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.
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This lecture looks at new results from the UAE’s Hope mission, China’s Tianwen-1 and NASA’s Perseverence.
1pm to 2pm
Holborn
Online events / webinars
This talk will explore the quirky, social and scientific history behind this iconic skyline structure.
12:30pm to 1:30pm
Archivist Susan Snell and Prof. Colin Jones, discuss the life and times of pioneering dentist and freemason Bartholomew Ruspini.
7:30pm to 8:30pm
There is a web of sites around the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall, that are often seen as places where the veil between the worlds is thin.
8pm to 9:30pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Free
On Tenterhooks
Inspired by artist Anna Ray’s Huguenot ancestors who settled in Spitalfields as textile makers in the 18th century, the exhibition, On Tenterhooks explores the past and present of textile making.
8am to 6pm
City of London
Closing soon Thu, 1st October
Free
CorporateQueer
A photography exhibition representing and recognising the LGBT+ community and their contribution to the world of work, in The City of London and beyond.
10am to 6pm
City of London
Closing soon Fri, 24th September
7:30am to 4pm
City of London
Closing soon Fri, 24th September
Around 70 shops, restaurants and hotels will be decorated with floral displays for the week.
All Day
City of London
Closing soon Sat, 25th September
The exhibition showcases the people and places in Harrow who have contributed to preserving Harrow’s natural spaces.
10am to 4pm
Rayners Lane
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
11am to 4pm
Hampstead
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
This exhibition looks at the Cold War and its effect on cultural practices in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa region, which generated one of the most fertile periods in the history of Arab culture and publishing.
11am to 6pm
Earls Court
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
An exhibition about the 20th century’s most influential floral decorator, Constance Spry.
10:30am to 4pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
Made in the spring of 2020, during a period of intense activity at his home in Normandy, this exhibition charts the unfolding of spring, from beginning to end, and is a joyous celebration of the seasons.
10am to 6pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
£17.50
Naturally Brilliant Colour
Experience colour like never before in an exhibition that celebrates the spectacular shades of the natural world.
10am to 5pm
Richmond
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
Walking tours of London - today
Boudica’s Rebellion, The Great Fire of London and the Blitz. London has burned several time in its 2,000 years, and on this walk you’ll learn about the cataclysmic events of 1666 and 1940/41.
11am to 12:30pm
City of London
