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The Lycurgus Cup @ The British Museum
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 […]
North America blooms @ British Museum
August 5, 2012
The British Museum‘s forecourt is currently hosting a North American landscape, created in conjunction with the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. The three habitats represented are woodland, wetland, and prairie, and it makes for a pleasant, flower-filled interlude between the museum’s galleries and the hustle and bustle of Great Russell Street. For a list of events relating to the […]
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: British Museum reading room
January 11, 2012
Sadly, this lovely space is now permanently closed as a reading room and used entirely for visiting exhibitions. By sheer coincidence, we stopped by in the last few minutes of the last day that it operated as a library (a few years ago, now), and took some shots of the interior. Read more about the […]
View of the week: Nereid Monument
December 11, 2011
The Camden Concert Band performing before the Nereid Monument in Room 17 of the British Museum on Friday 9th December 2011. Photos by Sven Klinge (please credit photographer & website when using these photos)
Plaque spotting: Sir Hans Sloane (1660 – 1753)
October 1, 2011
Irish-born Sir Hans Sloane (1660 – 1753) was a prolific collector, physician, botanist and administrator. But his most noteworthy claim to fame in the eyes of many, would be his invention of sweet drinking chocolate and its introduction to Europe. A plaque commemorating Sloane can be found at 4 Bloomsbury Place WC1, just moments from the front […]
Poets, monsters & vampyres – a Romantic walking tour
July 21, 2011
Shoppers on Marchmont Street in Bloomsbury may have noticed a blue plaque that appeared a little while ago at No. 87, to commemorate Percy Bysshe Shelley’s and Mary Shelley’s time in a house that once stood on the site. But what is perhaps less well known is that just a few streets beyond the northern and eastern boundaries […]
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 […]
Christopher Frayling & Deyan Sudjic @ British Museum
May 9, 2011
On Thursday 5th May, the British Museum’s Stevenson lecture theatre hosted “Meeting of Minds 2011 – an evening with Sir Christopher Frayling & Deyan Sudjic OBE”. The event was organised and chaired by Jan Casey. The topic for discussion: ”How can design not only meet a client’s commercial objectives but also enhance our lives and the culture […]
Jurassic pines come to Bloomsbury – Australian garden @ British Museum
May 6, 2011
For the homesick Australian, or the botanically curious, head to the forecourt of the British Museum for a pick-me-up dose of antipodean greenery and the scent of gum leaves. The Australian Season has kicked off with the opening of “The Australian Landscape”, put together with the help of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. The garden is free, open daily […]
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
October 28, 2012
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