The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Thursday 16th June.
Top events in London on Thu 16th Jun 2022
The Thames Flood Barrier is closed once a month for test purposes, giving you a chance to see the barrier in its fully closed state.
8:55am to 11:25am
Woolwich
Join an open discussion about green roofs with experts from green infrastructure, engineering, architecture and landscape architecture.
5pm to 6pm
Olympic Park
Everyone agrees that good judges are essential for the maintenance of the Rule of Law in a democratic society. But what makes a judge a good judge and how should we recruit them?
6pm to 7pm
Holborn
This panel examines the critical issues of food poverty and rising living costs alongside climate and biodiversity loss.
7pm to 8:30pm
Richmond
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Free
Chihoi: The Train
A slideshow of selected artworks from Hong Kong artist Chihoi’s graphic novel, based on a story written by Taiwanese poet Hung Hung, evokes a dreamlike train journey.
All Day
Southwark
Ends on Sun 19th June
Free
Hair: Untold Stories
This exhibition puts the substance before the style and unlocks the untold stories of hair.
10am to 5:30pm
Forest Hill
Ends on Sun 19th June
Kawanabe Kyōsai was one of the most exciting Japanese painters of the 19th century. Discover his work – some of which has never been seen before – in the first exhibition outside of Japan in nearly 30 years.
10am to 6pm
Picadilly
Ends on Sun 19th June
The Garden Museum’s exhibition explores the use of roses in fashion from the Victorian era to today.
10am to 5pm
Southwark
Ends on Sun 19th June
Free
In a Pot of Hot Soup
An exhibition of contemporary Nigerian art, digital and non-digital, centred on artists’ explorations of the roles of political voice within Nigeria.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
Ends on Sat 25th June
An exhibition that explores underground print during the Indian emergency of 1975- 77, focusing on the cyclostyle printing and duplicating technology used to produce it
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
Ends on Sat 25th June
A display of royal memorabilia commemorating coronations and jubilees, from cups and plates to hairpins and bunting.
10am to 5pm
Holborn
Ends on Sun 26th June
A revelatory new take on art in Britain after the Second World War, a period when artists had to make sense of an entirely altered world.
10am to 8pm
Barbican
Ends on Sun 26th June
An exhibition of the Camden Green Loop, a public realm strategy to bring our neighbourhoods to life.
10am to 3pm
Camden
Ends on Wed 29th June
Walk through the ‘Time Tunnel’, an alfresco exhibition on the past, present, and future of Seven Dials, a one-of-a-kind destination in the heart of London’s West End.
All Day
Soho
Ends on Thu 30th June
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Thursday 16th June 2022
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
