Exhibition / museum / tings recommendations?

[Numbers]

Anything on in London at the moment you’d recommend?

I’m off to the 24/7 one at Somerset House tomorrow, haven’t been to the obvious (Natural History / Science / Museum of London / Tate) for years so am going to go back to those, I have a rare cpl of weeks available to me so really fancy some great things/places.

Cheers

 

[Puddy_Tat]

museum of london currently has an exhibition on the clash's 'london calling'

museum of london docklands is quite good

the cartoon museum re-opened at a new home last summer

the horniman museum (forest hill) has an eclectic collection of things

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things - Exhibition at V&A South Kensington · V&A

A backstage look at the creative process of one of the world's most inventive photographers through photographs, films, sets, and special installations

www.vam.ac.uk

I fancy this as well

Troy: myth and reality

The story of a great city, plunged into a 10-year conflict over the abduction of the most beautiful woman in the world.

www.britishmuseum.org

Oh and this!

Aubrey Beardsley | Tate Britain

www.tate.org.uk

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Migration Museum | The story of movement into and out of the UK is moving to lewisham (opens on friday 14th)

 

[hash tag]

Whitechapel Gallery

Exhibitions, Talks & Events, Whitechapel Gallery Archives, Education, Limited Edition Prints, Films, Publications

www.whitechapelgallery.org

Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh

Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh

www.saatchigallery.com

Moving to Mars

Getting humans to Mars is becoming one of the great challenges of our time. From the spaceships to be used for the 8-month journey to the habitats that people will live in, and from terraforming the landscape to the development of a new society, every detail in this collective endeavour must be...

designmuseum.org

Leighton House and Sambourne House | RBKC Museums

Discover the historical artist studio-homes of celebrated painter Frederic Leighton, and Punch magazine illustrator Edward Linley Sambourne...

www.rbkc.gov.uk

While at Design Museum and Leighton House, you may wish to pay your respects to Jimmy Page at The Tower House (or Robbie Williams next door)

What's On | Olympia London

Our unique spaces host more than 200 events a year including, business, fashion, comic & movies. Find out about the latest events and book your tickets today.

olympia.london

 

[Artaxerxes]

Grant Museum of Zoology is always fab, go see the Jar of Moles and the bones.

British Museums Troy exhibit is pretty good but one very good free one they have on atm is Notgeld, German emergency money.

Petrie Egyptian museums good as well, proper old style cupboard museum compared to most of them.

 

[clicker]

Mushroom extravaganza at Somerset House.

National Portrait Gallery about to close for 3 years.

Andy Warhol at Tate Modern early March.

 

[blossie33]

Grant Museum of Zoology is always fab, go see the Jar of Moles and the bones.

British Museums Troy exhibit is pretty good but one very good free one they have on atm is Notgeld, German emergency money.

Petrie Egyptian museums good as well, proper old style cupboard museum compared to most of them.

The Petrie is closed at the moment, I think they are having some sort of revamp to the entrance - great little place though as you said ... and the Grant

Also agree about the Notgeld display at the British Museum - finding the room is a bit confusing though I thought

Not sure if it's still on but I enjoyed the Dora Maar exhibition at Tate Modern.

The Wellcome Collection has good exhibitions which are free as does the Brunei Gallery (part of the SOAS building University of London).
We are so lucky in London - so many places

 

[Winot]

This is excellent:

Forgotten Masters

Tickets are on sale now! Don't miss your chance to see vivid and highly original paintings from the late 18th and early 19th centuries together for the first time

www.wallacecollection.org

 

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This is my go to of many things happening IanVisits - Blog and What's On in London

 

[blossie33]

This is my go to of many things happening IanVisits - Blog and What's On in London

Me too - I get the email every week, has some interesting blogs as well.

Winot that looks good, I must confess I've not yet been to the Wallace! I will definitely make an effort to see that exhibition.

 

[Winot]

Winot that looks good, I must confess I've not yet been to the Wallace! I will definitely make an effort to see that exhibition.

The Wallace is great - not quite as crowded as some places but still central. The building is lovely but the exhibition space not so good - no natural light and a bit claustrophobic as a result. But definitely worth it for this exhibition.

 

[hash tag]

Not so keen on furniture but I love a bit of art, but, The Wallace has a very good collection of armour
Also a bit fond of Rembrandt. It has a good cafe as well. More here Wallace Collection - Wikipedia

 

[RoyReed]

Some of my favourite Wallace Collection stuff here: The Wallace Collection

 

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A young self portrait in the centre

 

[blossie33]

Some of my favourite Wallace Collection stuff here: The Wallace Collection

Nice photos!
Not my personal taste in paintings but I do love to see those sort of places.

 

[trabuquera]

V&A still free to get into (despite the verrrry expensive cakes) and has exhibitions on Mary Quant and cars at the moment. Wellcome Collection can be good too if you've a medical/science interest.

 

[blossie33]

You do have to pay to get into those special exhibitions though.
Their cafe looks lovely but there's no way I'd pay those prices

Edit: I think the Quant one has finished now but the Tim Walker - Wonderful Things is brilliant (I thought)

 

[editor]

Great selection here 19 Exhibitions That'll Blow You Away This Spring

 

[blossie33]

I went to see the Deutsche Borse prize nominees at the Photographers Gallery on Monday, interesting as always - I can never guess who might win, they are all quite different, must be hard to choose.

 

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I haven't been to wildlife photography of the year yet - that usually has some superb photo's.
People who hang around for days in freezing temperatures waiting for that one photo; there are lucky to have the time.
The youngsters photos are good, taken with a very simple piece of equipment, snapped on the spur of the moment

 

[killer b]

My dad is just back from London - he went to the picasso exhibition at the Royal Academy and it looks amazing - huge, and with some incredible and little seen work. Not too busy too.

 

[wayward bob]

Oh and this!

Aubrey Beardsley | Tate Britain

www.tate.org.uk

i have my eye on this

 

[8115]

I want to go and see Steve McQueen at the Tate, and the British Museum Arctic Climate and Culture, but I dont think that's quite started yet.

 

[blossie33]

I want to go and see Steve McQueen at the Tate, and the British Museum Arctic Climate and Culture, but I dont think that's quite started yet.

Re the Tate exhibition - watch out for the hoards of school parties

 

[Artaxerxes]

I want to go and see Steve McQueen at the Tate, and the British Museum Arctic Climate and Culture, but I dont think that's quite started yet.

Arctic starts in May, Troy wrapped up today and Tantra starts mid April.

 

[ska invita]

Want to go to this




Other side of the world though...Leyton? Far....

 

[blossie33]

William Morris Gallery in in Walthamstow.
You can get the Victoria line from central London....

Visit | Getting here | William Morris Gallery

The William Morris Gallery displays the life and work of the radical Victorian designer, craftsman and campaigner, William Morris, and explores his continuing relevance today.

www.wmgallery.org.uk

 

[ska invita]

oh cool! victoria line is doable

 

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A quick heads up; The Museum of London is closing for 3 years in December in the run up to it's move to a new home.
Went to Pollocks a while back and it was brilliant Historical London Landmark | Pollocks Toy Museum | England
On a similar vein the museum of brands is also stuffed with nostalgia Museum of Brands
I have never been to the Sherlock Holmes Museum nor the Whitewebbs museum of transport, yet.