Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Thursday 31st Jan
In this talk, Professor Stephen King (University of Leicester) will delve into the rich primary source material of pauper letters held at The National Archives.
2pm to 3pm
Richmond
Has the Act done right by children since 1989? Has it adapted to the challenges of childhood and society?
6pm to 7pm BarbicanThings to do in London today | What to do in London tomorrow | What's on this weekend
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
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
Discover the expressive sensitivity and immediacy of Lorenzo Lotto’s portraits in the first UK exhibition of its kind
10am to 6pm Trafalgar Square Ends on Sun, 10th Feb 2019
A landmark exhibition on the history, art, literature and culture of Anglo-Saxon England.
9:30am to 6pm Camden Ends on Tue, 19th Feb 2019
One of the last Pre-Raphaelites, Edward Burne-Jones brought imaginary worlds to life in awe-inspiring paintings, stained glass windows and tapestries
10am to 6pm Pimlico Ends on Sun, 24th Feb 2019
An exhibition exploring the connection between Sigmund Freud and Salvador Dalí, starting from their one meeting, to which Dalí brought his recently completed painting The Metamorphosis of Narcissus.
12pm to 5pm Hampstead Ends on Sun, 24th Feb 2019
This major exhibition tells the story of Ashurbanipal through the British Museum’s unparalleled collection of Assyrian treasures and rare loans.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Ends on Sun, 24th 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
