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Festive Lunar New Year celebrations will soon be celebrated in various parts of the world, not least London, England. You are celebrating or happened to be in London on January 30, could come to the Victoria & Albert Museum to feel festive party with a variety of cultural activities.
Museum V & A (www.vam.ac.uk) situated in the Cromwell Road has been working with two Chinese cultural organization based in London, UK Chinese Music Ensemble and the London Jing Kun Opera, in compiling programs featuring lion dances, and exhibitions of traditional costumes from the era of the Qing dynasty.
There are also performances of music from the era of the Qing dynasty, the appearance of Beijing Opera, music of the Qing Court, and a replica of Shanghai tea house. In addition to the performing arts, there are also workshops of traditional musical instruments, learning the art of Chinese paper cutting, and the basic manufacture of painting and Chinese calligraphy.
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WITH messy room, turn to the dark recesses of the wall and look a bit gloomy, Sir John Soane Museum as if it seems mysterious. Various cross-era collections that you can find also would make the time seem to stop during a visit to this museum. Mysterious side and held a variety of museum collections can be a main attraction for those who want a vacation to London. One of the most important collections is the sarcophagus of Pharaoh Seti I. It says this sarcophagus is one of the most important Egyptian antiquities ever discovered.
You can find the sarcophagus of Pharaoh Seti I in the basement of the Museum Sir John Soane. This space is referred to as’ the tomb room. ” There was the mysterious is not it?
Sir John Soane Museum’s collections include some 30,000 images of architecture, ranging from Elizabethan house drawings by John Thorpe (British architect) to the largest collection of Robert Adam’s original drawings (an architect Neo-classic Scotland).
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ENTERING in December in the spirit of Christmas, reindeer animal suddenly became popular. Nevertheless, the events that took place in London from 14-20 December, precisely to make the horse as the main star. Is the London International Horse Show which took place at Olympia (www.olympiahorseshow.com) on Hammersmith Road, a place where you can see a variety of attractions related to horse
Various interesting performances include acrobatic Cossack Ukraine, where riders will perform acrobatic attraction on horseback them. There is also the Household Cavalry’s Musical Ride, where two regiments of military horses move with speed and timeliness to a live band.
For children, there is a performance of “War Horse,“ played by actors with puppet horses that have a real size. The show tells the touching story about a boy and a brave horse during World War I. Read the rest of this entry »
Who thinks, the United States celebrated jazz musician Miles Davis has a casual hobby of painting at the time. If you are fans, would know this. However, do you know if it works this trumpet player will be exhibited in a gallery in London? If you wish, you can listen to this article.
In the late 1980s, Miles Davis once told a Canadian reporter if he has a lot of painting with a simple depiction of “the face and the line,” and art that helped him feel relaxed. When asked how he compared with the other musicians in terms of art at the time, such as Tony Bennett, Joni Mitchell, and David Bowie. Mile Davies said, “They paint the flowers.”
Actually, during the lifetime and after his death in 1991, the exhibition of the works of Miles Davis has appeared in America and Europe. Even so, if not yet had time to see the show or want to go back to see his works, you are between 7 to 11 December will make a trip to London could be pleased. Read the rest of this entry »
Do you want to stay in one of the most beautiful parks in the world? If a vacation to England, just come to Hampshire, where you will find the Exbury Gardens. Exbury Garden with its steam railway is considered as a magical place that will attract your attention for a while.
The park is also located in the New Forest National Park has an area of about 200 hectares. You can get there from London Waterloo station on his way for 2 hours. Having arrived at the park, you’ll only feel like being in paradise which is filled with various colors of flowers, shrubs, and plants. Whatever your age, if like beauty, will surely enjoy every corner of this park.
During his stay in the park, you also can enjoy a steam train that was one popular attraction. For 20 minutes, you will be brought to the corners of the beautiful garden, looking at various animals such as squirrels, deer, or rabbits. Exbury Garden is also home to several rare plants such as Tupelo and Oxydendrum. While some collections of flowers that you can see is the Rhododendron, Azalea and Camellia. Read the rest of this entry »