The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Sunday 30th August.


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Top events in London on Sun 30th Aug 2020

The museum has it's first open day with some engines in steam since the lockdown started.
2020-08-30
11am to 3pm
 
Walthamstow
Walthamstow
A block of 10 days where the Transport Museum's main storage depot in Acton is open to visitors.
2020-08-30
11am to 6pm
 
Acton
Acton
Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-08-30
2:30pm to 8pm
 
Woolwich
Woolwich

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

RENOVATION: Kimono & Sustainability
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.
RENOVATION: Kimono & Sustainability
All Day
Kensington
Closing soon Mon, 31st August
2020-08-05
2020-08-31
Chorus
Free  
Chorus is an installation of giant kinetic sculptures, a celestial choir of spinning sound machines, created by award-winning artist and British Composer of the Year, Ray Lee.
Chorus
7:30pm to 9:30pm
Greenwich
Closing soon Mon, 31st August
2020-08-28
2020-08-31
The Clash: London Calling
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.
The Clash: London Calling
10am to 6pm
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 6th September
2020-08-06
2020-09-06
Steve McQueen
Tate Modern presents the first major exhibition of Steve McQueen’s artwork in the UK for 20 years
Steve McQueen
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 6th September
2020-08-07
2020-09-06
Gaia
Free  
Gaia is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram - a giant floating balloon of the earth.
Gaia
6pm to 10pm
Greenwich
Closing soon Sun, 6th September
2020-08-28
2020-09-06
 Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company
The first UK exhibition of works by Indian master painters commissioned by East India Company officials in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
 Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company
11am to 3pm
Marylebone High St
Closing soon Sun, 13th September
2020-07-29
2020-09-13
Aubrey Beardsley
The largest exhibition of his drawings for 50 years
Aubrey Beardsley
11am to 6pm
Pimlico
Closing soon Sun, 20th September
2020-07-27
2020-09-20
Léon Spilliaert
Discover the visionary work of Belgian artist Léon Spilliaert – from his celebrated self-portraits to dreamlike scenes of the North Sea coast.
Léon Spilliaert
11am to 4pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Sun, 20th September
2020-08-05
2020-09-20
The stars are bright - Zimbabwean art
A rediscovered collection of paintings and drawings by over forty young Zimbabwean artists that have not been exhibited together for almost 70 years.
The stars are bright - Zimbabwean art
11am to 3pm
Shoreditch
Closing soon Wed, 30th September
2020-07-15
2020-09-30
 Turn It Up: On Paradoxes
Jide Odukoya’s photographic series shows Nigeria abuzz through the lens of traditional Nigerian weddings.
 Turn It Up: On Paradoxes
10am to 5:30pm
Forest Hill
Closing soon Sun, 4th October
2020-08-03
2020-10-04

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Sunday 30th August 2020

Led by expert guides, the tour takes you across the Barbican Centre and surrounding Brutalist estate.
 All Day
 
 Barbican
2020-08-30
2020-08-30

Barbican architecture tour

What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Sunday 30th August 2020

From the austere sobriety of London’s first skyscraper to the sleek curves of a majestic garage and petrol station, ‘Art Deco in Bloomsbury’ explores how modern architecture unexpectedly blossomed in one of the capital’s most bohemian neighbourhoods.
 2pm to 4pm
 
 Russell Square
2020-08-30
2020-08-30