The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Wednesday 24th January.
Top events in London on Wed 24th Jan 2024
Free
Late opening of Christie's auction house celebrating Mark Knopfler’s legendary guitar collection prior to its sale.
5pm to 10pm
St James
Join Mark Freeman for this Professorial Lecture as he considers the nature and ‘uses’ of history through his work on historical pageants in modern Britain, local history, and the history of adult education.
6pm to 8pm
Euston
This lecture also considers the prospects of discovering more unusual objects in the Solar System, and what we might do about asteroids that threaten the Earth.
6pm to 7pm
Holborn
Jon and Robert will explore the history of the 1991 War Crimes Act and how and why it failed to deliver convictions to many of the perpetrators of the Holocaust.
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Southwark
£15.00
Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman discusses his experiences of growing up in London during the Second World War.
Starts at 6:30pm
Chelsea
Southwark Cathedral would like to invite all amateur and professional photographers to spend an evening taking photos of the Cathedral.
7pm to 8:30pm
Southwark
Online events / webinars
Unchartered waters: the end of the typing pool, the desktop computer revolution and women’s office work in 1980s and 1990s Britain
5:30pm to 7pm
Join Roger Moorhouse in conversation about the forgotten story of the Holocaust's most audacious rescue operation.
7:30pm to 8:30pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Exhibition of icons at Southwark Cathedral. Works by Finnish Traditional Byzantine Iconographer Hanna-Leena Ward.
11am to 5pm
Southwark
Closing soon Tue, 30th January
A display celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare’s First Folio.
10:30am to 4pm
City of London
Closing soon Thu, 25th January
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.
10am to 5pm
City of London
Closing soon Fri, 26th January
The first major retrospective of R.B. Kitaj in the UK for a decade features over 40 paintings, pastels and drawings, covering all major periods of his work.
10am to 6pm
Notting Hill
Closing soon Fri, 26th January
For their eighth edition, the illuminated trail will take you on a journey through 12 spectacular installations, as well as their ever-popular permanent light artworks.
5pm to 10pm
Poplar
Closing soon Sat, 27th January
This exhibition explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary painting and photography.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 28th January
Revel in the beauty of nature at this display of works by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues – one of the most gifted botanical artists of his age.
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 28th January
This display of prints by American artist Ed Ruscha focuses on his prevailing interest in the physical world around him.
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 28th January
Visit the Chelsea Physic Garden during a celebration of the earliest spring blooms, the coming of warmer weather and lighter days.
11am to 4pm
Chelsea
Closing soon Sun, 28th January
A comprehensive show of over one hundred new works all made in public by sketching on the Metropolitan Line tube trains.
9:30am to 5:30pm
Barbican
Closing soon Mon, 29th January
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Wednesday 24th January 2024
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
WhitehallJoin 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 LondonWalk in the footsteps of London’s most infamous serial killer on this exhilarating walking tour to real-life murder locations.
7pm to 10pm Pimlico SouthDare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other.
7:30pm to 9:15pm Whitechapel
