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
£15.00
St Bride Foundation, located behind Fleet Street, houses the history of print and the skills that made Fleet Street the undisputed home of printing and publishing in London.
11am to 1pm
City of London
A rare opportunity to step inside the Second World War air raid shelter at St. Leonards Court in East Sheen.
11am to 11:45am
Mortlake
This lecture critically evaluates the relationship between English law and capitalism and explores how legal changes over the past 30 years
6pm to 7pm
Holborn
£15.00
This talk will share the findings of the research project, which included around 40 visits made to shopping centres
Starts at 6:30pm
Clerkenwell
This talk challenges the myth that Keats was unengaged with the business of literature.
6:30pm to 8pm
Hampstead
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
Running and shaping cities is among the most complex and challenging areas of public policy. What is it like to be a Mayor?
6:30pm to 8pm
Holborn
£11.55
Two talks about the history of the water supply in London.
Starts at 7pm
Clerkenwell
Delve into the evolution of explosive chemical experiments.
7:20pm to 8:45pm
Hanover Square
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
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.
Starts at 12am
West Kensington
Closing soon Fri, 1st March
A special exhibition about a little-known local scientific invention with a huge global impact: the development of artificial silk.
11am to 5pm
Richmond
Closing soon Thu, 29th February
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
Closing soon Thu, 29th February
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
Closing soon Thu, 29th February
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.
10am to 5pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Thu, 29th February
Explore the transformation of the Isle of Dogs, its development, its forgotten places and historic buildings, see how people lived in the past.
9am to 9pm
Poplar
Closing soon Thu, 29th February
An exploration into the overlooked world of historical boy’s dress through a collector’s eye.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 2nd March
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
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
12pm to 6pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sat, 2nd March
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
Closing soon Sun, 3rd March
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
