Check out this week's alternative guide to what's on in London. | Welcome to my weekly email of lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random miscellany which Ian hopes would be of interest. | = Event is free of charge | | = Pre-Booking required. |
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| | | Saturday, 11th January | | The fair features some forty distinguished specialist exhibitors, drawn primarily from BADA and LAPADA The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers. | | | | This afternoon of talks and tours explores soldiers' stories from the past two decades. | | | | | | Sunday, 12th January | | The fair features some forty distinguished specialist exhibitors, drawn primarily from BADA and LAPADA The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers. | | | | How much more do we drink than we should? Why do immigrants come here? How have house prices changed in the past decade? What do we spend our money on? | | | | | | Monday, 13th January | | A talk about the history of Soviet atheism, the evolution of Marxist-Leninist graphics, the ethics of cartooning, and modern-day cartoon controversies. | | | | Times journalist David Aaronovitch talks to leading journalists and scientists to find out how we can shift the narrative around AMR in order to affect real change. | | | | In this talk, explore how nanoscale machines can target individual cancer cells and deliver drugs more effectively, as well as how nano-antibiotics can fight resistant bacteria, | | | | A talk about how to deal with the many issues of climate change posed by the plastics invention. | | | | | | Tuesday, 14th January | | How can we end our intense consumer addiction and change our habits and values to be more sustainable? | | | | A talk about how the geography of 10 Downing Street has affected the politics carried out there. | | | | Jim Al-Khalili and some of his most inventive guests explore the secret of their success and how their inventions are changing our world. | | | | A panel discusses the spirit of rebellion found in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and what it is to be a child. | | | | | | Wednesday, 15th January | | A lecture about how people died in a fire because the ladders were too short. | | | | James Cheshire, Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography, UCL Department of Geography, delivers his Inaugural Lecture: 'The Power of Maps' | | | | | | Thursday, 16th January | | A film screening about a Dutchman who saved hundreds of imprisoned Jews in southern France. | | | | April 1870: Fanny and Stella were no ordinary Victorian women. They were in fact young men who liked to dress as women. | | | | | | Friday, 17th January | | Over 50 clubs and societies will be present displaying their members work. In total, nearly 2,000 models will be on display. | | | | Sir Nicholas Young discusses the colourful exploits of his father, Major Leslie Young, from Dunkirk to D-Day and beyond. | | | | | | Saturday, 18th January | | Over 50 clubs and societies will be present displaying their members work. In total, nearly 2,000 models will be on display. | | |
| Exhibitions closing shortly | | An Exhibition of original Westwood McLaren couture clothing 1971-1980. (Ends on Sat, 11th Jan) | | An 18-metre-wide sculpture fills the entire gallery space, with mirrored planes multiplying its dimensions to enable a reimagining of time and space. (Ends on Sun, 12th Jan) | | Currently enjoying a resurgence in practice and teaching, this display is a timely celebration of drawing. (Ends on Sun, 12th Jan) | | This exhibition presents the rich variety of objects from Java and Sumatra collected by Sir Stamford Raffles, the British colonial official who founded modern Singapore. (Ends on Sun, 12th Jan) | | An exhibition of the life and leadership of a great Australian and one of the most remarkable and highly decorated womens’ leaders of the First World War, Dame Maud McCarthy, Matron-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, 1914-1919. (Ends on Sun, 12th Jan) | | A striking series of works emphasising the importance of glaciers and our changing global climate. (Ends on Sun, 12th Jan) | | Discover the remarkable world of codebreaking, ciphers and secret communications in use by British and foreign governments. (Ends on Sat, 18th Jan) | | A journey into the world’s most iconic cabarets, cafés and clubs in modern art through the lens of pioneering artists. (Ends on Sun, 19th Jan) | | ON EDGE aims to open conversation around the causes of and responses to anxiety today through art, design, psychology and neuroscience. (Ends on Sun, 19th Jan) | | An exhibition that combines art, design, psychology and neuroscience to highlight positive and creative responses when dealing with anxiety. (Ends on Sun, 19th Jan) | | An exhibition of original Cuban propaganda posters and magazines. (Ends on Sun, 19th Jan) | | This exhibition charts IPR’s development over the past 50 years, from its response to welfare reform to its continued endeavour to meet the changing needs of local residents. (Ends on Tue, 21st Jan) | | The Art of Innovation explores the relationship between science and art over the past 250 years, and how it has helped to interpret, study and explore the world around us. (Ends on Fri, 24th Jan) | | This comprehensive exhibition will explore five decades of the distinguished career of a British design legend. (Ends on Sat, 25th Jan) | | This display of selected clothes, accessories and memorabilia demonstrates Hartnell’s innovation and lasting effect on British design and craftsmanship. (Ends on Sat, 25th Jan) |
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