Welcome to the ianVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Top events in London Today
Visits will include an informative video, an archives display, and a self-guided tour of the exhibition with activities and competitions.
10am to 4pm
Putney
Join best-selling author and historian Alison Weir for her spellbinding story of Elizabeth of York, the first Tudor queen
6:30pm to 8pm
Southwark
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Over 400 objects from Tiffany’s archives go on display at the Saatchi Gallery.
10am to 6pm
Chelsea
Closes tomorrow
The vast array of floral designs on show span the centuries dating back to the late 16th Century.
11am to 5pm
Greenwich
Closing soon Sat, 20th August
Explore five centuries of UK news through broadsheets, blogs and objects from our own collection and examine era-defining stories close-up.
All Day
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 21st August
Run without interruption since 1769, the Summer Exhibition showcases art in all forms, from prints, painting, film and photography, to architectural works and sculpture.
10am to 6pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Sun, 21st August
An exhibition based around the disputed claims that the Dutch painter Philips Wouwerman was a plagiarist.
10am to 5pm
Dulwich
Closing soon Sun, 21st August
9:30am to 6pm
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 21st August
Enter into the world of superheroes in this first major exhibition to explore the representation of foundlings, orphans, adoptees, and foster children in comics, graphic novels and sequential art from around the globe.
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 28th August
The name Bruce Gilden is synonymous with striking images - his unique and confrontational style has made him a stand-out Icon in the pantheon of legendary American street photographers.
10am to 9pm
Mayfair
Closing soon Sun, 28th August
Explore the 100-year history of the prestigious Royal Academy of Dance.
10am to 5:45pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 28th August
In this exhibition, learn more about printmaking in Rudolf's court in Prague during the highpoint of innovative and ambitious prints made from around 1580 until the early years of the 17th century.
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 28th August
Regular Events - today
Enjoy a boat trip through London's Islington tunnel on The Regent's Canal, opened in 1820, and around three quarters of a mile in length.
11am to 4pm
Islington
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
