Franz Erhard Walther: Work Stages
This will be the first solo exhibition of Franz Erhard Walther (b. 1939 Fulda, Germany) in the UK. The exhibition will include ground-breaking work from the late 1950s, 60s and 70s together with the artist’s latest retrospective and autobiographical drawing project - Stardust. The graphic novel sheds light on the ideas and motivations informing his life-long practice and, in particular, the import ...
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Drawing Room
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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La Dolce Vita 2012
As London’s largest showcase of Italian food, wine & drink products, this brand new ‘show-within-a-show’ feature will take visitors on a gastronomic journey through Italy’s world renowned producing regions, vineyards, market places and kitchens.
TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE FOR LA DOLCE VITA 2012 EVENT IN JANUARY. ...
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Business Design Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Hyper Japan
Hyper Japan is dedicated to bringing you everything cute, cool and contemporary about today's Japan, from 24-26 February at Earls Court.
From food to fashion to film, Hyper Japan will be bringing what's hot on the Tokyo streets straight from Japan's top trend-setters.
Hyper Japan will showcase culture, customs, language, travel, anime and food from Japan and much more - it's ...
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Brompton Hall Earls Court
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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The Art Community as Territory of Freedom in Russia
The Art Community as Territory of Freedom in Russia: Evolution from "The Wanderers" to "The War" Group
Panel Discussion
David Jackson. Professor of Russian and Scandinavian Art Histories, University of Leeds
Elena Zaitseva, independent curator and an art critic
Andrey Shabanov, researcher at the Courtauld Institute
Chaired by Sarah Wilson, Professor, The Courtauld I ...
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PUSHKIN HOUSE
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Private Tour of Ai Wei Wei-s --Dropping the Urn- and -Porcelain City, Jingdezhen
Special invitation to a private tour of the Ai Wei Wei exhibition, featuring a selection of ceramic works and photographs made from 1993 to the present day. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view some of the most iconic works in the field of Chinese contemporary art, and Porcelain City: Jingdezhen a display of contemporary works in porcelain by four artists from the UK, Japan and China: ...
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Asia house
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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THE RIMET TROPHY: The incredible story of the World Cup
Shot in Brazil, England, Spain, Italy, Uruguay and Argentina, the documentary tells the story - using filmed reconstructions, archive materials and interviews with witnesses and experts - of the incredible and mysterious events behind the Jules Rimet Trophy, from the beginning of the 20th century to the present.
The history of the cup, forged in gold by demand of Jules Rimet in 1929, dates bac ...
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Italian Cultural Institute
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Confessions of an Otaku
Video artist David Blandy unravels his obsession with Chinese and Japanese popular culture. From philosophical conversations with Bruce Lee to the quandary caused by loving Anime and being the grandson of a veteran of the Japanese concentration camps, Blandy will discuss the misrecognitions, mistranslations and revelations in Kung-Fu flicks, Manga and computer games.
Blandy uses video, perform ...
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Asia house
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Three Capitals: Kiev - Moscow - St.Petersburg
Discover the three most amazing cities of Russia and the Ukraine. From the lavishness of Moscow to the aristocratic beauty of St. Petersburg, and to the authentic beauty of Kiev with its golden-domed churches. You will start your virtual trip in Kiev - the capital of the Ukraine. You will then move on to Moscow; the architecture of Moscow is a kaleidscope of 19th century Russian style town houses, ...
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PUSHKIN HOUSE
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Tea Master Class with East India Company
Join us in our tea master class with Jane Pettigrew to learn more the journey of tea from leaf to cup. ...
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Asia House
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Call for Sublime: From -Last Day of Pompeii- to Diaghilev-s Ballets Russes
This lecture covers almost hundred years of Russian art: from its first masterpiece which rejoined provincial Russian school with European Romantic mainstream and was accepted as an important social event in Russia - Carl Briollov’s The Last Day of Pompeii (1833) to the triumphal Drang nach Westen of Russian Modernism - Serge Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons (1910s). Between these milestones a whole ra ...
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PUSHKIN HOUSE
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Chinese New Year
Celebrated around the world, Chinese New Year is one of the most important traditional Chinese holidays. Join us for a day of family events, workshops, and film to usher in the Year of the Dragon. The celebrations at Asia House will include events such as dumpling making, story telling, and children’s activities. ...
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Asia House
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Muzsikas and Boske Timar
Muzsikás and Böske Tímár
Guildford United Reformed Church
Part of the „BBC Performing Arts Fund”Community Folk Dance Project the HCA Guildford id delighted to present the leading Hungarian Folk Ensemble: MUZSIKÁS Együttes who will be joined by our Atristic Director Tímár Böske on Saturday the 21st January 2012 to present the following prpgrams tog ...
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Hungarian Cultural Center
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Eat Learn and Discuss Together
The Event will be the occasion to mingle with other global minded individuals and to raise funds for the UK charity based " Humanity First"
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Greenside Community Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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London Asia Expo 2012
LONDON ASIA EXPO showcases Asian-made toys, gifts, premium & household products from 18-20 January at Olympia.
LONDON ASIA EXPO is the clear choice for European buyers looking to source, compare and select fresh and new product from Asia.
LONDON ASIA EXPO regularly attracts over 5400 trade and is the only Asian Sourcing Show in London, the trade show is conveniently timed at the start of t ...
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Olympia National Hall
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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The France Show 2012
The France Show is the biggest celebration of French lifestyle and property ever staged in the UK, at Earls Court Two from 13-15 January.
The France Show encapsulates everything French under one roof.
Whether you want to tantalise your taste buds with French food and wine, search for your dream French property or watch fantastic chefs at work, The France Show promises to be a great day out for ...
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Earls Court Two
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Chasing Mirrors: Reflections on identity, art and culture
Chasing Mirrors is a season that focuses on contemporary visual art and culture inspired by connections with the greater Middle East. It offers no single unifying viewpoint but a global mix of voices and perspectives of storytellers, calligraphers, poets, artists, dancers, historians and writers.
Chasing Mirrors: My Portrait, Shape by Shape is an installation of new work reflecting on portraitu ...
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NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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The Captivating Star of Happiness
Directed by the legendary creator of the cult Soviet film ‘White Sun of the Desert’ Vladimir Motyl, ‘The Captivating Star of Happiness’ features the most amazing assembly of the best actors of the Russian cinema. To name just a few: Igor Kostalevsky, Oleg Dal, Alexei Batalov, Irina Kupchenko, Mikhail Boyarsky, Vasili Livanov, Innokentiy Smoktunovsky, Oleg Yankovsky.
This inspiring historical dr ...
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PUSHKIN HOUSE
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Gioventr Ribelle - Rebel Youth
This exhibition, with its emblematic and strongly evocative title, Gioventù Ribelle, showcases an exceptional collection of images and writings.
It is a worthy tribute, 150 years on, to an entire generation of young rebels, a generation whose dreams and aspirations were not only crucial in building and shaping the new unified Nation, but also, and above all, in defining the values which s ...
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Italian Cultural Institute
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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St Petersburg: The Splendour of Imperial Russia
The basis in 1703 on the brink of civilized Europe of Petersburg - new capital of Russia was one of Peter I the greatest reforms. The tsar dreamed of an ideal city where all elements are coordinated with each other so that form the fine whole. This city should show to citizens of the Russian empire, and the whole world, ideas of hierarchy, an order and unity, having expressed in architectural imag ...
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PUSHKIN HOUSE
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Father Mao and the Country-Family: Affection for the Chinese State
Hans Steinmuller. London School of Economics
Type of Event: Seminar
Series: Social Anthropology Seminar Series
Russell Square: College BuildingsRoom: G51 ...
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School of Oriental and African Studies
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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High Arctic Film Weekend
A weekend of unique documentaries, feature films and rare archival footage exploring the Arctic people, landscape and history over the past 100 years.
Highlights include a special preview screening of the BBC's Frozen Planet series programme 7 - On Thin Ice; rare footage from early Arctic expeditions, and discussions with Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, Prof. Chris Rapley CBE (Professor o ...
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National Maritime Museum
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Parol Workshop - Tradition Philippine Christmas Lantern Making
In the Filipino language, a Christmas lantern is called a Parol. There's no greater symbol of the Filipino Christmas spirit than this; it is our Christmas Tree. All through the Christmas season, star-shaped lanterns can be found hanging outside homes and along the streets of cities and small provincial towns, farms and fishing villages.
So this Christmas, we’re inviting everyone to take tim ...
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St Marks Church
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Annual Presentation on Asia for Sixth Form Students 2011
The Royal Society for Asian Affairs and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London would like to invite your School/College and in particular your sixth form students or equivalent to attend our day-long presentation about Asian topics on Wednesday, 30 November.
The aim is to introduce students to subjects and concepts they may not have previously explored as part o ...
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School of Oriental and African Studies
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Traditional Russian Songs
Performance
Traditional Russian Songs
PUSHKIN CLUB PROGRAMME
A lecture and concert by Polina Prouskova
Polina Prouskova, ethnomusicologist and a performer of Russian traditional songs, introduces the audience to Russian traditional music and guides it through various genres and local traditions.
Russia was once a landscape of manifold and lively local musical traditions, mostly extinc ...
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PUSHKIN HOUSE
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Performance by Javier Marquerie
This adventure began in 2009 with the passion that every such undertaking should have; a strong belief to make it a reality combined with a long gestation, planning and the ever present and necessary self-doubt.
It is in this context that Spain NOW! was born. Spain NOW! is an annual season showcasing the latest creative talent coming out of Spain. It takes place all around London and strives t ...
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The Gallery Soho
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Anselmo Netto Quartet
Born and raised in Bahia, Brazil, Anselmo Netto is one of the most sought-after musicians on the London scene. Whether as a percussionist or playing bandolim - the Brazilian mandolin - Netto's music mixes native Brazilian rhythms with a wide range of global influences. Anselmo performs today with Matheus Nova (bass), Enzo Zirilli (drums) and Netto Pio (guitar).
Bar open until 10.30pm.
Di ...
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Southbank Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Poetry Illustrated
Poets: Pilar Adón¦Julián Cañizares Mata¦Ana Gorría
Illustrators: Pablo Gallo¦Fidel Martínez ¦Sonia Pulido
Curated by Silvia Terrón
Spanish young poetry stands out for its variety and richness. The number of poets, publishing houses, festivals, performances and events shows that Spanish poetry is living a sparkling moment, with an increasing reach and interes ...
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The Gallery Soho
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Spotlight on Africa and the Diaspora: Africa Collections Revealed
SPECIAL EVENT: Explore African culture at the V&A.
Use our new Africa-themed visitor guide to learn more about the stories, secrets and symbolism behind the Museum's objects. Join family workshops, design your own virtual gallery, engage in mini discussion sessions with experts and enjoy live music.
Digital workshops free, but ticketed. Live music performance £5, no concessions ...
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The Victoria and Albert Museum
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Gesamtkunstwerk: New Art from Germany
The Saatchi Gallery presents the exhibition Gesamtkunstwerk: New Art from Germany, the gallery’s first survey of German art. The exhibition, which presents artists from or based in Germany (including Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Bremen and Cologne), confirms Germany’s position as a powerhouse of European contemporary art.
Gesamtkunstwerk: New Art from Germany showcases 24 art ...
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Saatchi Gallery
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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Diwali under the Stars
Part of the Traders Unpacked season, 25 September 2011-25 February 2012.
The East India Company was given its first royal charter by Elizabeth I. By the time it was abolished 250 years later, Queen Victoria was on the throne. Traders: the East India Company and Asia is a new gallery at the museum which examines the history and relevance of Britain’s trade with Asia, through the East India Compa ...
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Royal Observatory
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London
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United Kingdom
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Foreign Culture Events
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