The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Sunday 15th August.


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Top events in London on Sun 15th Aug 2021

The occasional open days for the London Transport Museum's overflow depot in Acton where all their trains and trams are stored.
2021-08-15
10am to 4pm
 
Acton
Acton
Celebrate a staggering legacy of motorcycling at Brooklands matched with the best of today’s bikes and super-machines.
2021-08-15
10am to 5pm
 
Weybridge
Weybridge

 

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
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
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
Malarko
Free  
Malarko, the renowned Street Artist and ceramicist synonymous with London’s Brick Lane shutters, will be coming to BSMT gallery in Dalston for a solo show.
Malarko
10am to 5pm
Hackney
Closing soon Sun, 15th August
2021-07-29
2021-08-15
Summer Lights
A colourful exhibition celebrating natural light across the Canary Wharf estate.
Summer Lights
All Day
Poplar
Closing soon Sat, 21st August
2021-06-21
2021-08-21
Jean Dubuffet - Brutal Beauty
An exhibition celebrating French artist Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), one of the most singular and provocative voices in postwar modern art.
Jean Dubuffet - Brutal Beauty
All Day
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 22nd August
2021-05-17
2021-08-22
Thomas Becket - Murder and the making of a saint
Discover the murder that shook the Middle Ages in this dramatic exhibition about the life, death and legacy of Thomas Becket.
Thomas Becket - Murder and the making of a saint
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 22nd August
2021-05-20
2021-08-22

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Sunday 15th August 2021

Weekly guided tours run by the Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery of London's first great garden cemetery which has more notable monuments and residents than any other.
 Starts at 2pm
 
 North Kensington
2021-08-15
2021-08-15

Tours of Kensal Green Cemetery

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Walking tours of London on Sunday 15th August 2021

This walking tour includes some of London's most famous landmarks, but it also takes in hidden alleyways and historical details that are hard to find without expert guidance.
 10:30am to 12:30pm
 
 Barbican
2021-08-15
2021-08-15
A walk that explores the very heart of the City – the most historic part of the capital.
 10:30am to 12:30pm
 
 City of London
2021-08-15
2021-08-15
We’re just a few stops up the Northern Line, but we’re in a country village nestling round what was once an old pond.
 10:45am to 12:45pm
 
 Highgate
2021-08-15
2021-08-15
Volunteer-led walks through a 21 acre memorial landscape steeped in social history from the Victorian Jewish community through to the present day.
 11am to 12:15pm
 
 Willesden
2021-08-15
2021-08-15
Enjoy an insider's tour of the City, including Guildhall, Mansion House, the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange.
 11am to 12:30pm
 
 City of London
2021-08-15
2021-08-15
This Magical Mystery Tour is a chance to “Imagine” Beatlemania and the Swinging 60s.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Bloomsbury
2021-08-15
2021-08-15
A guided walk around Shoreditch looking at the ever-changing street art.
 11am to 4pm
 
 City of London
2021-08-15
2021-08-15
A guided walk around Westminster ending at the Cabinet War rooms looking at the area's WW2 history.
 1:45pm to 3:45pm
 
 Trafalgar Square
2021-08-15
2021-08-15
A guided walk around the City looking for old London.
 2:45pm to 4:45pm
 
 Barbican
2021-08-15
2021-08-15
A guided walk to uncover the layers of history that lie beneath the Museum of London.
 3pm to 5:30pm
 
 Barbican
2021-08-15
2021-08-15