Welcome to the IanVisits alternative guide to London.
Lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random geeky miscellany.
This is quite an old listings page, did you want: Wednesday, 31st July 2024?
Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
Visit an 'abandoned' Tube station underworld and discover what secrets lurk beneath our busy streets in this Hidden London exhibition. (Ending Soon Mon, 31st Jul)
London Transport Museum
A free outdoor exhibition of photography, art and history from the archives and collections of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, held by Barts Health NHS Trust Archives. (Ending Soon Tue, 1st Aug)
St Bartholomew's Hospital Square
This outdoor display presents the stories of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage who lived and worked in the city between 1560 and 1860. (Ending Soon Tue, 1st Aug)
Aldgate Square
This alternative art exhibition will showcase a selection of artworks from the 13,000 artworks rejected by the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. (Ending Soon Thu, 3rd Aug)
Art Friend
A takeover of the Curve gallery by the Haggerston-based charity supporting people affected by brain injury, Headway East London (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Aug)
Barbican Arts Centre
This one-room display celebrates through photographs the unique connection The Queen had with corgis throughout her life. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Aug)
Wallace Collection
What do we find in the LSE Library and Women’s Library archives and special collections if we look for the earth? (Ending Soon Tue, 8th Aug)
LSE Library
This exhibition showcases a number of Bikky’s sculptures, wooden masks, paintings and drawings, made during his mature period, 1975 – 1986, when he was living in Otoineppu village, Hokkaido. (Ending Soon Thu, 10th Aug)
Daiwa Foundation Japan House
He is, arguably, the Bloomsbury group’s least well-known member, and now the first major exhibition of his work is aiming to return Tomlin to the artistic spotlight where he belongs. (Ending Soon Fri, 11th Aug)
Philip Mould & Company
Paintings and Poetry by British-Swiss artist Nicholas Ferguson, in a Solo Exhibition at The Coningsby Gallery (Ending Soon Sat, 12th Aug)
The Coningsby Gallery
Astronomy Photographer of the Year is an annual competition featuring the world’s greatest space photography. (Ending Soon Sun, 13th Aug)
National Maritime Museum
Luxury and power: Persia to Greece moves beyond ancient Greek spin to delve into a more complex story of luxury and power in ancient Iran, Athens, and the world of Alexander. (Ending Soon Sun, 13th Aug)
British Museum
An exhibition of works from Damien Hirst’s latest paintings series shown in public for the first time. (Ending Soon Fri, 18th Aug)
Phillips auction house
The first major UK exhibition by one of today's most compelling artists and filmmakers. (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Aug)
Tate Britain
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. (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Aug)
Science Museum
See how documenting the animal world has resulted in some of humankind’s most awe-inspiring art, science and sound recordings. (Ending Soon Mon, 28th Aug)
British Library
An exhibition of impressive large scale photographs, ‘Eternal Bloom’ by Harald Altmaier, a celebration of natural creation and creative talent. (Ending Soon Thu, 31st Aug)
Upstairs Gallery at Connolly
Free
Our NHS at 75
An exhibition of the 75 shortlisted entries into a photography competition to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS. (Ending Soon Thu, 31st Aug)
FUJIFILM House of Photography
Explore the work and career of Carrie Mae Weems in this first major UK exhibition dedicated to one of the most influential American artists working today. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Sep)
Barbican Centre
Explore the powerful work of two groundbreaking modern artists. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Sep)
Tate Modern
A selection of lesser-known works from The Courtauld’s collection of Post-Impressionist art is on display this summer. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Sep)
Courtauld Institute of Art
This exhibition explores complex relationships between land, its materiality and memory in modern and contemporary artistic practice. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Sep)
Courtauld Institute of Art
Spanning a period of just over 100 years —from the 1880s to the 1990, this exhibition showcases a selection of posters, signs, handbills, audio recordings, magic lantern slides, display material and adverts from the archive at Swedenborg House. (Ending Soon Fri, 8th Sep)
Swedenborg House
This new exhibition develops a fertile dialogue between Caro’s sculpture and the unique character of Soane’s building. (Ending Soon Sun, 10th Sep)
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
The first exhibition focusing on the magnificent garden paintings of Jean Esme Oregon Cooke RA (1927-2008). (Ending Soon Sun, 10th Sep)
Garden Museum
Discover more than 100 works of art from the 16th century to the present from Europe, North America and Australasia. (Ending Soon Sun, 10th Sep)
British Museum
This rail-themed booth display is complete with a working Japanese station vending machine. (Ending Soon Thu, 14th Sep)
Japan House London
A family exhibition exploring the science of our gardens and the natural world. (Ending Soon Thu, 14th Sep)
Garden Museum
An exhibition offering an unprecedented look at 150 contemporary photographers tracking the visual threads of humankind’s ever-changing, extraordinarily complex life across the globe. (Ending Soon Sun, 17th Sep)
Saatchi Gallery
£12.60
The Offbeat Sari
A major exhibition celebrating the contemporary sari. (Ending Soon Sun, 17th Sep)
The Design Museum
Free
Maria Prymachenko
The exhibition showcases paintings by Ukrainian folk artist Maria Prymachenko, shown for the first time in the UK having been preserved by the artist's family for more than fifty years. (Ending Soon Wed, 20th Sep)
Saatchi Gallery
See an edition of Shakespeare's First Folio on display at the National Maritime Museum, celebrating 400 years since its publication. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Sep)
National Maritime Museum
£0
BLACK VENUS
An exhibition examining the historical representation and shifting legacy of Black women in visual culture. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Sep)
Somerset House
A free display of new design research responding to the climate crisis. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Sep)
The Design Museum
An exhibition reflecting on the loss of people and culture through the lens of human trafficking and unsafe migration. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Sep)
British Museum
This summer, the magnificent outfits worn by King Charles III and Queen Camilla during their Coronation will be on show in Buckingham Palace as part of the annual summer opening. (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Sep)
Buckingham Palace
£22
The Rossettis
A major exhibition devoted to the radical Rossetti generation (Ending Soon Sun, 24th Sep)
Tate Britain
This exhibition chronicles the evolution of music photography over the last 70 years. It showcases iconic rock and roll images and the photographers who shot them. (Ending Soon Mon, 25th Sep)
Barbican Centre
This exhibition brings together highly skilled artists whose works show the respect for tradition and spirit of innovation, in a variety of materials including textiles, leather, paper and pearl. (Ending Soon Fri, 29th Sep)
Embassy of Japan in the UK
This exhibition in the Chapter House will reveal the key elements of the royal ceremony which has taken place at the Abbey for nearly a thousand years. (Ending Soon Sat, 30th Sep)
Westminster Abbey
The exhibition explores De Morgan’s unique practice of making gold drawings, showcasing 13 artworks. (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Oct)
Leighton House Museum
An unprecedented exhibition, revealing – for the first time – extraordinary photographs taken by Paul McCartney. (Ending Soon Sun, 1st Oct)
National Portrait Gallery
This display showcases drawings, paintings, sculpture and decorative arts that are not what they seem. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Oct)
Courtauld Institute of Art
In a global first, the resilience and innovation of 19th-century China is revealed in a major new exhibition. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Oct)
British Museum
This exhibition explores what the Georgians wore, from the practical dress of laundry maids to the glittering gowns worn at court. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Oct)
The Queen's Gallery
Free
Audible Garden
A solo exhibition of work by new media artist Jinjoon Lee as part of a yearlong celebration of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the UK. (Ending Soon Fri, 13th Oct)
Korean Cultural Centre UK
The narratives featured in the exhibition will prompt visitors to consider what new possibilities emerge when they are invited as readers to become a part of the story themselves. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Oct)
British Library
This exhibition explores our devotion to four-legged friends across the centuries. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Oct)
Wallace Collection
Visit this re-creation of Wren’s St Paul’s working ‘office’ and experience the intensity of a significant moment in the Capital’s history, the rebuilding of London and the new St Paul’s cathedral after the 1666 fire. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Oct)
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater
An exploration of the life and career of Yevonde, the pioneering London photographer who spearheaded the use of colour photography in the 1930s. (Ending Soon Sun, 15th Oct)
National Portrait Gallery
Explore the vibrant diversity of Japanese graphic arts in this bold exhibition which bridges the worlds of fine art, commercial illustration and counterculture. (Ending Soon Sun, 22nd Oct)
Japan House London
Photographer Philip Cunningham's exhibition of people, places and community activism in 1970s East London. (Ending Soon Fri, 27th Oct)
Oxford House
£9
Brick Dinos
A 1.5 metre long model of a Polacanthus, an armoured 125-million-year-old dinosaur found in the UK, will be on show for the first time as part of the Brick Dinos exhibition. (Ending Soon Sun, 29th Oct)
Horniman Museum
This exhibition explores the relationship of Rego’s work titled Crivelli’s Garden to the 15th-century altarpiece that inspired it. (Ending Soon Sun, 29th Oct)
National Gallery
A display exploring the underrepresented history of Indian indenture in the British Caribbean. (Ending Soon Sun, 19th Nov)
Museum of London Docklands
Free
The Polar Silk Road
Gregor Sailer's photography exhibition explores the new Arctic trade routes opening due to melting ice cap. (Ending Soon Fri, 24th Nov)
Natural History Museum
This display celebrates the glittering world of musical theatre, exploring the evolution and craftmanship of iconic musicals (Ending Soon Mon, 27th Nov)
Victoria and Albert Museum
‘The Mews-eum’ tells the story of 4 Doughty Mews from humble stables to a quiet residential oasis, and now as a centre for exploring the cultural heritage of Egypt. (Ending Soon Wed, 29th Nov)
The Egypt Exploration Society
Free
Inventing the Future
This exhibition celebrates the Tercentenary of the Constitutions of the Freemasons. (Ending Soon Thu, 21st Dec)
Museum of Freemasonry
This exhibition brings together a group of new and existing sculptures to explore Black women’s labour across histories and geographies. (Ending Soon Mon, 1st Jan)
Tate Britain
This exhibition explores the worldwide effort to develop vaccines at pandemic speed. (Ending Soon Sun, 7th Jan)
Science Museum
This exhibition will invite visitors to further their understanding of the Troubles through the multiple perspectives of individuals affected by the conflict. (Ending Soon Sun, 7th Jan)
Imperial War Museum
The Art of Banksy is the world’s largest collection of original and authenticated Banksy artworks showcasing more than 110 pieces including prints, canvases, unique works and ephemera, many of which are on display for the very first time. (Ending Soon Sun, 7th Jan)
The Art of Banksy exhibition
Four times heavier than Dippy the Diplodocus, 12 metres longer than Hope the blue whale and making its European debut, prepare to meet titanosaur and learn all about life as the biggest dinosaur. (Ending Soon Sun, 7th Jan)
Natural History Museum
Bringing together 36 artists from different generations and geographies, this exhibition explores how photography and video have allowed artists to examine legacies of the past while imagining more hopeful futures. (Ending Soon Sun, 14th Jan)
Tate Modern
From across the sea, an art revolution is coming. Discover the art of the Van de Veldes at the Queen's House (Ending Soon Sun, 14th Jan)
Queen's House
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. (Ending Soon Fri, 26th Jan)
Bank of England Museum
This exhibition explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary painting and photography. (Ending Soon Sun, 28th Jan)
Tate Modern
Free
Unforgotten Lives
This exhibition presents the stories of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage who lived and worked in the city between 1560 and 1860 and are recorded in London’s archives. (Ending Soon Wed, 27th Mar)
London Metropolitan Archives
This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers. (Ending Soon Fri, 5th Apr)
Barbican Centre
£20
DIVA
Expect an explosion of over the top fashions at the V&A Museum this summer, as it brings together a collection of outfits worn by celebrities under the title of "divas". (Ending Soon Sun, 7th Apr)
Victoria and Albert Museum
How do you develop a vaccine quickly and effectively to combat a global pandemic? (Ends on Sun, 12th May)
Science Museum
