London Meet Saturday Afternoon Event - April 26th 2008
Created | Updated Feb 23, 2008
Bramah Tea and Coffee Museum.
Museum celebrating 400 years of tea and coffee.
Admission: £4:00.
http://www.teaandcoffeemuseum.co.uk
The British Library.
National Repository of 13 million books, 57 million patents and much more.
Future exhibition details to follow.
Admission: t.b.a.
http://www.bl.uk/
British Museum.
Church and Emperor - An Ethiopian Crucifixion.
Admission Free.
The American Scene - Prints from Hopper to Pollock.
Admission: free.
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
The Courtauld Gallery.
Renoir at the Theatre.
Admission: £5.00.
http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/exhibitions/future.shtml
Geffrye Museum.
Home and Garden exhibition.
Admission: Free. Almshouses £2.00 timed entry.
http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
Kensington Palace.
A Royal abode since 1689.
Admission: £12.30.
http://www.hrp.org.uk
Kew Gardens.
Spring flower displays.
No known exhibitions to date.
Admission: £12.25.
http://www.kew.org
London Transport Museum.
A history of London's public transport, with static displays.
Future exhibition details to follow.
Admission: £8.00.
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk
Museum of Brands.
Robert Opie collection now moved to London.
Admission: £5.40.
Very topical http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5292860.stm
http://www.museumofbrands.com/
Museum of Garden History.
A history of the English garden.
Admission: free. Suggested donation £3.00.
http://www.museumgardenhistory.org/
Museum of London.
The World's largest Urban History Museum, detailing the history of London from pre-history to the present day.
London's Burning - The Great Fire of London, 1666.
Weather Permitting - London's changing weather.
Admission: free.
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/
National Gallery.
Extensive national collection of Art.
Pompeo Batoni 1708 - 1787.
Admission: t.ba.
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
National Portrait Gallery.
Brilliant Women - 18th Century Bluestockings.
National Postal Museum.
Admission: Free.
http://www.npg.org.uk
Natural History Museum.
Admission: free.
Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year £7.00.
Amateur Entymologists Day from 12:30. Booking required.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk
The Queen’s Gallery.
Amazing Rare Things - £8.50 (timed entry).
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk
The Royal Mews.
The Royal Household Cavalry working stables, housing the Royal State carriages and vehicles, including the State Coach.
Admission: £7.50.
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/default.asp?action=article&ID=31
Science Museum.
Science of Survival: Your Planet Needs You.
Plasticity.
Admission free.
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Sir John Soane’s Museum-Mini-British Museum.
The Art of Antiquity - Giants of British Neo-Classicism.
Admission free.
http://www.soane.org/
Tate Gallery.
Colour and Line - Turner.
William Blake - I still go on / Till the Heavens and Earth are gone.
Return of the Gods - Neo-Classic Sculpture in Britain.
Modern Painters - The Camden Town Group.
Admission Free.
http://www.tate.org.uk/
Tate Modern.
Duchamp - Man Ray - Picabia.
Admission £11.00.
Juan Mũnoz - A Retrospectve.
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/
Victoria and Albert Museum
Assorted displays, including:-
Mapping the Imagination.
The Art of Drinking.
Blood on Paper - The Art of the Book.
Admission free.
China Design Now.
Admission £8.00.
Thomas Hope: Regency Designer.
Admission £5.00.
http://www.vam.ac.uk
That gives a choice of 21 venues, or if you prefer a day out in London, how about:
London Historic Church Walk.
Trafalgar Square to St. Paul's, taking in:
St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
James Gibbs church, built in 1721-26 on a site in use since 1222.
It is famous for it's care for the homeless.
http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.or
St. Mary-le-Strand.
A 'Queen Anne Church' designed by James Gibb, around 1711.
Spiritual home of the WRENS since 1982.
http://www.stmarylestrand.org/
St. Clement Danes.
Designed by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London, with the spire added by James Gibb, there has been a Church on this site since the C9, built by the Danes in the title. Badly damaged in 1941, it was rebuilt by the Royal Air Force in 1951 to become their central Church.
http://www.st-clement-danes.co.uk/
St. Dunstan-in-the-West
The site was first used around 1000AD, with the current Church being built in 1831, designed by John Shaw. It is the Spiritual home of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers.
stdunstaninthewest.org/homepage.htm
St Bride's (St. Bridget of Kildare.)
One of the 51 City Churches to be rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren. It is known as the ~'Wedding Cake' Church, and is believed to be the inspiration for the modern tiered wedding cake. Again badly damaged in 1941, it was faithfully restored.
http://www.stbrides.com
St. Paul's Cathedral.
What is there to say about Sir Christopher Wren's Masterpiece?
I leave it to thewebsite!
http://www.stpauls.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=169345dwprEOVViTRLd8xXbHBDHGbzge
Please select three from the above, in your preferred order of visiting, and the final destination will be decided on Saturday 30th March 2008.
<cheers>
MMF
o/~
Museum celebrating 400 years of tea and coffee.
Admission: £4:00.
http://www.teaandcoffeemuseum.co.uk
The British Library.
National Repository of 13 million books, 57 million patents and much more.
Future exhibition details to follow.
Admission: t.b.a.
http://www.bl.uk/
British Museum.
Church and Emperor - An Ethiopian Crucifixion.
Admission Free.
The American Scene - Prints from Hopper to Pollock.
Admission: free.
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
The Courtauld Gallery.
Renoir at the Theatre.
Admission: £5.00.
http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/exhibitions/future.shtml
Geffrye Museum.
Home and Garden exhibition.
Admission: Free. Almshouses £2.00 timed entry.
http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
Kensington Palace.
A Royal abode since 1689.
Admission: £12.30.
http://www.hrp.org.uk
Kew Gardens.
Spring flower displays.
No known exhibitions to date.
Admission: £12.25.
http://www.kew.org
London Transport Museum.
A history of London's public transport, with static displays.
Future exhibition details to follow.
Admission: £8.00.
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk
Museum of Brands.
Robert Opie collection now moved to London.
Admission: £5.40.
Very topical http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5292860.stm
http://www.museumofbrands.com/
Museum of Garden History.
A history of the English garden.
Admission: free. Suggested donation £3.00.
http://www.museumgardenhistory.org/
Museum of London.
The World's largest Urban History Museum, detailing the history of London from pre-history to the present day.
London's Burning - The Great Fire of London, 1666.
Weather Permitting - London's changing weather.
Admission: free.
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/
National Gallery.
Extensive national collection of Art.
Pompeo Batoni 1708 - 1787.
Admission: t.ba.
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
National Portrait Gallery.
Brilliant Women - 18th Century Bluestockings.
National Postal Museum.
Admission: Free.
http://www.npg.org.uk
Natural History Museum.
Admission: free.
Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year £7.00.
Amateur Entymologists Day from 12:30. Booking required.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk
The Queen’s Gallery.
Amazing Rare Things - £8.50 (timed entry).
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk
The Royal Mews.
The Royal Household Cavalry working stables, housing the Royal State carriages and vehicles, including the State Coach.
Admission: £7.50.
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/default.asp?action=article&ID=31
Science Museum.
Science of Survival: Your Planet Needs You.
Plasticity.
Admission free.
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Sir John Soane’s Museum-Mini-British Museum.
The Art of Antiquity - Giants of British Neo-Classicism.
Admission free.
http://www.soane.org/
Tate Gallery.
Colour and Line - Turner.
William Blake - I still go on / Till the Heavens and Earth are gone.
Return of the Gods - Neo-Classic Sculpture in Britain.
Modern Painters - The Camden Town Group.
Admission Free.
http://www.tate.org.uk/
Tate Modern.
Duchamp - Man Ray - Picabia.
Admission £11.00.
Juan Mũnoz - A Retrospectve.
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/
Victoria and Albert Museum
Assorted displays, including:-
Mapping the Imagination.
The Art of Drinking.
Blood on Paper - The Art of the Book.
Admission free.
China Design Now.
Admission £8.00.
Thomas Hope: Regency Designer.
Admission £5.00.
http://www.vam.ac.uk
That gives a choice of 21 venues, or if you prefer a day out in London, how about:
London Historic Church Walk.
Trafalgar Square to St. Paul's, taking in:
St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
James Gibbs church, built in 1721-26 on a site in use since 1222.
It is famous for it's care for the homeless.
http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.or
St. Mary-le-Strand.
A 'Queen Anne Church' designed by James Gibb, around 1711.
Spiritual home of the WRENS since 1982.
http://www.stmarylestrand.org/
St. Clement Danes.
Designed by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London, with the spire added by James Gibb, there has been a Church on this site since the C9, built by the Danes in the title. Badly damaged in 1941, it was rebuilt by the Royal Air Force in 1951 to become their central Church.
http://www.st-clement-danes.co.uk/
St. Dunstan-in-the-West
The site was first used around 1000AD, with the current Church being built in 1831, designed by John Shaw. It is the Spiritual home of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers.
stdunstaninthewest.org/homepage.htm
St Bride's (St. Bridget of Kildare.)
One of the 51 City Churches to be rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren. It is known as the ~'Wedding Cake' Church, and is believed to be the inspiration for the modern tiered wedding cake. Again badly damaged in 1941, it was faithfully restored.
http://www.stbrides.com
St. Paul's Cathedral.
What is there to say about Sir Christopher Wren's Masterpiece?
I leave it to thewebsite!
http://www.stpauls.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=169345dwprEOVViTRLd8xXbHBDHGbzge
Please select three from the above, in your preferred order of visiting, and the final destination will be decided on Saturday 30th March 2008.
<cheers>
MMF
o/~
