The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Wednesday 12th May.
Top events in London on Wed 12th May 2021
Online events / webinars
In this webinar we present case studies and approaches on how to maximise light and improve indoor air quality to create healthy buildings.
10am to 11am
Free
Join Professor Ioannis Papakonstantinou as he discusses the research being carried out in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE) to tackle climate change and create sustainable buildings.
12:30pm to 1pm
Join us to look back at the impact of the pandemic and its lessons for the future of nursing in this RCN Fellows event for Nurses Day 2021, with author Christie Watson.
5:30pm to 7pm
Join oral history project officer Sarah Lowry to explore stories from the Royal College of Physicians' oral history collection.
6pm to 7pm
This talk is a celebration of the Common as it is today, 150 years after this landmark protection.
6pm to 7:30pm
This lecture shows how healthcare and criminal justice professionals can work with young people to develop ‘reciprocal illumination’ for everyone who takes part.
6pm to 7pm
Come on a roller coaster trip through the history of disaster movies with Scott Freer.
6:30pm to 7:30pm
Explore the fascinating history of 19th-century hospitals in this talk by the Survey of London's Harriet Richardson.
7pm to 10pm
In this talk we’ll reveal some of the RSN’s precious gifts and commissions for the royal family illustrated by objects from our archives, letters and accounts in newspapers of the day.
7pm to 8:15pm
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
Closes today
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
Closing soon Sat, 9th October
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
Closing soon Sat, 9th October
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
Closing soon Sat, 9th October
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
Closing soon Sat, 9th October
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 12th 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 Whitehall
