Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Friday 27th December
It's quiet over Christmas, so if you've never been, it's a good time to visit Parliament for a tour.
All Day
Whitehall
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Step inside to join the rebel celebrations and discover centuries-old traditions that were forced to go underground in the 1600s.
9am to 5pm Richmond
Closing soon Sat, 4th Jan
To celebrate the work of Freddy Warren, a selection of photographs are showcased in this exhibition that captures the atmosphere and movement of jazz.
9:30am to 5:30pm Barbican Closing soon Sat, 4th Jan
This winter, more twinkling and fantastical than ever before, Christmas at Kew returns.
Starts at 12am Richmond Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
Created in close collaboration with the artist, Elizabeth Peyton: Aire and Angels, explores the development of Peyton’s unique art from the 1990s to the present day.
10am to 9pm Soho Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
All of the paintings and engravings in Hogarth's series have been united for the first time to examine his complex views on morality, the society and the city.
10am to 5pm Holborn Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
The Museum of Architecture brings its hugely popular Gingerbread City exhibition to Somerset House.
11am to 8pm Strand Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
A huge floating "Moon" will fill a darkened room and it's oddly exciting to see
10am to 5:50pm South Kensington Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
Discover artists who have risked their lives in times of conflict for the music they love.
10am to 6pm Southwark Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
A series of striking photographs of science in action will soon go on display at the Science Museum as part of the Royal Photographic Society’s inaugural Science Photographer of the Year competition.
10am to 6pm South Kensington Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
To celebrate 50 years since NASA’s Apollo 11 mission landed the first humans on the Moon, the UK’s biggest exhibition dedicated to Earth’s nearest celestial neighbour.
10am to 5pm Greenwich Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
Walking tours of London on Friday 27th December 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 28th Dec at 03:40pm
