What's on in London today
Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Top events in London Today
For 4 evenings, an installation made by artist Richard Sharples will be shown in St. George’s Gardens, together with the short film Imagining Mountains, which will be projected in the Chapel of Rest.
7pm to 9pm
EustonThe launch of a new exhibition celebrating 100 years of nursing registration.
5:30pm to 8:30pm Harley Street
£12.00
Ghosts of extinction
A talk that explores the new science of de-extinction, proposing to bring species like the passenger pigeon or the wooly mammoth back from the museum and fossil record.
7pm to : Bethnal Green
The conditions of the Cold War - from nuclear anxiety to technological optimism - infiltrated fashion and design in numerous ways in the period. This talk will explore how Cold War attitudes shaped the body, home and environment.
7:30pm to 9pm Richmond
The third in a series of talks exploring the stories of London's animals - past, present and future
6:30pm to : Barbican
This talk will discuss Nineteenth Century ‘popular’ (often conflicting) attitudes towards infanticide, by examining the transcripts of court cases tried at London’s Central Criminal Court.
7pm to 8:30pm Southwark
Hear about London's celebrity detectives and gangsters, and find out what happened to a rowdy group of builders drinking on a rooftop in 1806.
6:30pm to : City of London
Dr Kaufmann tells the intriguing tales of three Africans living in Tudor England.
6pm to 7pm Holborn
Peter Clarke gives this talk based on his experience in the City of London Police and IRA during the 1970s to 1990s.
2pm to 3pm City of London
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
This exhibition explores, through archives and photographs, life in the borough in the late 1960’s.
10am to 7pm Farringdon
Closes tomorrow
A huge glowing moon will hang from the roof of the church for a week.
Starts at 12am Euston Closing soon Sat, 19th Oct
Explore the changing role of women in the British Army through the lens of the Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC).
10am to 5:30pm Chelsea Closing soon Sun, 20th Oct
This exhibition explores how innovative individuals, communities and organisations are radically re-inventing how we grow, distribute and experience food.
10am to 5:45pm South Kensington Closing soon Sun, 20th Oct
This exhibition celebrates music hall and variety entertainment throughout a time when Islington was London’s undisputed ‘Parish of Pleasure’!
10am to 5pm Clerkenwell Closing soon Tue, 22nd Oct
These are cartoons the Evening Standard felt were either too strong or in too bad taste to publish.
10:30am to 5:30pm Putney Closing soon Fri, 25th Oct
Explore the ancient and modern contexts of one of the most important artefacts in the Petrie Museum: an ancient model of a ship-cart excavated from a tomb at the site of Gurob.
1pm to 5pm Euston Closing soon Sat, 26th Oct
An opportunity to see excellence in contemporary design alongside the Wallace Collection’s own art works.
11am to 5pm Marylebone High St Closing soon Sun, 27th Oct
The world's most celebrated contemporary glass artist is back, showcasing his work against the stunning backdrop of Kew Gardens.
10am to 7pm Richmond Closing soon Sun, 27th Oct
Discover the mesmerising paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck, one of Finland’s best kept secrets, in the UK’s first major exhibition of her work.
10am to 6pm Picadilly Closing soon Sun, 27th Oct
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Sun 20th Oct at 05:30pm
