The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Thursday 12th August.


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Top events in London on Thu 12th Aug 2021

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the brightest and most active meteor showers in the year.
2021-08-12
12:01am to 5am
 
The occasional open days for the London Transport Museum's overflow depot in Acton where all their trains and trams are stored.
2021-08-12
10am to 4pm
 
Acton
Acton
Professor Anthony King launches his latest book which examines the character and impact of urban warfare in modern times.
2021-08-12
7pm to 8pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea

Online events / webinars

A presentation about the opening in August 1820 of the completed Regent’s Canal.
2pm to 3pm
 
An online talk about Edward Alleyn - Elizabethan actor at the Rose Playhouse Bankside and Church Warden at Southwark Cathedral.
6:30pm to 7:30pm
 

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

Reverberations: a sound installation in Housmans
Reverberations is an immersive sound installation, produced by sound artist Wajid Yaseen, that uses transducer speakers to resonate through the bookshelves of one of London’s oldest radical bookshops.
Reverberations: a sound installation in Housmans
11am to 6:30pm
Islington
Closing soon Fri, 1st October
2021-07-26
2021-10-01
Maker's Eye: Stories of Crafts
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.
Maker's Eye: Stories of Crafts
All Day
Islington
Closing soon Sat, 9th October
2021-07-07
2021-10-09
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
On Tenterhooks
Inspired by artist Anna Ray’s Huguenot ancestors who settled in Spitalfields as textile makers in the 18th century, the exhibition explores the past and present of textile making.
On Tenterhooks
8am to 6pm
City of London
Closing soon Thu, 1st October
2021-06-21
2020-10-01
Peter Blake: Time Traveller
This exhibition charts the development of Blake’s approach to collage-making, beginning with his layering of subject matter in early painted compositions and experiments with collaged paper
Peter Blake: Time Traveller
10am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Fri, 13th August
2021-06-18
2021-08-13
John Hassall: Illustrator and Poster Artist
This exhibition seeks to explore key aspects of John Hassall’s work, and to celebrate the life of this extraordinary artist a century on from his heyday.
John Hassall: Illustrator and Poster Artist
11am to 4pm
Pinner
Closing soon Sat, 14th August
2021-05-22
2021-08-14
A Glittering City: Ayo Akingbade with Duchamp & Sons
Speaking to architects, public sector workers and young people, artist and filmmaker Ayo Akingbade creates moving image work that forges conversations on urbanism, gentrification, power and resilience.
A Glittering City: Ayo Akingbade with Duchamp & Sons
11am to 6pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 15th August
2021-05-19
2021-08-15
Desde el Salón (From the Living Room)
Calero’s display invites us to think about the act of collecting, about what we choose to surround ourselves with in our homes and the importance and presence of the natural world.
Desde el Salón (From the Living Room)
11am to 6pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 15th August
2021-05-19
2021-08-15
Reflections contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa
This display weaves together a rich tapestry of artistic expression from artists born in, or connected to, countries from Iran to Morocco.
Reflections contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 15th August
2021-05-17
2021-08-15
Rubens: Reunited the great landscapes
For the first time in over two hundred years, Peter Paul Rubens’s two great masterpieces of landscape painting will be reunited as part of an exhibition at the Wallace Collection.
Rubens: Reunited the great landscapes
10am to 5pm
Marylebone High St
Closing soon Sun, 15th August
2021-06-03
2021-08-15

Exhibitions opening soon


What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Thursday 12th August 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
2021-08-12
2021-08-12
A walk that explores the very heart of the City – the most historic part of the capital.
 11am to 1pm
 
 City of London
2021-08-12
2021-08-12
This Magical Mystery Tour is a chance to “Imagine” Beatlemania and the Swinging 60s.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Bloomsbury
2021-08-12
2021-08-12
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
2021-08-12
2021-08-12