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
Speaker Steve Ladd, who will share his experiences in the US Air Force flying the F-4 Phantom and A-10 Warthog.
11am to 12pm
Stanmore
Join Robert Fleming as he traces the development and service of King Edward’s Horse (The King’s Overseas Dominions Regiment).
12pm to 1pm
Chelsea
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
For this occasion, the artist presents a new series of 6 acrylics on canvas inspired by the latest trends in the contemporary Asian avant-garde.
10:30am to 6:30pm
Paddington
Closes today
An exhibition of diaristic photographs drawn from a period spanning 1990-2004, documenting the artist’s experiences as part of the free party and traveller community.
11am to 6pm
Fitzrovia
Closes today
A collection of limited edition prints and original drawings including maps that salute London’s Theatres, Lost Rivers and bustling London Squares.
12pm to 5pm
Trafalgar Square
Closes tomorrow
Lights, neon and a great deal of action will come in to play at the Victorian covered market.
All Day
Aldwych
Closes tomorrow
Free
Hackney in the 1980s
This exhibition brings 1980s Hackney to life through photographs found in the basement of the Rio Cinema, Dalston.
9:30am to 5:30pm
Hackney
Closes tomorrow
The richly decorated Victorian Leadenhall Market has been filled with neon lighting from Gods Own Junkyard.
All Day
Richmond
Closes tomorrow
This show brings together two of the most important figures in twentieth-century British painting, exploring between them, figuration, abstraction, cubism, ‘concrete’ art, and collage.
10am to 5pm
Hanover Square
Closes tomorrow
This exhibition looks at how spirituality continued to be an important source of inspiration for artists in the post-war years.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closes tomorrow
Free
Tom Sachs - Ritual
An exhibition of new works by Tom Sachs, never previously seen in the UK, including four new sculptures conceived for the exhibition.
10am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Closes tomorrow
Free
Ryoji Ikeda
A subterranean exploration of sound and light, the show takes viewers on a sensory journey through 180 Studio’s labyrinth-like spaces.
10am to 6pm
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 1st August
Regular Events - today
A free lunchtime talk in our new space at Coal Drops Yard and learn about London’s historical and physical development.
12:30pm to 1pm
Kings Cross
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 the secrets of London in our walking tour of Covent Garden, Kingsway, Lincoln’s Inn Fields and Victoria Embankment.
11:30am to 1:30pm Covent GardenDiscover more about this much-loved London hospital, whose history dates back nearly 900 years!
2pm to 3:30pm Barbican
