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1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World

1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World

Monday, February 1st 2010

Until 25 April 2010. Examining scientific, social and technical innovations attributable to Muslim civilisation since the 7th century, this exhibition displays a staggering range of inventions. Through interactive exhibits and... more


Arshile Gorky. A retrospective.

Arshile Gorky. A retrospective.

Wednesday, February 10th 2010

10 Feb-3 May 2010. Painting, drawings and a few sculptures by one of the most important artists of American Abstract Expressionism. Gorky, who was born in Armenia, fled persecution and... more


Chris Ofili.

Chris Ofili.

Wednesday, January 27th 2010

27 January-16 May. This is the most comprehensive exhibition to date of Ofili’s work. There are over 40 paintings, as well as watercolours and pencil drawings from the mid-... more


LAUNCH! Shipbuilding through the Ages

LAUNCH! Shipbuilding through the Ages

Tuesday, November 30th 1999

29 January - 31 December 2010. Europe's last surviving big-gun warship 'HMS Belfast', plays host to a highly popular interactive exhibition which documents the history of British shipbuilding. Once home... more


On the Move: Visualising Action.

On the Move: Visualising Action.

Wednesday, January 13th 2010

13 Jan-18 April 2010. An analysis of movement in the visual arts, with particular emphasis on the Futurists, including works by Balla and Boccione from the Estorick Collection. There are... more


Six Degrees of Separation.

Six Degrees of Separation.

Friday, January 8th 2010

8 Jan-3 April 2010. Obi Abili plays the con artist who bluffs his way into the Kittredge household pretending to be Sidney Poitier’s son. Based on a real life... more


Enron.

Enron.

Saturday, January 16th 2010

Until 8 May 2101. The unfolding of the infamous scandal that shook the financial world in the 1990s. The play, a comic tragedy of political satire, first opened at the... more


War Horse.

War Horse.

Friday, January 1st 2010

Until 23 October 2010. About a horse that was separated from its owner and sent off to world war one. Based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo. The play was... more


The Real Van Gogh

The Real Van Gogh

Saturday, January 23rd 2010

23 January-18 April 2010. Personal correspondence penned by Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) is the focus of a landmark exhibition at London's Royal Academy of Arts. The traumatic... more


The Staffordshire Hoard.

The Staffordshire Hoard.

Wednesday, November 3rd 2010

3 Nov 2009-17 April 2010. The biggest Anglo Saxon collection of gold ever found. The first pieces of the hoard were found by Terry Herbert when he was using... more