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.
With a wealth of material from the Cathedral's archives, the exhibition tells stories of 200 years of Jubilees alongside photographs, prints, paintings, and treasures, including vestments used for these magnificent occasions. (Ends on Thu, 1st Dec)
St Paul's Cathedral
This exhibition comprised a unique collection of medical satire prints from the mid-18th century to the 1980s. (Ends on Fri, 2nd Dec)
Royal College of Physicians Museum
An exhibition exploring the trail-blazing research that is turning the tide on cancer (Ends on Sat, 3rd Dec)
The Francis Crick Institute
A display honouring the music, people and places central to the grime scene and its roots in East London. (Ends on Sun, 4th Dec)
Museum of London
A display celebrating one of the city's most iconic sporting heroes, both on and off the pitch. (Ends on Fri, 23rd Dec)
Museum of London
This world-first, object-rich exhibition reveals the past, present and future of how cancer is prevented, detected and treated. (Ends on Sat, 31st Dec)
Science Museum
Free
Treasures
Spanning centuries, the unexpected treasures on display in the Art Deco library include hand-drawn illustrations, curious texts and beguiling bindings. (Ends on Sat, 31st Dec)
Museum of Freemasonry
Discover the ground-breaking technology that changed the post forever in a new exhibition. (Ends on Sun, 1st Jan)
The Postal Museum
Celebrating the life and work of one of the best loved children's authors of the 20th century. (Ends on Sun, 8th Jan)
Victoria and Albert Museum
New research into IWM’s photography archive demonstrates just how keenly The Queen’s role as monarch has been shaped by her wartime experiences. (Ends on Sun, 8th Jan)
Imperial War Museum
This exhibition uses the unique collections of Tower Hamlets Archives as a lens through which to explore the borough’s history of producing food. (Ends on Sat, 4th Feb)
Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
An installation of six large-scale clay columns inspired by traditional architectural practices in Chile, by Swedish-Chilean artist Anton Alvarez (Ends on Tue, 28th Feb)
100 Bishopsgate
£16.50
Anthony Daley: Son of Rubens
Abstract Expressionist painter Anthony Daley will present a new body of work, which explores his career-long fascination with the work of 17th century Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. (Ends on Sun, 19th Mar)
Dulwich Picture Gallery
£16
Africa Fashion
Africa Fashion explores the vitality and global impact of a fashion scene as dynamic and varied as the continent itself. (Ends on Sun, 16th Apr)
Victoria and Albert Museum
Free
Slavery & the Bank
This exhibition explores the history of transatlantic slavery through its connections with the Bank of England and the wider City of London. (Ends on Fri, 28th Apr)
Bank of England Museum
The exhibition includes rare pieces of porcelain and lacquer, samurai armour, embroidered screens and diplomatic gifts from the reigns of James I to Her Majesty The Queen. (Ends on Fri, 12th May)
The Queen's Gallery
Visit an 'abandoned' Tube station underworld and discover what secrets lurk beneath our busy streets in this Hidden London exhibition. (Ends on Sun, 31st Dec)
London Transport Museum
This exhibition follows the lives of British soldiers in Germany over the past 75 years. (Ends on Wed, 21st Aug)
National Army Museum
