Welcome to the IanVisits alternative guide to London.
Lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random geeky miscellany.
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Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
This exhibition celebrates the long history of market gardening in South West London, (Ending Soon Fri, 24th Jun)
A display of ephemera from a notorious party on London's queer scene in the 1920s and '30s. (Ending Soon Fri, 24th Jun)
A display of winning photographs from an annual astrophotographer competition. (Ending Soon Sun, 26th Jun)
A chance to see inside a Grade I listed church that was largely closed to the public since the 1970s. (Ending Soon Thu, 30th Jun)
St Mark's
This outdoor exhibition features images of the present-day battlefields alongside archive pictures of the trenches during WWI. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Jul)
A life size X-ray of Venus, Mars and Cupid will reveal changes made during the painting of the artwork. (Ending Soon Sun, 3rd Jul)
The exhibition tells stories of just some of the amazing women who have shaped the history of the End East and beyond. (Ending Soon Sat, 9th Jul)
St George-in-the-East
Barbican has commissioned the award-winning Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi to create a new body of work for The Curve. (Ending Soon Sun, 10th Jul)
Free
Britain from the Air
Britain from the Air is the Royal Geographical Society's exhibition of aerial photographs. (Ending Soon Tue, 12th Jul)
Royal Geographical Society
This small display features a selection of drawings that documented some of Sicily’s best surviving classical sculpture and architecture. (Ending Soon Thu, 14th Jul)
This display presents photographs, films and ephemera relating to Olivetti’s graphic and spatial design, as well as architecture. (Ending Soon Sun, 17th Jul)
Free
Being Punk
A small display that encapsulates the personal processes of being a Punk in the late 1970s. (Ending Soon Thu, 28th Jul)
A major exhibition revealing the fascinating life, times and lost library of Queen Elizabeth I’s most famous ‘conjurer’. (Ending Soon Fri, 29th Jul)
To celebrate 30 years of Poems on the Underground, this new poster parade looks back at a selection of poems from the programme (Ending Soon Fri, 29th Jul)
Free
Skullpture
A display of art work inspired by the zoological exhibits at the Grant Museum (Ending Soon Sat, 6th Aug)
Come and experience 18th-century Rome through an astonishing series of watercolours not displayed together since 1805. (Ending Soon Sun, 14th Aug)
This exhibition tells Sicily’s fascinating stories – from the arrival of the Greeks to the extraordinary period of enlightenment under Norman rule. (Ending Soon Sun, 14th Aug)
Discover a little-known chapter of Indian history through the largest surviving example of an Assamese devotional textile. (Ending Soon Mon, 15th Aug)
The inaugural exhibition of House of Illustration’s permanent Quentin Blake Gallery. (Ending Soon Wed, 24th Aug)
House of Illustration
This summer exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of a petition to Parliament signed by 1,499 women calling for women's suffrage. (Ending Soon Sat, 27th Aug)
LSE Library
Explore the streets of 1960s London through the lens of eminent photographer Dorothy Bohm. (Ending Soon Mon, 29th Aug)
Delve into the world of plays, musicals and productions to explore the craft and collaboration that creates spectacular international theatre. (Ending Soon Wed, 31st Aug)
The Exhibition will feature a number of special presentations, including the world before the War, and the re-creation of an Edwardian room. (Ending Soon Wed, 31st Aug)
Whitgift Exhibition Centre
An exhibition of early aerial photography by a firm based on Nth London. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Sep)
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Found
Sixty artists from a range of creative disciplines respond to the theme of ‘found’, reflecting on the Museum’s heritage. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Sep)
An exhibition showing off scale models of many of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Sep)
Explore the creative process of Italian fashion house Missoni and the textiles of Ottavio and Rosita Missoni in the context of 20th century fine art. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Sep)
This exhibition will explore domestic service and the experiences of servants living and working in middle-class households. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Sep)
Geffrye Museum
Free
What's in a name?
As part of Shakespeare 400, explore a display of personal and household items mentioned in Shakespeare's plays. (Ending Soon Mon, 5th Sep)
The Museum of London is moving. This display presents the responses of six shortlisted architectural practices to our new site at west Smithfield. (Ending Soon Sun, 11th Sep)
This exhibition is a testament to Fox Talbot's magical and industrial visions for his invention of photography. (Ending Soon Sun, 11th Sep)
Wander among hundreds of free-flying moths and butterflies from around the world (Ending Soon Sun, 11th Sep)
This exhibition charts the ever-changing relationship between the medical profession and the public through this controversial topic, (Ending Soon Sat, 17th Sep)
An exhibition of work by a pioneering British artist working in the first half of the 20th century. (Ending Soon Sun, 18th Sep)
Free
The City Garden
A site-specific installation of natural materials inspired by gardens within the City. (Ending Soon Sat, 24th Sep)
The City Centre
Scottish Artists brings together paintings, drawings and miniatures collected by monarchs from George III to Queen Victoria. (Ending Soon Sun, 9th Oct)
Explore the third Barbican Exhibition which traces the controversial design of the residential development, (Ending Soon Sun, 16th Oct)
Discover the origins of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, from the success of the 1904 play to its many adaptations. (Ending Soon Sun, 30th Oct)
Follow a 565-million-year journey and discover how the intertwined history of colour and vision has shaped the natural world. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Nov)
Focussing on Ove Arup’s philosophy of total design, this exhibition features unseen archival materials. (Ending Soon Sun, 6th Nov)
This small display celebrates the traditions associated with love, courtship and marriage in Iran and neighbouring regions. (Ending Soon Sun, 20th Nov)
Submerged under the sea, two lost cities of ancient Egypt were recently rediscovered. Their story is told for the first time. (Ending Soon Sun, 27th Nov)
The artwork used for the print elements in the Harry Potter movies displayed by the original artists. (Ending Soon Sat, 4th Feb)
House of Minalima
Discover the evolution of underwear design from the 18th-century to the present day. (Ending Soon Sun, 12th Mar)
