The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Sunday 16th May.


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Top events in London on Sun 16th May 2021

New 3-day vintage poster market, with leading specialist dealers.
2021-05-16
11am to 5pm
 
Peckham
Peckham

Online events / webinars

How to depict the impossible, a monster more bizarre than any medieval Apocalypse or engravings of krakens and rhinoceroses?
8pm to 11pm
 

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

Hackers : Costumes From the Motion Picture
Back in the future of 1995, the teen techno-thriller Hackers burst onto cinema screens with its cyber phreak aesthetics, video game visuals and mind-bending techno soundtrack.
Hackers : Costumes From the Motion Picture
12pm to 6pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sat, 5th June
2021-05-16
2021-06-05
3 works by Naomi Blake FRBS
The Royal Society of Sculptors is showcasing the work of Naomi Blake FRBS with an outdoor exhibition on the sculpture terrace.
3 works by Naomi Blake FRBS
All Day
South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 6th June
2021-03-17
2021-06-06
Paul Catherall | Sent From Coventry
Paul Catherall comes back to the gallery for this major exhibition celebrating the postwar architecture of Coventry and London.
Paul Catherall | Sent From Coventry
11am to 5pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 6th June
2021-05-12
2021-06-06
2020 Travel Photographer of the Year
The winning images from the 2020 Travel Photographer of the Year awards are on display in an outdoor exhibition.
2020 Travel Photographer of the Year
All Day
Kings Cross
Closing soon Thu, 10th June
2021-05-12
2021-06-10
The Silk Road: A Living History
An open-air exhibition documenting the overland journey photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer undertook in 2019 following the historic trade route.
The Silk Road: A Living History
All Day
Kings Cross
Closing soon Wed, 16th June
2021-04-08
2021-06-16
Crossorelle Roof Garden
An exhibition around the roof garden above the Elizabeth line station of large geometric coloured shapes.
Crossorelle Roof Garden
All Day
Poplar
Closing soon Sat, 19th June
2021-03-31
2021-06-19
Shooting Stars: Behind the scenes at Ealing Studios
A new outdoor exhibition, Gunnersbury Park Museum celebrates the life and work of Ealing Studios stills photographer Roy Gough.
Shooting Stars: Behind the scenes at Ealing Studios
All Day
Acton
Closing soon Sun, 11th July
2021-05-16
2021-07-11
The Secret World of Plants
Embrace the wonderfully weird world of plant biodiversity through newly commissioned interactive art installations using music, sound and colour.
The Secret World of Plants
10am to 6pm
Richmond
Closing soon Sun, 19th September
2021-05-01
2021-09-19
Making Paradise
An exhibition exploring the concept of Eden through Art & Islamic Garden Design
Making Paradise
10am to 4pm
Kings Cross
Closing soon Thu, 30th September
2021-04-29
2021-09-30
Beuys’ Acorns
In response to the climate emergency, artists Ackroyd & Harvey have installed Beuys’ Acorns, a group of 100 oak trees, on Tate Modern’s South Terrace
Beuys’ Acorns
All Day
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 14th November
2021-05-04
2021-11-14

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What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Sunday 16th May 2021

A walk that explores the very heart of the City – the most historic part of the capital.
 10:30am to 12:30pm
 
 City of London
2021-05-16
2021-05-16
We’re just a few stops up the Northern Line, but we’re in a country village nestling round what was once an old pond.
 10:45am to 12:45pm
 
 Highgate
2021-05-16
2021-05-16
Volunteer-led walks through a 21 acre memorial landscape steeped in social history from the Victorian Jewish community through to the present day.
 11am to 12:15pm
 
 Willesden
2021-05-16
2021-05-16
Enjoy an insider's tour of the City, including Guildhall, Mansion House, the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange.
 11am to 12:30pm
 
 City of London
2021-05-16
2021-05-16
This Magical Mystery Tour is a chance to “Imagine” Beatlemania and the Swinging 60s.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Bloomsbury
2021-05-16
2021-05-16
A guided walk around Shoreditch looking at the ever-changing street art.
 11am to 4pm
 
 City of London
2021-05-16
2021-05-16
A guided walk around Westminster ending at the Cabinet War rooms looking at the area's WW2 history.
 1:45pm to 3:45pm
 
 Trafalgar Square
2021-05-16
2021-05-16
A guided walk around the City looking for old London.
 2:45pm to 4:45pm
 
 Barbican
2021-05-16
2021-05-16