The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Thursday 30th August.


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Top events in London on Thu 30th Aug 2018

A comic book themed late opening, featuring live artist demos, workshops and a prize for the best dressed.
2018-08-30
6pm to 9pm
 
Camden
Camden
Dr Barbara Bond will draw on The National Archives’ collection revealing the methods used to get maps to prisoners, the human stories behind these maps and the significance of this collection on historical military mapping.
2018-08-30
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
A suitably 18th-century evening sampling a range of 6 premium gins.
2018-08-30
Starts at 7pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

This two week long exhibition will contain paintings from the recently published book 'The illustrated College Herbal. Plants from the Pharmacopea Londonensis of 1618' and treasures from the Herbarium of the Pharmaceutical Society.
10am to 5pm
Camden
Closing soon Thu, 30th August
2018-08-21
2018-08-30
£19.99  
Using a plastination process that keeps the specimens perfectly preserved, the exhibition reveals not only what lies beneath the waves, but also beneath fur, skin and scales.
10am to 6pm
Pimlico
Closing soon Thu, 30th August
2018-08-04
2018-08-30
This exhibition concentrates on the last (and often bitter) years of the long campaign of the struggle for women's right to vote from 1908 - 1914.
9am to 7pm
Holborn
Closing soon Fri, 31st August
2018-04-23
2018-08-31
The story of the Titanic disaster through artefacts including stories from local people, who have a connection to the ship
11am to 4:30pm
Romford
Closing soon Fri, 31st August
2018-07-13
2018-08-31
This exhibition explores Pell’s art, life, identity and search for sanctuary.
10am to 5pm
Beckenham
Closing soon Fri, 31st August
2018-03-21
2018-08-31
Discover the history of Bridge House Estates, the organisation that oversaw the entire construction of Tower Bridge over a century ago and continues to maintain it to this day.
9:30am to 5pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 1st September
2018-01-24
2018-09-01
This exhibition features photos drawn from a collection of around 9000 B&W photos taken in the 1960s.
9am to 5pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 1st September
2018-07-01
2018-09-01
The 20th century’s most iconic and influential Nordic designs for children, from BRIO to LEGO, Marimekko and the Moomins have been brought together for the first time in this new exhibition.
10am to 5:30pm
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Sun, 2nd September
2018-03-30
2018-09-02
British artist Jodie Carey creates three new site-responsive installations.
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 2nd September
2018-05-25
2018-09-02
Fifty years since the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia quashed the Prague Spring we look at how cartoonists in the Czech and British press interpreted the politics of the time through humour.
10am to 6pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 2nd September
2018-07-30
2018-09-02

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Thursday 30th August 2018

A guided walk to discover how Suffragettes used iconic locations in the City to further their cause.
 2pm to 4pm
 
 City of London
2018-08-30
2018-08-30
Walking tour of the City, taking in stories of forgotten women workers, medieval business owners, famous queens, and 20th-century heroines.
 2pm to 4pm
 
 Barbican
2018-08-30
2018-08-30

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Walking tours of London on Thursday 30th August 2018

A 90-minute walking tour as you explore the Barbican and discover the fascinating history behind the building of the Centre and the surrounding estate.
 tba
 
 Barbican
2018-08-30
2018-08-30
Join Henri for a fun and fascinating walking tour around London’s trendiest neighbourhood.
 2pm to 4pm
 
 Moorgate
2018-08-30
2018-08-30