Welcome to the IanVisits alternative guide to London.
Lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random geeky miscellany.
This is quite an old listings page, did you want: Thursday, 29th August 2024?
Displayed in date order by how soon they close.
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
Free
The Ethics of Dust
A huge translucent sheet of latex cast from the wall of Westminster Hall will hang from its ceiling. (Ending Soon Thu, 1st Sep)
An exhibition of early aerial photography by a firm based on Nth London. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Sep)
Free
Brazilian Street Art
Four of Brazil’s street artists have decorated locations around Forest Hill. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Sep)
An exhibition showing off scale models of many of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions. (Ending Soon Sun, 4th Sep)
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)
Free
Finding Treblinka
An exhibition explores the Nazi labour and extermination camps of Treblinka. (Ending Soon Thu, 15th 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
The Blue House was artist Alpha Diagne's home in the Jungle, the refugee camp in Calais. (Ending Soon Wed, 28th Sep)
Free
Ventricle
Gaze into a giant glowing two-part heart created using cutting-edge technology and traditional craft methods. (Ending Soon Fri, 30th Sep)
Visit the palace, see the 19 state rooms and an exhibition about the Queen's wardrobe. (Ending Soon Sun, 2nd Oct)
Buckingham Palace
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)
The Poster Parade showcases a range of sporting posters, commissioned by London Underground over the past century, (Ending Soon Sat, 29th 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)
This exhibition explores the story of this devastation through Guildhall Library’s collections. (Ending Soon Wed, 30th Nov)
Free
Medals and Martyrs
Am exhibition focusing on Merchant Navy VCs from the First World War. (Ending Soon Mon, 12th Dec)
HQS Wellington
Go behind the scenes of some of the most iconic war films which have captured the imagination of cinema-going audiences for generations. (Ending Soon Sun, 8th Jan)
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)
£0
Fire! Fire!
An exhibition marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of 1666. (Ending Soon Mon, 17th Apr)
Free
The Price of a Mile
A display about the work of doctors who gave anaesthesia and pain relief to the wounded during the Battle of the Somme (Ending Soon Fri, 30th Jun)
Anaesthesia Heritage Centre
Free
Our Lives in Data
This exhibition investigates the rapidly evolving role of big data in all our lives and how it is being used to transform the world around us. (Ending Soon Fri, 1st Sep)
An exhibition that commemorates the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. (Ending Soon Mon, 15th Jan)
