Exhibitions
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010Wartski, 14 Grafton Street, W1 (020-7493 1141; www.wartski.com), May 11 to 21 (11am-5pm) Exhibits include the silver chalice with which Charles took communion on the morning of his execution, and a number of pieces of jewelry that contain locks of his hair. Wartski also have a beautiful necklace made from silver pearls that belonged to Marie [...]
Geffrye Museum Almshouse Visits
Monday, April 19th, 2010The Geffrye Museum in London is offering special access to one of its almshouses this spring and summer. You can visit one of the Geffrye’s 18th-century almshouses which has been fully restored to its original condition, offering a rare glimpse into the lives of London’s poor and elderly in former times. Visitors will have a [...]
Happy Birthday to Sir Hans Sloane!
Friday, April 16th, 2010One of my favourite people from history, Hans Sloane, was born 350 years ago today on 16 April 1660. He went on to have a varied and successful career as a physician, botanist, collector, and traveller. The immense collection of objects and books which he left to the nation after his death in 1753 was [...]
April Events at the Hunterian Museum
Sunday, March 28th, 2010The Hunterian Museum will continue its series of events that reveal the connections between microscopy and medicine. The Lens of Life programme has been organised as part of the Royal Society’s 350th anniversary celebrations in 2010. Lunchtime Lecture: Blood under the microscope: William Hewson, an 18th-century anatomist Thursday 20 April, 1pm Join Tania Kausmally, historian [...]
Review of Paul Sandby: Picturing Britain
Monday, March 15th, 2010The following is my report in the Paul Sandby exhibition which appeared in the last Birkbeck Early Modern Society Bulletin. I saw the show in Edinburgh but as it’s now in London. You can see the original review – which includes pictures – at http://www.emintelligencer.org.uk/2010/01/02/bulletin-13-out-now/. Paul Sandby: Picturing Britain The National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh [...]
Coeli Specto: RIP Charles I & Upcoming Related Exhibition
Saturday, January 30th, 2010Today is the anniversary of the execution of King Charles I (or Charles Stuart as my Roundhead friends call him!). So it seems a good idea to mention an exhibition opening next month at the National Gallery. A Masterpiece Recovered: Delaroche’s Charles I Insulted The National Gallery, London 24 February – 23 May 2010 Free [...]
Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey at the National Gallery, London
Tuesday, January 26th, 201024 February – 23 May 2010 Sainsbury Wing Exhibition Admission charge From the National Portrait Gallery: Paul Delaroche was one of the most celebrated artists of his time. His large history paintings received wide acclaim at the Paris annual exhibition, then dominated by the conflicting influences of Neo-classicism and Romanticism. Such was Delaroche’s success that [...]
Italian Drawings at the British Museum
Monday, January 25th, 2010The British Museum 22 April–25 July 2010 Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance Drawings From the British Museum website: Drawn from the two foremost collections in the field, this major exhibition features 100 exquisite drawings by Italian Renaissance artists including Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Verrocchio. A unique collaboration between the Uffizi in Florence and the [...]
The Indian Portrait, 1560-1860
Saturday, January 16th, 2010The Indian Portrait 1560 – 1860 11 March – 20 June 2010 National Portrait Gallery, London Porter Gallery The NPG says, This outstanding exhibition, the first of its kind in the UK, tells the story of the Indian portrait over three centuries, exploring the fascinating ways in which Indian artists have approached the depiction of [...]
Walpole Treasure Hunt
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009As restoration work continues at Horace Walpole’s Strawberry Hill, the Strawberry Hill Trust is hoping to acquire missing items which were once part of Walpole’s massive collection of art and objects. The Trust has launched an appeal with the hope of restoring Walpole’s collection to its original setting. Strawberry Hill will open to the public [...]
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