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: Tuesday, 17th September 2024?
Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
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
An exhibition that celebrates the overlooked charm of common hardware around the world. (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Sep)
Kiosk N1C
Anna Keen's exhibition showcasing her artworks focusing on London and our river. (Ending Soon Mon, 21st Sep)
Gallery@Oxo
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
A ground-breaking, first commercial gallery exhibition of the work of an artificially intelligent artist. (Ending Soon Sat, 10th Oct)
Annka Kultys 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
An exhibition of Grayson Perry works inspired by his TV series on Channel 4 (Ending Soon Sat, 31st Oct)
Victoria Miro Mayfair
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
Hogarth's A Rake’s Progress returns to Pitzhanger, as the centrepiece of a modern photography exhibition. (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Nov)
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
In her bicentenary year the Museum is celebrating the life and legacy of the lesser known aspects of Nightingale’s life. (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Nov)
Florence Nightingale 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
Featuring a collection of architectural designs for dogs by world-class architects and designers, the internationally acclaimed arrives in London. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Japan House
Bringing together digital collage, print material, sound and sculpture, this exhibition explores the idea of change and its transformative or violent power through dynamic layered compositions. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Somerset House
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
A selection of new paintings and bronze sculptures continuing her visualization of fictional conditions, psychological sensation and subjective experience. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Thomas Dane Gallery
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
Unearth the mystery of the largest ever Bronze Age hoard discovered in London (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
Museum of London Docklands
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
Free
Matt Smith: 2020
A collection of works from the archive of contemporary artist Matt Smith, seen together for the first time. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)
99 Bishopsgate
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
