Welcome to the IanVisits alternative guide to London.
Lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random geeky miscellany.
This is quite an old listings page, did you want: Wednesday, 23rd October 2024?
Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
The Poster Parade showcases a range of sporting posters, commissioned by London Underground over the past century, (Ending Soon Sat, 29th Oct)
A public photography project, art installation and exhibition. (Ending Soon Sun, 30th Oct)
Discover the origins of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, from the success of the 1904 play to its many adaptations. (Ending Soon Sun, 30th Oct)
An exhibition marking the bicentenary of the opening of the first section of the Regent's canal from Paddington to Camden Town (Ending Soon Mon, 31st Oct)
Follow a 565-million-year journey and discover how the intertwined history of colour and vision has shaped the natural world. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Nov)
Focussing on Ove Arup’s philosophy of total design, this exhibition features unseen archival materials. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Nov)
Free
Pearly Treasures
A small display of Pearly Queens and Kings costomes. (Ending Soon Tue, 8th Nov)
A light art display designed to disorientate the viewer - on display for the first time since 1971 (Ending Soon Sat, 12th Nov)
Blain|Southern
This small display celebrates the traditions associated with love, courtship and marriage in Iran and neighbouring regions. (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Nov)
Submerged under the sea, two lost cities of ancient Egypt were recently rediscovered. Their story is told for the first time. (Ending Soon Sun, 27th Nov)
British artist Tom Ellis presents a newly commissioned series of works pairing his figurative paintings with self-made furniture. (Ending Soon Sun, 27th Nov)
Free
Money and Power
An eclectic exhibition of recent photos on the theme of 'Money and Power' offering a fresh contemporary perspective within the City. (Ending Soon Tue, 6th Dec)
A selection of curious, unseen works picked from the collections of The Cinema Museum. (Ending Soon Mon, 12th Dec)
Peltz Gallery
Free
Medals and Martyrs
Am exhibition focusing on Merchant Navy VCs from the First World War. (Ending Soon Mon, 12th Dec)
HQS Wellington
The exhibition focuses on the local area and on display is one of the original, hand-coloured ‘poverty maps’ of Holborn. (Ending Soon Sat, 17th Dec)
LSE Library
Free
The Ulm Model
This is the first exhibition in the UK to represent the achievements of the school, including designs famously commissioned from the school by corporate clients such as Braun and Lufthansa. (Ending Soon Sun, 18th Dec)
Raven Row
An exhibition including first editions, art, photos and memorabilia from the estates of Eleanor Farjeon and MacDonald Gill. (Ending Soon Fri, 23rd Dec)
An exhibition of historic fans which depict the built environment. (Ending Soon Sat, 31st Dec)
Fan Museum
Very odd art display in the Barbican's curve space. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Jan)
Barbican Centre
This exhibition considers a fundamental yet little-examined aspect of life at the Foundling Hospital – food. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Jan)
A wide selection of Heath Robinson’s humorous drawings from both World Wars. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Jan)
Heath Robinson Museum
Go behind the scenes of some of the most iconic war films which have captured the imagination of cinema-going audiences for generations. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Jan)
Am exhibition of some of the souvenirs people could buy from the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park. (Ending Soon Thu, 12th Jan)
The original diary of one of the 17th century's leading scientists is on display for the first time. (Ending Soon Thu, 12th Jan)
A glittering display of haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion from 1919 to 1929. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Jan)
An exhibition that looks at a century of posters agitating for political change. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Jan)
The first ever exhibition devoted to the Dutch painter and draughtsman Adriaen van de Velde. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Jan)
Follow the rise and fall of the mental asylum and explore how it has shaped the complex landscape of mental health today. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Jan)
Explore the influence of one of art’s most infamous and revolutionary figures. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Jan)
National Gallery
Free
Punks
Punks tells the story of one of music's most explosive genres from the people who were there. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Jan)
Explore the impact of telegraphy on the artistic imagination and wider social consciousness in the 19th century. (Ending Soon Sun, 22nd Jan)
A hypnotic light display based on Islamic geometry in the main foyer of the Barbican. (Ending Soon Wed, 25th Jan)
Barbican Centre
Two outstanding masterpieces by Spanish painter Maíno, on display in the UK for the first time (Ending Soon Sun, 29th Jan)
National Gallery
An exhibition that focuses on the wild variety of graphic art that emanated from an era of anti-establishment sentiment. (Ending Soon Sun, 29th Jan)
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
The artwork used for the print elements in the Harry Potter movies displayed by the original artists. (Ending Soon Sat, 4th Feb)
House of Minalima
This exhibition is a rare opportunity to see an outstanding range of surviving examples in one place. (Ending Soon Sun, 5th Feb)
The Vulgar is the first exhibition to explore the inherently challenging but utterly compelling territory of taste in fashion, (Ending Soon Sun, 5th Feb)
Barbican Centre
Celebrate some of the most popular entertainments of Victorian times (Ending Soon Sun, 12th Feb)
The British Library
How have the finished and unfinished revolutions of the late 1960s changed the way we live today and think about the future? (Ending Soon Sun, 26th Feb)
This display steps inside the homes of 26 London teenagers to explore the meaning and significance of contemporary teenage bedrooms. (Ending Soon Tue, 28th Feb)
Discover the evolution of underwear design from the 18th-century to the present day. (Ending Soon Sun, 12th Mar)
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Fire! Fire!
An exhibition marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of 1666. (Ending Soon Mon, 17th Apr)
An exhibition of board games from modern classics to 18th century historical games. (Ending Soon Sun, 23rd Apr)
V&A Museum of Childhood
The biggest international competition of its kind, annually showcasing spectacular images shot by astrophotographers worldwide. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)
Free
Our Lives in Data
This exhibition investigates the rapidly evolving role of big data in all our lives and how it is being used to transform the world around us. (Ending Soon Fri, 1st Sep)
An exhibition that commemorates the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. (Ending Soon Mon, 15th Jan)
