Have you joined the crowds yet to see Tate Modern’s cheerful and popular Lichtenstein retrospective? On display is Roy Lichtenstein’s early work, some sculpture and ceramics, and plenty of the ‘comic strip’ pop art for which he is famous. I’m not a big contemporary art fan, and while I found Lichtenstein’s work rather shallow, it was more interesting […]
November 24, 2012
Mike Snelle’s pop-up Museum of Curiosity in Soho is what you would get it you threw the Natural History Museum, the Soane Museum and Lassco into a cooking pot, and seasoned the mix with pinches of Keith Lo Bue, Adbusters, Lewis Carroll and VAST. There’s a distinct whiff of the Museum of Jurassic Technology about the place too, which my mate Physicus just reminded me of. […]
July 10, 2012
Recently, we tagged along on a tour of the Queen’s Gallery’s current exhibition, Leonardo da Vinci – Anatomist, led by its impressively knowledgeable curator, Martyn Clayton. We highly recommend this exhibition to you all, but for those who can’t make it, here’s what we learned. The exhibition begins with a short introductory film. Nature has also produced an excellent video […]
April 26, 2012
Coming to London for the 2012 Olympics? Keen to see more than back-to-back sporting events? Grab your camera and walking shoes, and check out these history of science hot spots, all within a short distance of Piccadilly Circus. If you’re really keen, you can get this mini-marathon done in a single day. Be sure to […]
May 28, 2011
Kenwood House, a stately home and art gallery managed by English Heritage, sits on the edge of Hampstead Heath in north London. The original house dates from the 17th century but has undergone many additions and changes, including a remodelling by architect Robert Adam (1728 – 1792) in the 18th century. The Adam Library (below) is probably the […]
March 12, 2013
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