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In Search of Classical Greece
By now, everyone and his dog knows about the British Museum’s blockbuster Ice Age Art and Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibitions, currently attracting huge crowds. But there’s another (free) exhibition equally deserving of attention, taking place now in the British Museum’s room 90. It is In search of Classical Greece: travel drawings of Edward Dodwell and Simone Pomardi 1805–1806, a pictorial survey […]
The Lycurgus Cup @ The British Museum
October 28, 2012
After watching art historian and author Alastair Sooke profile the Lycurgus Cup in his BBC4 documentary, Treasures of Ancient Rome, we were inspired to visit the British Museum and see the object for ourselves. Normally on display in Room 41: Europe AD 300-1100, it is currently off-limits and will shortly travel to Chicago for an exhibition. However, museum […]
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens @ Foundling
July 10, 2012
The Foundling Museum‘s current exhibition, The Triumph of Pleasure: Vauxhall Gardens 1729 – 1786, is well worth a look if you’re curious about historical London, and about how Londoners entertained themselves in previous centuries. Entry to the exhibition is included with the general admission price, so once you’ve learned all about Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, you can go […]
Henry Moore @ Gagosian
June 21, 2012
Are you looking for a peaceful escape from the ceaseless street noise of traffic and jackhammers? A few moments of quiet reflection? The Gagosian Gallery‘s current exhibition, Henry Moore: Late Large Forms, might be just what you’re looking for. It provides a wonderful, if temporary, respite from the cacophony of city life. The familiar organic shapes of Moore’s bronze sculptures put […]
View of the week: Einstein’s brain
April 11, 2012
If you visit the Wellcome Collection‘s latest exhibition, Brains: The Mind as Matter, you will surely want to lay eyes on one of their most heavily-promoted highlights, a piece of Albert Einstein’s (1879 – 1955) brain. The sliver of cortex on display is not particularly illuminating, and far from the most interesting thing in the gallery space. […]
The Elgin Marbles
February 26, 2012
One of the most valuable things about living in Bloomsbury is having the British Museum (with free entry) on our doorstep. On Friday night we took advantage of the museum’s extended opening hours, spending time in the galleries sponsored by Lord Duveen of Millbank. On a Friday night, the museum is usually much less crowded than in […]
View of the week: “I Can Not Help the Way I Feel”
January 23, 2012
This bulbous, organic sculpture by John Isaacs, I Can Not Help the Way I Feel (2003), is just one of many features of the Wellcome Collection’s permanent gallery, Medicine Now. The life-like construction of polystyrene, steel, foam, wax and paint simply demands attention. Every time I see it, I can not help feeling that I shouldn’t have eaten that […]
Quentin Blake & Christopher Frayling @ Foundling
January 23, 2012
Two of England’s creative forces were in conversation at the Foundling Museum on Sunday 22nd January 2012 - Quentin Blake and Christopher Frayling. Quentin Blake is a renowned illustrator, whose awards include Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration (2002), and the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres for services to literature (2004). Blake became the first ever Children’s Laureate in 1999. His illustrations span some 300 books, most recently Angelica […]
Plaque spotting: Paul Nash (1889 – 1946)
December 16, 2011
Paul Nash (1889 – 1946) was a prominent British artist, particularly well-known as an official war artist during WWI and WWII. His younger brother, John Nash (1893 – 1977), was also a noted artist and engraver. A blue plaque commemorates Paul Nash’s former residence in Bloomsbury, on the north-facing exterior of Queen Alexandra Mansions, Bidborough Street, […]
Australian Season @ British Museum
June 8, 2011
The Australian Season is in full swing at the British Museum in Bloomsbury, with many more events still to come. In the Walkabout Trail, a few exhibition items – including a plant from the forecourt garden, and a bark shield – have been singled out for special examination, with brief , downloadable audio guides. The Baskets and Belonging exhibition […]
London Bytes
- View of the week: Alien doppelgänger March 28, 2013 Belinda
- Noam Chomsky @ British Library March 27, 2013 Belinda
- View of the week: Lichtenstein @ Tate Modern March 12, 2013 Belinda
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