Category: Exhibition Review

This is a small free exhibit showing objects relating to British humor throughout the years.  It includes a Spitting Image puppet of Thatcher, information on the Carry on films and costumes worn in panto.

6/10

This appears to just be an adaptation on an existing exhibit showcasing part of the V&A’s collection.  This points out certain items which provenance has shown were looted by the Nazi’s in the war before eventually coming in to the Museum’s collection.

4/10

Palaeoart is art depicting prehistoric life based on scientific evidence.  This is a free exhibit showing some examples of this art form held by the Natural History Museum.

5/10

This small and free exhibition consists of a collection of painiting by Elizabeth Peyton.

5/10

The normal entry cost for this exhibition is £18.  It looks at the women who feature on many pre-raphaelite paintings, the women who painted and wrote poetry featured in paintings at the time.  For the ticket price, the exhibition is quite small but interesting.

7/10

These two exhibitions explore Queen Victoria’s childhood spent at Kensington Palace and then her later life.

It includes some toys Victoria played with, clothes she and her children wore and incorporates the room where she was born.

The exhibitions are included in the palace ticket but the locations are split between 2 areas of the palace despite being on the same floor.

7/10

The normal price for this exhibition is £20.  It is quite a large exhibition with a lot of items relating to the kingdom and legend of Troy.  It also looks at how art, films and literature have been influenced by Troy.

7/10

This free exhibition is very small but includes original manuscripts and illustrations from authors such as Charlotte Bronte and Jacqueline Wilson.

6/10

This is a free exhibition in a large corridor connecting the various galleries.  It has class photos of lots of Year 3 school children.  Due to the volume of photos, it is quite hard to see them as some are very high up.

5/10