The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Wednesday 29th May.
Top events in London on Wed 29th May 2024
A backstage tour in one of Newham’s iconic Grade 2 listed building.
Starts at 3pm
Stratford
Online events / webinars
Join historian and author, Damien Lewis discussing his latest book, SAS Great Escapes 3.
7:30pm to 8:30pm
This talk will demonstrate Carroll’s influence on the Surrealists, explore the remarkable mind of the author
8pm to 9:30pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
The first-ever, walk-through photography exhibition that tells the untold story of how Princess Diana changed the world – through the lens of her official photographer.
10am to 6pm
Wapping
Ends on Mon 2nd September
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
Closing soon Fri, 31st May
A virtual reality tour around the French cathedral, Dame de Paris telling its history right up to the recent devastating fire.
9:30am to 3:30pm
Pimlico
Closing soon Sat, 1st June
This exhibition features personal stories, photographs and objects from from the 1950s to the present day.
9:30am to 5:30pm
Hackney
Closing soon Sat, 1st June
The exhibition will feature paintings, drawings and sculpture by Oliver Enwonwu, as well as works by his father, the acclaimed pioneer African modernist artist, Ben Enwonwu.
10am to 5pm
St James
Closing soon Sat, 1st June
£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
Closing soon Sun, 2nd June
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
Closing soon Sun, 2nd June
Turn back the hands of time and discover a beautiful exhibition of mechanical marvels.
10am to 6pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 2nd June
Bella Hoare’s solo exhibition 'A Different Green' showcases paintings that celebrate femininity and its relationship with the natural world.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 2nd June
Free
Fanciful Figures
anciful Figures turns visitors’ attention to ‘staffage’, the small human and animal figures in architectural drawings, which became increasingly popular during the eighteenth century.
10am to 5pm
Holborn
Ends on Sun 9th June