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 tomorrow
This lecture examines the ways in which Jews across Europe and Asia co-operated in helping the tens of thousands of their co-religionists displaced by the mid-seventeenth century wars in eastern Europe.
6:30pm to 8pm
EustonHarmful practices due to belief in witchcraft have seen a huge increase in the past six years both globally and in the UK and Kirsty Brimelow QC and author and campaigner Syd Moore have joined forces to expose this phenomenon.
7:30pm to 9:30pm HolbornHear from a series of experts from the architectural, built environment and cultural sectors, as we examine the future threats and opportunities for London’s 24-hour city.
6:30pm to 9pm Euston
Tessa Murdoch will introduce Huguenot craftsmen and entrepreneurs responsible with examples from the V&A’s Ceramic collections.
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Around 50 shops and offices will be decorated for one week with floral displays.
All Day
Closing soon Sat, 25th May
This display presents six innovative projects from the collections of the RIBA and the V&A, each demonstrating a unique experiment in social housing design.
10am to 5:45pm South Kensington Closing soon Sun, 26th May
This exhibition displays a selection of Cultural Revolution propaganda posters, revolutionary landscapes, images of the leader and intricate papercuts all of which were collected in China during the 1970s.
10am to 5pm Walthamstow Closing soon Sun, 26th May
A major exhibition exploring the role of drawing in contemporary architectural practice through the work of one of Britain’s leading architects and architectural draughtsmen.
10am to 5pm Holborn Closing soon Sun, 26th May
Spanning thousands of years, this takes a closer look at five objects that explore the relationship between food, power and control.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Closing soon Mon, 27th May
A major exhibition of works by Martin Parr, one of Britain’s best-known and most widely celebrated photographers.
10am to 7pm Soho Closing soon Mon, 27th May
The exhibition highlights selected maps illustrating the topographical history of Islington from 16th-century rural village to an urban Victorian district.
9:30am to 5pm Clerkenwell Closing soon Fri, 31st May
Key pieces include rare and early examples of designs by Conran and Quant on display spaning the period from 1952 – 1977
11am to 6pm Southwark Closing soon Sun, 2nd Jun
The first ever exhibition outside of Norway of Harald Sohlberg, one of the greatest masters of landscape painting in the history of Norwegian art.
10am to 5pm Dulwich Closing soon Sun, 2nd Jun
The first solo UK exhibition by Myfanwy MacLeod, in partnership with the Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG, Vancouver).
11am to 5:45pm St James Ends on Sat, 8th Jun
Tower Bridge opening times
| 06:30pm | Sailing Barge Ardwina | Up river |
