The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Wednesday 23rd September.

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Top events in London on Wed 23rd Sep 2020

£5.00
Diana Darke traces ideas and styles from vibrant Middle Eastern centres like Damascus, Baghdad and Cairo, via Muslim Spain, Venice and Sicily into Europe.
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Southwark
Stealing from the Saracens - A Talk by Diana Darke

Online events / webinars

Free
Hear from the London Borough of Southwark and their partners about an upcoming visioning exercise and community conversation on the future relationship with the Thames.
10am to 11am
 
The Thames in 2040: Developing a new river commons in Southwark
Free
In this lecture Professor Andrew Coates will discuss the search for life beyond Earth on our closest target, using the Rosalind Franklin rover.
1pm to 2pm
 
Looking for Life On Mars
Free
England’s Catholic Reformation is the reformation that sixteenth-century England nearly had: a reformed and renewed English Catholic Church, its new schools and revived parishes matched with a firm smack of discipline.
6pm to 7pm
 
England’s Catholic Reformation
Free
Can you sort your Sairey Gamps from your Florence Nightingales? Join the myth busters from Crimson Tea Parties and the RCN Library and Archive Service to find out in this online talk and quiz.
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Nursing Myth Busters: Fashion, Fantasy and Female Firsts
£5.00
Kerri Andrews discusses her book, Wanderers, about ten women over the past three hundred years who have found walking essential to their sense of themselves, as people and as writers.
7:30pm to 9pm
 
Wanderers: A History of Women Walking

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

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
R.I.P. Germain: Dead Yard
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.
R.I.P. Germain: Dead Yard
11am to 5:45pm
Islington
Closing soon Sun, 25th October
2020-09-03
2020-10-25
Among the Trees
By turns poetic, adventurous and thought-provoking, this group exhibition explores our relationship with trees and forests.
Among the Trees
11am to 7pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 31st October
2020-08-01
2020-10-31
The King's Man Experience
The King’s Man Experience is an immersive exhibition featuring costumes, props and behind-the-scenes material from the movie of the same name.
The King's Man Experience
10:30am to 3:30pm
Chelsea
Closing soon Sat, 31st October
2020-08-15
2020-10-31
Grayson Perry: The MOST Specialest Relationship
An exhibition of Grayson Perry works inspired by his TV series on Channel 4
Grayson Perry: The MOST Specialest Relationship
10am to 5:30pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Sat, 31st October
2020-09-15
2020-10-31
Andy Warhol
A new look at the extraordinary life and work of the pop art superstar
Andy Warhol
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Wed, 4th November
2020-09-02
2020-11-04
Kara Walker
Acclaimed artist Kara Walker presents one of the most ambitious Hyundai Commissions to date
Kara Walker
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Wed, 4th November
2020-08-06
2020-11-04
Matt Smith: 2020
A collection of works from the archive of contemporary artist Matt Smith, seen together for the first time.
Matt Smith: 2020
All Day
City of London
Closing soon Wed, 4th November
2020-09-14
2020-11-04
Works In Progress
Design drawings from the William Morris Gallery collection
Works In Progress
10am to 5pm
Walthamstow
Closing soon Wed, 4th November
2020-08-12
2020-11-04

Exhibitions opening soon

Regular Events - Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Led by expert guides, the tour takes you across the Barbican Centre and surrounding Brutalist estate.
 All Day
 
 Barbican
2020-09-23
2020-09-23

Barbican architecture tour

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Walking tours of London on Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Join our Roman guided tour and let us ‘roam’ around the City and discover a history that dates back nearly 2,000 years.
 11am to 12:30pm
 
 City of London
2020-09-23
2020-09-23