Last night I went to the opening night of Illumini, an exhibition exploring London’s underground secrets through a series of art installations, tours and talks. Clearly I wasn’t the only one intrigued by the concept, as the queue to get …
Read more...London’s Photographers’ Gallery will close on 19 September for major redevelopment. When the gallery reopens in late 2011 it will boast three floors of gallery space, a ground floor café, a bigger bookshop, better accessibility and a whole floor dedicated to learning. “We’re bursting …
Read more...Next up in our World in London series is Egypt. The British Museum is famous for its fantastic collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts and has a new Egyptian exhibition, Book of The Dead opening in November. John Taylor, the exhibition’s …
Read more...The August Bank Holiday is upon us. As always, there’s plenty going on in London to keep you entertained from carnivals to underground tunnels: Join Europe’s biggest street festival, the Notting Hill Carnival and don’t forget to add your pics …
Read more...The establishment tried to close Radio Caroline, the famous 1960s pirate radio station, many times but it kept bouncing back, and now it’s popped up once again – this time at the British Music Experience. Radio Caroline has, in fact, …
Read more...Tom Daley, Ken Livingstone, Rebecca Adlington and Tessa Jowell all feature in a new Olympic-themed exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Road to 2012: Setting Out includes portraits of the athletes, politicians and engineers involved in the London 2012 Olympic and …
Read more...We recently visited the Natural History Museum’s Butterfly Explorers exhibit with our two young girls. When you enter the dome, you’re immersed in a magical space full of tropical plants and a world of beautiful butterflies. Stepping into the warm, …
Read more...On the eve of the new Who Am I? galleries opening at the Science Museum, Jenny Wong, Content Developer of the gallery, explores how London cab drivers learn The Knowledge. “Everyone recognises the black cab as a London icon, but …
Read more...On Saturday I headed south to the Imperial War Museum to view the Ministry of Food exhibition and attend a cookery demonstration from Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall and Sophie Grigson sponsored by the Company of Cooks. During the 1930s, Britain was very …
Read more...Bon Jovi continue their London takeover this summer (12 nights at The O2) with a photography exhibition at the British Music Experience (BME) in June. Fans can peruse two floors of images, shot by “band insider” Phil Griffin including previously …
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