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: Saturday, 4th May 2024?
Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
This exhibition takes us on a journey through a selection of Arup’s conservation and heritage projects. (Ending Soon Fri, 5th May)
Arup Phase 2 gallery
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
Free
Game Changers
Discover how traditional forms of chess, billiards and mazes continue to influence designers making exciting new games today. (Ending Soon Sun, 7th May)
Somerset House
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
A Pimlico square will be lit up for several days with wood crafted lighting. (Ending Soon Sun, 7th May)
Orange Square
This exhibition explores the way artists and photographers responded to the bombing of London during WW2. (Ending Soon Mon, 8th May)
Museum of London
£13.50
Eduardo Paolozzi
This major Eduardo Paolozzi retrospective spans five decades and features over 250 works. (Ending Soon Sun, 14th May)
Whitechapel Gallery
Free
Revolution
A display of objects from the Foyle Special Collections Library that looks at the Russian Revolution and its aftermath. (Ending Soon Sat, 20th May)
Maughan Library
A sumptuous display of over 70 fans decorated with biblical subjects. (Ending Soon Sun, 21st May)
Fan Museum
See Cagnacci’s masterpiece, on view in the UK for the first time in over thirty years (Ending Soon Sun, 21st May)
National Gallery
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
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
Images of working Londoners from the capital’s past – from the 15th century to Thatcherite Britain, (Ending Soon Tue, 23rd May)
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater
Free
Voyages
Ethereal photographs of the boats and ships in the Science Museum collection. (Ending Soon Thu, 25th May)
Science Museum
An exhibition featuring the work of one of Canada’s most celebrated contemporary artists. (Ending Soon Sat, 27th May)
Canada House Gallery
£19.50
David Hockney
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
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
£10
Imagine Moscow
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
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
A new display celebrating 200 years since the Gallery first opened its doors in 1817. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Jun)
Dulwich Picture Gallery
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)
An exhibition of the illustrations of Edward Ardizzone, including many never exhibited before. (Ending Soon Sun, 11th Jun)
Heath Robinson Museum
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
Trace 60 years of a superpower in this major new exhibition. (Ending Soon Sun, 18th Jun)
The British Museum
Free
Mapping the Hamlets
This exhibition features more than thirty maps, most of which have never before been displayed. (Ending Soon Fri, 23rd Jun)
This exhibition explores the visual and sound arts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. (Ending Soon Sat, 24th Jun)
Brunei Gallery
This exhibition contemplates the contradictory life-giving and death-dealing extremes generated by electricity. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)
Wellcome Collection
The biggest international competition of its kind, annually showcasing spectacular images shot by astrophotographers worldwide. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Jun)
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)
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
Free
The Price of a Mile
A display about the work of doctors who gave anaesthesia and pain relief to the wounded during the Battle of the Somme (Ending Soon Fri, 30th Jun)
Anaesthesia Heritage Centre
Immerse yourself in this multisensory journey that explores heritage, memory and loss in this exhibition that is part museum, part archive of dreams. (Ending Soon Sun, 16th Jul)
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater
This new exhibition explores the personal stories of those who fought during WW1 and the families they left behind. (Ending Soon Sun, 16th Jul)
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater
Collector of rarities, debunker of myths, inspiration to writers and doctors alike, conjuror of words, owner of a live ostrich and expert witness at a witch trial. (Ending Soon Thu, 27th Jul)
Royal College of Physicians Museum
A display of often overlooked gilt neoclassical design. (Ending Soon Sun, 30th Jul)
Wallace Collection
Ascend 60 feet and uncover the secrets of London’s largest painted ceiling. (Ending Soon Mon, 31st Jul)
Old Royal Naval College
Discover the remarkable 500- year story of humanoid robots (Ending Soon Sat, 19th Aug)
Science Museum
The most complete range of archaeological objects unearthed by Crossrail has gone on display. (Ending Soon Mon, 21st Aug)
Museum of London Docklands
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
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
Free
#LondonTrending
This exhibition documents the rise of London’s artists through a display of limited edition prints on loan from British Land. (Ending Soon Mon, 28th Aug)
Unknown
Turner Prize-winner Chris Ofili unveils a new tapestry, handwoven by Dovecot Tapestry Studio (Ending Soon Mon, 28th Aug)
The National Gallery
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
From the fall of Russia’s last Tsar to the rise of the communist state, this exhibition takes a look at the Russian Revolution 100 years on. (Ending Soon Tue, 29th Aug)
The British Library
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
The world's largest LEGO exhibition inspired by DC Characters. (Ending Soon Mon, 4th Sep)
Doon Street Car Park
£5.85
Sensational Butterflies
Go among hundreds of live butterflies and moths in a tropical butterfly house. (Ending Soon Sun, 17th Sep)
Natural History Museum
An exhibition the woman behind the music and beyond the hype. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Sep)
Jewish Museum London
A display of award winning photography by members of the Royal Air Force, (Ending Soon Mon, 25th Sep)
RAF Museum
£16.50
Queer British Art 1861–1967
This exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England. (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Oct)
Tate Britain
Explore why artists and soldiers have painted scenes of conflict. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Oct)
National Army Museum
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
This exhibition provides snapshots of everyday lives as the metropolis expanded and new communities emerged over the centuries. (Ending Soon Fri, 15th Dec)
UCL Main Library
Celebrate the golden era of toys and games, made in the borough by famous names such as Spears Games and Lesney Matchbox and played with by generations of local children. (Ending Soon Sun, 7th Jan)
Enfield Museum
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
