Welcome to the ianVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Coronavirus: Events may be cancelled and venues closed at short notice, you are advised to check on their websites before making a trip.
Top events in London Today
A talk to explore both the Camden Highline and Bankside's Low Line as projects reusing railway infrastructure.
1:15pm to 2pm
Online events / webinars
A discussion about the nursing student experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
5:30pm to 7pm
This talk will give a unique opportunity to see in more detail how a construction project of the scale such as HS2 has been managed and progressed.
6pm to 7pm
An in-depth conversation about all things bodysnatching with Suzie Lennox, author of Bodysnatchers: Diggin Up the Untold Stories of Britain’s Resurrection Men.
6pm to 7pm
Thorney Island Society Member Michael Marriott will talk us around the back streets of Thorney Island, Westminster.
6:30pm to 7:30pm
Beneath the streets of the contemporary city lie the ghosts of previous Londons including Saxon Lundenwic and Norman Londonburgh.
7pm to 9pm
Join designer Harris Elliott for a discussion of the upcycled 'Le Tings' Scandal bags, made from rice bags sourced from West Africa, encompassing stories of identity and culture.
7pm to 8pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
For this occasion, the artist presents a new series of 6 acrylics on canvas inspired by the latest trends in the contemporary Asian avant-garde.
10:30am to 6:30pm
Paddington
Closes tomorrow
An exhibition of diaristic photographs drawn from a period spanning 1990-2004, documenting the artist’s experiences as part of the free party and traveller community.
11am to 6pm
Fitzrovia
Closes tomorrow
A collection of limited edition prints and original drawings including maps that salute London’s Theatres, Lost Rivers and bustling London Squares.
12pm to 5pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Sat, 31st July
Lights, neon and a great deal of action will come in to play at the Victorian covered market.
All Day
Aldwych
Closing soon Sat, 31st July
Free
Hackney in the 1980s
This exhibition brings 1980s Hackney to life through photographs found in the basement of the Rio Cinema, Dalston.
9:30am to 5:30pm
Hackney
Closing soon Sat, 31st July
The richly decorated Victorian Leadenhall Market has been filled with neon lighting from Gods Own Junkyard.
All Day
Richmond
Closing soon Sat, 31st July
This show brings together two of the most important figures in twentieth-century British painting, exploring between them, figuration, abstraction, cubism, ‘concrete’ art, and collage.
10am to 5pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Sat, 31st July
This exhibition looks at how spirituality continued to be an important source of inspiration for artists in the post-war years.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 31st July
Free
Tom Sachs - Ritual
An exhibition of new works by Tom Sachs, never previously seen in the UK, including four new sculptures conceived for the exhibition.
10am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Sat, 31st July
Free
Ryoji Ikeda
A subterranean exploration of sound and light, the show takes viewers on a sensory journey through 180 Studio’s labyrinth-like spaces.
10am to 6pm
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 1st August
Walking tours of London - today
Follow the trail left by monks and monarchs, press barons and literary giants along the highway and down its twisting alleyways.
11am to 12:30pm
City of London
£15.00
The Famous Square Mile
A walk that explores the very heart of the City – the most historic part of the capital.
11am to 1pm City of London
£15.00
Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
This Magical Mystery Tour is a chance to “Imagine” Beatlemania and the Swinging 60s.
11am to 1pm Bloomsbury
£15.00
Old Westminster Walking Tour
A guided walk around Westminster and get to see the hidden and ever so picturesque Georgian back streets where all the political salons are
2pm to 4pm Whitehall
