Welcome to the IanVisits alternative guide to London.
Lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random geeky miscellany.
Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
The exhibition showcases a series of works by Anna Marongiu, a Sardinian artist who created 262 illustrations of The Pickwick Papers between 1928–1929. (Ends on Sun, 11th Sep)
Charles Dickens Museum
Free
Cow in the woods
Find out more about Epping Forest’s grazing history, how the ‘cow saved the Forest’ in 1874 and grazing management today.
(Ends on Sun, 18th Sep)
Epping Forest Visitor Centre
Free
Eternally Yours
An exhibition exploring ideas around repair, care and healing. (Ends on Sun, 18th Sep)
Somerset House
£13.50
In the Black Fantastic
This is the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to the work of Black artists who use fantastical elements to address racial injustice and explore alternative realities. (Ends on Sun, 18th Sep)
Hayward Gallery
Life in a cup presents a fascinating beverage story and explores the traditions that make coffee a way of life in parts of the Islamic world. (Ends on Sun, 18th Sep)
The British Museum
£18
Walter Sickert
The first major retrospective of Sickert at Tate in over 60 years, this exhibition explores how he had an often radical, distinctive approach to setting and subject matter. (Ends on Sun, 18th Sep)
Tate Britain
The exhibition charts in items of all kinds the rise of British Blues music from its US and African roots in the 20th Century through to artists performing today. (Ends on Mon, 19th Sep)
Barbican Library
A dynamic history, a precarious present: navigate Venice's iconic waterways at the National Maritime Museum (Ends on Sun, 25th Sep)
National Maritime Museum
An exhibition that explores female spiritual beings in world belief and mythological traditions around the globe. (Ends on Sun, 25th Sep)
The British Museum
Korean artist JeeYoung Lee has created an environment inspired by memories, dreams, emotions, and her personal experience. (Ends on Sun, 25th Sep)
Now Gallery
This exhibition celebrates both the release of The Legend of luther Arkwright alongside the history of the character and previous installments of the series. (Ends on Sun, 2nd Oct)
Cartoon Museum
£8
Gold
Take a journey around the globe to learn how gold elevated art in manuscripts and books. (Ends on Sun, 2nd Oct)
The British Library
Free
The Hop
Jyll Bradley’s new interactive commission links the urban landscape of the Southbank Centre to the hop gardens of Kent. (Ends on Sun, 2nd Oct)
Hayward Gallery
For the first time, Picasso’s ‘Woman with a Book’ (1932) from the Norton Simon Museum, California, will be brought together with the painting that inspired it, ‘Madame Moitessier’ by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. (Ends on Sun, 9th Oct)
National Gallery
£16
Cornelia Parker
Experience Cornelia Parker’s mesmerising large-scale installations (Ends on Sun, 16th Oct)
Tate Britain
Free
In the Air
In the Air explores our relationship with the air around us. Moving freely across borders and through bodies, air is both vital to our existence and a threat to our health. (Ends on Sun, 16th Oct)
Wellcome Collection
This exhibition displays American 20th-century hand-drawn animation alongside French 18th-century art to reveal the surprising and enchanting connections between these two artistic movements. (Ends on Sun, 16th Oct)
Wallace Collection
Free
Chimps Are Family
This outdoor exhibition featured 28 chimps dotted around the South Bank. (Ends on Fri, 21st Oct)
various locations
The historical map collections at London Metropolitan Archives show the development of the city in incredible detail, from the late sixteenth century to the present day. (Ends on Wed, 26th Oct)
London Metropolitan Archives
