The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Wednesday 31st May.


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Top events in London on Wed 31st May 2017

Celebrate London’s extraordinary history and heritage with activities at Southbank Centre.
2017-05-31
Starts at 12pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
An opportunity to hear BBC Radio London and The Robert Elms Show’s resident gardening expert, St John Stephen, talking in person about what he has learnt after a quarter of a century as a gardener in London.
2017-05-31
2:30pm to 4pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel
A talk about the social impact of the industrial boom on the lives of the people of Battersea.
2017-05-31
6pm to 7pm
 
Battersea
Battersea
A forest is full of chatter and trade, if only we could sense it.
2017-05-31
Starts at 6pm
 
The City of London
The City of London
With introduction by film maker Peter Williams, the film charts the top-level deal under which Unit 731’s research was secretly traded to the USA.
2017-05-31
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Explore nightlife in the capital from the 1920s to the present, through original archive materials and a series of talks in Bishopsgate Institute.
2017-05-31
Starts at 7pm
 
City of London
City of London
The first event of the Whitechapel Gallery's London-wide Jonathan Meades retrospective will screen Meades' work on artists, photography and modernity.
2017-05-31
Starts at 7pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

Widely acclaimed as a central figure of the Bloomsbury Group, Bell also stands on her own as a pivotal player in 20th century British art.
All Day
Closing soon Sun, 4th June
2017-02-08
2017-06-04
This is the first photography display that combines work by the British modern artist, Vanessa Bell and the American musician, writer and artist, Patti Smith.
10am to 5pm
Dulwich
Closing soon Sun, 4th June
2017-02-08
2017-06-04
This exhibition explores Moscow as it was imagined by a bold new generation of architects and designers in the 1920s and early 1930s.
10am to 6pm
Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 4th June
2017-03-15
2017-06-04
A new display celebrating 200 years since the Gallery first opened its doors in 1817.
10am to 5pm
Dulwich
Closing soon Sun, 4th June
2017-03-14
2017-06-04
Learn about the artistic relationship between two great Renaissance masters, Sebastiano del Piombo and Michelangelo, from the 1510s through to the 1540s.
10am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Thu, 15th June
2017-03-15
2017-06-15
An exhibition at London’s Kings Cross showcases 70 iconic images from 70 years of Magnum Photos
All Day
Kings Cross
Closing soon Thu, 15th June
2017-05-15
2017-06-15
Trace 60 years of a superpower in this major new exhibition.
10am to 5:30pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 18th June
2017-03-09
2017-06-18
This exhibition features more than thirty maps, most of which have never before been displayed.
9am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Fri, 23rd June
2017-04-15
2017-06-23
This exhibition explores the visual and sound arts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
Closing soon Sat, 24th June
2017-04-20
2017-06-24
The biggest international competition of its kind, annually showcasing spectacular images shot by astrophotographers worldwide.
All Day
Euston
Closing soon Sun, 25th June
2016-10-07
2017-06-25

Exhibitions opening soon


What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Wednesday 31st May 2017

 10:30am to 12:30pm
 
 Poplar
2017-05-31
2017-05-31
Hear about the history of the area and how it was transformed to host the world-famous London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Olympic Park
2017-05-31
2017-05-31
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
2017-05-31
2017-05-31