Congratulations to the Old Royal Naval College: this weekend, the team in Greenwich will welcome their millionth visitor. According to reports, the lucky visitor will be greeted by a “fanfare of crumhorns, hurdy-gurdies, lutes and harps” – probably something to do …
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11 Oct
2010
2010
Ai Weiwei: 100 Million Sunflower Seeds at Tate Modern
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei today unveiled his latest work: 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Visitors are invited to walk on, touch and listen to the seeds. Each seed has been individually made by craftspeople in the Chinese …
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 …
Read more...10 Sep
2010
2010
Illumini 2010 at Shoreditch Town Hall
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...7 Sep
2010
2010
Photographers’ Gallery to Close for Major Redevelopment
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...20 Jul
2010
2010
Tom Daley, Ken Livingstone and Rebecca Adlington in London 2012 Exhibition
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...25 Jun
2010
2010
Science Museum: London Cab Drivers and The Knowledge
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...24 Jun
2010
2010
Design Show at the Royal College of Art
It’s graduate show season at the Royal College of Art, and this week it’s the turn of design students to showcase their work. I popped into the RCA this morning to see the creations of graduates in animation, architecture, product design, graphic design, vehicle …
Read more...24 Jun
2010
2010
Who Am I? Gallery Launches at the Science Museum
Who am I? What makes me unique? A new gallery at the Science Museum addresses these questions and more, with exhibits ranging from a cat with seven toes, to a chimpanzee’s brain, and models of the average UK man and woman. I …
Read more...9 Jun
2010
2010
Surreal House at Barbican Art Gallery
The weird and wonderful world of Surrealism comes to Barbican Art Gallery from tomorrow. I was treated to a preview of the Surreal House exhibition today and highlights included: Several works by Salvador Dali Rebecca Horn’s Concert for Anarchy, an upside-down piano, which surprises you when …
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