Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Tuesday 19th Mar
Rosemary Ashton’s talk discusses Marian Evans (soon to be known as ‘George Eliot’) in her early London years as a journalist



Free
The Thames Barrier
Discover more about its construction and planning. Part of the Year of Engineering.



In this lecture, we will explore how deep learning works, what it can do and if neural networks are a modern miracle or yet another false dawn.


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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
This multi-screen installation by artist John Akomfrah remembers the millions of African men and women who participated in the First World War



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.




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?



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.



This exhibition attempts to recapture how the Victorians would have seen Highgate Cemetery.



An exhibition of dog photographs by Thomas Fall.



In this immersive sound installation, 32 people who fought and lived through the First World War share their personal stories of the Armistice.



Two artists – born centuries apart – explore the same universal themes with works of transcendent beauty and raw emotional power.



Through a rich collection of photographs, discover the innovation and resourcefulness that shaped the rebuilding and regeneration of the world post-war, revealing resilience and creativity in times of great change.



Collectively these portraits and stories speak across continents and generations of an extraordinary post-war emigration of women who made a leap of faith for the love of an airman.




Regular Events - Tuesday 19th March 2019
Free
The Old Palace Tour
A free guided tour exploring the history of the site before the current building existed.


A tour exploring the history of the site before the current building existed.


Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Thu 11th Apr at 10:15am