The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Tuesday 27th February.


Top events in London on Tue 27th Feb 2024

Join the guided tour of Oxford House's listed Victorian building. Peek into our archives, visit our 'secret chapel' and take in 360°degree views of East London on the spectacular rooftop.
2024-02-27
12pm to 1pm
 
Bethnal Green
Oxford House Building Tour: Victorians, Gandhi’s Visit and the Secret Chapel
Bethnal Green

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

Mel Calman on Love, Rage and Neurosis
An exhibition of 100 original works by Times' cartoonist Mel Calman, famous for his "little man" and witty one-liners, plus online auction and evening event at which his two daughters are interviewed by LIbby Purves.
Mel Calman on Love, Rage and Neurosis
Starts at 12am
West Kensington
Closing soon Fri, 1st March
2024-02-19
2024-03-01
Artificial Silk: From Kew to the World
A special exhibition about a little-known local scientific invention with a huge global impact: the development of artificial silk.
Artificial Silk: From Kew to the World
11am to 5pm
Richmond
Closing soon Thu, 29th February
2023-07-11
2024-02-29
How to Build a Low-Carbon Home
How can we design our homes to respond to the climate emergency? Discover how architects are reimagining wood, stone and straw to design homes fit for the future.
How to Build a Low-Carbon Home
10am to 5pm
Kensington
Closing soon Thu, 29th February
2023-08-02
2024-02-29
Shakespeare’s First Folios: a 400-year journey
This exhibition explores the history of this iconic book through its reproductions as facsimiles, how the text was repackaged and republished and how the book became prized by collectors.
Shakespeare’s First Folios: a 400-year journey
9:45am to 5pm
Euston
Closing soon Thu, 29th February
2023-11-21
2024-02-29
See a life-sized Megalosaurus
To mark the 200th anniversary of the first scientific description of a non-avian dinosaur, a life-sized replica of a Megalosaurus will be on display.
See a life-sized Megalosaurus
10am to 5pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Thu, 29th February
2024-02-13
2024-02-29
Evolution of the Isle of Dogs
Explore the transformation of the Isle of Dogs, its development, its forgotten places and historic buildings, see how people lived in the past.
Evolution of the Isle of Dogs
9am to 9pm
Poplar
Closing soon Thu, 29th February
2024-02-01
2024-02-29
Oh Boy! Boy’s Dress 1760-1930
An exploration into the overlooked world of historical boy’s dress through a collector’s eye.
Oh Boy! Boy’s Dress 1760-1930
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 2nd March
2023-09-29
2024-03-02
This exhibition explores printed propaganda textiles over more than two centuries, from the French Revolution to Brexit.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 2nd March
2023-09-29
2024-03-02
What’s He Doing In There? We Have A Right To Know
An autoethnographic exhibition by Roger K. Burton loosely centred around his design influences and inspiration of three seminal fashion shops PX and Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren Worlds End, Nostalgia of Mud
What’s He Doing In There? We Have A Right To Know
12pm to 6pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sat, 2nd March
2024-02-03
2024-03-02
Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast
For the first time in 250 years, this exhibition reunites the pastel masterpiece by Swiss artist Jean-Etienne Liotard, painted in Lyon in 1754, with the painted version in oil he completed in London almost 20 years later.
Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast
10am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Sun, 3rd March
2023-11-16
2024-03-03

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What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Tuesday 27th February 2024

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
2024-02-27
2024-02-27
Dare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other.
 7:30pm to 9:15pm
 
 Whitechapel
2024-02-27
2024-02-27