The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Wednesday 5th May.
Top events in London on Wed 5th May 2021
Online events / webinars
In this webinar, we hear from the team behind New Cooper Point, a recently completed 24-storey tower part of the wider Elephant Park masterplan to present the detailed design, specification and engineering of this building.
10am to 11:30am
You are how you eat: Dr Melisa Morales Garcia will show us how jaws of mammals can reveal their diets.
12:30pm to 1:15pm
In this online lecture, curator Sue Brunning brings viewers closer than ever to the Sutton Hoo finds.
4:30pm to 5:30pm
Join Janet Hartley for a rich exploration of the Volga that reveals the river's vital place in Russian history.
6pm to 7:30pm
London’s garden squares are now seen as much needed green oases in the bustling modern city, but this has not always been the case
6pm to 7:30pm
Lance corporal Rusty Firmin will be telling the full story of Operation Nimrod and his own involvement.
6:15pm to 7:30pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
For the exhibition, the gallery will be transformed into an overgrown, supernaturally lit terrain inspired by the scene depicted in the painting the exhibition takes its name from.
10am to 6pm
Islington
Closing soon Thu, 7th October
The work in this exhibition is painted mostly on objects that the artist has
salvaged from the streets and buildings of London.
11am to 5pm
Stoke Newington
Closes tomorrow
An exhibition examining the industry’s innovative nature, presenting the unique depth of rush weaving’s aesthetics and its historical value to Taiwan.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closes tomorrow
Bentleys, the vintage luggage specialist, hosts a week-long residency with arguably Britain’s finest traditional leather craftspeople: Tetbury’s Neil MacGregor and Valerie Michael.
11am to 5pm
Sloane Square
Closes tomorrow
An exhibition that celebrates the breadth, diversity and qualities of craft, and includes numerous craft objects made in the UK over the course of the last 50 years.
All Day
Islington
Closes tomorrow
Visitors can see the entire process of creating handwoven textiles, from setting up the warp, weaving both tapestries and rugs, and finally taking the finished piece off the loom.
2pm to 6pm
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Sun, 10th October
Five leading contemporary craft galleries on display in the historic, 19th-century official residence of the Argentine ambassador.
12pm to 5pm
Belgravia
Closing soon Sun, 10th October
20 designers have been invited to think about their experiences of a pandemic world.
10am to 6pm
Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 10th October
Free
Falling Birds
A series of X-ray photographs and poetic texts highlighting extinction and the alarming decline in bird species around the world.
10am to 5:30pm
Forest Hill
Closing soon Sun, 10th October
Embroiderers to the British Royal Family, Savile Row and top European designers, Hand & Lock opens its doors for one week to offer an insight into Britain’s oldest embroidery house.
10am to 4:30pm
Belgravia
Closing soon Sun, 10th October
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Wednesday 5th May 2021
£13.52
Roman London Walking Tour
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
£15.00
London Magic Tour
A unique walking tour through London’s magical history with a magical guide — discover the magic side of London beyond Harry Potter.
Starts at 2pm WhitehallCity Guide Freda Dahl-Nielsen continues the City Churches Collection with the modern Anglican Catholic churches of St Andrew Holborn and St Alban the Martyr Holborn, and Roman Catholic St Etheldreda Ely Place.
2pm to 3:15pm
