Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Top events in London tomorrow
This year’s event will celebrate storytelling, inspired by the interesting stories behind the independent businesses in Portman Marylebone.
5pm to 10pm
Alec Forshaw, author of An Address in Bloomsbury will talk about the extraordinary developments and changes that this famous street has witnessed over the centuries
7:30pm to 9pm
FarringdonJoin Seb Emina, Vivien Godfrey, and Charlie Connelly as they consider what makes a good travel book and our relationships with them.
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Made in 1955 this bizarre and wonderful film tells the extraordinary adventure of Ben Carlin, who circled the world, over land and sea, in his rusting amphibious jeep.
7pm to 9pm Soho
A talk by Lisa Wright who was one of the first women to be ordained in March 1994 and also one of the first ordained deacon seven years before that in 1987.
1pm to 2pm HolbornThings to do in London today | What to do in London tomorrow | What's on this weekend
Events in July | Events in August | Events in September | Events in October
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
From the languid morphine addicts depicted by Albert Besnard to the disturbing smiling spider in the lithograph by Odilon Redon, all of the prints on display come from the British Museum’s rich collection of graphic work.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square
Closes tomorrow
Art exhibition on the theme of Saint Sebastian for Pride.
12pm to 6pm Clerkenwell Closing soon Sat, 20th Jul
Discover this pioneering, subversive artist as the British Museum lifts the veil on his life and works in the largest show of his prints in the UK for 45 years.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Closing soon Sun, 21st Jul
BEYOND THE ROAD merges the worlds of visual arts, music and film and offers visitors a chance to leave behind their modern day lives and lose themselves in a multi-sensory world led by sound.
10am to 6pm Chelsea Closing soon Wed, 24th Jul
This exhibition tells the story of how Robert and Ellen Paul really created cinema here in Haringey.
1pm to 5pm Tottenham Closing soon Sun, 28th Jul
A selection of Turner’s illustrations for Sir Walter Scott’s poetry and prose, part of the house’s permanent collection.
12pm to 4pm Twickenham Closing soon Sun, 28th Jul
An exhibition showcasing the work of master calligrapher, Mouneer Al Shaarani.
11am to 6:30pm Mayfair Closing soon Wed, 31st Jul
Ten years of awe-inspiring images shot by astrophotographers worldwide.
10am to 4:30pm Greenwich Ends on Sun, 4th Aug
Comprising 65 prints and drawings, this exhibition highlights Rembrandt’s technical and creative ingenuity on paper.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Ends on Sun, 4th Aug
In this, the first major museum display of artists’ postcards, discover both the politics and playfulness of this unique collection of 300 postcards.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Ends on Sun, 4th Aug
Walking tours of London on tomorrow
Called the Street of Shame, there’s more to this road between the City of London and the City of Westminster than its newspaper heritage.
2pm to 3:45pm City of London
On this guided tour, led by an expert City of London of Guide, you’ll see several of his finest places of worship. Judge for yourself which is the finest!
11am to 1pm City of London
Tower Bridge opening times
| 08:45am | Sailing Barge Ardwina | Down river |
| 03:15pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Up river |
| 04:00pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Down river |
| 08:00pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Up river |
| 08:45pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Down river |
| 10:45pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Up river |
| 11:30pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Down river |
