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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A rare opportunity to see behind the gates of this hidden gem, gifted to local residents during the construction of the Tate Modern.
10am to 5pm
Southwark
Taking a look at gyroscopes, this lecture explores the common threads that link all spinning things.
6pm to 7pm
Barbican
Science Museum Lates are adults-only, after-hours theme nights that take place in the museum on the last Wednesday of every month.
6:15pm to 8pm
South Kensington
Visit the St Sepulchre Chapel, currently undergoing conservation, and hear experts and enthusiasts discuss Comper’s work on the chapel.
6:30pm to :
Paddington
Global Expert in Facial Expressions, Emotions and Behaviour, Adrianne Carter, The Face Whisperer will be taking a look at the Royals and what they reveal about how they’re really feeling.
7pm to :
Notting Hill
Online events / webinars
This Fresh Concrete event focuses on innovative technology that has the potential to transform the performance and uses for concrete.
1pm to 2pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Sweet Harmony looks at a significant five-year period in UK dance music history and the previously undocumented contribution that young people living and working in the London Borough of Waltham Forest made to it.
10am to 5pm
Walthamstow
Closes today
This exhibition celebrates The Prince’s Foundation’s history, principles, aims, projects and education programmes, with a particular focus on the work being done by the charity to champion and preserve heritage craft skills.
11am to 4pm
Sloane Square
Closing soon Fri, 27th May
Areas around Chelsea are transformed into London’s largest free flower festival with this year’s theme, 'British Icons'.
All Day
Hanover Square
Closing soon Sat, 28th May
An exhibition of the most beautiful private press books ever published, illustrating Walker’s revolutionary book printing techniques and legacy in his former home in Hammersmith.
11am to 4pm
Hammersmith
Closing soon Sat, 28th May
10am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Sat, 28th May
An exhibition of paintings, watercolours and sculptures by the multi-talented Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves).
10am to 6pm
Hammersmith
Closing soon Sat, 28th May
Free
Light and Shadow
An exhibition by Yoon Hyup, known for his vibrant use of lines and dots to create minimalistic and abstract city scape paintings.
11am to 6pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 29th May
Free
Radio Ballads
Radio Ballads presents new film commissions alongside paintings, drawings and contextual materials that share the stories learned in social care work.
10am to 6pm
Paddington
Closing soon Sun, 29th May
Free
Victor Seaward
Touching on histories of medicine, trade and industrialisation through digitally rendered objects, Seaward weaves narrative through commonplace objects and organic forms.
12pm to 6pm
Kentish Town
Closing soon Sun, 29th May
An outdoor exhibition of 138 award-winning images selected from 20,000 submissions by photographers in 151 countries.
All Day
Kings Cross
Closing soon Tue, 31st May
Walking tours of London - today
£13.52
Roman London Walking Tour
Join our Roman guided tour and let us ‘roam’ around the City and discover a history that dates back nearly 2,000 years.
11am to 12:30pm
City of London£15.00
London Magic Tour
A unique walking tour through London’s magical history with a magical guide — discover the magic side of London beyond Harry Potter.
Starts at 2pm Whitehall
