Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Wednesday 24th Oct
Look out for black boats speeding along the Thames firing guns at each other for a couple of days.
10:50am to 11am
£10.08
'Facing Death' - Death Masks
As we approach Halloween, Nick will regale us with tales of his introduction into the business, via fishing the dead out of the sea during the Falklands War, and recount the history of this fascinating topic.
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Barbican
£16.00
Conspiracy theories
The Royal Institution teams up with online news site The Conversation to discuss conspiracy theories.
7pm to 8:30pm Hanover Square
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
With walls and fences being constructed everywhere, this striking photographic exhibition provides a broad historical and geographical perspective revealing the ephemeral nature of barriers to human movement.
10am to 5pm South Kensington
Closing soon Thu, 25th Oct
The Redfern Gallery is hosting a retrospective of works by Paul Feiler (1918-2013), in honour of the artist’s centenary year.
11am to 5:30pm Hanover Square Closing soon Sat, 27th Oct
The exhibition presents an illustration of how craftsmanship and small industry are embedded in tradition, embrace the new, and adapt in a changing society.
10am to 8pm Kensington Closing soon Sun, 28th Oct
An award-winning exhibition exploring the endless ways in which colour shapes our world.
10am to 5:30pm Forest Hill Closing soon Sun, 28th Oct
A major exhibition about the burial and funeral rites of Roman London.
10am to 6pm Poplar Closing soon Sun, 28th Oct
Extreme training. Secret missions. Total dedication. Explore the hidden world of the Special Forces.
10am to 5:30pm Chelsea Closing soon Sun, 28th Oct
Uncover the mathematics behind De Morgan’s exquisite work.
9am to 5pm City of London Closing soon Sun, 28th Oct
Explore the remarkable story of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) from the opposition and immense challenges faced by early pioneers to the latest research today.
10am to 6pm South Kensington Closing soon Wed, 31st Oct
Blood bricks embody the converging traumas of modern slavery and climate change in our urban age.
9am to 6pm Euston Closing soon Wed, 31st Oct
London's lost buildings – from coaching inns and horse markets to riverside mansions and gin palaces – are the focus of a this exhibition.
9:30am to 7:30pm Clerkenwell Closing soon Wed, 31st Oct
Tower Bridge opening times
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Sat 3rd Nov at 05:30pm
