The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Thursday 23rd May.
Top events in London on Thu 23rd May 2024
A display of luxury and heritage cars along Savile Row for two days.
10am to 8pm
Hanover Square
£10.00
Contemporary artist Esther Teichmann will look at the ways in which photography is used to transport a viewer beyond reality and into a dream space.
1pm to 2pm
Soho
Sunday Times bestselling novelist Alison Weir returns to Southwark Cathedral with the spellbinding story of Mary I.
7pm to 8:30pm
Southwark
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Thick, Stretchy, Sticky Space features digital paintings and video works that delve into speculative landscapes.
12pm to 6pm
Bethnal Green
Ends on Sun 14th July
The museum exhibition features first-hand accounts of the horrors and moments of hope faced by doctors tackling the impact of the virus.
9am to 5pm
Camden
Ends on Fri 24th May
This exhibition presents a rare & unique opportunity to see original prints by Deakin once owned by Francis Bacon.
10am to 5pm
Bloomsbury
Ends on Fri 24th May
The church will be cleared of pews and filled with spectacular flower displays alongside an exhibition of historic floral-themed vestments, which are worn by the clergy throughout the religious year.
10am to 5pm
Sloane Square
Ends on Sat 25th May
Using textiles, fibre and thread, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world in this major group exhibition.
10am to 7pm
Barbican
Ends on Sun 26th May
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
£16.50
World Press photo exhibition
The World Press Photo Contest highlights the year’s most impactful visual stories, fostering a deeper understanding of pressing global issues.
11am to 5pm
Southwark
Ends on Mon 27th May
During the week of the Chelsea Flower Show, loads of shops and streets around Chelsea and Belgravia become a free floral show all of their own.
All Day
Southwark
Ends on Tue 28th May
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
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
Ends on Sat 1st June
