The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Wednesday 23rd May.


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Top events in London on Wed 23rd May 2018

30th annual competition to celebrate the best in pewter making - one day exhibition of the winning entries.
2018-05-23
10am to 5pm
 
City of London
City of London
Philip looks at some of the most fantastical and futurist buildings of their time and considers the reasons they were not built.
2018-05-23
12pm to 12:50pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Professor Wilson will examine the causes, conduct and consequences of the Thirty Years’ War, Europe’s most destructive conflict prior to the two 20th-century world wars.
2018-05-23
1pm to 2pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
In this talk, Michael Gandy looks at how to trace Quakers in your family and how to learn more about the lives they led.
2018-05-23
2pm to 3pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
A discussion on tooth decay and medical ethics
2018-05-23
6pm to 7pm
 
Camden
Camden
This lecture will use examples of how the public may be misled and consider the implications of such misunderstanding.
2018-05-23
6pm to 7pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
An event celebrating the progress in improving London's public realm.
2018-05-23
6:15pm to 8:15pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

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
This exhibition commemorates the centenary of this momentous battle and the huge medical and human impact of wounding during and beyond the First World War.
10am to 6pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Thu, 31st May
2018-02-11
2018-05-31
Photographs have been selected to illustrate the impact, diversity and quality of work by AOP members since 1968.
All Day
Poplar
Closing soon Fri, 1st June
2018-04-16
2018-06-01
The works are inspired by their exploration of both the content of the papyrus stories and the conservation and collections care of papyrus materials in museums.
1pm to 5pm
Euston
Closing soon Sat, 2nd June
2018-05-01
2018-06-02
Free  
A typography based exhibition featuring new works from 6 artists who have a long connection with letters in various forms and colours.
8am to 5pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sat, 9th June
2018-03-29
2018-06-09

Exhibitions opening soon


What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Wednesday 23rd 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
2018-05-23
2018-05-23
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
2018-05-23
2018-05-23