Exploring London Since 2007
Last night we were down at that fantastic brutalist masterpiece, the 1967 Queen Elizabeth Hall on the Southbank, for a concert by singer-songwriter Laura Veirs alongside two of her long-time collaborators, guitarist Tim Young and string player Alex Guy. Supporting Laura last night was Alessi’s Ark (Alessi Laurent-Mark) – a young singer/guitarist who’s a bit of […]
February marks the UK’s 8th LGBT History Month (which was first established in 2005 to help educate and inform the general population about Britain’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities). LGBT History Month usually involves a series of free events, educational talks and celebrations and 2012 is no different. There are many event taking place […]
Today featured a visit to the National Army Museum, which you’ll find right next door to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, home of the Chelsea Pensioners. Arranged over five floors the museum explores the role of British infantry on battlefields from the 1700s onwards. Particularly impressive is the ‘Changing The World’ section, which primarily focuses on […]
From 15 February to 15 July 2012 a new Picasso exhibition comes to London – ‘Picasso & Modern British Art’ at the Tate Britain’s Linbury Galleries. The exhibition will focus on Picasso’s relationship with the UK and his influence on British artists, so alongside the 60 of his own works which will be on display […]
This afternoon’s post comes to you from Noel Qualter, a Covent Garden regular who dazzles the crowds with his magic: Covent Garden is a bustling, cosmopolitan area of central London famous for its theatres and shops, but it’s been associated with its other great attraction for centuries – street performing. In fact, the very first […]
The finalists from the Sense And The City Flickr photo competition that I mentioned back in November, are now on show at the London Transport Museum in an exhibition which will run until 18 March. The competition, run in conjunction with the Londonist, attracted 648 entries in all on the theme of the ‘hustle and […]
I’ve recently discovered the Mission:Explore website, which provides some great opportunities for children and adults to go out on ‘treasure hunts’ around town and discover interesting facts about London and other parts of the country. Go over to the site and you’ll see that it is very child-friendly, fantastically colourful, great fun and best of all, entirely […]
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