MUSEUMS & GALLERIESExperience the Household CavalryStory in <strong>London</strong>’s Royal HeartlandOpen dailyfrom 10amwww.householdcavalrymuseum.co.ukThe HouseholdCavalry Museum,Horse Guards,Whitehall,<strong>London</strong> SW1A 2AXTel: 020 7930 3070Free Museum EntryBelieve You Can Fly!Enter our 4D experience £4 per person. £12 per Family ticket (4 people).20 minutes from Euston By Tube - 15 mins from Jnct4 M1.www.rafmuseum.orgwww.rafmuseum.mobiRoyal Air Force Museum <strong>London</strong>Grahame Park Way, <strong>London</strong>, NW9 5LLT: 020 8205 2266london@rafmuseum.org64 | visitlondon.com | LONDON PLANNER | June 2011
Art and architectureMUSEUMS & GALLERIESPablo bronstein’s ‘la Passeggiata’ (left), Courtesy of the artist, herald st, london and franCo noero, turin;Pablo bronstein’s ‘MagnifiCent triuMPhal arCh in PoMPeian Colours’ (right), Courtesy of herald st, london iMage © hugo glendinningFrom 10 Jun the iCa’s latest exhibition Pablo bronstein: sketches for regency living is unusual in two ways. notonly does the exhibition by the london-based argentinian feature performance and ballet alongside drawings andartworks, it’s also the first time that an artist has been given free reign to use the iCa’s Carlton house site in its entirety.the exhibition gives expression to bronstein’s obsession with london’s early 18th-century architecture. alongside hisdrawings and sculptures, visitors will find the venue’s regency rooms, exhibition spaces, bar, entrance hall, theatre andconcourse ‘embellished’ by the artist with playful decoration and other installations.ICA, p. 61.NATURAL HISTORYMUSEUMastounding natural historycollections. now featuringthe darwin Centre, whereyou can see leadingscientists at work. Plusthe new images of naturegallery showing wonderfulmodern and historicartworks. Until 4 Sep ageof the dinosaur. discoverthe weird plants and animalsthat lived in Jurassic lagoonsand Cretaceous forests 65million years ago. exhibition£9, child £6. Until 25 Sepsensational butterflies.encounter live tropicalspecimens. exhibition £3.50.Until 2 Oct sexual nature.the natural world’s mostamazing intimate secrets.exhibition £7, child £3.50.daily 10.00-17.50 (‘til 22.30last fri of month).admission free.Cromwell Road, SW7.% 020 7942 5000.: nhm.ac.uk Ë SouthKensington. Map D2OLD OPERATINGTHEATRE MUSEUM& HERB GARRETa macabre yet fascinatingrelic of the original stthomas’ hospital. insideyou’ll encounter bizarremedical implements and hairraisingstories of operationsin times before the inventionof anaesthetic. daily 10.30-17.00. admission £5.90,under-16s £3.40.9a St Thomas Street, SE1.% 020 7188 2679.: thegarret.org.ukË <strong>London</strong> Bridge. Map C8.OLYMPIAINTERNATIONAL FINEART & ANTIqUES FAIR9-19 Jun browse or buyantiquities. exhibitors offereverything from paintingsand prints to ceramics and16th-century furniture. timesvary. admission £14, under-14s free.Olympia Exhibition Centre,Olympia Way, W14.% 08716 207 062.: olympia-art-antiques.com Ë KensingtonOlympia. Off map.qUEEN’S GALLERYover 500 years of treasuresfrom the royal Collection,including paintings, furniture,ceramics, silver, jewelleryand textiles. Until 9 Octdutch landscapes. Morethan 42 stunning landscapeand seascape paintingsfrom the 17th century. daily10.00-17.30. entrance bytimed tickets. admission £9,under-fives free.Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace Road,SW1. % 020 7766 7301.: royalcollection.org.ukË Victoria. Map D5.: rivingtonplace.orgË Old Street. Off map.ROYAL ACADEMYOF ARTSfounded in 1768, thera stages both free andticketed exhibitions, as wellas interesting events. Until5 Jun Watteau: thedrawings. a chronologicalexploration of Jean-antoineWatteau’s sketches.exhibition £10, under-eightsfree. From 7 Jun summerexhibition. the worldfamousopen exhibition forcontemporary art (p. 55).exhibition £11.50, undereightsfree. fri 10.00-22.00;sat-thurs 10.00-18.00.admission free.Burlington House,Piccadilly, W1.% 020 7300 8000.: royalacademy.org.ukË Green Park/PiccadillyCircus. Map C5.RIVINGTON PLACEtwo great public galleriesinclude: autograph abP(photographic art) and iniva(the institute of internationalVisual arts). you’ll also finda bookshop and a bustlingcafé. Until 30 Jul rotimifani-Kayode (1955-1989).a retrospective exhibitionof the late nigerianphotographer’s imagesexploring homosexuality andcultural dislocation. Until30 Jul Without sanctuary:lynching Photography inamerica. Photos, postcardsand memorabilia document ROYAL AIR FORCEracial violence from the MUSEUM1880s to the 1960s. tues, national aviation museumWed & fri 11.00-18.00; on the historic londonthurs 11.00-21.00; sat aerodrome site. see more12.00-18.00. admission free. than 100 internationalRivington Place, EC2. aircraft, including bombers% 020 7749 1240. from World War i. Mon-frip. 69June 2011 | LONDON PLANNER | visitlondon.com |65
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