The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Friday 11th September.

Top events in London on Fri 11th Sep 2020

Join Sir Simon Mayall KBE CB as he discusses his first-hand experience of the Middle East from his military and diplomatic appointments over the past 40 years.
12pm to 1pm
 
Chelsea
Soldier in the Sand
Free Ring Out
This installation from Ray Lee takes the form of a series of giant towers which hold suspended bell-like speaker cones.
2pm to 5pm
 
Victoria Dock
Ring Out
As dusk turns to darkness, follow a trail through a transformed riverside park landscape in Silvertown, a place with many historic connections with fire.
8pm to 10pm
 
Victoria Dock
Fire Garden

Online events / webinars

Join the History of Parliament and guest speakers for an online workshop marking the 300th anniversary of the South Sea Bubble.
2pm to 6pm
 
The South Sea Bubble 300 years on
During the talk Susie Orbach will explore what people have been bringing to therapy during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
3pm to 4pm
 
Covid-19 and psyche: what are we learning?
Based on the book Classics of American Architecture: The World Trade Center, this lecture reviews the story of the Trade Center.
6:30pm to 7:30pm
 

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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

The New Stone Age exhibition celebrates the sustainability, practicality and inherent beauty of stone.
The New Stone Age
9am to 6pm
Euston
Closing soon Sat, 12th Sep
2020-09-11
2020-09-11
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 Sep
2020-09-11
2020-09-11
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.
Summer Exhibition
11am to 5pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Fri, 18th Sep
2020-09-11
2020-09-11
Exhibition of shortlisted entries to recognise and support the most innovative, original and relevant photography-based practice within a given year.
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2020
11am to 7pm
Soho North
Closing soon Sat, 19th Sep
2020-09-11
2020-09-11
The largest exhibition of his drawings for 50 years
Aubrey Beardsley
11am to 6pm
Pimlico
Closing soon Sun, 20th Sep
2020-09-11
2020-09-11
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 Sep
2020-09-11
2020-09-11
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 Sep
2020-09-11
2020-09-11
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 Oct
2020-09-11
2020-09-11
A ground-breaking, first commercial gallery exhibition of the work of an artificially intelligent artist.
Do Robots Dream of Electric Bees?
12pm to 6pm
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Sat, 10th Oct
2020-09-11
2020-09-11
This exhibition presents George IV's life through the art that enriched his world.
George IV: Art & Spectacle
11am to 6:30pm
Whitehall
Closing soon Sun, 11th Oct
2020-09-11
2020-09-11

Exhibitions opening soon