The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Wednesday 11th October.


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Top events in London on Wed 11th Oct 2023

Dr Frances Sands, Curator of Drawings and Books, for a session focusing on the various items of pro-emancipation literature within Sir John Soane’s collection.
2023-10-11
1pm to 2pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Are current and traditional legal frameworks and new governance strategies able to guard against the novel risks posed by new systems?
2023-10-11
6pm to 7pm
 
Holborn
How AI Disrupts the Law
Holborn
In this talk, activists Sorcha Thomson and Marral Shamshiri set the record straight, revealing how women have contributed to revolutionary movements across the world in endless ways
2023-10-11
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
A unique opportunity to hear artist El Anatsui speak about his life and extraordinary career as his Hyundai Commission in the Turbine Hall opens to the public
2023-10-11
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Southwark
Artist Talk: El Anatsui
Southwark

Online events / webinars

Join Kate Macdonald of Handheld Press to hear how Handheld chooses its book cover artwork, with some forays into how book cover art works
2pm to 3pm
 
Book Cover Art, and How It Works

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

Peckham is a place called Home
A free photography exhibition that seeks to explore the interconnectivity of Peckham and its people.
Peckham is a place called Home
9am to 11pm
Peckham
Closing soon Tue, 31st October
2023-10-03
2023-10-31
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.
Audible Garden
10am to 5:30pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Fri, 13th October
2023-07-21
2023-10-13
From the Levi’s Archives: Icons in Denim – A Queer Perspective
This exhibition hosts Levi’s products from the Levi Strauss archives displayed together for the first time outside of the USA.
From the Levi’s Archives: Icons in Denim – A Queer Perspective
12pm to 6pm
Kings Cross
Closing soon Fri, 13th October
2023-09-29
2023-10-13
Herzog & de Meuron
Curated in close collaboration with the architects, this exhibition is a rare opportunity to see the inner workings of what The New York Times dubbed “one of the most admired architecture firms in the world.”
Herzog & de Meuron
10am to 6pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Sun, 15th October
2023-07-14
2023-10-15
Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney
This exhibition explores our devotion to four-legged friends across the centuries.
Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney
10am to 5pm
Marylebone High St
Closing soon Sun, 15th October
2023-03-29
2023-10-15
Yevonde - Life and Colour
An exploration of the life and career of Yevonde, the pioneering London photographer who spearheaded the use of colour photography in the 1930s.
Yevonde - Life and Colour
10:30am to 6pm
Soho
Closing soon Sun, 15th October
2023-06-22
2023-10-15
Wren at Work - Wren300 Exhibition
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.
Wren at Work - Wren300 Exhibition
10:30am to 4pm
City of London
Closing soon Sun, 15th October
2023-06-16
2023-10-15
Digital Storytelling
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.
Digital Storytelling
9:30am to 8pm
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 15th October
2023-06-02
2023-10-15
The 30th annual exhibition of shortlists from a drawing competition.
11am to 5pm
Poplar
Closing soon Sun, 15th October
2023-09-29
2023-10-15
A Great and Dirty City: Dickens and the London Fog
This exhibition peers through the London fog to explore the circumstances that created this problem and how Dickens was inspired by the phenomenon.
A Great and Dirty City: Dickens and the London Fog
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 22nd October
2023-03-29
2023-10-22

Exhibitions opening soon


What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Wednesday 11th October 2023

Visit the Ministry of Magic, The Leaky Cauldron, Diagon Alley and Platform 9¾, all on this half-day guided tour of the wizarding world.
 9am to 12pm
 
 Whitehall
2023-10-11
2023-10-11
Join a group of fellow muggles for a walking tour and see the real-life locations that inspired sets such as Diagon Alley, the Leaky Cauldron, and the Ministry of Magic.
 Starts at 11am
 
 City of London
2023-10-11
2023-10-11
Walk in the footsteps of London’s most infamous serial killer on this exhilarating walking tour to real-life murder locations.
 7pm to 10pm
 
 Pimlico South
2023-10-11
2023-10-11
Dare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other.
 7:30pm to 9:15pm
 
 Whitechapel
2023-10-11
2023-10-11