The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 21st May.


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Top events in London on Sat 21st May 2016

A chance to look around the station and check out the equipment used by Brigade firefighters.
2016-05-21
tba
 
Paddington
Paddington
There are 45 free guided walks across the Capital, organised by Walk London and TfL,
2016-05-21
All Day
 
There will be music in the ruined chapel, free tours, and many other stalls.
2016-05-21
11am to 5pm
 
An exhibition based on the now-closed prefab housing museum, put on for one day in a local church.
2016-05-21
12pm to 4pm
 
Catford
Catford
Take a walking tour with Egyptologist Cathie Bryan as she leads you through the streets of London to find the most splendid examples of Egyptian Art Deco buildings.
2016-05-21
1pm to 3pm
 
A discussion on the hidden stories of vulnerable women in the nineteenth century and today.
2016-05-21
Starts at 2pm
 

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

On display for the first time is a letter written by Charles Dickens in support of an application for a new matron.
All Day
Closing soon Sun, 22nd May
2016-05-04
2016-05-22
Featuring The Buzzocks, The Clash, The Sex Pistols and many more, A Chunk of Punk is a photographic celebration of 1970's subversive culture.
9pm to 10pm
Closing soon Wed, 25th May
2016-03-03
2016-05-25
This collection of Nicolas Grospierre’s photographs covers structures built between 1920 and 1989.
All Day
Russell Square
Closing soon Sat, 28th May
2016-04-30
2016-05-28
An exhibition of stunning ocean liner and railway posters from around the world, primarily from the 1920-30s; the Golden Age of Travel.
All Day
West Brompton
Closing soon Sat, 28th May
2016-04-28
2016-05-28
Featuring over 100 drawings and sketches, this exhibition expresses the richness and flair of British draughtsmanship during the Victorian era.
10am to 5:30pm
West Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 29th May
2016-02-12
2016-05-29
An exhibition of Ben Robson’s sketches of Tottenham, beginning over half a century ago.
1pm to 5pm
West Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 29th May
2016-02-18
2016-05-29
Over 200,000 years ago, Ilford was home to mammoths, elephants, rhinoceros, giant deer, wild cattle and even lions.
All Day
Ilford
Closing soon Sat, 4th June
2015-10-27
2016-06-04
See the first European painting of an Australian animal, 'The Kongouro from New Holland' by the artist George Stubbs,
All Day
Ilford
Closing soon Sun, 5th June
2016-03-19
2016-06-05
The exhibition brings to life the sheer scale of the work being done to deliver Crossrail.
All Day
Ilford
Closing soon Sun, 5th June
2016-02-01
2016-06-05
Crossrail reveals new images of the stations in central and southeast London.
All Day
Ilford
Closing soon Tue, 14th June
2016-05-11
2016-06-14

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Saturday 21st May 2016

Regular guided tours around the brutalist concrete estate that is the Barbican.
 tba
 
2016-05-21
2016-05-21
Weekend openings of one of London's largest visible Roman ruins, currently in the basement of an otherwise unremarkable office block.
 All Day
 
 City of London
2016-05-21
2016-05-21

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