The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 15th August.
Top events in London on Sat 15th Aug 2020
Family open weekend at the gardens of Chiswick House
11am to 4pm
Chiswick
Look to the skies, as the Red Arrows will fly over London in the late-afternoon.
5:25pm to 5:35pm
Online events / webinars
Join historian Julie Summers and Geoff Gill from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in conversation with Emma Mawdsley on the treatment and conditions of prisoners of war working on the Thai-Burma Railway.
12pm to :
This talk describes the development of the aircraft and eventual need to have a “standoff missile“ capable of allowing the aircraft to stay clear of the target area.
2pm to 3:15pm
A virtual lecture on the Arms of the City of London and its diverse ancient and modern Livery Companies
6pm to 7:30pm
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
The first-ever UK exhibition by Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, this epic cycle of new work explores an imagined ancient myth, with an immersive soundscape by artist Peter Adjaye.
11am to 6:30pm
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 16th Aug
Through the medium of film and photography, this major exhibition considers how masculinity has been coded, performed, and socially constructed from the 1960s to the present day.
10am to 6:30pm
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 23rd Aug
Bringing together the work of over 40 leading artists, designers and musicians, Mushrooms looks at fungi’s colourful cultural legacy.
12pm to 6pm
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 23rd Aug
An exhibition exploring representations of the pregnant female body through portraits, over 500 years.
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 23rd Aug
Free
Re-Gather
An exhibition by the UK’s leading established Glass Artists and some of the most exciting emerging talents.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 29th Aug
A display of kimono by contemporary textile artist, and founder of the HIROCOLEDGE brand, Takahashi Hiroko can be seen in the windows and on the Ground Floor at Japan House London throughout August.
All Day
Kensington
Closing soon Mon, 31st Aug
Free
Alex Urie - Silo
An exhibition of large scale paintings by Alex Urie.
12pm to 6pm
Islington
Closing soon Sat, 5th Sep
£13
Steve McQueen
Tate Modern presents the first major exhibition of Steve McQueen’s artwork in the UK for 20 years
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 6th Sep
It’s 40 years since The Clash’s third album ‘London Calling’ was released, and an exhibition has pulled together a host of memorabilia for that iconic album.
10am to 6pm
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 6th Sep
Free
The New Stone Age
The New Stone Age exhibition celebrates the sustainability, practicality and inherent beauty of stone.
10am to 5pm
Euston
Closing soon Sat, 12th Sep
