The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Thursday 4th May.


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Top events in London on Thu 4th May 2017

An early morning bird walk in the woods. We'll be looking and listening out for the many species of birds that use the woods at this time of year.
2017-05-04
4:45am to 7am
 
Sydenham
Sydenham
The talk will investigate the long history of this day, especially in London with its apprentice holiday associations.
2017-05-04
2pm to 3pm
 
City of London
City of London
Three talks about tourism which focuses in the macabre and spooky.
2017-05-04
5pm to 7pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich
This May 4th, Greg Eghigian explores the strange history of UFO and alien contact phenomena.
2017-05-04
6pm to 8:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Join Amanda Harvey Purse for the launch of her new book, to hear more about the lives of these policemen, making them more real than just names mentioned within the famous case.
2017-05-04
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
This event brings together professionals from across various sectors to address the impact of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index on LGBT+ equality in the workplace and beyond.
2017-05-04
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
This event brings together scholars from urban studies and geography to explore how the vertical dimension relates to cities, politics and power in the contemporary world.
2017-05-04
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Hear how a rise in more efficient and affordable modes of transport opened up the joys of the British countryside and seaside resorts to the general public.
2017-05-04
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

This exhibition takes us on a journey through a selection of Arup’s conservation and heritage projects.
10am to 5pm
Tottenham Court Road
Closing soon Fri, 5th May
2017-03-03
2017-05-05
This exhibition shows off coins and other objects that were defaced, usually to condemn the memory of deceased Roman Emperors.
10am to 5:30pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 7th May
2016-12-23
2017-05-07
Explore the work of designer and artist Josef Frank (1885-1967) in the first-ever UK exhibition of his textiles.
11am to 8pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 7th May
2017-01-28
2017-05-07
Discover how traditional forms of chess, billiards and mazes continue to influence designers making exciting new games today.
11am to 8pm
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 7th May
2017-04-07
2017-05-07
A Pimlico square will be lit up for several days with wood crafted lighting.
8am to 8pm
Sloane Square
Closing soon Sun, 7th May
2017-05-03
2017-05-07
This exhibition explores the way artists and photographers responded to the bombing of London during WW2.
10am to 6pm
Barbican
Closing soon Mon, 8th May
2017-01-27
2017-05-08
This major Eduardo Paolozzi retrospective spans five decades and features over 250 works.
11am to 9pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 14th May
2017-02-16
2017-05-14
Free  
A display of objects from the Foyle Special Collections Library that looks at the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.
9:30am to 5pm
Holborn
Closing soon Sat, 20th May
2017-03-13
2017-05-20
See Cagnacci’s masterpiece, on view in the UK for the first time in over thirty years
10am to 4pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Sun, 21st May
2017-02-15
2017-05-21
Sir Quentin Blake has drawn special portraits of some of the most celebrated characters from Dahl’s stories.
9:30am to 8pm
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 21st May
2016-12-26
2017-05-21

Exhibitions opening soon


What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Thursday 4th May 2017

London's waking nightmare of murder... He came silently out of the midnight shadows of August 31, 1888.
 7:30pm to 9:30pm
 
 Tower Hill
2017-05-04
2017-05-04