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David Bowie is one of the most influential artists of our time. He has been at the forefront of the world of popular music for nearly 50 years and his immense creativity positions him as one of the most innovative performers of all time. For the exhibition, the V&A's curators, Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh, were given unprecedented … [Read more...]
Jacob Marley's ghost in A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens's presence stays with us 142 years after his death. (Dickens is even referenced in Fifty Shades of Grey!) 2012 has been the bicentenary year of his birth and while the Charles Dickens Museum has been closed this year there has been a major legacy project for the bicentenary, aptly named the … [Read more...]
The Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington has an incredible new blockbuster exhibition: Hollywood Costume. The costume designer can often be overlooked with all the other more high profile names involved with a movie but if the costumes are right then you truly believe that actor is the film character and then the costume designer has done … [Read more...]
Anglotopia London correspondent Laura Porter from the About London blog was kind enough to write up a detailed review of the new Harry Potter Studio Tour Experience. What Is It? This is the actual film studio where the Harry Potter films were made and is opening to the public for the first time on 31 March 2012. The creative team behind the … [Read more...]
Editor's Note: Laura Porter from About London got a press preview of the newly renovated Kensington Palace and was kind enough to write up an article for us all about it. The Queen lives at Buckingham Palace so why do we have another palace in London? We actually have a fine selection of royal buildings across the country and Kensington Palace … [Read more...]
A short documentary about the life of the Tower of London's Chief Beefeater recently aired in the UK and I thought it was an interesting look at the people behind Britain's pomp and ceremony. Since it's not available anywhere else and likely won't be, we threw it up on YouTube for you to enjoy. Check it out below - it's about half an hour long - … [Read more...]
A new exhibition opens in July to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise. Designing 007 – Fifty Years of Bond Style will be held at the Barbican Arts Centre in London and tell the inside story of how design and style combined to create the world’s most influential and iconic movie brand. Designed by Ab Rogers, … [Read more...]
Search & Rescue is the new exhibition at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in south-west England. The exhibition, which opens in March, will show visitors the role of the maritime rescue services and celebrate the work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), Royal Navy, Royal Air Force (RAF) and HM Coastguard. Search & … [Read more...]
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is to hold an exhibition based on a ship’s cargo – the valuable art, antiquities, books and luxury goods that were being transported by the armed merchant ship Westmorland when she was captured in January 1779. The Westmorland was sailing from Livorno to London when she was seized by two French warships. The … [Read more...]
The Science Museum in London is planning a year-long exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of a pioneering computer scientist. Codebreaker – Alan Turing’s Life and Legacy will look at the achievements of the man whose influence is still felt today and whose wartime code-breaking helped to shorten World War Two. It … [Read more...]
Five important Monet paintings of water lilies will be brought together for a major exhibition at Tate Liverpool this June. Two of the pictures have never before been shown in Britain. Tate Liverpool’s new exhibition, Turner Monet Twombly: Later Paintings, brings together more than 60 later works of three prolific artists, J.M.W Turner … [Read more...]
Britain’s biggest celebration of trains and railways takes place this June in York. Railfest 2012 will bring together more than 30 record-breaking locomotives that have made their mark on rail history for being the fastest, largest, strongest, first, last or oldest. Record-breakers include Mallard, the fastest steam locomotive at 126mph; … [Read more...]
The largest ever exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of the human body is to go on display in May at the Queen’s Gallery, next to Buckingham Palace. Leonardo was not just one of the great artists of the Renaissance: he was also a pioneer in the understanding of human anatomy. He wanted to be ‘true to nature’ in his painting, so he … [Read more...]
An exhibition at London’s Geffrye Museum will look at the cosmopolitan nature of London homes over the past 400 years. At Home with the World will show how homes in England have been shaped by many diverse cultures, from Chinese porcelain and the great craze for ‘taking tea’ in the 18th century, to the use of Islamic and Indian patterns in … [Read more...]
The Wallace Collection in London’s West End is planning an exhibition that will tell the story of the skilled artistry of swords in the Renaissance period. Centuries ago, warrior knights used their swords as weapons and symbols of their elite class. In the 16th-century Renaissance, civilian swords also became works of art. The Noble Art of … [Read more...]
The National Football Museum, due to open in Manchester in 2012, plans to show visitors the ‘greatest collection of football memorabilia ever assembled’. They will be able to see more than 140,000 objects, works of art and photographs. These include a shirt from the world’s first international match, played in 1872, the ball used in the … [Read more...]
The British Airways museum at the airlines’ headquarters has re-opened its doors, as the Speedbird Centre, after an extensive redevelopment programme.The centre showcases the past, present and future of the airline and is open to staff, researchers and members of the public by appointment. Items on display reflect the rich history of the … [Read more...]
The British government recently marked the 10th anniversary of offering free admission to many of the nation's biggest museums. So, we thought it'd be a good idea to present a list of all those museums to help you in your UK trip planning. Here's the full list of Free UK Museums: Armagh County Museum, National Museums Northern … [Read more...]
The English south coast port of Southampton is to have a new Sea City Museum, due to open in the centenary year of the sinking of the Titanic. In the 1912 disaster, 549 Southampton people died, most of whom were crew serving in the Merchant Navy. The galleries in Sea City will focus on two main themes. One of them, Titanic Story, will focus on … [Read more...]
An exhibition of 50 iconic James Bond vehicles – the largest of its kind staged anywhere in the world – opens in January at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. The exhibition will run for the whole of 2012 in celebration of 50 years of James Bond movies. Bond in Motion will feature a range of vehicles that have appeared in Bond films over … [Read more...]
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is to hold a major exhibition designed to coincide with the 2012 London Olympics. British Design 1948–2012 will showcase 60 years of British creative talent and document the transformation of design in Britain since the post-war ‘Austerity Games’ of 1948. The exhibits will come from the … [Read more...]
The Geffrye Museum in east London celebrates Christmas every year by decorating its period rooms in authentic festive styles, displaying 400 years of seasonal traditions. The museum, in an 18th-century building, consists of a unique collection of authentic room settings from 1600 to 2000, showing how the English urban middle classes have … [Read more...]
It’s surprisingly easy to have an affordable holiday in Britain. From cheap hotels to inexpensive (or free) museums, there’s a lot to see and do that won’t cost you a fortune. But don’t be fooled into thinking you’re stuck with the usual castles and classic artworks. Britain is home to some of the quirkiest exhibitions you’ll ever see! … [Read more...]
The Barbican Art Gallery in London is to hold the largest ever exhibition of animated imagery produced in the last 150 years. Watch Me Move will bring together animation pioneers, independent film-makers and contemporary artists alongside the creative output of commercial studios such as Walt Disney, Aardman, Hanna-Barbera and Pixar. The … [Read more...]
The next major exhibition at the British Museum in London brings together some of the finest surviving religious treasures of the medieval age. "Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe," which opens on 23 June, is a priceless collection of Christian relics from the 4th century to the Reformation and beyond. Objects … [Read more...]
Chelsea Football Club is opening a new museum in early summer, with many new interactive features for fans and visitors. The club’s current museum will move to a 670 sq metre (7,200 sq ft) space behind the Matthew Harding stand at Stamford Bridge, the club’s home ground. It will contain a collection of Chelsea-related memorabilia, along with … [Read more...]
A new permanent exhibition opens in April at the Tower of London, exploring the building’s remarkable history and its importance as a fortress, a palace, a prison, and a base for royal power. Power House will uncover the stories and personalities behind the major organisations of state, who took care of royal business from within the Tower’s … [Read more...]
The Holburne Museum in Bath reopens in May with a contemporary extension that doubles the exhibition space. The Holburne’s galleries have been restored and extended to exhibit the museum’s permanent collection of 9,000 objects and artwork. Exhibits include paintings, sculpture, silver and porcelain with important works by Brueghel, Ramsay, … [Read more...]
It is often said that Britain is a land of eccentrics - and that truth can be proven in the unusual museums that dot the island of Great Britain. From a museum in a red phone box to a museum of pickled animals - Britain is full of strange and interesting museums that will surprise you, entertain you and most importantly - educate you. Here a … [Read more...]
ScienceFest is a six-day festival for all ages taking place in March in Newcastle, and celebrating creativity in science, technology, engineering and maths at venues across the city. Events will include the UK Maker Faire at the Centre for Life and Discovery Museum. The Faire is a weekend (12-13 March) where inventors can demonstrate their … [Read more...]
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