Welcome to the IanVisits alternative guide to London.
Lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random geeky miscellany.

 

 

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Displayed in date order by how soon they close.

This exhibition explores Impressionism in an Australian context – closely related to yet entirely distinct from its European counterparts. (Ending Soon Sun, 26th Mar)

National Gallery
WC2N 5DN
2017-03-26
See the shortlisted proposals for Trafalgar Square's 2018 and 2020 Fourth Plinth commissions (Ending Soon Sun, 26th Mar)

National Gallery
WC2N 5DN
2017-03-26
This exhibition shows 60 of the brothers’ original book and magazine illustrations, many seen in public for the first time. (Ending Soon Sun, 26th Mar)

Heath Robinson Museum
HA5 1AE
2017-03-26
A display of the best of the political cartoons published in the newspapers during 2016. (Ending Soon Wed, 29th Mar)

The Political Cartoon Gallery
SW15 1JP
2017-03-26
A display of rare and historic Camellias in a Grade 1 listed Conservatory, a gorgeous array of blooms; pink, red, white and striped. (Ending Soon Sun, 2nd Apr)

Chiswick House and Gardens
W4 2RP
2017-03-26
This exhibition sees Leighton’s most famous and celebrated work, Flaming June, return to the artist's house from Puerto Rico. (Ending Soon Sun, 2nd Apr)

Leighton House Museum
W14 8LZ
2017-03-26
A series of paintings based on language collected from the Facebook posts of her grandmother’s travels in the Arctic Circle. (Ending Soon Sun, 2nd Apr)

The Stone Space
E11 1HG
2017-03-26
From ceramics and sculpture, find out more about Ovid’s magical stories and their influence in the display and gallery trail. (Ending Soon Sun, 2nd Apr)

Wallace Collection
W1U 3BN
2017-03-26
An exhibition that marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act which legalised homosexuality in the UK. (Ending Soon Fri, 7th Apr)

LSE Library
WC2A 2HD
2017-03-26
Munks, a keen angler and artist, has made a series of photographs in which he has caught various coarse fish, dressed them in tiny hats and home-made wigs and photographed them underwater using a scuba camera. (Ending Soon Sun, 9th Apr)

Zabludowicz Collection
NW5 3PT
2017-03-26
A special exhibition of original illustrations by John Kenney for the 1965 Ladybird life of Dickens. (Ending Soon Sun, 16th Apr)

Charles Dickens Museum
WC1N 2LX
2017-03-26
An exhibition about the woman in Admiral Horatio Nelson's life - Emma Hamilton. (Ending Soon Mon, 17th Apr)

2017-03-26
An exhibition marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of 1666. (Ending Soon Mon, 17th Apr)

2017-03-26
The first exhibition to focus on images of artists from within the Royal Collection. (Ending Soon Mon, 17th Apr)

2017-03-26
This exhibition explores one of the most momentous periods in modern world history through the lens of its groundbreaking art. (Ending Soon Mon, 17th Apr)

Royal Academy of Arts
W1J 0BD
2017-03-26
Explore the Moomins through the life of its author Tove Jansson  (Ending Soon Sun, 23rd Apr)

Southbank Centre
SE1 8XX
2017-03-26
This exhibition explores the world of driverless vehicles as part of Greenwich's GATEway project. (Ending Soon Sun, 23rd Apr)

London Transport Museum
WC2E 7BB
2017-03-26
A display of eighty pages of original artwork from each decade of ‘the galaxy’s greatest comic’. (Ending Soon Sun, 23rd Apr)

Cartoon Museum
WC1A 2HH
2017-03-26
An exhibition of board games from modern classics to 18th century historical games. (Ending Soon Sun, 23rd Apr)

V&A Museum of Childhood
E2 9PA
2017-03-26
An immersive multi-channel video installation, created by conceptual documentary photographer and Deutsche Börse Photography Prize winner Richard Mosse (Ending Soon Sun, 23rd Apr)

Barbican Centre
EC2Y 8DS
2017-03-26
This exhibition examines why radical artists and writers were drawn to the hills, seaside and villages of Sussex in the first half of the 20th century. (Ending Soon Sun, 23rd Apr)

Two Temple Place
WC2R 3BD
2017-03-26
Explore Chamberlin, Powell and Bon's endeavour to combine spaciousness with high density development. (Ending Soon Wed, 26th Apr)

Barbican Centre
EC2Y 8DS
2017-03-26
The Poster Parade looks at some of the classic designs that have gone on to provide inspiration for a new generation of artists.  (Ending Soon Thu, 27th Apr)

London Transport Museum
WC2E 7BB
2017-03-26
A chance to see the tiny charter document given by William the Conqueror to the City. (Ending Soon Thu, 27th Apr)

Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater
EC2V 5AE
2017-03-26
An exhibition that celebrates 250 years of the jigsaw puzzle, the largest of its kind ever shown. (Ending Soon Sun, 30th Apr)

Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
W11 1QT
2017-03-26
Discover new perspectives in the poetry of Philip Larkin. (Ending Soon Sun, 30th Apr)

Southbank Centre
SE1 8XX
2017-03-26
The appeal of mutton chops, goatees and the most flamboyant of moustaches with a photographic exhibition. (Ending Soon Sun, 30th Apr)

Florence Nightingale Museum
SE1 7EW
2017-03-26
Ethical taxidermist Jazmine Miles-Long challenges ideas and perceptions of this art and craft.  (Ending Soon Mon, 1st May)

Horniman Museum
SE23 3PQ
2017-03-26
This exhibition shows off coins and other objects that were defaced, usually to condemn the memory of deceased Roman Emperors. (Ending Soon Sun, 7th May)

The British Museum
WC1B 3DG
2017-03-26
Explore the work of designer and artist Josef Frank (1885-1967) in the first-ever UK exhibition of his textiles. (Ending Soon Sun, 7th May)

Fashion and Textile Museum
SE1 3XF
2017-03-26
This exhibition explores the way artists and photographers responded to the bombing of London during WW2. (Ending Soon Mon, 8th May)

Museum of London
EC2Y 5HN
2017-03-26
This major Eduardo Paolozzi retrospective spans five decades and features over 250 works. (Ending Soon Sun, 14th May)

Whitechapel Gallery
E1 7QX
2017-03-26
A sumptuous display of over 70 fans decorated with biblical subjects. (Ending Soon Sun, 21st May)

Fan Museum
SE10 8ER
2017-03-26
See Cagnacci’s masterpiece, on view in the UK for the first time in over thirty years (Ending Soon Sun, 21st May)

National Gallery
WC2N 5DN
2017-03-26
This exhibition examines what we think, feel and value about other species and the consequences this has for the world around us. (Ending Soon Sun, 21st May)

Wellcome Collection
NW1 2BE
2017-03-26
Sir Quentin Blake has drawn special portraits of some of the most celebrated characters from Dahl’s stories. (Ending Soon Sun, 21st May)

British Library
NW1 2DB
2017-03-26
Free  
Ethereal photographs of the boats and ships in the Science Museum collection. (Ending Soon Thu, 25th May)

Science Museum
SW7 2DD
2017-03-26
An exhibition featuring the work of one of Canada’s most celebrated contemporary artists. (Ending Soon Sat, 27th May)

Canada House Gallery
SW1Y 5BJ
2017-03-26
£19.50  
One of the most popular and influential British artists of the twentieth century returns to Tate Britain for his most comprehensive exhibition yet. (Ending Soon Mon, 29th May)

Tate Britain
SW1P 4RG
2017-03-26
A 13-minute robotic performance based on the last supper, where the robots discuss their views on sin, forgiveness, guilt and judgement (Ending Soon Mon, 29th May)

Science Museum
SW7 2DD
2017-03-26
This exhibition explores Moscow as it was imagined by a bold new generation of architects and designers in the 1920s and early 1930s. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Jun)

The Design Museum
W8 6AG
2017-03-26
This is the first photography display that combines work by the British modern artist, Vanessa Bell and the American musician, writer and artist, Patti Smith. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Jun)

Dulwich Picture Gallery
SE21 7AD
2017-03-26
A new display celebrating 200 years since the Gallery first opened its doors in 1817. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Jun)

Dulwich Picture Gallery
SE21 7AD
2017-03-26
Widely acclaimed as a central figure of the Bloomsbury Group, Bell also stands on her own as a pivotal player in 20th century British art. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Jun)

2017-03-26
Learn about the artistic relationship between two great Renaissance masters, Sebastiano del Piombo and Michelangelo, from the 1510s through to the 1540s. (Ending Soon Thu, 15th Jun)

National Gallery
WC2N 5DN
2017-03-26
Trace 60 years of a superpower in this major new exhibition. (Ending Soon Sun, 18th Jun)

The British Museum
WC1B 3DG
2017-03-26
This exhibition contemplates the contradictory life-giving and death-dealing extremes generated by electricity. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)

Wellcome Collection
NW1 2BE
2017-03-26
The biggest international competition of its kind, annually showcasing spectacular images shot by astrophotographers worldwide. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)

2017-03-26
This exhibition presents a renewed examination of two iconic architectural schemes proposed for the same site in the City of London. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
W1B 1AD
2017-03-26
This is the first major UK exhibition to focus on Japanese domestic architecture from the end of the Second World War to now, (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)

Barbican Centre
EC2Y 8DS
2017-03-26
Discover the remarkable 500- year story of humanoid robots  (Ending Soon Sat, 19th Aug)

Science Museum
SW7 2DD
2017-03-26
The most complete range of archaeological objects unearthed by Crossrail has gone on display. (Ending Soon Mon, 21st Aug)

Museum of London Docklands
E14 4AL
2017-03-26
This exhibition brings together several series of work by artist-photographer Edmund Clark to explore the hidden experiences of state control during the 'Global War on Terror'. (Ending Soon Wed, 23rd Aug)

Imperial War Museum
SE1 6HZ
2017-03-26
This is the first exhibition devoted to landscape drawings and watercolours by British artists in the Victorian and modern eras. (Ending Soon Sun, 27th Aug)

The British Museum
WC1B 3DG
2017-03-26
Take a journey from the First World War to the present day, exploring how peace movements have influenced perceptions of war and conflict in this major exhibition. (Ending Soon Mon, 28th Aug)

Imperial War Museum
SE1 6HZ
2017-03-26
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)

2017-03-26
A substantial exhibition featuring around 200 original costumes, props, models, and pieces of artwork. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Sep)

O2 Arena / Millennium Dome
SE10 0DX
2017-03-26
The world's largest LEGO exhibition inspired by DC Characters. (Ending Soon Mon, 4th Sep)

Doon Street Car Park
SE1 2PP
2017-03-26
An exhibition the woman behind the music and beyond the hype. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Sep)

Jewish Museum London
NW1 7NB
2017-03-26
A display of award winning photography by members of the Royal Air Force, (Ending Soon Mon, 25th Sep)

RAF Museum
NW9 5LL
2017-03-26
An exhibition of animals that have been recreated using a variety of familiar machine parts and gadgets to reveal how their real life counterparts see, eat, hunt and hide. (Ending Soon Sun, 29th Oct)

Horniman Museum
SE23 3PQ
2017-03-26
This exhibition remembers the centenary of this battle and the massive medical and human impact of the wounds sustained during and beyond WW1. (Ending Soon Mon, 15th Jan)

Science Museum
SW7 2DD
2017-03-26