Exhibition review: ‘A Great and Dirty City – Dickens and the London Fog’ at Charles Dickens’ museum
Apr 06 2023- Attractions
- Last Updated on 06 April 2023
- Monica Costa
What is a London Fog? It is a hot tea drink made with earl grey black tea and vanilla, it is also an established fashion brand symbol of the classic trench coat, but mainly the infamous natural mist surrounding Victorian London’s skies, what was called ‘pea-souper’, a thick smog that could last for days. London’s troubles with smog persisted right through the 1800s — the very term ‘smog’ was coined by an oxygen-starved Londoner in 1905.
The Charles Dickens Museum in London has created a family trail to accompany new exhibition A Great and Dirty City: Dickens and the London Fog – open until 22nd October 2023. The trail is designed to engage younger visitors and inspire them to learn more about the impact of the London fog on Dickens’s writing.
Kew Gardens’ exhibition: All the Flowers Are for Me
Apr 06 2023- Attractions
- Last Updated on 05 April 2023
- Monica Costa
Kew Gardens‘ new exhibition, All the Flowers Are for Me, features two striking sculptural works by Anila Quayyum Agha, an award-winning Pakistani-American artist. The exhibition marks the UK premiere of these works, which explore themes of cultural connectedness, peaceful coexistence, and the evolution of botanical art. The two sculptures, All the Flowers Are for Me and Stolen Moment Bouquet I and II, are immersive and thought-provoking, offering visitors a unique and memorable experience.
Attraction review: Frameless – Art with no boundaries
Apr 05 2023- Attractions
- Last Updated on 19 June 2023
- Monica Costa
London has always been a hub of cultural and artistic experiences, but in recent years, a new trend has emerged that is taking immersive entertainment to the next level. One such experience is Frameless, London’s first permanent digital immersive art’s experience, which offers visitors the chance to step inside a world of paintings and mind-bending illusions.
Located in the heart of the British Capital (a short walk from Marble Arch), Frameless has been designed using cutting-edge interactive projection technology to provide an interactive experience of art that is suitable for all the family. Here you don’t simply look at paintings. You’re inside them, with every brush stroke, every splash of colour, every moment of inspiration.
