A new exhibition exploring the Atlantic Ocean “as natural phenomenon, transporter of dreams and peoples” opens at the Museum of London Docklands on 6 February 2009. Museum officials say the exhibition, which includes painting, collage, sculpture, textiles, music and poetry, takes … [Read more...]
Victorian London photos go on display
December 3, 2008 By
An exhibition of photos showing the capital’s Victorian past will be on display from 13th December at Church Farmhouse Museum in Barnet. The Historic Views of London exhibition contains images from former Barnet resident Bernard Howarth-Loomes’s personal collection, now held … [Read more...]
Mayor Johnson to set out cultural and arts vision
November 24, 2008 By
Boris Johnson will today set out wide ranging plans to broaden the availability of arts and culture in the capital. The Mayor’s vision for culture in the capital is set out in a new policy paper, Cultural Metropolis, which is published today. Central to Johnson’s plans is an … [Read more...]
New exhibition focuses on middle class slavers
November 14, 2008 By
A new exhibition focussing on the involvement of the middle classes in slavery opens at Museum of London Docklands today (14 November 2008). Museum bosses say the exhibition is designed to expel “the myth that the archetypal slave-owner was sitting on a porch in the Caribbean surveying … [Read more...]
Darwin, Natural History Museum
November 14, 2008 By
As previously reported, today marks the start of a major new exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum exploring the ideas of Charles Darwin and their impact on the way we view the natural world. Along with a couple of dozen other journos and a smattering of travel reps I … [Read more...]
Darwin’s ideas celebrated in major new exhibition
November 4, 2008 By
A new exhibition exploring the work of Charles Darwin, his ideas and their impact opens at London’s Natural History Museum next week (14 November 2008). Visitors will be able to retrace the curious and adventurous younger Darwin’ is life-changing journey aboard HMS Beagle and … [Read more...]
Natural History Museum ice rink returns
November 4, 2008 By
For the fourth year running the Natural History Museum’s east lawn is to be transformed into a “magical setting” including an ice rink and Christmas fare giving skating Londoners of all levels the chance to enjoy a unique Christmas experience. Overlooking the Ice Rink is a … [Read more...]
Hendon marks 350th anniversary of Cromwell’s death
September 25, 2008 By
Hendon’s Church Farm House Museum, the borough’s only surviving mid-17th Century building, is housing a display of Civil War memorabilia to mark the 350th anniversary of Oliver Cromwell’s death this month. Cromwell is best known for his involvement in the Civil War and role … [Read more...]
