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.
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
The first exhibition of Lucian Freud’s work in the home of his grandfather, Sigmund Freud, and aunt, Anna Freud (Ends on Sun, 29th Jan)
Freud Museum
He built an empire that stretched across the world. Rode across the sky on a flying chariot. And descended to the bottom of the sea in a glass bell. Or did he? (Ends on Sun, 19th Feb)
The British Library
Through some of our country’s most provocative artists, this exhibition presents an alternative perspective on modern Britain. (Ends on Sun, 19th Feb)
Somerset House
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
£22
Cezanne
Tate Modern presents a once-in-a-generation exhibition of paintings, watercolours and drawings by Paul Cezanne. (Ends on Sun, 12th Mar)
Tate Modern
£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
£15
Executions
The Museum of London is bringing the lives and legacies of those who died and those who witnessed executions first hand to a major new exhibition (Ends on Sun, 16th Apr)
Museum of London Docklands
In this immersive genre-defying exhibition you will embark on a once in a lifetime adventure through the cosmos to explore visions of the future through the science of today. (Ends on Thu, 4th May)
Science 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
Free
War Games
The UK’s first exhibition to explore what video games can tell us about conflict. (Ends on Sun, 28th May)
Imperial War Museum
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
