The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Tuesday 25th May.


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Top events in London on Tue 25th May 2021


Online events / webinars

This webinar will be hosted by CSJV’s historic buildings lead and focus on the railway heritage at Old Oak Common.
11:30am to 12:30pm
 
This talk will follow Games’s creative process from designer’s brief to the ubiquitous, versatile and memorable ‘Britannia’ emblem which adorned buildings, posters, souvenirs and stamps.
2pm to 3pm
 
This discussion explores the meteoric canonisation of Thomas Becket, his subsequent veneration and the destruction of his reputation during the Reformation in the Tudor period.
4:30pm to 5:30pm
 
This lecture looks at the consequences of technology on privacy and security, and considers what options there are for the future.
6pm to 7pm
 
Join Rebecca Smethurst to find out more about these mysterious and massive astronomical objects.
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Listen as Susan sweeps you back to 18th-century London: trendy turtle dinners, a lottery for a Michelangelo cabinet, managing royal patrons and an opera singer in prison all appear in this talk.
7:30pm to 8:30pm
 

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

Conversations with God - Jan Matejko’s Copernicus
This is a rare opportunity to see one of Poland’s most loved works of art.
Conversations with God - Jan Matejko’s Copernicus
10am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Sun, 30th August
2021-05-21
2020-08-30
Not Vital: Paintings
This exhibition features a selection of works never previously exhibited in the UK, many of which have never been seen by the public.
Not Vital: Paintings
10am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Wed, 26th May
2021-04-13
2021-05-26
Sylvain Lefebvre - Sauvage
The French artist, Sylvain Lefebvre, invites us to save ourselves on a journey through the dreamlike oceans and untamed forests of his imagination.
Sylvain Lefebvre - Sauvage
10am to 6pm
Tottenham Court Road
Closing soon Sat, 29th May
2021-04-30
2021-05-29
RGBFAQ - Alan Warburton
RGBFAQ comprises a research-led experiential exhibition in which the audience navigates a "black-box" set populated by gigantic geometric sculptures.
RGBFAQ - Alan Warburton
1pm to 7:30pm
Poplar
Closing soon Sun, 30th May
2021-05-17
2021-05-30
Zanele Muholi
Tate Modern presents the first major UK survey of visual activist Zanele Muholi.
Zanele Muholi
10am to 5pm
Southwark
Closing soon Mon, 31st May
2021-05-17
2021-05-31
Antony Cairns | CTY_TYO3 TYO4
British artist Antony Cairns continues his exploration of the global metropolis in a new exhibition; his first UK solo exhibition for over four years.
Antony Cairns | CTY_TYO3 TYO4
10am to 6pm
Tottenham Court Road
Closing soon Fri, 4th June
2021-04-22
2021-06-04
Rachel Whiteread -  Internal Objects
In this exhibition, a suggestion of haunting, or ghostliness, is manifested in a different way.
Rachel Whiteread -  Internal Objects
10am to 5:45pm
Mayfair
Closing soon Sat, 5th June
2021-04-12
2021-06-05
Shara Hughes
The exhibition brings together a group of new site specific paintings and works on paper by the New York-based artist
Shara Hughes
10:30am to 4pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 5th June
2021-05-17
2021-06-05
Rana Begum
Free  
This new collection of work reveals how Begum’s practice has diverged and evolved, setting her precise minimalism against a new exploration into the amorphous and uncontained.
Rana Begum
11am to 5pm
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Sat, 5th June
2021-04-30
2021-06-05
Hackers : Costumes From the Motion Picture
Back in the future of 1995, the teen techno-thriller Hackers burst onto cinema screens with its cyber phreak aesthetics, video game visuals and mind-bending techno soundtrack.
Hackers : Costumes From the Motion Picture
12pm to 6pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sat, 5th June
2021-05-16
2021-06-05

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What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Tuesday 25th May 2021

On this guided tour, led by an expert City of London of Guide, you’ll see several of his finest places of worship.
 11am to 12:30pm
 
 City of London
2021-05-25
2021-05-25
A guided walk around the City looking for old London.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Barbican
2021-05-25
2021-05-25
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
2021-05-25
2021-05-25