Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Top events in London on Tue 11th Feb 2020
An "in conversation" with the leading human rights lawyer, Cherie Blair CBE QC
6:30pm to :
ClerkenwellIn this talk, Andy Mitchell will outline the background to the Thames Tideway Tunnel project.
5:15pm to 6:45pm South KensingtonIn his talk, Andy Mitchell CBE, Chief Executive Officer at Thames Tideway Tunnel will outline the background to the Thames Tideway Tunnel project.
4:30pm to 7:30pm Pimlico
A series of lectures exploring the imaginative conservation and reuse of historic buildings
6:30pm to 8pm ClerkenwellJoin best-selling author, historian and broadcaster Tracy Borman as she gives a lecture on ‘Henry VIII and the men who made him’.
7pm to 8pm Tower Hill
An illustrated talk taking you through the railways which defined and served the Crystal Palace.
7:30pm to 9pm Upper Norwood
Free
The Death of Stalin
Following a full screening of The Death of Stalin, director Armando Iannucci will take part in a Q&A based on politics in film and TV.
6pm to 8:30pm HolbornThis lecture looks at the mythology that has gathered around the Golden Ratio, and also consider the fairness of cake-cutting, and changing choices in "the Monty Hall problem".
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
This display of winning entries from the latest Army Film and Photographic Competition gives a unique insight into life in the British Army.
10am to 5:30pm Chelsea
Ends on Thu, 13th Feb
In a cold room, specially created for the exhibition, slices taken from Antarctic ice cores appear to float on a solid ice floor.
9am to 6pm Tottenham Court Road Ends on Fri, 14th Feb
Explore the underbelly of our digital world in this exhibition revealing the powerful, and often hidden, forces at play in artificial intelligence.
11am to 8pm Barbican Ends on Sat, 15th Feb
This exhibition showcases original archives from the collections which illustrate the prolific activism of the people of Tower Hamlets in the latter decades of the twentieth century.
9am to 5pm Whitechapel Ends on Sat, 15th Feb
The little known story of one of the capital’s most intriguing cemeteries is revealed for the first time in this exhibition.
9am to 8pm Willesden Ends on Sun, 16th Feb
An exhibition exploring the non-stop nature of modern lives.
10am to 6pm Strand Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb
This small display considers the historical creation of single-use and repurposed objects and presents an artistic response to plastic waste washing up in Pacific islands.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb
Discover how architects, artists and designers are responding today to some of the most urgent ecological issues of our times.
10am to 6pm Picadilly Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb
The exhibition features immersive environments, about 200 objects about a future live on Mars.
10am to 6pm Kensington Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb
This exhibition showcases often unseen and recently acquired items to tell the history of the Child family of bankers and their rise to fame and fortune.
11am to 4pm Isleworth Ends on Sun, 23rd Feb
Regular Events - Tuesday 11th February 2020
Weekly Heritage Tours, which will allow you to immerse yourself in the past and gain an insight into what has shaped this building over the centuries.
2:30pm to 3:15pm Twickenham
A tour exploring the history of the site before the current building existed.
12:45pm to : StrandWalking tours of London on Tuesday 11th February 2020
Called the Street of Shame, there’s more to this road between the City of London and the City of Westminster than its newspaper heritage.
11am to 12:45pm City of London
On this guided tour, led by an expert City of London of Guide, you’ll see several of his finest places of worship. Judge for yourself which is the finest!
2pm to 4pm City of London
Travel through a thousand years of history, meeting kings, body snatchers, Charles Dickens, an eighteenth century ghost, and William Wallace (and learn how he was in no fit state to shout "Freeeedoooommmm!")
10:30am to 12:30pm Barbican
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Mon 9th Mar at 06:30pm
