Camden Council has approved the revised plan for a major extension at the British Museum, which will house a research wing, conservation labs, logistics, and new galleries giving ample space to stage large-scale temporary exhibitions. The original proposal by Rogers Sirk Harbour & Parners was …
Not-so-long-ago poo-pooed as onanistic-escapism for Black Canary completists and cast as pre-video-game cultural ne’er-do-well, comics have grown up and are kicking-ass. Quietly and colourfully, the graphic novel is marching through an enduring golden age that’s showing off a depth to its canon that says as …
Black History Month (BHM) takes place every October and provides ample opportunity to get together and celebrate the achievements of the black community and delve into its history and culture. 30 years old this year, BHM also promotes important dialogue about current and past forms …
It’s been a boom summer for our museums and galleries. A survey by the Art Fund reports a rise in visitor numbers for two thirds of those surveyed. Seems our cultural icons have reaped the leisure benefits of ‘staycationers’ spurning the holiday abroad and the …
In May we brought you the news that campaigners in south east London were trying to save the art deco former cinema in Hither Green; a developer wants to knock it down and build flats, but locals want to turn it into a badly needed …
Decisions on two major museum extension projects were announced yesterday, with news both good and bad. Let’s get the bad out of the way: the proposed new wing of the British Museum was unceremoniously shot down by Camden Council. Despite planning officers, Cabe and English …
By Richard Parmiter via the Londonist Flickrpool London 2012 Open Weekend is upon us and, as expected, is ram full of things to do between Friday and Sunday. Celebrating the 3 years to go milestone, events range from the athletic to the historic, artistic to …
Image / MykReeve The future of BBC Television Centre has been secured after the central ring and Studio One of the White City complex were awarded Grade II listed status. With much of the Beeb’s production apparatus upping sticks to Manchester in the coming years, …
‘Curse this yob culture’. Nicholas Penny, Director of the National Gallery, has unleashed an extraordinary broadside against Anthony Gormley’s Fourth Plinth experiment. Speaking to The Times, Mr Penny berates the idea as symptomatic of Britain’s shift away from artistic and architectural appreciation. He goes on …
Picture of Southwark Playhouse sign from tomski’s photostream under the CC licence. So, the weather’s putting you off going outside and enjoying all London’s free lunchtime entertainment, is it? Well, here’s an indoor londonist lunchtime to whet your appetites. And there’s a free sarnie included …
Plans for the redevelopment of Hornsey Town Hall in Crouch End, one of London’s earliest and finest Modernist-style buildings, have been unveiled. The Grade II* listed town hall, built in the Thirties, was the home of Hornsey Borough Council until 1966 and nowadays is the …
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