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, 4th December 2024?
Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
See a number of short films in a derelict building. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Dec)
180 Studios
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
A botanical wonderland awaits, with brightly coloured laser beams dancing over water, a Tunnel of Lights, scented Fire Garden and fairy-tale avenues of flora. (Ending Soon Mon, 2nd Jan)
Kew Gardens
Very odd art display in the Barbican's curve space. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Jan)
Barbican Centre
Step back through the centuries and discover the origins and meanings of some of the rich and vibrant traditions of Christmas past. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Jan)
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)
This exhibition shows off the winning photographs in the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 competition. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Jan)
Horniman Museum
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
Gonks
Can you find the Gonks hiding around Southbank Centre? (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Jan)
Southbank Centre
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
Free
Mise-en-abyme
An art and light installation made from materials recycled from a 2015 sculpture. (Ending Soon Fri, 10th Feb)
gallery@oxo
Celebrate some of the most popular entertainments of Victorian times (Ending Soon Sun, 12th Feb)
The British Library
An opportunity to discover the work of 13 ceramicists in an exhibition spanning over 80 years of ceramic art. (Ending Soon Sun, 26th Feb)
Jewish Museum London
See Quentin Blake's original drawings for Beatrix Potter's newly re-discovered story The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots (Ending Soon Sun, 26th Feb)
House of Illustration
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)
An exhibition showing how maps changed how we look at the world, from Beck's tube map to spy maps. (Ending Soon Wed, 1st Mar)
Rembrant's Self-Portrait, Wearing a Feathered Bonnet is on display in London for the first time. (Ending Soon Sun, 5th Mar)
Discover the evolution of underwear design from the 18th-century to the present day. (Ending Soon Sun, 12th Mar)
A display of the best of the political cartoons published in the newspapers during 2016 (Ending Soon Wed, 29th Mar)
The Political Cartoon Gallery
A special exhibition of original illustrations by John Kenney for the 1965 Ladybird life of Dickens. (Ending Soon Sun, 16th Apr)
Charles Dickens Museum
An exhibition about the woman in Admiral Horatio Nelson's life - Emma Hamilton. (Ending Soon Mon, 17th Apr)
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Fire! Fire!
An exhibition marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of 1666. (Ending Soon Mon, 17th Apr)
The first exhibition to focus on images of artists from within the Royal Collection. (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
Explore Chamberlin, Powell and Bon's endeavour to combine spaciousness with high density development. (Ending Soon Wed, 26th Apr)
Barbican Centre
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)
A substantial exhibition featuring around 200 original costumes, props, models, and pieces of artwork. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Sep)
O2 Arena / Millennium Dome
An exhibition that commemorates the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. (Ending Soon Mon, 15th Jan)
