Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Thursday 11th Jul
£4.60
Regulating Unreality
Lilian Edwards, Professor of Law, innovation and society at Newcastle Law School, explores the rise of deepfakes in this Turing Lecture.
6:30pm to :
Barbican
Free
Entertaining London
This illustrated talk will discuss the LCC's wide ranging role in meeting Londoners' needs for leisure, pleasure and entertainment.
2pm to 3pm Clerkenwell
Carrie de Silva charts the extraordinary career of Irene Barclay (1894-1989), the first woman chartered surveyor.
1pm to 2pm HolbornThings 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
From 1947 to the present day, this exhibition traces the history and impact of one of the 20th century’s most influential couturiers, and the six directors who have succeeded him, to explore the enduring influence of the fashion house.
10am to 5:45pm South Kensington
Ends on Sun, 14th Jul
Explore how our increasingly digital world could change the future of collections.
9:30am to 6pm Camden Ends on Sun, 14th Jul
An exhibition featuring 100 illustrations and celebrates one of the world’s greatest cities – London – revealing some of the fascinating tales of London life past and present.
10am to 6pm Covent Garden Ends on Sun, 14th Jul
From the languid morphine addicts depicted by Albert Besnard to the disturbing smiling spider in the lithograph by Odilon Redon, all of the prints on display come from the British Museum’s rich collection of graphic work.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Ends on Thu, 18th Jul
Art exhibition on the theme of Saint Sebastian for Pride.
12pm to 6pm Clerkenwell Ends on Sat, 20th Jul
Discover this pioneering, subversive artist as the British Museum lifts the veil on his life and works in the largest show of his prints in the UK for 45 years.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Ends on Sun, 21st Jul
BEYOND THE ROAD merges the worlds of visual arts, music and film and offers visitors a chance to leave behind their modern day lives and lose themselves in a multi-sensory world led by sound.
10am to 6pm Chelsea Ends on Wed, 24th Jul
This exhibition tells the story of how Robert and Ellen Paul really created cinema here in Haringey.
1pm to 5pm Tottenham Ends on Sun, 28th Jul
A selection of Turner’s illustrations for Sir Walter Scott’s poetry and prose, part of the house’s permanent collection.
12pm to 4pm Twickenham Ends on Sun, 28th Jul
Ten years of awe-inspiring images shot by astrophotographers worldwide.
10am to 4:30pm Greenwich Ends on Sun, 4th Aug
Tower Bridge opening times
| 09:30pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Up river |
| 10:15pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Down river |
| 05:15pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Up river |
| 06:00pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Down river |
| 08:00pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Up river |
| 08:45pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Down river |
