Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Friday 16th Aug
£22.15
National Rum Day Rum Tasting
A range of at least 15 different rums to taste on board the replica Golden Hinde ship.
6:30pm to 9pm
Southwark
Dagmar Hovestädt – Head of Press at the Stasi Records Archive – explores this controversial corner of history and just how the Stasi Archive manages its wealth of top secret material never meant for public eyes.
2pm to 3:30pm Richmond
Join us in The Regent’s Park for a moth talk and trapping session with expert Tim Freed.
Starts at 8:45pm CamdenDani Trew will speak about her role as Assistant Curator in the Furniture, Textiles and Fashion Department at the V&A, with particular responsibility for the Fashion Gallery.
6:30pm to 8pm South KensingtonThings 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
An exhibition of kaleidoscopic sculptures, installations and video works informed by scientific processes and natural phenomena such as heat, cold, magnetism and light.
11am to 7pm Southwark
Ends on Sun, 18th Aug
An exhibition exploring 300 years of lunar and celestial cartography from early astronomers in the 17th century to the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 and beyond.
10am to 6pm Chelsea Ends on Wed, 21st Aug
This display focuses on the rarely seen archives of queer venues and social networks collated by University College London’s Urban Laboratory.
11am to 9pm Whitechapel Ends on Sun, 25th Aug
This exhibition explores the forgotten industrial history of plastic in east London around the River Lea.
10am to 5pm Bow Ends on Sun, 25th Aug
Prepare for your preconceptions of AI to be challenged by this timely exhibition, that reflects on how this technology impacts our very existence.
10am to 9pm Barbican Ends on Mon, 26th Aug
One of the biggest mysteries in physics today is what exactly makes up our Universe, and why – 95 per cent of it cannot be observed.
10am to 6pm Southwark Ends on Mon, 26th Aug
Enter a graphic world where art and storytelling collide in the largest exhibition of manga ever to take place outside of Japan.
10am to 8:30pm Russell Square Ends on Mon, 26th Aug
More than 50 Lego models will be on show, from individual pieces, to awe-inspiring dioramas and mosaics.
3pm to 4pm Forest Hill Ends on Tue, 27th Aug
Discover the extraordinary history behind one of humankind’s greatest achievements: how we write
9:30am to 6pm Camden Ends on Tue, 27th Aug
This display showcases examples of her childhood sketches and domestic projects alongside her famous illustrations that came later.
10am to 5:30pm South Kensington Ends on Thu, 29th Aug
Walking tours of London on Friday 16th August 2019
Are you ready to learn about London’s grim and gruesome past? Then join us on a tour that tells the tale of crime and punishment, executions and excess.
11am to 12:45pm City of London
Discover more about this much-loved London hospital, whose history dates back nearly 900 years!
2pm to 3:30pm Barbican
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Sat 17th Aug at 03:30pm
