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 notice that the Thames Barrier and the Barking Barrier will have their monthly test closures today.
9:30am to 1pm
Online events / webinars
A talk about the challenges of deploying new technology and examine the balance between investing in new innovation and maintaining existing technology all while securing the trust of customers.
2:30pm to :

See examples of historic repairs to documents and learn why it is important for conservators to study old repairs.
4pm to 5pm

Rebecca Earle traces the history of the potato from the Andes to everywhere, revealing the ways in which our ideas about eating are entangled with the emergence of capitalism and why we have such an ambivalent relationship with government dietary guidelines.
6pm to 7pm

As we begin to think about renewing and rebuilding in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, how can the humanities help?
6pm to 7pm
Join Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos
7pm to 8pm

£5.00
Joining us from Chicago, Lehrer speaks with Audrey Niffenegger about her memoir Golem Girl, an extraordinary story of tenacity and creativity.
7pm to 8pm

A talk will provide the audience with a fresh approach to designing and planting their gardens along with a host of tips on rejuvenating tired plants, lawns and patios.
7:30pm to 8:45pm

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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
The Royal Society of Sculptors is showcasing the work of Naomi Blake FRBS with an outdoor exhibition on the sculpture terrace.

All Day
South Kensington
Ends on Sun 6th June
Free
Crocodile Cradle
An exhibition that can be seen through the gallery window while it's shut.

All Day
Islington
Ends on Closing soon Sun, 18th April
An exhibition around the roof garden above the Elizabeth line station of large geometric coloured shapes.

All Day
Poplar
Ends on Sat 19th June
Uncover plants and pranks this Easter with Dennis and Gnasher and all their friends from Beano at Kew Gardens.

10am to 5pm
Richmond
Ends on Closing soon Sun, 18th April
This exhibition brings together 26 pictures from a new series Gilbert & George have been working on for over two years.

10am to 3:30pm
St James
Ends on Fri 30th April
Free
Not Vital: Paintings
This exhibition features a selection of works never previously exhibited in the UK, many of which have never been seen by the public.

10am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Ends on Wed 26th May
In this exhibition, a suggestion of haunting, or ghostliness, is manifested in a different way.
10am to 5:45pm
Mayfair
Ends on Sat 5th June
The exhibition presents a select sampling of Koraïchi’s works in different media created during this past year of global crisis.

12:30pm to 5:30pm
Clerkenwell
Ends on Sat 12th June
The first solo exhibition in Europe devoted to three generations of women artists living in Gee’s Bend, a remote black community situated on a U-turn in the Alabama River.

10am to 6pm
Tottenham Court Road
Ends on Closing soon Sun, 25th April
An open-air exhibition documenting the overland journey photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer undertook in 2019 following the historic trade route.

All Day
Kings Cross
Ends on Wed 16th June