The ianVisits guide to April's unusual events, tours, lectures and exhibitions happening around London.
Wednesday 1st April
Come and admire the rare and historic Camellias in the Grade 1 listed Conservatory, a gorgeous array of blooms; pink, red, white and striped.
11am to 3pm
Chiswick
As well as setting these competing narratives into their wider context, this lecture will ask why the partisan memorialisation of religious atrocity in Ireland has proved so exceptionally durable.
6pm to 7pm BarbicanMore London events on Wednesday 1st April
Thursday 2nd April
Come and admire the rare and historic Camellias in the Grade 1 listed Conservatory, a gorgeous array of blooms; pink, red, white and striped.
11am to 3pm ChiswickMore London events on Thursday 2nd April
Friday 3rd April
Come and admire the rare and historic Camellias in the Grade 1 listed Conservatory, a gorgeous array of blooms; pink, red, white and striped.
11am to 3pm ChiswickMore London events on Friday 3rd April
Saturday 4th April
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2pm to 5pm TootingCome and admire the rare and historic Camellias in the Grade 1 listed Conservatory, a gorgeous array of blooms; pink, red, white and striped.
11am to 4pm ChiswickMore London events on Saturday 4th April
Sunday 5th April
Monthly open day at the museum to London's first international airport - in Croydon.
All Day Croydon
Open days usually feature the restored engines in operation, a light railway trip, and walks around the Victorian buildings.
10:30am to 4pm Abbey Wood
There will be extensive bus displays, heritage bus trips and a huge selection of trade stalls.
10am to 5pm Weybridge
Monthly open day at Gatton Park, the core 250 acres of the estate originally laid out by Capability Brown.
1pm to 5pm Reigate
A monthly opening of the Victorian museum of industrial testing equipment.
11am to 5pm SouthwarkCome and admire the rare and historic Camellias in the Grade 1 listed Conservatory, a gorgeous array of blooms; pink, red, white and striped.
11am to 4pm ChiswickMore London events on Sunday 5th April
Monday 6th April
In this talk Dr Sheila Kanani combines the story of a pioneering woman astronomer, with an account of the science behind comets, asteroids and meteors. This talk will end with a demonstration of how to make a comet model using kitchen ingredients.
1pm to 2pm BarbicanMore London events on Monday 6th April
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Tuesday 14th April
The first comprehensive biography in three decades on Margaret Beaufort, the mother of the Tudor Dynasty.
7pm to 8:30pm Southwark
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Thursday 16th April
Live screening in the cinema of a David Attenborough documentary and Q&A.
7:10pm to : Barbican
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Saturday 18th April
Monthly tour of the former Inland Revenue offices, now a artists workshop.
Starts at 1:15pm Strand
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Sunday 19th April
£17.95
MG and British Marques Day
Alongside the special MG displays there will be a whole host of British built vehicles, from the pre-war Alvis, Norton and Sunbeam right through to the latest Jaguar model.
10am to 5pm Weybridge
Hear from the Jewish Council of Racial Equality (JCORE) as they explore the identity of minority communities in Britain and the potential for building bridges between these communities in an increasingly fractured world.
2pm to 3:30pm Camden
More London events on Sunday 19th April
Tuesday 21st April
Ceremonial military guns will go bang bang at the Tower of London and Hyde Park to mark HM The Queen’s Birthday.
12pm to 1:30pm
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Wednesday 22nd April
Free
Critical Thinking
This talk will explain how to discern what and who to trust, how to know whether evidence is causation or just a correlation, and how to overcome the temptation to accept views that we agree with.
6pm to 7pm BarbicanMore London events on Wednesday 22nd April
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Sunday 26th April
Discover the history of the building and climb the 135 stairs for the best view of Hackney.
2pm to 4:30pm HackneyA monthly open day at a quirky transport museum housed in an old water pumping building.
10am to 4pm Enfield Town
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Monday 27th April
This lecture will present the endeavours of cosmologists and particle physicists, as they attempt to explain the fundamental nature of these mysterious dark components.
1pm to 2pm BarbicanMore London events on Monday 27th April
Tuesday 28th April
The lecture will focus on a number of equations and algorithms which are making a profound difference to the way that we live.
1pm to 2pm Barbican
