Tate Modern has unveiled the 12th commission in The Unilever Series: Tacita Dean’s FILM. Last year, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei covered Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in ceramic sunflower seeds. This year, Dean’s 13m-high film appears at the end of the …
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28 Sep
2011
2011
Free Music Concert from The Monument: This Weekend
For the first time ever this weekend, The Monument in the City of London will host a concert. The free concert is being put on by Live Music Sculpture on Saturday and Sunday, 1 and 2 October. If you’re around this …
Read more...19 Sep
2011
2011
Open House London 2011: Former Commonwealth Institute
Last weekend’s Open House London was a rare chance to get inside some of the city’s architectural highlights, many of which are usually closed to the public. This year, the two day event showcased more than 700 buildings across the …
Read more...13 Sep
2011
2011
In Pictures: Mayor’s Thames Festival 2011
It was another successful year for the Mayor’s Thames Festival at the weekend, culminating in the night carnival and a big fireworks display on Sunday. Were you there? Add your photos to the Visit London Flickr Pool and tag them …
Read more...21 Jul
2011
2011
Malaysia in London: Malaysia Night, Trafalgar Square
London is home to plenty of Malaysian restaurants and once a year, you can experience the best of them in one place. For the second year running, Malaysia Night is transforming Trafalgar Square into a Malaysian Pasar Malam (night market) …
Read more...27 Jun
2011
2011
Stitched Science at the Science Museum
London’s Science Museum was full of woolly monsters at the weekend as Stitch London took up residence to explore science through craft. Stitched Science included an exhibition of scientific objects made by knitting, crochet and sewing, from embroidered cells to …
Read more...22 Apr
2011
2011
Video of the Week: Happy St George’s Day from Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London
It’s a packed weekend: along with it being Easter Saturday tomorrow, it’s also St George’s Day AND Shakespeare’s birthday. Here’s a quick video of the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson wishing you a happy St George’s Day and inviting you down to …
Read more...18 Feb
2011
2011
London to Host UEFA Football Festival in Hyde Park
London’s Hyde Park will host a free football festival in the run-up to the UEFA Champions League Final in May. Organised by UEFA, the eight-day festival will include: Live football areas Five-a-side tournaments Master classes Entertainment and bars There’ll also be a …
Read more...16 Sep
2010
2010
Giant Octopus Comes to Trafalgar Square
A giant mechanical octopus arrived in Trafalgar Square today to help launch the London Design Festival. Named Outrace, the octopus is made from eight robotic arms on loan from Audi’s manufacturing line. The installation was being tested today by its …
Read more...16 Sep
2010
2010
Stripey Stairs and Swinging Lights: London Design Festival at the V&A
London Design Festival descends on the Victoria and Albert Museum this week, with a host of specially commissioned artworks throughout the museum. There’s a stripey staircase made from picture frames, a greenhouse full of plants, a swinging pendulum light, an installation in the …
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