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London Bridge Closed in March But it’s Still a Cultural Hot Spot! [VIDEO]
Posted in: Bars & Clubs, Events & Festivals, Food & Dining, Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Places, Shows & Exhibitions, Travel & Leisure, Videos Tags: Borough, London Bridge, riverside London, Southwark, The Thames

LONDON BRIDGE will be closed from March 16 to October 2020 while City of London road maintenance is carried out. Only cyclists, buses and taxis will be allowed to use the bridge. However, the main attractions around London Bridge are not going away! Check out our video below for tips on the best of riverside […]
LONDON FASHION WEEK Round Up
Posted in: Bars & Clubs, Events & Festivals, Highlights, Shows & Exhibitions Tags: British Fashion Council, eco-fashion, Edit Man London, Fashion Our Future, India Day, Indian Fashion, LFW2020, London Fashion Week, Maddox Club, McCrow, One Less Gun, Sustainable fashion

London Fashion Week 2020 had an ethical underscore, with concerns about the environment, fair wages, supply chain transparency and global gun use highlighted. Streetwear company Edit Man London partnered up with anti-gun organisation One Less Gun to raise awareness about weapons of street crime and war. It was founded by artist McCrow who uses guns […]
London Fashion Week!
Posted in: Events & Festivals, Highlights, Photos, Shows & Exhibitions Tags: British Fashion Council, catwalk, designers, LFW, LFW2020, London Fashion Week, models, Somerset House, style

There was a definite focus on sustainability this year, with all the event branding emphasising ethical practices. The British Fashion Council hub on the Strand at the vast Store X was the place to be to catch the best of upcoming designers and fashion graduates. But we were spoilt for choice for showcases, presentations, catwalks, […]
Will the Festival of Brexit Divide the Nation or Succeed As a Unifying Showcase?
Posted in: Events & Festivals, Highlights, Shows & Exhibitions, Technology Tags: Brexit Festival of Britain, Festival of Britain, Great Exhibition 1851, South Bank

South Bank’s 1951 Festival of Britain may be the blueprint for a 2022 Festival of Britain and Northern Ireland Britain’s past Great Exhibitions were held as landmark events to showcase the nation’s arts and technology. The post-Brexit Festival of Britain and Northern Ireland planned for 2022 will be inevitably tied to the contentious EU referendum […]
Denise Wyllie: English Collection Exhibition in Russia
Posted in: Concerts & Gigs, Events & Festivals, Features, Galleries & Museums, Shows & Exhibitions, Travel & Leisure Tags: artist, Denise Wyllie, Exhibition, Karelia, Laura Van der Heijden, printmaker, prints, Russia

North London-based artist Denise Wyllie approached her forthcoming exhibition in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia in a quintessentially English way to mark her return to the former Soviet state she first visited just after the fall of communism. The show will feature her rose prints inspired by visits to the David Austin Rose Gardens, Shropshire and be […]
Leonardo: Experience a Masterpiece (Exhibition)
Posted in: Galleries & Museums, Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions Tags: Art, Exhibition, Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo Experience a Masterpiece

It’s a remarkable legacy to have completed only 15 paintings (known to be in existence) yet still be recognised as one of the greatest artists in history. This extraordinary polymath has produced work that survives today as undoubted cultural icons and his early working life in Milan provided the apprenticeship for much of these works […]
Sunday Art Fair 2019 Comes to Marylebone (Art)
Posted in: Galleries & Museums, Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions Tags: art review, Sunday Art Fair

The 10th anniversary of the Sunday Art Fair, Oct 3-6 promises a celebration of international young and emerging talent, with 30 galleries from all over the world exhibiting at Ambika P3, Marylebone. Amongst the UK contingent are London-based galleries Annka Kulty, Hackney and Roman Road, Bethnal Green. The art fair encourages experimentation and unfettered artistic […]
Lina Iris Viktor: Some Are Born to Endless Night (Art Review)
Posted in: Galleries & Museums, Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions Tags: Art, Lina Iris Viktor

British-Liberian artist Lina Iris Viktor presents a September exhibition at Autograph ABP, Shoreditch which offers striking commentaries on a vibrant palette, imbued as it is with spiritual, historical and ethnic elements. She brings together an exploration of hermetic philosophies and mathematical and scientific principles in this empowered celebration of the African queen. You’re left in […]
William Blake: EUROPE
Posted in: Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Shows & Exhibitions Tags: Art, Exhibition, Tate Britain, William Blake

Tate Britain has some themed events celebrating British artist William Blake, with the main exhibition running till 2 February 2020. There’s also a William Blake & Lunch two-course meal at the Rex Whistler Restaurant for those seeking dining options after their gallery visit. Their William Blake: A Live Literature Celebration last year September 20 sold […]
British Museum Faces New Calls to Return Looted African Artefacts
Posted in: Features, Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Shows & Exhibitions Tags: African artefacts, Benin Bronzes, Blackfoot Nation, British Museum, Canada, Egypt, History, India, looted artefacts, looted relics, Museums, Nigeria, restituitive measures

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 […]

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London Bridge Closed in March But it’s Still a Cultural Hot Spot! [VIDEO]

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London Fashion Week!

Will the Festival of Brexit Divide the Nation or Succeed As a Unifying Showcase?

Denise Wyllie: English Collection Exhibition in Russia

Leonardo: Experience a Masterpiece (Exhibition)

Sunday Art Fair 2019 Comes to Marylebone (Art)

Lina Iris Viktor: Some Are Born to Endless Night (Art Review)

William Blake: EUROPE

British Museum Faces New Calls to Return Looted African Artefacts

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