The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 28th August.


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Top events in London on Sat 28th Aug 2021


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A talk on the work of head gardeners in country houses with Dr Judith Hill, who wonders why they were invisible to history.
2pm to 3pm
 

 

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
San: Contemporary Art of the African Bushmen Group Show
This is a major survey show of one of the most exciting, yet least known, movements in contemporary art: a non-Western tradition at once ancient and modern, immediate and other.
San: Contemporary Art of the African Bushmen Group Show
10am to 6pm
Tottenham Court Road
Closing soon Sat, 28th August
2021-07-17
2021-08-28
Claudia Andujar - The Yanomami Struggle
An exhibition devoted to the life and work of Claudia Andujar and her collaboration with the Yanomami, one of Brazil’s largest indigenous peoples.
Claudia Andujar - The Yanomami Struggle
All Day
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 29th August
2021-06-17
2021-08-29
Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy
This definitive retrospective charts her ground-breaking career from the 1920s to the 1990s.
Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy
11am to 6pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 29th August
2021-05-19
2021-08-29
Unearthed: Photography's Roots
Discover the pioneering story of photography from the 1840s to today, told through stunning still lifes of plants and botany.
Unearthed: Photography's Roots
10am to 4:30pm
Dulwich
Closing soon Sun, 29th August
2021-05-19
2021-08-29
Holding the baby
A portrait of the strength and resilience of single parent families facing austerity.
Holding the baby
10am to 5pm
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Sun, 29th August
2021-06-12
2021-08-29
Brass, Steel and Fire
This exhibition explores a century of model making, and tells the story of the lacemakers, locomotive drivers and engineers who built the modern world from their kitchen tables.
Brass, Steel and Fire
10am to 6pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 29th August
2021-05-19
2021-08-29

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Saturday 28th August 2021

Visitors will have a chance to learn about its most famous tenant through a guided tour which includes a short walk to set the context and a longer tour of the house itself.
 10am to 4:30pm
 
 Stockwell
2021-08-28
2021-08-28

Van Gogh House Guided Tours

Discover the story of a priory that became a parish church that became a Cathedral
 10am to 11am
 
 Southwark
2021-08-28
2021-08-28

Southwark Cathedral Tour: Over 900 Years of History!

What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Saturday 28th August 2021

A guided walk around Westminster and get to see the hidden and ever so picturesque Georgian back streets where all the political salons are
 10am to 12pm
 
 Whitehall
2021-08-28
2021-08-28
A regular guided walk around the canals and heritage of Camden town.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Camden
2021-08-28
2021-08-28
A guided walk around the heart of Abbey Road looking out for Beatles memorabilia.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Camden
2021-08-28
2021-08-28
The London of a life steeped in equal measures of pleasure, controversy and disdain...
 11am to 1pm
 
 Picadilly
2021-08-28
2021-08-28
Bloody, Flaming, Poxy London. Plague, Fire & Revolution. The Black Death. Churchyards brimming with bodies. The harvest of Death. The zombie apocalypse – but for real.
 2pm to 4pm
 
 Barbican
2021-08-28
2021-08-28
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
2021-08-28
2021-08-28
Join Dr Judith Hill on a virtual tour of Osborne and learn more about the furniture and works of art in every room.
 4pm to 5pm
 
 Clerkenwell
2021-08-28
2021-08-28
At night the ancient City is deserted. And eerie. Explore its shadowy back streets and dimly lit alleys.
 7:30pm to 9:30pm
 
 Barbican
2021-08-28
2021-08-28