands of items of memorabilia and merchandise.
All Day
Islington
Closing soon Mon, 20th August
2018-07-28
2018-08-20
This collection of photographs taken in 2015 by architecture and design critic Oliver Wainwright offers the opportunity to step into one of the most restricted and enigmatic places on the planet Inside North Korea.
9:30am to 9pm
Soho
Closing soon Tue, 21st August
2018-07-13
2018-08-21
This exhibition charts the evolution of polemic and progressive print publications and celebrates the current diverse industry of innovative independent magazines.
All Day
Strand
Closing soon Wed, 22nd August
2018-06-08
2018-08-22
A display of some of street artist Banksy's early works.
10am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Sat, 25th August
2018-07-12
2018-08-25
This exhibition considers how artists can give shape to the human experience, provoking ideas about our senses, our sexual health, our bodies’ limitations and reflections on our food chain.
10am to 6pm
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 26th August
2018-03-08
2018-08-26

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