Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Top events in London on Wed 6th Mar 2019
Simon Winder joins us at Stanfords to retrace the various powers that have tried to overtake the land that stretches from the mouth of the Rhine to the Alps and the might of the peoples who have lived there for centuries.
6:30pm to 7:45pm
Soho
We explore why students across the world are calling for the decolonisation of the curricula and what universities can do about it.
6:30pm to 8pm HolbornSo much has happened since Gresham’s era, yet many of the questions about our cosmic origins still remain.
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
This exhibition explores new ways of analysing, reconstructing and contextualising Leonardo’s designs for perpetual motion.
10am to 8pm Euston
Ends on Tue, 12th Mar
Using rarely seen books, artworks and objects, the displays examine the themes of illustrating, opening, mapping, knowing and treating the human body.
9am to 5pm Camden Ends on Fri, 15th Mar
Whether raising a smile, solving a crime, wreaking magical havoc or even performing in theatre, cats take centre stage in this free exhibition.
9:30am to 6pm Camden Ends on Sun, 17th Mar
This multi-screen installation by artist John Akomfrah remembers the millions of African men and women who participated in the First World War
10am to 6pm Southwark Ends on Thu, 21st Mar
This exhibition of over 100 of these extraordinary film posters celebrates the talent of the varied artists who used to produce these posters, that with advances in digital printing are no longer in demand.
10:30am to 5pm Euston Ends on Sat, 23rd Mar
Explore today’s home through the prism of yesterday’s imagination. Are we living in the way that pioneering architects and designers throughout the 20th century predicted, or has our idea of home proved resistant to real change?
10am to 6pm Kensington Ends on Sun, 24th Mar
Explore the extraordinary lives and deaths of Tsar Nicholas II and his family and go behind the scenes to uncover the science behind one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century.
10am to 6pm South Kensington Ends on Sun, 24th Mar
An exhibition of dog photographs by Thomas Fall.
9:30am to 4:30pm Picadilly Ends on Fri, 29th Mar
In this immersive sound installation, 32 people who fought and lived through the First World War share their personal stories of the Armistice.
10am to 6pm Southwark Ends on Sun, 31st Mar
Two artists – born centuries apart – explore the same universal themes with works of transcendent beauty and raw emotional power.
10am to 6pm Picadilly Ends on Sun, 31st Mar
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Thu 11th Apr at 10:15am
