Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Things to do in London in February 2017

The ianVisits guide to February's unusual events, tours, lectures and exhibitions happening around London.


Wednesday 1st February

Join curator Hazel Forsyth as she explores the impact of the Great Fire on the daily lives of everyday Londoners.
2017-02-01
3pm to 4pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Mapping and maps have an important role in archaeological excavations, but during the First World War in Egypt, maps had a more clandestine role to play.
2017-02-01
6pm to 8pm
 
Euston
Euston
This event marks the opening of a three day exhibition hosted by the Horse Hospital, featuring John Coulthart's psychedelia-themed 'Alice' artwork, printed for the first time as (drug-free) blotter art.
2017-02-01
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Spend an evening taking photos of the Cathedral lit by candlelight.
2017-02-01
7pm to 9pm
 
Samira Ahmed will host a panel of experts to discuss this fascinating, contradictory figure and his influence
2017-02-01
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Hanover Square
Hanover Square

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Thursday 2nd February

An evening debate with a range of architects and policy makers discussing how we can start to change the current dysfunctional model of housing production for the better.
2017-02-02
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Six speakers will unpack the identity of six styles that have dominated the period and clear away some of the fog. This week Modernism in the 1930's with Alan Powers.
2017-02-02
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Screening of the silent movie with live performance with composer Matt Harding
2017-02-02
Starts at 7pm
 
Hampstead
Hampstead
A unique opportunity to hear award winning journalists Jeremy Bowen, Christina Lamb OBE and Matthew Price share their experiences. Followed by a Q&A with Stephen Sackur.
2017-02-02
7:30pm to 9pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington

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Friday 3rd February

Explore the acoustic properties of spider silk and hear from design engineer, Luca Alessandrini who created a spider silk violin prototype.
2017-02-03
1pm to 2pm
 
Euston
Euston
An evening of activities from talks to performances, as we explore the future of romantic relationships.
2017-02-03
6:30pm to 9:30pm
 
St James
St James
Fancy getting in touch with your wild side? Want to play with the wild ones in the woods? Are you sure...?
2017-02-03
7pm to 11pm
 
Camden
Camden
Two authors explore their fascination with Turkey’s unique capital
2017-02-03
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Camden
Camden
Putting elephants and penguins on the map with James Cheshire
2017-02-03
7:15pm to 8:30pm
 
Camden
Camden

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Saturday 4th February

There will be a chance to go down into the bottom of a drained canal lock over the weekend.
2017-02-04
10am to 4pm
 
Visit one of the Geffrye's 18th-century almshouses which has been fully restored to its original condition.
2017-02-04
11am to 3pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Guided tour of the society's genealogical library and education centre in Clerkenwell.
2017-02-04
11:15am to 12:45pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Do you think religion should make way for the new sciences? Discuss at this talk.
2017-02-04
Starts at 11:30am
 
Southwark
Southwark
Watch the UK's youngest steam "locomotive", the 60163 Tornado as it hauls a train in a loop around South London.
2017-02-04
12:20pm to 4:10pm
 
Can scientific discoveries deepen our understanding of God?
2017-02-04
Starts at 1pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
A four hour workshop at Barts Pathology Museum to learn the exact techniques used to preserve human specimens in pathology collections today.
2017-02-04
1pm to 5pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2017-02-04
2pm to 5pm
 
Tooting
Tooting
What happens if a machine outgrows its purpose to defy its maker?
2017-02-04
Starts at 2:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Listen to this keynote address about the universe’s mysteries that science can’t explain.
2017-02-04
Starts at 4pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Sunday 5th February

Mosques up and down the country open their doors to the general public, all on the same day.
2017-02-05
All Day
 
There will be a chance to go down into the bottom of a drained canal lock over the weekend.
2017-02-05
10am to 4pm
 
This two hour walk looks at the exteriors of very different buildings, all built during the 20th Century.
2017-02-05
11am to 1pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Step back in history and visit the terminus building of London's original international airport - in Croydon.
2017-02-05
11am to 4pm
 
Croydon
Croydon

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Monday 6th February

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Tuesday 7th February

Professor Kate Bowers will discuss how crime rates have dropped over the past few decades, and what we need to do to keep them down.
2017-02-07
1:15pm to 1:55pm
 
Hear speakers discussing transgender and gender-fluid lives and experiences in the armed forces.
2017-02-07
6pm to 9pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich
An evening in the Sir John Soane's Museum with the rooms lit by candles.
2017-02-07
6pm to 9pm
 

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Wednesday 8th February

A Lunchtime Lecture with Matthew Hudson, who will explore the innovative and revolutionary new methods of ticketing adopted by TFL and Oyster to service London's transport users.
2017-02-08
1pm to 2pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
This presentation by Paul Jagger will explore the City of London’s and those of some of the ancient and modern Livery Companies in a heraldic tapestry that weaves in many stories of City lore and law.
2017-02-08
2pm to 3pm
 
City of London
City of London
A 90 minute creative documentary with a personal tone, looks at contemporary terrorism and antisemitism.
2017-02-08
6pm to 8pm
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
A hospitalised Roald Dahl used to regale a junior doctor with tales of his medical encounters. Twenty five years after Dahl’s death that doctor, now Professor Tom Solomon, set out to discover whether the stories were true, with amazing results.
2017-02-08
6pm to 8pm
 
Camden
Camden
Andy Derbyshire, newly appointed as the route’s Chief Operating Officer, outlines his experiences to date and plans for the future.
2017-02-08
6pm to 9pm
 
Strand
Strand
Join critically acclaimed author Lesley Downer for insight into love and romance in 19th century Japan.
2017-02-08
6:45pm to 8pm
 
Harley Street
Harley Street

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Thursday 9th February

Historian and Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces Tracy Borman talks about the lack of privacy, even in the bedroom of the Tudor royal family.
2017-02-09
2pm to 3pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
This lecture provides a contextual overview of the experiences of gay men and lesbians under National Socialism, especially the ways in which the Nazi regime targeted homosexual men
2017-02-09
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Six speakers will unpack the identity of six styles that have dominated the period and clear away some of the fog. This week Brutalism with Barnabas Calder.
2017-02-09
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell

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Friday 10th February

A London maps salon hosted by author and broadcaster Travis Elborough
2017-02-10
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Camden
Camden

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Saturday 11th February

These tours have been created to mark the 100th anniversary of the Johnston typeface.
2017-02-11
Starts at 11am
 
Acton
Acton
This afternoon event will explore varied aspects of LGBTQ+ history, from a queer view of the suffrage movement to reflections on the current recording of trans history.
2017-02-11
1:30pm to 5:30pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
A fundraising evening of comedy dedicated to Charles Darwin to celebrate his Birthday.
2017-02-11
7pm to 11pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

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Sunday 12th February

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Monday 13th February

John Julius Norwich's latest book discusses Henry VIII of England, Francis I of France, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
2017-02-13
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Dr Adriano Aymonino from the University of Buckingham, examines the history of Northumberland House and Adam’s unique work within.
2017-02-13
6pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Writers of the hit TV series Humans discuss their writing partnership, artificial intelligence and what they hope fans take away from the most recent season.
2017-02-13
6:30pm to 7:45pm
 
St James
St James
A talk about public sculptures erected between 1945 and 1985 to bring our public spaces back to life after the Second World War.
2017-02-13
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Four writers talk about the roots of the romance, where it’s heading, the impact of feminism and much more.
2017-02-13
6:30pm to 10pm
 
Tottenham Court Road
Tottenham Court Road
David Feldman examines the changing meanings of antisemitism since the term was first coined.
2017-02-13
6:30pm to 8pm
 

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Tuesday 14th February

The Design Museum marks Valentine's Day with an evening talk exploring how technology is re-shaping intimacy.
2017-02-14
6:15pm to 7:30pm
 
Kensington
Kensington
This presentation will place the creation and liquidation of the Kishinev ghetto in 1941/42, where over 11,000 Jews lost their lives.
2017-02-14
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Discover the Museum after-dark, enjoy a drink and uncover how seduction is done in the animal world.
2017-02-14
6:30pm to 9pm
 
Euston
Euston
Take a look at two different perceived versions of the heart: the physical and the emotional.
2017-02-14
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
Barbican
Barbican

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Wednesday 15th February

Join Jorina von Zimmermann to explore her research into collective synchrony and how it influences individual behaviour and cognition.
2017-02-15
1pm to 2pm
 
Camden
Camden
A talk about the development of travel medicine from the 1980s onwards.
2017-02-15
Starts at 5:30pm
 
Harley Street
Harley Street
Hear author Neil Gaiman discuss his new book, Norse Mythology, and the Norse myths that inspire his fiction.
2017-02-15
Starts at 7:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Thursday 16th February

A discussion on The Future of Money as we consider the content of our wallets, the security of online banking and the emergence of digital currencies.
2017-02-16
5:30pm to 6:30pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
This talk by John Scott takes a look at the images and the words chosen to express eternal love in the nineteenth century.
2017-02-16
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
Six speakers will unpack the identity of six styles that have dominated the period and clear away some of the fog. This week Elain Harwood on Modernism after 1945.
2017-02-16
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
The London Gin Club will be recreating a range of "lost" cocktails, including two from Charles Dickens books.
2017-02-16
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
A series of evening talks that uncovers the stories of Southwark and the cathedral at its heart.
2017-02-16
7pm to 9pm
 

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Friday 17th February

In this lecture, using evidence from Pompeii, Professor Mario Torelli will show how the funding of public works secured advancement in the ancient world.
2017-02-17
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Celebrate the softer side of transport with an event focusing on why London is, and always has been, a trend setter in urban street style,
2017-02-17
2:45pm to 10pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden

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Saturday 18th February

Get in touch with your ‘inner child’ and enjoy a morning around the fire, cooking and sharing stories.
2017-02-18
10am to 12pm
 
Paddington
Paddington
Master wood carver Hugh Wedderburn examines the point of modern day craftsmanship in today's age of outsourcing and digital printing.
2017-02-18
2pm to 4pm
 
Fulham
Fulham

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Sunday 19th February

The writing may just be on the wall not only for liberalism but also the associated blend of democracy.
2017-02-19
11am to 1pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
A tour of one of Europe’s finest neo-classical interiors including areas not usually accessible to the public.
2017-02-19
Starts at 1:15pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

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Monday 20th February

Video games: a series of talks exploring the relationship between video games, history, politics and art.
2017-02-20
Starts at 7pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
See the cult classic sci-fi movie on a large screen.
2017-02-20
Starts at 7pm
 
Hackney
Hackney

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Tuesday 21st February

2017-02-21
1pm to 2pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Free
This talk will focus on First World War shipwrecks, detailing the record sources available for shipwrecks and those who were lost on board.
2017-02-21
2pm to 3pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
Fiona Reynolds proposes to inspire us through the beauty of the world around us.
2017-02-21
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
The speaker will talk about the some of the great achievements and their associated challenges to date.
2017-02-21
7:15pm to 9:30pm
 
Hammersmith
Hammersmith

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Wednesday 22nd February

The first event in the Concrete Elegance 2017 series displays the scope and diversity of concrete facades.
2017-02-22
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Euston
Euston
China’s urban population is growing every year by 20 million - roughly a city the size of London and Paris combined together.
2017-02-22
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Adults-only evening at Banqueting House exploring the stories of King James I and his male favourites. Featuring live performance, talks, demonstrations, music and drinking.
2017-02-22
7pm to 11pm
 
Whitehall
Whitehall

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Thursday 23rd February

Patricia Espinosa will be joined by Nicholas Stern and Sam Fankhauser for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities that countries will face as they implement the Paris Agreement.
2017-02-23
12:30pm to 1:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
A screening of The Battle of the Ancre and Advance of the Tanks (1917) introduced by Dr Toby Haggith, Senior Curator at the Imperial War Museum.
2017-02-23
5:30pm to 7:30pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
Join Scott Nolan who uses rarely-seen archive material to explore the treatment of the wounded and the early development of modern plastic surgery.
2017-02-23
6pm to 7pm
 
Camden
Camden
Hear about the construction of one of the wonders of the modern world. Leanne has lectured on the Panama Canal for the cruise industry and has been through the locks 17 times.
2017-02-23
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
A panel of speakers debate their historical, social, political and personal views of self-harm.
2017-02-23
Starts at 6pm
 
Harley Street
Harley Street
Six speakers will unpack the identity of six styles that have dominated the period and clear away some of the fog. This week Neo-Georgian with Julian Holder and Elizabeth McKellar.
2017-02-23
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
A series of evening talks that uncovers the stories of Southwark and the cathedral at its heart.
2017-02-23
7pm to 9pm
 
Scott Wood, host of the London Fortean Society attempts to dissect these clowns and unravel how it came about.
2017-02-23
Starts at 7:45pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel

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Friday 24th February

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Saturday 25th February

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Sunday 26th February

The Seething Festival has held an essential role for hundreds of years in bringing the whole community together.
2017-02-26
Starts at 2pm
 
Surbiton
Surbiton

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Monday 27th February

On the day before pancakes, eat all the bacon in your home.
2017-02-27
All Day
 
This talk will focus on the transmission of scientific and practical knowledge among small-scale oral cultures across the world, drawing on Australian Aboriginal, Native American, African and Pacific cultures.
2017-02-27
Starts at 7:45pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel

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Tuesday 28th February

This lecture will examine how the legal process for consenting ‘nationally significant’ wind farms shapes our knowledge of landscape.
2017-02-28
1:15pm to 1:55pm
 
Tate Archive curator, Darragh O’Donoghue, and First World War Diverse Histories Researcher, Louise Bell, will deliver a talk on Paul Nash and other war artists.
2017-02-28
2pm to 3pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
What happens when power, communications, and transport are all disrupted, when shops cannot function, and when most people cannot find out what is happening?
2017-02-28
6pm to 7pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Kai-Uwe Bergmann, a partner at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), will give a special presentation on BIG’s work in London.
2017-02-28
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Euston
Euston
This talk will delve into previously closed secret police and government files to explore how queer spaces were targeted and spied on in the 1920s and 1930s, enabling you to discover the resilience of the community in response.
2017-02-28
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
In this lecture, Mark Bradley explores how changes in US culture and thought from the 1940-70s changed the American idea of what it means to be free.
2017-02-28
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Universal social policies have the power to reduce inequality and create more cohesive societies. But how can countries in the South deliver universalism?
2017-02-28
6:30pm to 9pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
British Library Chief Executive Roly Keating reflects on the work, role and riches of the British Library.
2017-02-28
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Camden
Camden

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