Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Thursday 24th Jan
Comic Robin Ince uses the life of the stand-up as a way of exploring some of the biggest questions we all face
7:30pm to 9pm
Holborn
£8.14
Roman Legionaries
In this talk Simon Elliott launches his most recent book, Roman Legionaries, which tells the story of every aspect of the lives of these elite warriors of the ancient world.
6pm to 8pm City of London
Paul Dolan launches his new book, Happy Ever After, exploring the narratives society installs in us, using good evidence to debunk bad stories.
6:30pm to 8pm HolbornThis lecture will explore how the sixteenth century found ways of distancing itself from religion – like Christopher Marlowe, who raged against its moral constraints.
6pm to 7pm BarbicanTo acknowledge the contribution of black and minority ethnic seafarers during the First World War and some of their stories just after the war had ended.
1pm to 2pm Richmond
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
The exhibition includes works by members of Proust’s family and by some of the leading French physicians of the day.
9am to 9pm Harley Street
Ends on Sat, 26th Jan 2019
The first UK exhibition to explore the complex relationship between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day
10am to 5:45pm South Kensington Ends on Sun, 27th Jan 2019
Discover two artists who changed the course of Western European art
10am to 6pm Trafalgar Square Ends on Sun, 27th Jan 2019
The first UK show of work by the Spanish Baroque artist and printmaker, Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652).
10am to 5pm Dulwich Ends on Sun, 27th Jan 2019
The Enchanted Garden explores how Morris's contemporaries and subsequent generations of artists have responded to the allure of garden spaces, using them as stages for the magical, menacing and romantic.
10am to 5pm Walthamstow Ends on Sun, 27th Jan 2019
The exhibition explores the Gestetner machine as a device that revolutionised the office.
1pm to 5pm Tottenham Ends on Thu, 31st Jan 2019
Prepare for the unknown – on the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of ‘Spanish Flu’, this display explores how a future epidemic might hit London.
10am to 6pm Barbican Ends on Sun, 3rd Feb 2019
Featuring over fifty works from across the world, some of which have never been on display before, Gainsborough’s Family Album charts his career from youth to maturity.
10am to 6pm Soho Ends on Sun, 3rd Feb 2019
See how Repton’s career unfolded in this special exhibition which brings together Red Books and watercolour paintings, many never publicly displayed before, to celebrate the bicentenary of his death.
10:30am to 5pm Southwark Ends on Sun, 3rd Feb 2019
The uncompromising sculpture that emerged in Britain after the Second World War
10am to 6pm Pimlico Ends on Mon, 4th Feb 2019
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Wed 15th May at 12:15pm
