Last Sunday, London’s Chinatown welcomed the Year of the Dragon with the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations outside of China.
Images by Mark Baynes.
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This week’s photo is of a wintery Victoria Park by thephotoschool. Victoria Park has canals and ponds and hosts festivals in the summer. Don’t forget to add your photos of London to the Visit London Flickr pool.
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Read more...Among the events and activities celebrating Charles Dickens’ birth (the big day is 7 February), are these fun Dickens-themed apps. Follow in Dickens’ footsteps (with the aid of GPS!), examine one of his manuscripts, or enjoy a Dickensian graphic novel …
Read more...Today marks six months to go to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. To celebrate, here’s a great video from Tate about Olympic artist in residence Neville Gabie. Based at the park for 15 months in the run-up to the Games, Gabie’s work includes sitting in all …
Read more...This week’s theatre news has been coming in twos: two shows leaving London; two extending; two award ceremonies; and two fantastic bits of cast news… Firstly, sad news for a musical lover like me. Legally Blonde and Crazy for You …
Read more...Death isn’t all doom and gloom you know! Not with these colourful, unique and even humorous coffins currently on display at the Royal Festival Hall. Boxed: Fabulous Coffins from UK and Ghana is a free exhibition displaying bespoke coffins from the collection of Pa …
Read more...The New Design Museum from Design Museum on Vimeo. Film by Crane.tv In 2014, the Design Museum is moving from its current location in Shad Thames to the former Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington. Designs for the site have been produced …
Read more...If you manage to get your hands on tickets for David Hockney: A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy of Arts, you are in for a treat. David Hockney is one of Britain’s finest and most-loved artists. He was asked to …
Read more...Rhys Asplundh shared this stunning silvery photo of the London skyline taken from the top of St Paul’s Cathedral with the Visit London Flickr pool. If you’ve been out in London with your camera this week, share your pictures with …
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