The Jamaican culture minister’s call for the return of Taino artefacts seized from their country and now owned by the British Museum has prompted Nigerians to renew their own demands for the return of looted Benin Bronze relics. With the British Museum now in negotiations to temporarily loan them back to Nigeria, we discuss the […]
The summertime vibe and weather has seasonally gone hand-in-hand with London beer festivals keen to show off their latest brews to a thirstier than normal clientele. The Great Beer Festival at Olympia London and the London Craft Beer Festival, Wapping, both on Aug 9, are two of the most prominent this month. To give your […]
Although common in countries such as Canada, citizens’ assemblies broke new ground in the UK in 2016 and 2017. Following their tentative introduction in those preceding years, 2019 just might be the year they not only help break the Brexit deadlock but also change democracy and political representation in Britain forever. Brexit and climate change […]
Britain has a new PM, but will Boris unite a country divided by Brexit and calm factional in-fighting within his own party, or will the nation give their unelected leader, who many label a buffoon, the thumbs down? Whatever the arguments of his haters and supporters, it has to be agreed he is a charismatic […]
A summer exhibition in Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament covers the events of the Peterloo Massacre, 16 August 1819 when a cavalry charge into a crowd of Manchester protestors led to 18 deaths and around 500 injured. The display boards detail the unfolding political and social turmoil in calendar order, starting with the end of […]
We venture east of the capital to the Borough of Newham for Stratford’s amazing skyline attractions. Stratford is still basking in the glory of a successful 2012 Olympic Games. Seven years later, the regeneration of the area has made it an undeniable hot-spot with bold new sculptures and rooftop wonders, from bars to pop-up cinemas. […]
The Science Museum’s Summer of Space festival runs concurrently with the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. As well as their screening of the Apollo 11: First Steps documentary (a special edit just for museums), there’s other entertaining and educational exhibits and displays covering the early period of the space race, moon landings and space exploration […]
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong made history as the first man to walk on the Moon and uttered those celebrated words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin raised the American flag […]
Is it a building? Is it a motor car? Is it sculpture? Is it art? It’s certainly outdoors and eye-catching. The Serpentine Pavillion, Kensington Gardens and Frieze Sculpture, Regents Park are running their rival outdoor sculptures during the exact same period, 3 July to 6 October. What’s Hot London? looks at the park-based London artwork […]
Bankside and South Bank can both lay claim to being the cultural heart of the Thames. Expect tourists and UK-based visitors to flock there this summer to savour some of the galleries, restaurants, theatre, cinema and riverside sights on offer. Luckily, only a flight of steps separates one from the other so you can quite […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
