This was a bit surreal, specially the “health and safety” warning about keeping to the path before entering one of the 2 rooms with mirrors and lights.
6/10
Category: Exhibition Review
This was an interesting exhibition (free and early morning opening for members) about the life and works of the French post-impressionist artist Paul Cezanne.
7/10
This exhibition is free for members but is proofing quite popular. I managed to get a free ticket for a members early morning.
The exhibition space is one of the smaller galleries, but has quite a lot packed in, so it could get crowded very quickly.
It has interesting information about Beatrix’s life, including things she was inspired by on her visits to London Zoo and the V&A. It also has items lined from the museum in the Lake District and examples of her work.
7/10
This small free exhibit shows items from Paul McCartney’s personal archive, including handwritten lyrics.
5/10
Categories
British Library – Beethoven
This very small small fee exhibition includes some exams of original sheet music Beethoven write and given an overview of his life.
There is no photography, and there is a fee to enter (free to members), but due to the size, the price is a bit high for the exhibition.
5/10
This interesting exhibition explores Peruvian society and history and brings together artefacts from the museum’s collection and others loaned from elsewhere (but there is nothing about their famous fictitious export Paddington Bear).
The exhibition felt a bit smaller than others that have been in that space, but it is good that members no longer need to pre-book free tickets.
7/10
The orchid show is back after a break last year due to the pandemic.This years theme is Costa Rica. There is a set one-way system which means you can’t really go back if you want another look at anything and the routes cross near the exit which can cause problems.8/10
It is very difficult to get tickets for this – even for V&A members. I managed to visit using my membership when they set up some members only hours before they opened.
There is no photography allowed in this exhibition, but this is a link to a page about the exhibition on the V&A website.
Www.vam.ac.uk/articles/inside-the-faberge-in-london-romance-revolution-exhibition
It has lots of Faberge items many from private collection (including from the British Royal family and from Russia).
It was an interesting exhibition explaining the history of Carl Faberge, the Russian Revolution, and links to Britain.
8/10
This exhibition is about the incredibly complex history of Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, who never actually met but had many plots against each other to get the crown.
6/10
This is a very small exhibition explaining the background to Paddington Bear, from the books, to toys, TV shows and films.
6/10
