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14 UK PARLIAMENT TO MARK ‘LONDON HISTORY DAY’ The Houses of Parliament remains open to visitors in the period before the UK General Election on 8 June with eight extra tour dates added. To encourage young adults to engage with the democratic process, all UK ‘young voters’ currently aged 18 to 24 can book a free place on one of the tours. On Wednesday 31 May, the UK Parliament will take part in the first ever London History Day with a series of events on the theme ‘1,000 years of history... where history is still being written’. Visitors will have the chance to attend a free talk about the Elizabeth Tower by one of the clockmakers. Families visiting with children can take one of the ‘London History’ themed family tours around Parliament. A wider audience can have a ‘behind the scenes’ look at rarely seen Londonthemed objects in Parliament’s Heritage Collections on social media throughout the day. Objects which will be highlighted include the Ceremonial Silver Trowel used to lay the first stone of the Elizabeth Tower and photographs of the damage caused by air raids on the Houses of Parliament during the Blitz. Houses of Parliament, c.1900 Parliamentary Archives. London History Day highlights the capital’s extraordinary history and heritage and is part of Historic England’s wider ‘Keep it London’ campaign which aims to get the public to notice, celebrate and speak up for the heritage in their city. Last year, Historic England polled Londoners about when they thought would be the best date for London History Day. The day when Big Ben first started keeping time in 1859 was chosen from a selection of 10 key moments in the city’s history. The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben were voted as the place that best sums up London. By participating in this event, Parliament will promote that it is open to UK and international visitors. The Palace of Westminster is home to one of the world’s busiest parliaments, with more than a million visitors, including 70,000 school children, passing through its doors each year. Visitors are welcome to watch debates and committee hearings or take an audio or guided tour throughout the year. Tickets can be purchased by calling 020 7219 4114, online at www.parliament.uk/visit or in person from the Ticket Office at the front of Portcullis House on Victoria Embankment. ALBERTO GIACOMETTI AT TATE MODERN Tate Modern is presenting the UK’s first major retrospective of Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) for 20 years. Celebrated as a sculptor, painter and draughtsman, Giacometti’s distinctive elongated figures are some of the most instantly recognisable works of modern art. This exhibition reasserts Giacometti’s place alongside the likes of Matisse, Picasso and Degas as one of the great painter-sculptors of the 20th century. Through unparalleled access to the extraordinary collection and archive of the Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti, Paris, Tate Modern’s ambitious and wide-ranging exhibition brings together over 250 works. It includes rarely seen plasters and drawings which have never been exhibited before and showcases the full evolution of Giacometti’s career across five decades, from early works such as Head of a Woman [Flora Mayo] 1926 to iconic bronze sculptures such as Walking Man I 1960. While Giacometti is best known for his bronze figures, Tate Modern is repositioning him as an artist with a far wider interest in materials and textures, especially plaster and clay. Man Pointing. t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
TOUCHING THE VOID: LIVE The Bafta Award-winning film Touching the Void will return to the big screen on Sunday 18 June for one night only. A world premiere, composer Alex Heffes, a long-time collaborator of director Kevin Macdonald, will bring his brilliant and dramatic score to life in a live presentation of the whole film with a 60-piece orchestra at the Barbican Hall in London. In an exclusive Q&A before the event, author and legendary climber Joe Simpson, director Kevin Macdonald and composer Alex Heffes will be reunited on stage to discuss the background and making of the film; a unique chance for the audience to hear, directly from the filmmakers, how Simpson’s book was brought to the screen. In 2003, Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald (One Day In September, The Last King of Scotland) adapted Joe Simpson’s book into a dramadocumentary film, featuring interviews with Simpson and his climbing partner Simon Yates, together with dramatised scenes of the events. Touching the Void tells the extraordinary story of two British climbers, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, who attempt the west face of Siula Grande in Peru. Hampered by snowstorms on their descent, Simpson fell through a hole masked by a snow drift and, still attached to Yates by rope and with a severely broken leg, was hanging in mid-air over a precipice. Yates cut the rope so at least one of them would survive. Simpson, by some miracle, also survived and, despite terrible injuries, crawled to safety. The story, of life-changing decisions and incredible survival against the odds, captivated the world and Simpson’s book on his experience became a best-seller. This vivid and pulsating film, enhanced by Heffes’ original music played live promises to be a unique presentation of this incredible tale of survival and human endurance. Barbican Box Office: 020 7638 8891. Go behind-the-scenes of the UK’s largest sports and music venue. Wembley Stadium Tour takes visitors deep into the heart of the stadium and into areas usually reserved for the biggest and best names in sport and music such as Beckham, Messi, Ronaldo, Tom Brady, Anthony Joshua, Ed Sheeran and Beyonce. The awardwinning, 75 minute, guided tour includes access to the Dressing Rooms, Press Room, Players Tunnel, Pitchside and the iconic Royal Box to have a photograph taken with a replica of the world-famous FA Cup. All tours are conducted in English. Printed translation guides are available in 9 languages. Book online at visiting www.wembleystadium.com/tours or calling 0800 169 9933. 15 t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
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