The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 13th January.
Top events in London on Sat 13th Jan 2024
Kirkaldy's Testing Works preserves Kirkaldy's unique Universal Testing Machine - the huge hydraulic powered machine he designed and had built in Leeds - in full working order in the premises he built to house it.
10:30am to 12pm
Southwark
The fair features some forty distinguished specialist exhibitors, drawn primarily from BADA and LAPADA The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers.
11am to 6pm
Mayfair
Free
Join Gavin Francis, author and GP, in conversation with Michael Rosen, one of the UK’s best-known children’s authors, to find out why they think Britain’s health service is worth saving.
3pm to 4:30pm
Camden
Launching the 2024 Programme in true Ri explosive style, posing the question: What truly defines this thing called Science?
7pm to 8:30pm
Hanover Square
Online events / webinars
Join Lead Curator Dr Alexandra Green and Project Curator Dr Mizuho Ikeda as they give an introduction to Myanmar, present new research and explore approaches to decolonising museums and their collections.
10am to 3:30pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Exhibition of icons at Southwark Cathedral. Works by Finnish Traditional Byzantine Iconographer Hanna-Leena Ward.
11am to 5pm
Southwark
Closing soon Tue, 30th January
From across the sea, an art revolution is coming. Discover the art of the Van de Veldes at the Queen's House
10am to 5pm
Greenwich
Closing soon Sun, 14th January
Bringing together 36 artists from different generations and geographies, this exhibition explores how photography and video have allowed artists to examine legacies of the past while imagining more hopeful futures.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 14th January
A British artist's brash and tender exploration of what makes us human
10am to 6pm
Pimlico
Closing soon Sun, 14th January
A group exhibition exploring the relationship between gender and ecology, highlighting the systemic links between the oppression of women and the degradation of the planet
10am to 6pm
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 14th January
A major exhibition of work by British artist Claudette Johnson (born 1959) at The Courtauld Gallery.
10am to 6pm
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 14th January
This exhibition takes a deep dive into the different ways climate change impacts the United States and the world.
10am to 8pm
Holborn
Closing soon Fri, 19th January
An exhibition that takes a questioning, surprising and playful look at the ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already shaping so many areas of our lives
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 20th January
The exhibition explores the artist’s work over the last six decades through his intimate portraits of five sitters.
10:30am to 9pm
Soho
Closing soon Sun, 21st January
£20
Frans Hals
This exhibition, the first major retrospective of Hals in more than thirty years, means a new generation can discover why he deserves his place as one of the greatest painters in Western art.
10am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Sun, 21st January
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Saturday 13th January 2024
Visit the Ministry of Magic, The Leaky Cauldron, Diagon Alley and Platform 9¾, all on this half-day guided tour of the wizarding world.
9am to 12pm
Whitehall
A walk exploring the architecture, landscape, politics and battlegrounds of London's most perpetual of playscapes - the South Bank!
10:30am to 12:30pm
Southwark
Join a group of fellow muggles for a walking tour and see the real-life locations that inspired sets such as Diagon Alley, the Leaky Cauldron, and the Ministry of Magic.
Starts at 11am
City of London
Dare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other.
7:30pm to 9:15pm
Whitechapel