The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Wednesday 16th May.


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Top events in London on Wed 16th May 2018

Three days of science talks all taking place in pubs around London.
2018-05-16
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In this illustrated talk, Keith Lodwick will talk about the contents of the archive and some of the objects that made Strange such an influential figure.
2018-05-16
1pm to 1:45pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
This screening will be accompanied by a short introduction and document display.
2018-05-16
2pm to 3:45pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
Starting with the first visual propaganda for the Reformation, this lecture explores anti-papalism and anti-monasticism in Lutheran art.
2018-05-16
6pm to 8:30pm
 
Euston
Euston
How much do we know about how these papers were produced and what stories and artistic traditions they represent?
2018-05-16
6:30pm to 7:30pm
 
Soho
Soho
Nerd Nite London is a monthly event where three speakers give 18-21 minute fun-yet-informative talks across all disciplines, while the audience drinks along.
2018-05-16
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Pulitzer Prize winning author Lawrence Wright in discussion with former editor of The Evening Standard Simon Jenkins on what's happening in the most controversial state in America and why it’s important.
2018-05-16
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel
Join our Sydenham Hill Wood Conservation Officer Daniel Greenwood for a guided bird walk.
2018-05-16
7pm to 9pm
 
Sydenham
Sydenham

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

This exhibition and art installation brings together a variety of media and archival material, from biological slides and scientific papers to photogr
9:30am to 5pm
City of London
Closing soon Wed, 16th May
2018-03-19
2018-05-16
See a unique series of watercolours of the interior and precincts of the Abbey church by the artist Alexander Cresswell.
9:30am to 3:30pm
Pimlico
Closing soon Wed, 16th May
2018-03-17
2018-05-16
This exhibition brings together, for the first time, the works of four of the most celebrated figures in art photography.
10am to 6pm
Soho
Closing soon Sun, 20th May
2018-03-01
2018-05-20
The only known self-portraits by Spanish master Murillo, reunited for the first time in over three hundred years.
10am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Mon, 21st May
2018-02-28
2018-05-21
An exhibition of new work by Belfast-based street artist and printmaker Leo Boyd.
11am to 6pm
Stoke Newington
Closing soon Sat, 26th May
2018-05-05
2018-05-26
Touching on themes of countercultures, subcultures and minorities of all kinds, the show features the work of 20 photographers from the 1950s to the present day.
All Day
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 27th May
2018-02-28
2018-05-27
The UK’s first major exhibition of artists’ responses to war and conflict since the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Mon, 28th May
2017-10-26
2018-05-28
Large landscape images explore the theme of reconciliation by capturing how time and nature have eased the scars of war on the battlefields of the Western Front.
8am to 9am
City of London
Closing soon Mon, 28th May
2018-04-30
2018-05-28
Explore still life through the lens of Tacita Dean, one of the genre's leading contemporary practitioners
10am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Mon, 28th May
2018-03-15
2018-05-28
Learn about global efforts made after the Holocaust to find Zuzana Knobloch and millions of others like her.
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Wed, 30th May
2018-02-22
2018-05-30

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What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Wednesday 16th May 2018

Hear about the history of the area and how it was transformed to host the world-famous London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Olympic Park
2018-05-16
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Join Pete on his fascinating walking tour taking in the sights and sounds of Brick Lane and the lesser known streets of this vibrant community.
 2pm to 4pm
 
 Tower Hill
2018-05-16
2018-05-16