Welcome to the ianVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.


Top events in London Today

Photographer Niki Gorick will reveal the amazingly diverse modern-day life within these urban marinas.
2024-03-19
2pm to 3pm
 
City of London
Dock Life Renewed: How London’s Docks are Thriving Again
City of London
A special late-night opening at the chapel while it is showing the David Bowie exhibition.
2024-03-19
5pm to 9pm
 
Tottenham Court Road
David Bowie: A London Day Late-night Opening
Tottenham Court Road
Christopher Hadley takes us on a journey into two thousand years of history only now giving up its secrets.
2024-03-19
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
The Road: All That Has Arisen Along the Way
Holborn
Learn more about how Jewish designers innovated, defied expectations and transformed the West End.
2024-03-19
6:30pm to 9pm
 
Poplar
Making the West End a fashion destination
Poplar

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

David Bowie - A London Day
An exhibition of photographs by Kevin Davies, capturing David Bowie over the course of a single day in 1992.
David Bowie - A London Day
11am to 6pm
Tottenham Court Road
Closes tomorrow
2024-03-01
2024-03-20
William Crozier: Nature into Abstraction
Brought together again after five decades, a series of landscapes by the Scots-Irish artist William Crozier (1930-2011) are on display, showcasing why he became one of the leading artists of the post-war generation.
William Crozier: Nature into Abstraction
10am to 6pm
Notting Hill
Closing soon Fri, 22nd March
2024-02-14
2024-03-22
From 1970s activism to the current party scene, the exhibition displays five decades of Hackney life through a camera lens.
9:30am to 5:30pm
Hackney
Closing soon Sat, 23rd March
2024-02-13
2024-03-23
Mary V. Wheelhouse: Suffragette, Illustrator and Toymaker
This exhibition displays her vivid and detailed illustrations, as well as the wooden ‘Pomona’ toys she created with fellow artist and suffragette campaigner Louise Jacobs.
Mary V. Wheelhouse: Suffragette, Illustrator and Toymaker
11am to 4pm
Pinner
Closing soon Sun, 24th March
2024-01-13
2024-03-24
Rankin: Sound Off - Musicians 1990-23
Responsible for some of the most iconic editorial shoots and album artwork of the 1990s and 2000s, Rankin has photographed the biggest British bands
Rankin: Sound Off - Musicians 1990-23
11am to 7pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 24th March
2024-03-12
2024-03-24
Unforgotten Lives
This exhibition presents the stories of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage who lived and worked in the city between 1560 and 1860 and are recorded in London’s archives.
Unforgotten Lives
10am to 4:30pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Wed, 27th March
2023-04-05
2024-03-27
The Linbury Prize for Stage Design
This free exhibition showcases the work of the 12 emerging designers from across the UK who have been selected as the recipients of the Linbury Prize for Stage Design 2023.
The Linbury Prize for Stage Design
10am to 11pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 30th March
2023-11-13
2024-03-30
Shakespeare and War
This exhibition explores some of the ways in which Shakespeare has shaped how we think about soldiers and the Army, and how we imagine war and its consequences today.
Shakespeare and War
10am to 5:30pm
Chelsea
Closing soon Sun, 31st March
2023-10-06
2024-03-31
Superb line prints and drawings from Genoa 1500–1800
Showcasing prints and drawings from Genoa's golden age, this display spotlights an artistic powerhouse that rivalled Venice, Florence and Rome.
Superb line prints and drawings from Genoa 1500–1800
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Mon, 1st April
2023-10-05
2024-04-01
Titi Finlay - Things!
Known for her hyperrealistic style and bold colours, Titi’s works single out a series of objects against stark white backgrounds
Titi Finlay - Things!
11am to 8pm
Camden
Closing soon Mon, 1st April
2024-03-02
2024-04-01

Walking tours of London - today

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 London
2024-03-19
2024-03-19

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