Leisure Archive
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Swinging London: A lifestyle revolution
Posted on February 12, 2019 | No CommentsSandra Westbrooke enjoys a nostalgic visit to this new exhibition at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum It was in April 1966 that the world woke up to ‘Swinging London’ thanks... -
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams
Posted on February 4, 2019 | No CommentsSandra Westbrooke is entranced by the largest exhibition about the House of Dior ever staged in the UK “In the world today, haute couture is one of the last repositories... -
Take your love to the next level at The View from The Shard this Valentine’s Day
Posted on January 31, 2019 | No CommentsCouples can enjoy a Champagne Experience for £86 per pair As one of the most romantic venues in London, The View from The Shard is the perfect place to treat... -
Pierre Bonnard: the Colour of Memory
Posted on January 27, 2019 | No CommentsVivid images of the French artist at Tate Modern impress John Westbrooke The works of the French painter Pierre Bonnard have always been found attractive. There were big artistic retrospectives... -
Spread the cost of a Merlin Pass with BRAND NEW Monthly Membership
Posted on January 19, 2019 | No CommentsFun for all the family from just £8.99 a month per person Merlin Entertainments has launched a new Merlin Pass Monthly Membership product, allowing customers to spread the cost of... -
Doreen Fletcher Paintings
Posted on December 18, 2018 | No CommentsPatricia Cleveland-Peck reviews this monograph, handsomely bound in cloth and containing many paintings never seen before, is a companion volume to East End Vernacular, also published by Spitalfields Life Books... -
Gainsborough’s Family Album
Posted on November 23, 2018 | No CommentsIntimate family portraits by a “likeness man” impress John Westbrooke Thomas Gainsborough was one of the foremost portrait painters in 18th-century England, though he didn’t really want to be. He... -
I am Ashurbanipal
Posted on November 18, 2018 | No CommentsAn ancient king who ruled with an iron fist, but could do his sums, fascinates John Westbrooke Ashurbanipal was not a modest man, and didn’t need to be. “I am... -
Edward Burne-Jones
Posted on November 3, 2018 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke admires the work of the most intriguing Pre-Raphaelite painter Tate Britain’s lavish exhibition of the work of Edward Burne-Jones locates him as one of the last of the... -
JOB TODAY captures Saturday Girls at work with new exhibition
Posted on November 2, 2018 | No CommentsFirst UK photography exhibition of young women on the job across Britain. Showcases how this iconic role has evolved throughout the decades JOB TODAY, the UK’s leading mobile hiring app,...