The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 8th May.
Top events in London on Sat 8th May 2021
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
The first major survey of one of the most important painters working today
10am to 6pm
Pimlico
Ends on Sun, 9th May 2021
The visual impact of Noël Coward’s life and work is celebrated in this major exhibition.
10:30am to 5pm City of London Ends on Sun, 16th May 2021
This exhibition explores a century of refugee experiences, from Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews and the Kindertransport, to the Calais Jungle and the treacherous Mediterranean crossings
10am to 6pm Southwark Ends on Mon, 24th May 2021
Explore some of the world's richest habitats, see fascinating animal behaviour and get to know some extraordinary species.
11am to 5:50pm South Kensington Ends on Sun, 6th Jun 2021
This exhibition follows the lives of soldiers in Germany over the past 75 years.
10:30am to 3:30pm Chelsea Ends on Thu, 1st Jul 2021
A photographic art exhibition exploring contemporary relationships with spiritualism, reality and surrealism, through a Black British lens.
10am to 5:30pm Forest Hill Ends on Sun, 1st Aug 2021
An annual exhibition showcasing the world's greatest space photography.
10:30am to 4pm Greenwich Ends on Sun, 8th Aug 2021
£12
Bags: Inside Out
From designer handbags to despatch boxes, vanity cases to military rucksacks, the exhibition will explore our longstanding fascination with the bag.
11am to 7pm South Kensington Ends on Sun, 12th Sep 2021
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 Ends on Sun, 10th Oct 2021
Free
Asante Goldweights
A display of Asante treasures from Ghana, shedding light on 19th-century collecting and the British Empire.
11am to 7pm South Kensington Ends on Sun, 31st Oct 2021
Regular Events - Saturday 8th May 2021
See a machine over 150 years old pull apart a piece of iron from end-to-end and celebrate the vision of a forgotten hero of engineering science.
2pm to 5pm
Southwark
Walking tours of London on Saturday 8th May 2021
£15.00
Old Westminster Walking Tour
A guided walk around Westminster and get to see the hidden and ever so picturesque Georgian back streets where all the political salons are
10am to 12pm Whitehall
£15.00
Old Camden Town
A regular guided walk around the canals and heritage of Camden town.
11am to 1pm Camden
£15.00
The Beatles Walks
A guided walk around the heart of Abbey Road looking out for Beatles memorabilia.
11am to 1pm CamdenThe London of a life steeped in equal measures of pleasure, controversy and disdain...
11am to 1pm Picadilly
£15.00
Disastrous London
Bloody, Flaming, Poxy London. Plague, Fire & Revolution. The Black Death. Churchyards brimming with bodies. The harvest of Death. The zombie apocalypse – but for real.
2pm to 4pm Barbican
£15.00
Ghosts of the Old City
At night the ancient City is deserted. And eerie. Explore its shadowy back streets and dimly lit alleys.
7:30pm to 9:30pm Barbican
