The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Friday 26th January.
Top events in London on Fri 26th Jan 2024
Join Rosie Serdiville as she explores the fate of 5,000 Scottish prisoners following the Battle of Dunbar in 1650.
12pm to 1pm
Chelsea
Free
World-renowned art collective Guerrilla Girls will take over the Late at Tate Modern for a special evening of music, workshops, film and artist talks.
6pm to 10pm
Southwark
£19.00
An expert panel sets out the key issues that Britain's next government will need to address if it is to bring about needed change to public housing.
Starts at 7pm
Barbican
Join philosopher and cognitive scientist Andy Clark as he unveils a ground-breaking theory.
7:20pm to 8:45pm
Hanover Square
Online events / webinars
Learn about the difficulties faced by the poor in England and Wales when dealing with a central poor law authority
2pm to 3pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Exhibition of icons at Southwark Cathedral. Works by Finnish Traditional Byzantine Iconographer Hanna-Leena Ward.
11am to 5pm
Southwark
Closing soon Tue, 30th January
Free
Slavery & the Bank
This exhibition explores the history of transatlantic slavery through its connections with the Bank of England and the wider City of London.
10am to 5pm
City of London
Closing soon Fri, 26th January
The first major retrospective of R.B. Kitaj in the UK for a decade features over 40 paintings, pastels and drawings, covering all major periods of his work.
10am to 6pm
Notting Hill
Closing soon Fri, 26th January
For their eighth edition, the illuminated trail will take you on a journey through 12 spectacular installations, as well as their ever-popular permanent light artworks.
5pm to 10pm
Poplar
Closing soon Sat, 27th January
This exhibition explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary painting and photography.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 28th January
Revel in the beauty of nature at this display of works by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues – one of the most gifted botanical artists of his age.
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 28th January
This display of prints by American artist Ed Ruscha focuses on his prevailing interest in the physical world around him.
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 28th January
Visit the Chelsea Physic Garden during a celebration of the earliest spring blooms, the coming of warmer weather and lighter days.
11am to 4pm
Chelsea
Closing soon Sun, 28th January
A comprehensive show of over one hundred new works all made in public by sketching on the Metropolitan Line tube trains.
9:30am to 5:30pm
Barbican
Closing soon Mon, 29th January
£15
Coalescence
The six-metre diameter artwork is made from over 2,500 pieces of coal with a combined weight of over half a tonne – the amount of coal consumed by a single 200W light bulb in a year.
Starts at 12pm
Greenwich
Closing soon Sun, 4th February
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Friday 26th January 2024
Join a group of fellow muggles for a walking tour and see the real-life locations that inspired sets such as Diagon Alley, the Leaky Cauldron, and the Ministry of Magic.
Starts at 11am
City of LondonWalk in the footsteps of London’s most infamous serial killer on this exhilarating walking tour to real-life murder locations.
7pm to 10pm Pimlico SouthDare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other.
7:30pm to 9:15pm Whitechapel
