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The Royal Society – Science at Home.
ROYAL SOCIETY ENCOURAGES
SCIENCE AT HOME
The Royal Society is supporting the
UK government as well as providing
independent support for national and
international efforts to deal with
coronavirus. The work includes research
on the biology of the virus and therapies
to combat it, longer term goals such as
the development of vaccines and reviewing
evidence to inform policy making.
Tackling such pandemics will require
both basic and clinical research at every
stage and the scientific community is
doing all it can to help fight the disease
and reduce its toll.
For the millions staying indoors at
the present time, the Royal Society has
collated a number of resources, activities
and videos which are free to download
or view and no sign-up is required.
Many of the links are to lectures and
videos from scientists such as Brian Cox
which people may want to take their time
to explore. They aim to provide
additional learning on current issues
around the subjects of science,
mathematics and computing.
Details at www.royalsociety.org
Photo: @Imgorthand
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
PRESENTS DIGITAL INITIATIVES
The Royal Academy’s doors may be
closed, but art-lovers can still
experience a range of innovative online
content and activity from their
exhibitions, artists and architects.
The RA is sharing video exhibition
tours, interviews, highlights and family
activities where the voices of Royal
Academicians can be heard and one can
revisit popular events and discussions.
The #RAdailydoodle on Twitter is a
fun daily invitation to audiences to be
creative with subjects ranging from ham
to home workspaces. On Instagram,
#MindfulMoments offers audiences time
to pause and reflect with the backdrop of
works from the RA Collection.
The free Royal Academy of Arts
podcast provides a place to listen to art
and ideas at any time of the day.
There is a fascinating 38-minute film
of the exhibition Picasso and Paper and
Picasso can be seen working to create
a masterpiece in an excerpt from
‘Le Mystère Picasso’.
There is something to keep everyone
entertained!
ART FOR RELIEF: MARKUS KLINKO
Acclaimed photographer, Markus
Klinko is selling his entire archive of
photographs, featuring David Bowie,
Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Kate Winslet,
amongst others.
Klinko famously shot David Bowie’s
last, large-scale shoot before his
passing. It took place just after 9/11 –
which was less than a mile from the
photographer’s studio. Klinko notes that
there was a striking similarity in mood
and outlook to the current atmosphere.
The photographer has donated a
special, black and white edition of
12 photographs entitled ‘Smoking’,
featuring the late singer gazing up
moodily, with a cigarette between his
fingers. The auction also includes eerie
shots of Bowie as a blind man; fiercely
posing with a pack of wild wolves and
cradling a baby.
Taglialatella Galleries launched the
Art for Relief campaign to assist people
through the current time. Klinko will be
donating 10% of all sales to NHS
Charities Together through Taglialatella
Galleries’ Art for Relief campaign from
16-22 April.
Photo: Markus Klinko.
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