In our special London’s Great Reopening feature What’s Hot London? is helping to re-energise our capital city by visiting galleries, museums, cinemas, music events and restaurants. Over the next few weeks, arts and culture writer Eddie Saint-Jean covers their steps out of Covid shutdown and openings, events, exhibitions and screenings. This week it’s our museum […]
Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery will be opening late for Museums at Night May 16-19. Galleries and museums all over the UK will be extending their opening hours for talks, workshops and special events. Rachel Howard conducts a tour of her Repetition is Truth exhibition at the Newport Street Gallery and enlightens about how her large-scale […]
British Museum The British Museum was founded in 1753 and opened to the public on 15 January 1759, becoming the world’s first national public museum. It was made up of a substantial collection bequeathed to the nation by physician and naturalist Sir Hans Sloane, so this baronet was in many ways the de facto founder of […]
An East End duel between The Jack the Ripper Museum in Whitechapel and the recently opened pop-up museum East End Women: The Real Story near Shadwell played out in the national press only when there was a hint of confrontation. Not the type of publicity either would have sought but emotions run high where the […]
Chelsea’s summer offering of arts, culture, food, drink, attractions and nature spots! Despite the unsurprising British rain and a depressing July deluge, there’s still ‘Summer in Sloane Square’ this August. So head to Chelsea for exhibitions, restaurants, theatre and more! And count yourself lucky you can walk through Chelsea at all! King’s Road, […]
Hampstead & Highgate’s spring offering of arts, culture, nature spots, food & drink! The sunnier weather’s tentative appearance ups the outdoor vibe. We point you in the direction of exhibitions, museums, cafes, restaurants and more! It’s all good heading for Hampstead’s hotspots at the first hint of sunshine, but your purposeful traipsing could be […]
According to research done by City Index, more than 50% of people living in London feel lonely. This might sound far-fetched considering the fact that London lures visitors with endless activities and has a population of over 9 million people. Besides, the city is filled with some of the best marvels in the world. This […]
WHL presents a walk-through of London galleries where you can find classic art from the 1800s. And from the title you see the focus isn’t just Impressionism – but ‘beyond Impressionism’, the artists and art movements that left an ‘impression’ on contemporary artists. The capital’s galleries and museums house some of the most extensive and […]
The I Matter Exhibition, curated by Lincolnshire-based Olu Taiwo, sought work by minority ethnic artists themed around the title I Matter and all its iterations. The submissions, from all over the world, included paintings, photography, sculpture, video and mixed media – and talented London artists were amongst those selected to show their work. The exhibition […]
Boris Johnson recently announced that from July 19 England is open for business again, but does that include businesses catering for overseas visitors? It appears ‘Visit London’ is on hold until the transport and health ministries agree on the way forward. Boris Johnson’s ‘now or never’ announcement makes sense when you consider the devastating effect […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
