Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Top events in London on Thu 14th Mar 2019
Tim returns to Keen House, this time talking about another of his passions - the Gauge 1 railway at Bekonscot
7:30pm to :
IslingtonWhat’s lurking in the water? Discover pagan Thames rituals, sacred rites, magic, myths, urban legends and monsters.
8pm to 10pm Southwark
This lecture will look at how and why Christians in the seventeenth century first began seriously to wrestle with unbelief, whether troubled by feelings that God was absent, worries about religious variety or fear of damnation.
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
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
Closing soon 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 Closing soon 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 Closing soon 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 8pm Euston Closing soon 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 Closing soon 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 Closing soon Sun, 24th Mar
The exhibition showcases how humanity has used medicine to extend life and defy death throughout time.
9:30am to 9pm Euston Closing soon Wed, 27th Mar
This exhibition attempts to recapture how the Victorians would have seen Highgate Cemetery.
10am to 7pm Farringdon Closing soon Fri, 29th Mar
An exhibition of dog photographs by Thomas Fall.
9:30am to 4:30pm Picadilly Closing soon 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 Closing soon Sun, 31st Mar
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Mon 18th Mar at 11:00am
