The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Thursday 29th February.
Top events in London on Thu 29th Feb 2024
What trials did Elizabeth I face in her challenging early life? Find out at this talk by acclaimed historian Dr Nicola Tallis
6:30pm to 8pm
Southwark
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
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.
10am to 4:30pm
Clerkenwell
Closes tomorrow
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.
10am to 5pm
Kensington
Ends on Thu 29th February 2024
A special exhibition about a little-known local scientific invention with a huge global impact: the development of artificial silk.
11am to 5pm
Richmond
Ends on Thu 29th February 2024
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.
9:45am to 5pm
Euston
Ends on Thu 29th February 2024
An exploration into the overlooked world of historical boy’s dress through a collector’s eye.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Ends on Sat 2nd March 2024
This exhibition explores printed propaganda textiles over more than two centuries, from the French Revolution to Brexit.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Ends on Sat 2nd March 2024
The forgotten story of the Indian Army camps at Hampton Court Palace
10am to 5:30pm
East Molesey
Ends on Sun 3rd March 2024
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.
10am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
Ends on Sun 3rd March 2024
Discover an overlooked Renaissance great in the first-ever exhibition dedicated to Francesco Pesellino (c.1422–1457).
10am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
Ends on Sun 10th March 2024
An exhibition of 70 works on paper by leading Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists.
10am to 6pm
Picadilly
Ends on Sun 10th March 2024
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Thursday 29th 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 LondonDare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other.
7:30pm to 9:15pm Whitechapel
