Welcome to the IanVisits alternative guide to London.
Lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random geeky miscellany.
This is quite an old listings page, did you want: Wednesday, 4th September 2024?
Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
Free
Alex Urie - Silo
An exhibition of large scale paintings by Alex Urie. (Ending Soon Sat, 5th Sep)
Peer Gallery
Free
Gaia
Gaia is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram - a giant floating balloon of the earth. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Sep)
Old Royal Naval College
£13
Steve McQueen
Tate Modern presents the first major exhibition of Steve McQueen’s artwork in the UK for 20 years (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Sep)
Tate Modern
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. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Sep)
Museum of London
Free
The New Stone Age
The New Stone Age exhibition celebrates the sustainability, practicality and inherent beauty of stone. (Ending Soon Sat, 12th Sep)
The Building Centre
The first UK exhibition of works by Indian master painters commissioned by East India Company officials in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (Ending Soon Sun, 13th Sep)
Wallace Collection
Free
Summer Exhibition
This year’s Royal Society of Sculptors exhibition has been guest curated by Robert and Nicky Wilson, the founders of Jupiter Artland, and is a showcase of the work of members and fellows. (Ending Soon Fri, 18th Sep)
Royal Society of Sculptors
Exhibition of shortlisted entries to recognise and support the most innovative, original and relevant photography-based practice within a given year. (Ending Soon Sat, 19th Sep)
The Photographers' Gallery
£16
Aubrey Beardsley
The largest exhibition of his drawings for 50 years (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Sep)
Tate Britain
£14
Léon Spilliaert
Discover the visionary work of Belgian artist Léon Spilliaert – from his celebrated self-portraits to dreamlike scenes of the North Sea coast. (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Sep)
Royal Academy of Arts
A rediscovered collection of paintings and drawings by over forty young Zimbabwean artists that have not been exhibited together for almost 70 years. (Ending Soon Wed, 30th Sep)
The Theatre Courtyard Green Rooms
Jide Odukoya’s photographic series shows Nigeria abuzz through the lens of traditional Nigerian weddings. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Oct)
Horniman Museum
£13.50
George IV: Art & Spectacle
This exhibition presents George IV's life through the art that enriched his world. (Ending Soon Sun, 11th Oct)
The Queen's Gallery
This exhibition showcases works by graduating students from London’s leading fine art schools. (Ending Soon Sun, 11th Oct)
Saatchi Gallery
An exhibition of works by painters such as Manet, Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Morisot, Degas and Gauguin – many of which have never been seen in the UK. (Ending Soon Sun, 18th Oct)
Royal Academy of Arts
This exhibition presents the kimono as a dynamic and constantly evolving icon of fashion, revealing the sartorial, aesthetic and social significance of the garment. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Oct)
Victoria and Albert Museum
R.I.P Germain’s Dead Yard explores multiple forms of death and mourning relating to the artist's personal experiences and the ongoing viscerality of Black life in the UK. (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Oct)
Cubitt Artists
£12
Among the Trees
By turns poetic, adventurous and thought-provoking, this group exhibition explores our relationship with trees and forests. (Ending Soon Sat, 31st Oct)
Hayward Gallery
Free
Atelier Picasso
This exhibition reimagines Picasso’s Cannes Studio as an immersive experience within the gallery (Ending Soon Sat, 31st Oct)
Bastian Gallery
The King’s Man Experience is an immersive exhibition featuring costumes, props and behind-the-scenes material from the movie of the same name. (Ending Soon Sat, 31st Oct)
National Army Museum
An exhibition of J.M.W. Turner’s original oil paintings in the house he designed for himself. (Ending Soon Sat, 31st Oct)
Turners House
An exhibition of works by Charles Keeping, one of the most influential of modern British book illustrators. (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Nov)
Heath Robinson Museum
In her bicentenary year the Museum is celebrating the life and legacy of the lesser known aspects of Nightingale’s life with this exciting new exhibition (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Nov)
Florence Nightingale Museum
This exhibition explores the power of the writer’s image. (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Nov)
Charles Dickens Museum
Does great art begin with studying nature, or studying the great art of the past? Decide for yourself in this gallery. (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Nov)
Royal Academy of Arts
Meet monsters from 252 million years ago in a period called the Permian, when you visit this fascinating, family-friendly exhibition. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Horniman Museum
£22
Andy Warhol
A new look at the extraordinary life and work of the pop art superstar. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Tate Modern
Discover the story of Derek Jarman’s garden at Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, in this exhibition at the Garden Museum. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Garden Museum
Evoking the experience of being in a club, the exhibition will transport you through the people, art, design, technology and photography that have been shaping the electronic music landscape. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
The Design Museum
Faces of a Queen gives visitors a once-in-a-generation chance to see three of the greatest depictions of Elizabeth I together. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Queen's House
Journey beyond the Bible to discover the history, culture and traditions of Jewish people from all corners of the world through the ages. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
The British Library
Free
Kara Walker
Acclaimed artist Kara Walker presents one of the most ambitious Hyundai Commissions to date (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Tate Modern
Showing sculptures by Helaine Blumenfeld at Canary Wharf gives an unrivalled opportunity to view them in the context of hard interior and exterior architecture as well as carefully designed outdoor spaces amongst mature trees. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Canada Square Park
Out of the Blue celebrates the work of influential design company Designers Guild. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Fashion and Textile Museum
Explore the unique story of the Krios through their history, heritage and culture from the late 18th century to the modern day. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Museum of London Docklands
This exhibition reunites all six paintings in the Classical myths series for the first time in over four centuries. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
The National Gallery
The first-ever UK exhibition by Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Barbican Centre
Design drawings from the William Morris Gallery collection (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
William Morris Gallery
