The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Thursday 20th May.
Top events in London on Thu 20th May 2021
As we celebrate reopening the Museum and welcoming you back into London, we look back at a rich history of celebrations in and about our city.
6:30pm to 9pm
Covent Garden
Online events / webinars
Hear from three people who have worked in essential support roles about their personal experiences of the pandemic.
5:30pm to 7pm
Join Rachel M Koopmans and Leonie Seliger for a conversation about the Becket Miracle Windows.
5:30pm to 6:30pm
Join acclaimed writer Wendy Moore to learn about the story of the suffragette doctors who ran Endell Street Military Hospital in the heart of London in World War I.
6pm to 7pm
A talk about how Frederic Leighton was inspired to create his richly decorated Arab Hall in his Kensington house.
6pm to 7pm
Writer and T.S. Eliot Prize winner Roger Robinson will deliver this year's Cities Imaginaries lecture at UCL Urban Laboratory.
6pm to 7:30pm
In this talk, De Morgan Curator Sarah Hardy will introduce the artwork of William and Evelyn De Morgan and illuminate the scope of her work with this historic collection today.
6:30pm to 7:30pm
Tree expert Russell Miller will take you on a tour of Abney Park's surviving remnants of the famous Loddiges arboretum.
7pm to 8pm
Join author and expert in gold and silver Timothy Schroder as he takes a close look at the workings of this relationship and at the individuals who operated it.
7pm to 8pm
Madhur is joining us live from her home in New York, and talking to Ravinder Bhogal - one of the most exciting modern food-writers and the chef-restaurateur of London’s Jikoni.
7:30pm to 8:30pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
An exhibition of 25 photos taken during the filming of the latest James Bond movie.
11am to 6pm
Mayfair
Closes tomorrow
Free
Treasures of the RSM
This exhibition offers a fascinating insight into the history of medicine and the growth of the medical and scientific professions.
9:30am to 6pm
Harley Street
Closes tomorrow
Wizardry in Wood 2021 presents beautiful and amazing works demonstrating their makers’ mastery of the art and craft of woodturning.
10am to 4pm
Mayfair
Closing soon Sat, 16th October
This exhibition shows photographs from fine-art photographer Hugo Rittson-Thomas' new book Wildflowers For The Queen
10am to 5pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 17th October
Free
IKONA | Wise Women
Contemporary multimedia portrait series showcasing mighty women including cultural activists, journalists, creatives and filmmakers will go on display this October at Hoxton Arches.
10am to 6pm
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Sun, 17th October
This exhibition explores the characters, events, places and personal tales of triumph and tragedy that inspired and shaped the novel that made Charles Dickens a household name across the world.
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 17th October
Bringing together over 200 objects from collections across Europe and America, this exhibition shows how Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) blazed a new path for the development of abstraction.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 17th October
Starting over 50 years ago, this great photographer has been documenting life in the west London communities of Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill.
12pm to 8pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 17th October
Free
Round and Around
Round and Around is an audio-visual project planned and produced to observe modern Korean history on multiple levels.
10am to 5:30pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Fri, 22nd October
Free
The Natural World
This exhibition is dedicated to approximately 40 rare and fascinating objects paying tribute to the wonders of the natural world.
10am to 5pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Fri, 22nd October
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Thursday 20th May 2021
Follow the trail left by monks and monarchs, press barons and literary giants along the highway and down its twisting alleyways.
11am to 12:30pm
City of London£15.00
The Famous Square Mile
A walk that explores the very heart of the City – the most historic part of the capital.
11am to 1pm City of London£15.00
Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
This Magical Mystery Tour is a chance to “Imagine” Beatlemania and the Swinging 60s.
11am to 1pm Bloomsbury£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
2pm to 4pm Whitehall
