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
Join Dr Kathleen Sherit as she examines the changing status of women in the armed forces, the challenges they have faced, and the steps that paved the way to the front line.
12pm to :
Chelsea
£14.00
Enjoy an evening of songs of the sea from the time of Trafalgar and learn about the popular ditties of patriotism.
7pm to :
Clerkenwell
Online events / webinars
A talk about Neave Brown, widely regarded as greatest housing architect of the twentieth century in Britain
1pm to 2pm
Come along to this virtual talk and hear acclaimed documentary film-maker Steven C Smith discuss Hitchcock's locations.
6:30pm to 7:30pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Visit an 'abandoned' Tube station underworld and discover what secrets lurk beneath our busy streets in this Hidden London exhibition.
10am to 6pm
Covent Garden
Closing soon Thu, 20th January
The exhibition invites audiences to consider one of ancient Korea’s most significant, but enigmatic, archaeological sites.
10am to 6pm
City of London
Closes tomorrow
This exhibition explores and celebrates the incredible story of Muriel Gardiner’s life, through family photo albums, unpublished documents and Muriel’s own autobiography.
10:30am to 5pm
Hampstead
Closing soon Sun, 23rd January
Rediscover the power and presence of architectural wonders by Le Corbusier, Zaha Hadid RA and others through Hélène Binet’s photographic lens.
10am to 6pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Sun, 23rd January
£18
Noguchi
An exhibition celebrating Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), one of the most experimental and pioneering artists of the 20th century.
10am to 6pm
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 23rd January
This exhibition celebrates the role of architectural models in shaping the spaces we live in.
9am to 6pm
Euston
Closing soon Fri, 28th January
Free
The Last Hussar
British artist Tobias Wilkinson documented the daily life of the last British tank soldiers to leave Germany, prior to their homecoming in 2019.
10am to 5pm
Chelsea
Closing soon Fri, 28th January
The exhibition brings together over a dozen of the artist’s best male portraits from collections across the world.
10:15am to 3:45pm
Marylebone High St
Closing soon Sun, 30th January
A selection of the finest prints from Lloyd's collection that reveal his admiration for the Alpine landscape and his interest in Swiss customs and mythology.
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 30th January
In a world-first, a group of rare drawings by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai will go on display at the British Museum.
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 30th January
Regular Events - today
Learn about the history and future of the Square Mile with this fascinating architectural model.
12:30pm to 1pm
Kings Cross
Learn about the history and future of the Square Mile with this fascinating architectural model.
12pm to 12:30pm City of London
Walking tours of London - today
Are you ready to learn about London’s grim and gruesome past? Then join us on a tour that tells the tale of crime and punishment, executions and excess.
11am to 12:30pm City of LondonDiscover more about this much-loved London hospital, whose history dates back nearly 900 years!
2pm to 3:30pm Barbican
