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EXHIBITIONS IN LONDON MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
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31st December 2017, 9:30 am
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31st January 2019, 8:00 pm
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT TREASURES GALLERY Magna Carta. Jane Austen’s notebook. The Beatles’ lyrics. Just some of the treasures you can see here. Magnificent hand-painted books from many faiths, maps and views, early printed books, literary, historical, scientific and musical works from around the world. Our Sir John Ritblat Treasures of the British Library Gallery tells the remarkable stories of over
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2nd January 2018, 10:00 am
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12th January 2020, 6:00 pm
Explore the evolution of Diana, Princess of Wales’ innate sense of style in a new display at her former London home. In this elegant new display in the historic galleries of Kensington Palace, a piece from Diana’s wardrobe will complement original sketches created for her during the design process. Diana’s handwritten comments, added alongside her favourite designs, demonstrate the joy she found
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20th July 2018, 10:00 am
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30th June 2020, 5:30 pm
The Access Advisory Group is a diverse group of individuals with lived experiences of disability. We play an important role in the Horniman. We have made this gallery accessible to more people. Museums are now becoming more accessible but too often disabled people aren’t visible. We set out to change that with this display. We did our research in the
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10th February 2019, 10:00 am
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26th April 2020, 5:00 pm
The world’s best space photography Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year returns with a brand new exhibition showcasing the world’s greatest space photography. This year the competition attracted an astonishing 4,602 entries from 90 different countries across the world. Each spectacular image lets us see the universe in a whole new light – find out who was crowned winner. See all the
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FREE TO SEE AT LONDON MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
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20th July 2018, 10:00 am
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30th June 2020, 5:30 pm
The Access Advisory Group is a diverse group of individuals with lived experiences of disability. We play an important role in the Horniman. We have made this gallery accessible to more people. Museums are now becoming more accessible but too often disabled people aren’t visible. We set out to change that with this display. We did our research in the
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3rd April 2019, 10:00 am
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31st March 2020, 5:45 pm
A collaborative project between UEL and the museum bringing together architects, artists, photographers and students spanning the educational spectrum. Seventy first year BSc Architecture students from UEL were invited to re-think how visitors might interact with the museum and design new inventive spaces for playing and learning. Pupils from Morpeth Secondary School and St Johns Primary School have user tested their
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26th May 2019, 10:00 am
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4th May 2020, 5:30 pm
Award-winning, internationally-exhibited visual artist Claire Morgan has created stunning new pieces for the Horniman, including a dramatic installation in Gallery Square. Claire’s thought-provoking works draws on the theme of waste and the impact that humans have on their surroundings. Her pieces include thousands of fragments of colourful waste polythene frozen in time, and nature combined with plastics. As I Live
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30th May 2019, 10:00 am
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26th January 2020, 6:00 am
Our free exhibition will bring together two artists who explore the representation of chronic illness and reclaim the idea of ‘misbehaving bodies’. Influential photographer Jo Spence’s (1934–92) work documents her diagnosis of breast cancer and subsequent healthcare regime throughout the 1980s. Her raw and confrontational photography will be shown alongside Oreet Ashery’s (b. 1966) award-winning miniseries ‘Revisiting Genesis’, 2016, which
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LONDON MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
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The Gallery holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Founded in 1856, the aim of the National Portrait Gallery is ‘to promote through the medium of portraits the appreciation and understanding of the men and women who have made and are making British history and culture, and to promote the appreciation and understanding of portraiture in all media.
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Originally owned by the Earl of Nottingham, the palace was purchased as a royal residence in 1689. In 1899 the State Apartments were opened to the public. The private area of Kensington Palace houses members of the Royal Family. Princess Diana had an apartment here as do the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children. Exhibitions connected to the
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THE COURTAULD GALLERY IS CLOSED FROM 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST TWO YEARS FOR A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION PROJECT CALLED COURTAULD CONNECTS The Courtauld Gallery is one of London’s must-see art museums. The collection stretches from the early Renaissance into the 20th century and is displayed in the elegant setting of Somerset House, one of the city’s most dynamic
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Bankside is the Gallery of the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS), and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE). Our vibrant exhibitions celebrate the very best in contemporary water-based media and original prints, championing the work of new and established artists. The Bankside Gallery also hosts many of the UK’s leading art competitions, including the RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition and the National Original Print Exhibition,
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