Welcome to the IanVisits guide to lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random miscellany happening around London today.
Click for just the Free Events taking place today.
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Event is free of charge (sometimes a donation is appreciated) |
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Pre-Booking required. |
One-Off Events Happening Today Only
| 6:30 PM | An evening of conversation with BBC’s Robert Elms and the authors of the new book Underground - How the Tube shaped London (Covent Garden) |
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During the event, Robert and the authors will discuss some of the more notable moments in the history of the Tube. (Cost: £5) |
| 7:30 PM | The Animated Atomic (Camden) |
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This talk explores how the paradoxical realm of the atomic was ‘materialised’ on TV during the Cold War. |
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Regular Events on Today (typically repeat each week)
| 6:30 PM | Guided tours of the London Library |
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Discover the world’s largest independent lending library, steeped in history and housing a fascinating and varied collection. | 7:30 PM | Halloween Ghost Walk |
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A ghostly, ghoulish guided walk through High Barnet and Monken Hadley, the second most haunted village in England. (Cost: £7, under 12s £3) |
Temporary Exhibitions Open Today
| Dickens and Music (Camden) | |
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| An exhibition about Charles Dickens little known interest in music composition. (Ending Soon! Thu, 20th Dec) |
| Museum and Gardens of the Royal College of Physicians (Camden) | |
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| Visit our Museum, Medicinal Garden and free exhibition ‘Curious anatomys: an extraordinary story of dissection and discovery’. (Ending Soon! Mon, 31st Dec) |
| ILUZJON - The Polish Poster Movie Show | |
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| Iluzjon is an exhibition that showcases the very best of Polish film and theatre posters from the 1960s and 1970s (Ending Soon! Tue, 30th Oct) |
| Game, Set and Lodge: Freemasons and Sport | |
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| An exhibition about famous sportsmen who were also Freemasons (Ending Soon! Fri, 21st Dec) |
| 100 Years of Street Architecture (Picadilly) | |
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| This exhibition takes Piccadilly as its focus to explore how architects create memorable and compelling street architecture. (Ending Soon! Sun, 27th Jan) |
Location Map for Today's Events
Note: only lists venues with fixed locations - not guided walks unless a start point is known.
