The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Friday 23rd October.
Top events in London on Fri 23rd Oct 2020
Join Shrabani Basu as she recounts the riveting story of Noor Inayat Khan, who served as a British secret agent during the Second World War.
12pm to :
Chelsea
£15.00 Life Under Fire
Jason Fox, veteran of the Special Boat Service, reflects on his military operations and explores how anyone can build the strength and resilience of an elite soldier.
6:30pm to :
Chelsea
Online events / webinars
In November 1633, a little boy telling tall tales about witches in his local community in Lancashire sparked a witch hunt so shocking that no lesser body than the Privy Council decided to investigate.
2pm to 3pm
Free Haven’t You Heard?
Author Marie Le Conte talks Gossip Politics and Power in her latest book.
7pm to 8pm
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
An affectionate depiction of community life in a once infamous King’s Cross neighbourhood during the 80s and 90s, through the eyes of local photographer and resident Catherine Packard.
All Day
St Pancras
Closing soon Sun, 25th Oct
This exhibition presents the kimono as a dynamic and constantly evolving icon of fashion, revealing the sartorial, aesthetic and social significance of the garment.
11am to 7pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 25th Oct
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.
11am to 5:45pm
Islington
Closing soon Sun, 25th Oct
This exhibition celebrates the first 100 years of The Club which has been located in Bloomsbury since its very beginning when it was founded to create a community for like-minded men and women.
12pm to 8pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 25th Oct
This open-air exhibition features images from religious services to reveal the Square Mile’s diverse spiritual life that stretches out into many faiths.
All Day
City of London
Closing soon Wed, 28th Oct
Amba’s new body of work includes sculptures and drawings that explore the performativity of technology and relations to otherness.
12pm to 6pm
Deptford
Closing soon Sat, 31st Oct
£12
Among the Trees
By turns poetic, adventurous and thought-provoking, this group exhibition explores our relationship with trees and forests.
11am to 7pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 31st Oct
Free
Atelier Picasso
This exhibition reimagines Picasso’s Cannes Studio as an immersive experience within the gallery
11am to 5pm
Mayfair
Closing soon Sat, 31st Oct
Free
Evolution
Annual exhibition of glassworks by Peter Layton
11am to 5pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 31st Oct
An exhibition of Grayson Perry works inspired by his TV series on Channel 4
10am to 5:30pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Sat, 31st Oct
Walking tours of London on Friday 23rd October 2020
Are you ready to learn about London’s grim and gruesome past? Then join us on a tour that tells the tale of crime and punishment, executions and excess.
11am to 12:30pm
City of London
Discover more about this much-loved London hospital, whose history dates back nearly 900 years!
2pm to 3:30pm Barbican
