By Ronald Hackston via the Londonist Flickrpool There was cause for celebration at Empress State Building earlier today as Sir Paul Stephenson, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, unveiled the latest addition to the capital’s impressive array of museums. Known as the ‘Met Collection’, this new attraction profiles …
Always on the ball with intriguing free evening events, the Grant Museum tonight plays host to Dr Joe Cain, UCL Historian of Science introducing a screening of the original film adaptation of HG Wells’ classic “Island of Dr Moreau”. Fittingly for the zoological surroundings, Island …
Situated on the corner of Commercial Road, the building was demolished in the 1960s and the site covered in residential properties. The artist is thought to be Tom Keating. This Lewisham artist tried to make a living as a painter in the 1950s but did …
Boris Johnson wants Scotland Yard’s museum of crime artefacts to be opened to the public, spreading the previously limited joy of grisly things to anyone who feels they have outgrown the CGI horrors of CSI. The unofficially named ‘Black Museum’ was originally started for instructional …
Pic by RachelH Hats, hats and more hats. That’s the theme for tonight’s Friday Late at the V&A. To celebrate the museum’s current exhibition of all things millinery, a bottomless sombrero of hat-inspired events will take place around the V&A tonight. An Easter paper bonnet …
Throughout March we’re exploring the collections of our Museum of the Month, the Horniman in Forest Hill. Oba Ewuare was the first great ruler of the Empire of Benin, bringing the ancient West African kingdom to supremacy in the 15th century. His rule coincided with …
I know we encouraged transport geekery last week but this week it’s transport interpreted through the medium of experimental theatre and body percussion. Bridewell Theatre Company are debuting a new work “Drive, Ride, Walk” which probably pretty much sums it up although we’ve no clue …
1930s poster from the collection of the Horniman Library London is so well endowed with museums that it’s been known to reduce tourists to gibbering despair. Fortunately, we who live here can take our time and seek out some of the real beauties beyond the …
If you’re in the West End and get sick of all those people out enjoying the Spring sun on the shopping strip then beetle off Oxford Street to Manchester Square and find the Wallace Collection. Not only is this fine Georgian House gawpworthy in itself …
Famous as a founder of the United States, Benjamin Franklin was a noted polymath; scientist, inventor, author, publisher and philosopher but who knew he hosted cute comedy gigs round his gaff too? Of course, Franklin died in 1790 so it probably wasn’t his idea but …
Not only does London have the largest fire and rescue service in the UK, it also officially has the best. An Audit Commission assessment has rated LFB “excellent”, building on rumours of its top notchness a year ago and its former “good” rating in 2004. …
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