The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 4th May.
Top events in London on Sat 4th May 2024
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2pm to 5pm
Tooting
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Explore how music shapes our lives in this interactive exhibition.
10am to 6pm
South Kensington
Ends on Mon 6th May 2024
This exhibition showcases the difference between refillable, returnable (prefill) and repurposed product packaging of the past, present, and future.
10am to 6pm
Notting Hill
Ends on Wed 15th May 2024
A major study of the Black figure – and its representation in contemporary art.
10:30am to 9pm
Soho
Ends on Sun 19th May 2024
A display exploring the body of literature about London by European writers from across the centuries.
9am to 7pm
Euston
Ends on Mon 20th May 2024
Through photographs, possessions, interviews, maps and more, this exhibition explores the lives and stories of generations of UCL students.
9am to 7pm
Euston
Ends on Mon 20th May 2024
A group of hauntingly beautiful, large-scale portrait heads in charcoal by Frank Auerbach - considered some of his early masterpieces – are being presented together for the first time.
10am to 6pm
Strand
Ends on Mon 27th May 2024
Celebrate the centenary of the publication of Freud’s famous work The Ego and the Id with an interactive mini-exhibition exploring visual metaphors behind the id, ego and superego.
10:30am to 5pm
Hampstead
Ends on Fri 31st May 2024
A virtual reality tour around the French cathedral, Dame de Paris telling its history right up to the recent devastating fire.
9am to 3pm
Pimlico
Ends on Sat 1st June 2024
£18
Skateboard
The first major UK exhibition to map the design evolution of the skateboard from the 1950s to today – a story of design, daring and disobedience.
10am to 6pm
Kensington
Ends on Sun 2nd June 2024
An exhibition about the west London hive of workshops and design studios that fed into some of the country’s most iconic Sci-Fi films and TV shows.
10am to 4:30pm
Ealing
Ends on Sun 2nd June 2024
