| Check out this week's alternative guide to what's on in London.
| | Saturday, 16th July | | A note that a steam train will run out of Paddington Station in the morning, and return in the evening.. | | The Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society with be promoting industrial archaeology at the museum. | | The Lambeth Country Show returns to Brockwell Park, featuring a line-up that celebrates the very best of the city and countryside. | | The City of London’s Community Fair will be back again, bringing fun and entertainment to Guildhall Yard. |
| | Sunday, 17th July | | A rare opportunity to visit the cemetery’s historic catacombs during the annual open day fete. | | The Lambeth Country Show returns to Brockwell Park, featuring a line-up that celebrates the very best of the city and countryside. | | Explore the marvellous mulberry heritage, and the story it can tell, of Greenwich and the surrounding area with Dr Peter Coles |
| | Monday, 18th July | | Take an irreverent and amusing look at the not-so-famous people who have been unfairly consigned to the dustbin of history. | | Afternoon lecture on the relationship between botany and Britain’s imperial past. | | Discover one of the world's largest independent lending libraries, steeped in history and housing a fascinating and varied collection |
| | Tuesday, 19th July |
| | Wednesday, 20th July | | Join Londonist for a night down the pub and some short talks celebrating our city |
| | Thursday, 21st July | | Suu Kyi’s biographer Peter Popham talks about his latest book 'The Lady and the Generals’ and Myanmar. |
| | Friday, 22nd July |
| | Saturday, 23rd July |
| | Exhibitions closing shortly | | This small display features a selection of drawings that documented some of Sicily’s best surviving classical sculpture and architecture. (Ends on Thu, 14th Jul) | | To celebrate 30 years of Poems on the Underground, this new poster parade looks back at a selection of poems from the programme (Ends on Fri, 29th Jul) | | This exhibition charts the huge regeneration and development of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 2012 – 2016 (Ends on Thu, 28th Jul) | | A major exhibition revealing the fascinating life, times and lost library of Queen Elizabeth I’s most famous ‘conjurer’. (Ends on Fri, 29th Jul) | | This display presents photographs, films and ephemera relating to Olivetti’s graphic and spatial design, as well as architecture. (Ends on Sun, 17th Jul) | | An exhibition of models of babies that are just a little bit creepy. (Ends on Sat, 30th Jul) |
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