Museum of London to celebrate 350th anniversary of Great Fire of London Three hundred and forty-nine years ago, fire spread through the centre of London causing great destruction – but also clearing acres of land for 17th century redevelopment. Next ...
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October at the Barbican
•Visual Arts The World of Charles and Ray Eames from 21st October, Art Gallery This major new exhibition surveys the careers of Charles (1907-1978) and Ray (1912-1988) Eames, who are among the most important designers of the 20th century. The ...
Read More »An invite to stand and stare
Stand & Stare editions is a new online gallery which launched last month. It concentrates on photography – and its promoters are clearly very enthusiastic about the medium. For those similarly interested in viewing photographs as art, you can browse ...
Read More »Since 9/11…
Amir Hossain. Remember that name. He’s only 15 years of age, but he’s already won a trip to New York for making a short and original film inspired by 9/11. It’s a big topic, and it raises some very big ...
Read More »Hackney meets its history in an Electric Bloom
Fancy a night-time walk around Hackney on 12th September? That’s your chance to join an immersive trail around Hackney, taking in artwork created by residents and professionals at heritage landmarks, with audio stories shared by local residents reflecting Hackney’s past, ...
Read More »Thames Clipper: a great way to enjoy the best London river events
Emdad Rahman We took a very nice trip up the River Thames and jumped on the MBNA Thames Clipper at North Greenwich. It’s a great way to connect to London’s awesome locations which are host to some of this summer’s ...
Read More »Etienne Sisters come to Theatre Royal Stratford
After the success of the critically acclaimed Klook’s Last Stand (The Park Theatre), writing duo Chè Walker and Anoushka Lucas bring the world premiere of their new play with music The Etienne Sisters to the Theatre Royal Stratford East. The ...
Read More »Akshay Kumar gets dizzy as he goes for Global Goals
International film megastar Akshay Kumar is the first Indian personality to get behind the #dizzygoals challenge in support of a major campaign launching next month to make the new Global Goals for Sustainable Development famous. Launched at the United Nations General Assembly ...
Read More »Five reasons to sign up to London’s first The Color Run Night
Emdad Rahman The “Happiest 5k on the Planet” is gearing up for its first ever UK night time event, during which thousands of runners from across the capital will light up the city’s skies in luminous multicolour! The Color Run ...
Read More »Tell me about it!
Here’s a nice little tune for what looks like being anything but a summery end to the summer holidays. “Tell Me” (“Tu Bata”) is a real smoothie: billed as a hip-hop ballad, it’s much hipper than hopping. The disc comes ...
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