| October 23, 2009 | to | April 11, 2010 |
The winning and commended images from the 2009 competition are now on show in a stunning new exhibition space at the Natural History Museum.
| November 5, 2009 | to | February 14, 2010 |
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 presents the very best in contemporary portrait photography, showcasing the work of some of the most talented emerging young photographers , alongside that of established professionals, photography students and gifted amateurs.
| November 24, 2009 | to | January 3, 2010 |
The best in contemporary jewellery design, perfect for Christmas gifts. Also this year for the first time, original prints by three Scottish printmakers – Anne Forte, Laurie Hastings and Gayle Robinson all members of Edinburgh Printmakers. All works will be for sale framed and unframed.
http://london.londinium.com/99447
Junior League of London event, with shopping fair and silent auction.
http://london.londinium.com/99448
London’s Finnish Church hosts an annual Christmas Fair every November. Meet Father Christmas, buy cards, gifts and traditional Finnish Christmas food: rye bread, cheese and salmon, sausage or reindeer meat, with many of the products not available anywhere else in Britain.
http://london.londinium.com/99449
With over 50 beautifully decorated chalets offering continental gifts and refreshments, this is the atmospheric alternative to the High Street.
http://london.londinium.com/58560
One of the biggest and best school Christmas Fairs held in or around London. Browse amongst more than 70 stalls offering a wide range of high quality and original gifts: jewellery, scarves and bags, handmade crafts, bargain books, toys and sports gear. In the Food Hall choose between luxury Christmas puddings and cakes, smoked salmon, speciality cheese and festive wines. Food sampling and wine tasting on offer throughout the day.
http://london.londinium.com/99450
London’s Premier Antiques event with over 600 stands featuring complimentary antiques valuations and appraisals.
http://london.londinium.com/99451
Kick off Christmas with a Late opening of the Museum of London for the Festive Fair. Relax with a drink to the seasonal sounds of live Klezmer music and carols, and shop for unique gifts from ceramics, glass and textiles to bags, badges and jewellery made by the cream of London’s design talent.
http://london.londinium.com/99452
Taste of Christmas, the foodie event of the festive season. London’s top chefs reveal secrets behind the ultimate Christmas dinner, stock up on the best festive food and sample your favourite restaurants’ seasonal menus.
http://london.londinium.com/99294
Over 30 unique stalls selling Fair Trade and recycled gifts, cards and ethical fashion. Fair Trade Christmas cakes, a free swap shop, music, DIY crafty present corners, knitting workshops and lots of ethical Christmas Top Tips.
http://london.londinium.com/99454
Arts & crafts, original hand made work, art & music workshops, mince pies & mulled wine.
http://london.londinium.com/99456
Indulge in the perfect Christmas shopping experience, playing host to over 600 unique companies. An eclectic mix of exquisite and desirable products ideal for Christmas gifts.
http://london.londinium.com/63357
Tours of the house, music and stalls, with a Father Christmas grotto.
| November 24, 2009 | to | January 3, 2010 |
The Harrods Christmas Grotto is open once again this year, giving children the chance to meet Father Christmas and tell him their Christmas wishes. Now fully booked.
http://london.londinium.com/99431
Children can meet with Santa in his cottage in the Mushroom Village and receive a special Christmas gift.
http://london.londinium.com/99433
The experience will begin with a magical 3D journey where sparkling wisps of 3D colour and enchanting special effects will wrap you into the wonderful world of The Reindeer that Couldn’t Fly. Santas grotto at Westfield also features reindeers, elves and a wish finder fairy. Westfield London is supporting 95.8 Capital FM’s Help a London Child with 100% of every £1 you donate going to the charity.
http://london.londinium.com/99434
Santas Secret Village, a chance to visit Santa and come and have a chat with him in his own home and be entertained and ask him any question you like. 30 minute shows in a specially designed yurt on the South Bank where children receive a special gift too.
http://london.londinium.com/88819
Located outside The Village, The Winter Wonderland offers new entertainment as well as traditional family favourites to create a magical festive atmosphere for the whole family including; a magnificent ice rink, free Santa’s grotto, traditional Christmas market and an exciting new funfair.
http://london.londinium.com/99435
Santa Land contains numerous gentle rides & attractions including the North Pole Slide, Christmas Jumper, Balloon Ride & Elves Workshops, as well as skill games including the Chimney Challenge & Present Pile Up. Winter Wonderland’s Father Christmas and his entertaining elves welcome children at his grotto in the heart of Santa Land.
http://london.londinium.com/99436
Santa’s Express is the theme at Selfridges this year, with children invited to take a trip on a train inside Santas Grotto where they will receive a gift. All advanced tickets for The Santa Express have now been sold. A limited allocation will be available daily, for free, on a first come first served basis.
http://london.londinium.com/99437
A scrumptious feast – a special grotto this year, offering children the opportunity to have breakfast or afternoon tea and the option to have a photo taken with Santa.
http://london.londinium.com/60492
A winter fairytale at The O2 with free entry into Santa’s grotto, over 20 fairground rides for all the family and a German market including mulled wine and bratwurst.
http://london.londinium.com/99438
Activities include face-painting, craft workshops plus roaming entertainers. Santa’s magical grotto is a spectacular present filled sleigh pulled by glittering reindeer. The grotto is situated in Jubilee Place and a visit costs just £1. All proceeds are donated to Richard House Children’s Hospice.
http://london.londinium.com/99439
Visit Father Christmas for free and then climb high into the treetops, explore the steamy tropical rainforest, take a winter walk or explore the Climbers & Creepers play area with face painting. Younger visitors can also explore Kew further with the self-guided family walk with a Christmas theme.
http://london.londinium.com/99440
Cromwell’s Bloody Banned Christmas – an alternative to the traditional grotto, featuring burnt Christmas trees, smashed decorations and severed heads, including the torture chamber and Jack the Ripper’s London.
http://london.londinium.com/99441
Come and meet Father Christmas in his secret Victorian grotto in 19th century Sailortown and take home a special gift. There will also be a chance to have your photo taken which will be mounted as a festive keepsake to remember your visit.
| December 4, 2009 | to | December 6, 2009 |
Taste of Christmas is the most exciting foodie event of the festive season bringing together some of London’s top chefs and finest restaurants for three days of festive gourmet celebration. There are huge names appearing at the show including Heston Blumenthal, Richard Corrigan, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Atul Kochhar and Antony Worrall Thompson. Leading London restaurants such as Roast, Benares, Bentleys Oyster Bar and Grill, Club Gascon, Sumosan and Eastside Inn will also be serving their fabulous signature dishes for you to indulge in.
| December 4, 2009 |
Some of the biggest names in the division will be competing in Prizefighter Light-Welterweights, including former World, European and British Champions.
Ex WBA World Champion Gavin Rees is among the eight, as are Ted Bami, Jason Cook and Colin Lynes, who have all held European belts.
Former British title holders David Barnes, Barry Morrison and Young Mutley will also be vying for the £32,000 winner’s prize, while Southern Area Champion Lee Purdy completes a strong line-up.
The full list of competitors is: Ted Bami (Brixton, London), David Barnes (Manchester), Jason Cook (Maesteg, Wales), Colin Lynes (Hornchurch, Essex), Barry Morrison (Motherwell, Scotland), Young Mutley (West Bromwich, West Midlands), Lee Purdy (Colchester, Essex), Gavin Rees (Newbridge, Wales).
| October 30, 2009 | to | March 7, 2010 |
Paccar Gallery, British Library
Price: Free
From the first tentative ‘drawings of shadows’ produced in the mid-1830s to its universal acceptance as a leisure pursuit, photography was swept along by a tide of entrepreneurial activity throughout the 19th century.
As an influential new artistic and documentary medium, photography rapidly developed into a lucrative profession. Science, government, industry and a growing media quickly recognised its power both to reflect and to shape society, while both artists and amateurs embraced its potential for personal expression.
Organised by subject matter, the exhibition asks: ‘Who was taking the photograph and why?’ Section by section, items are presented within their cultural context to explore some of the major themes of the 19th century – from expansion to industrialisation, science, and the rapid changes taking place in society. The final section reveals how technology responded to the demands of a developing mass market for photography, which continues to the present day.
| October 14, 2009 | to | January 24, 2010 |
The Wallace Collection
This collection by Damien Hirst is being shown for the first time in the UK. Consisting of 25 new paintings, it is sure to create a sensation. Hung in the traditional galleries of The Wallace Collection, visitors will be able to enjoy the visual dialogue between Hirst’s works and the Old Master paintings.
| October 21, 2009 | to | January 31, 2010 |
Design Museum
David Chipperfield has earned worldwide fame with his restrained and thoughtful designs, and is one of Britain’s leading architects. David Chipperfield has designed buildings from Berlin to Henley, Japan to Spain. This display is a comprehensive overview of key moments in his developments, as well as a look at some of his major recent international projects.
| October 1, 2009 | to | January 17, 2010 |
Tate Modern
This exhibition examinese how artists since the 80s have cultivated their public persona as a product, with a dazzling mix of media, commerce and glamour, creating their own ‘brands’. This exhibition begins with the iconic grandfather of Pop, Andy Warhol, and also showcases Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Keith Haring, Richard Prince, Martin Kippenberger, the YBAs and Takashi Murakami.
| October 6, 2009 | to | January 3, 2010 |
Tate Britain
The Turner Prize returns to Tate Britain, and this year the shortlist is: Enrico David, Roger Hiorns, Lucy Skaer, Richard Wright. You can view works of the finalists at the Tate Britain, including Roger Hiorns’ piece ‘Seizure’ 2008, and Lucy Skaer’s piece ‘Black Alphabet’ 2008.
| October 13, 2009 | to | April 5, 2010 |
Tate Modern
Price: Free
This is the 10th commission in the Unilever Series for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. This exhibition showcases Polish Artist Miroslaw Balka, with installations, sculpture and video by him. These works explore themes of personal history and common experience, and is intimate and self-reflective, demonstrating his central concerns of identifying personal memory within the context of historical memory.
| September 26, 2009 | to | December 11, 2009 |
Royal Academy
This exhibition at the Royal Academy showcases Kapoor’s career, as well as showing new and previously unseen works by this seminal sculptor. One of the highlights of this exhibition is his work Svayambh, a vast corridor of imperceptibly moving red wax, which leaves a residue in it’s wake as it traverses the breadth of Burlington House.
| September 24, 2009 | to | January 24, 2010 |
British Museum
Moctezuma II was the last elected ruler of the Aztecs, and this exhibition tells the story of his life and reign, including his controversial death during the Spanish conquest. To his people he was revered as semi-divine, but shortly after the Spanish landed on Mexican shores in 1519, violence ensued and Moctezuma was captured and met his death. After his death the Spanish went on to conquer his empire. This exhibition contains a variety of objects telling the story of Moctezuma’s life, ranging from sculpture, gold and mosaic items to codices and European paintings, drawn from Mexican, European, US collections and the British Museum’s own collection.
| May 2, 2007 | to | April 30, 2012 |
Tate Britain
Price: Free
This free exhibition showcases Turner’s exploration of methods and techiniques, of colour and line. It follows Turner’s travels through Europe and his responses to different places, lighting and materials available. This ongoing exhibition will change exhibits every 6 months.
| May 22, 2009 | to | January 31, 2010 |
Victoria and Albert Museum
This exhibition by the Royal College of Art displays highlights from 2008 graduates’ final collections. It shows the garments themselves, and the process of designing them from ideas to complete clothes.
| September 11, 2009 | to | December 12, 2009 |
Trafalgar Studios
Production by the Northern Broadsides and West Yorkshire Playhouse. Starring Lenny Henry in the lead role.
| March 4, 2009 | to | December 31, 2010 |
Imperial War Museum
Price: Free
Breakthrough is an art exhibition showcasing British art from both WWI and WWII, focusing particuarly on non-official and contemporary work. Official works shown will include some by Paul Nash, CRW Nevinson, John Piper and Eric Ravilious. Until the 28th June an additional display ‘The Neo-Romantics At War’ will also be on show, exploring the rise of British Neo-Romanticism during World War Two.
| July 18, 2009 | to | October 31, 2010 |
Imperial War Museum
Age: 8-12
Taken from the Horrible History series of books, this exhibition lets visitors learn more about live in the trenches. Visitors can discover battle plans and living conditions, and can even try on strange clothes for living in trenches and climbing into mining tunnels, peering through periscopes and much more!
| July 23, 2009 | to | December 30, 2010 |
Science Museum
Cost: Free
Explore how astronomy has changed the way we see our universe – and ourselves – through this object-rich exhibition. From ancient heritage to cutting edge technology, trace the history of people and the stars through different stories drawn from around the world.
| May 22, 2007 | to | January 31, 2010 |
Science Museum
Cost: Free
The exhibition has four sections focusing on 100 years of making plastics: The Birth of Plastics, Plastic Dreams, Plastics Now, and Plastic Futures.
| March 11, 2009 | to | April 5, 2010 |
Science Museum
Cost: Free
This temporary exhibition showcases 20 examples where F1™ technology is impacting on our lives, from changing the way we look after patients and design our sports equipment, to maintaining the heating systems in our homes.
| March 26, 2009 | to | December 31, 2009 |
FASHION, JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES
Magnificence of the Tsars, Magnificence of the Emperors: From The Moscow Kremlin Museums Collection
10 December 2008 – 29 March 2009, Fashion, Room 40,
The grandeur of Imperial Russia is captured in this display of the dress and uniforms of Emperors and officials of the Russian court. Starting in the 1720s with the lavishly embroidered coats and elaborately patterned silk banyans from the wardrobe of Tsar Peter II, the display spans a period of almost two centuries.
Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones.
24 February – 31 May 2009, The Porter Gallery
Working with radical hat designer, Stephen Jones, the V&A presents an ‘anthology of hats’. Drawn from V&A and international collections and ranging in style and period from a 17th-century Puritan’s hat to a 1950s Balenciaga couture piece to hats by Jones and his contemporaries including to the latest creations by young milliners such as Noel Stewart, the exhibition investigates the cultural and historic importance of millinery. The exhibition is arranged in four main themes – Inspiration looks at the myriad of sources including historicism, exoticism and the natural world; Creation explores the techniques, materials and processes; The Salon focuses on the buying and selling of hats and the millinery shop; and The Clients which examines the wearing and etiquette of hats and features headgear worn by well known clients of some of the world’s top milliners including Audrey Hepburn, Anna Piaggi, Dita von Teese.
The Olympic Stadium Project – Le Corbusier and Baghdad
9 October 2008 – 29 March 2009, Architecture, Room 128a
This display examines one of the last projects by Le Corbusier, begun in 1957, his fascinating design for a sports stadium in Baghdad. With specially commissioned models, it gives a sense of what this marvellous structure would have looked like had the project come to fruition. The stadium was planned around a set of innovative radially arranged ribs or “voiles”, the designs for 20 of which also feature in the display.
Le Corbusier regarded athletes as metaphors for modern man, and with Pierre Jeanneret he created an experimental design for a huge stadium for 100 000 people for athletic/cultural use. Le Corbusier referred to it as a “civic tool for a modern age.”
‘Seasons through the Looking Glass’ Tunnel Installation
28 March 2008 – 29 March 2009, Tunnel Entrance
Alice’s adventures began when she fell into a tunnel that unexpectedly twisted downwards to form a deep well. She landed abruptly on a heap of sticks and dry leaves. This notion of mythical underground spaces is the subject of CJ Lim’s installation, a multi-sensory and tactile intervention which explores the spatial possibilities of a subterranean garden.
Libraries of Light: Photographic Books from the V&A Collection
24 April 2008 – 19 April 2009, Photography, Room 38a
Photographic books are almost as old as photography itself. Indeed, one of the inventors of photography, William Henry Fox Talbot, was also author of one of the very first books to include photographs, The Pencil of Nature (1844). This display features highlights of historic, classic and contemporary photographic books from the Museum’s library alongside prints from the photographs archive.
The Booker Prize, 6 September 2008 – 17 May 2009
This display celebrates the 40th anniversary of the leading literary award, The Booker and Man Booker Prize. It presents winning and shortlisted books from the past forty years, alongside promotional material and the original Booker trophy, created by the artist Jan Pienkowski. It explores the practice of collecting Booker Prize books, featuring signed limited first editions and proof copies from the collection of the literary agent and book collector Peter Straus. The display demonstrates how the design of book jackets has changed since the first prize was awarded in 1969 and includes examples of bespoke bindings of shortlisted books created by members of one of the foremost societies devoted to the craft of fine bookbinding, the British Society of Designer Bookbinders.
Capturing the Moment. Photographs by Reg Wilson
18 March 2009 – 10 January 2010, Theatre and Performance Temporary Exhibition Gallery, Room 104
Reg Wilson is one of Britain’s most prolific performance photographers. From the 1960s he has recorded four decades of the performing arts in all their richness and variety, capturing the great and the good on stage, backstage and in the studio. This selection from Wilson’s archive, chosen by the artist, shows every aspect of the performance process from the studio to the finished product. It also demonstrates a range of techniques, from the staged photo-call to the snatched backstage shot and includes some of the earliest stage photography and colour productions.
Contemporary Drawings ‘Wine, Women and Song 1′, Martin Fuller,
7 March – 30 July 2009,Leighton, Room 102
The V&A has recently acquired an extensive group of contemporary drawings by artists who work across all the fine art disciplines: painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers and installation artists. The drawings in this display are very diverse, ranging from the figurative, to the abstract, to the conceptual. What connects them is the versatile medium of drawing itself, the essential foundation of all art practice.
Medieval & Renaissance highlights – Makers and Markets
26 March 2007 – 27 April 2009 Sculpture, Room 117
This small display highlights the growing market in 16th century Europe for decorative goods – from costly lustreware, enamels and sculptures to more modest domestic stoneware pots. Works by some of the greatest sculptors of the period, such as Michelangelo, Benvenuto Cellini and Giambologna, are included. These artists were celebrated figures in their own lifetimes and princes, popes and the rising merchant classes were keen to acquire works by such celebrated masters.
Cultural Connections: Africa
July 2008 – June 2009, Sackler Centre, Room 220
This display presents a diverse group of objects with links to the African diaspora interpreted by an invited artist. Maria Amidu is interested in the relationships between people and public collections. Here she reflects on the role museum curators play in determining what appears on display and how it is presented.
The Art of Drinking
26 September 2007 – 26 April 2009, Room 66,
For the past 500 years drinking has stimulated a rich material culture. Specific situations and drinks require particular vessels, from stoneware beer mugs to jade wine cups and silver goblets. This display explores the varied and often curious designs of drinking vessels in order to explain their function and importance.
Fragments
10 November 2008 – 8 November 2009, Room 116, The Belinda Gentle Metalware Gallery
The metalwork collection includes fragments of objects. These are often beautiful, intriguing and revealing in their own right. On first seeing them, we often wonder what they are. By examining a detail we can understand more about the whole object, what it is made of, and how it was made. This display showcases fragments of objects and looks at how they were made.
| March 5, 2009 2:00 pm | to | March 27, 2010 12:00 am |
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget!
Over 32 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show!
Writer Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, and every night everyone’s having the time of their lives!
| September 23, 2009 | to | January 24, 2010 |
Turner and the Masters will juxtapose Turner’s greatest paintings alongside works by old masters and contemporaries that he hoped to imitate, rival and surpass. Featuring around 100 works the exhibition will include paintings by Claude, Canaletto, Ruisdael, Van de Velde, Poussin, Rubens, Rembrandt, Constable, Bonington and many others known by Turner at first hand. This will be a unique exhibition exploring how Turner’s responses to other artists were both acts of homage and a sophisticated form of art criticism. Not to be missed.
http://www.londinium.com/london/68606.html
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