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Charlie Chaplin – The Great Londoner
Charlie Chaplin, actor, comedian and film director, was born within a mile of the London Film Museum where his life and work are the subject of a permanent exhibition.
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Baked Lentil and Couscous Loaf
If your New Year's Resolution is to eat more healthily this recipe is a good choice, combining lentils and couscous to create a nourishing, tasty main course.
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Spiced Red Cabbage Recipe
How to make the best of cheap, seasonal vegetables. This recipe for Spiced Red Cabbage is sweet and tasty, very easy and quick to prepare, and is a really healthy choice
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The Hoerengracht – Book Review
The Hoerengracht evolved after many visits by the Kienholzes to Amsterdam's red light district where they interviewed the girls and gathered information about their life.
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V&A's Medieval and Renaissance Galleries
Medieval architectural remains on show at the V&A include the façade of Sir Paul Pindar's medieval house, and a staircase originally located in Morlaix, France.
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Wellcome Collection Asks Who Are We?
The Wellcome Collection offers a programme of events linked to their newest exhibition, including talks, debates and live performances, exploring our notions of identity.
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Wellcome Collection Explores Individuality
Show explores who we are and what makes us unique. Display outlines the lives and achievements of nine people whose experience has influenced the study of human identity.
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Leek and Potato Soup Recipes
Leek and Potato Soup is one of Britain's favourite dishes. The vegetables make a cheap, low-fat, but nutritious soup, which can be served either smooth or chunky.
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Avocado and Lime Ice Cream Recipe
Avocados are mostly used as vegetables but are actually fruits. These instructions will help you choose ripe fruits. The recipe makes a highly nutritious ice cream.
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British Library Photographic Exhibition
A free show explores the history of photography. The display features calotypes, daguerreotypes, x-rays, spirit images, 20th century images and early photo equipment.
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Michael Jackson – The Official Exhibition
Jackson memorabilia on display at London's 02 Bubble includes over 250 items from the Neverland Ranch such as the famous sequinned glove, clothing and a Rolls Royce car.
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Fashion and Textile Museum – Free Tours
To accompany the show, Foale and Tuffin - Made in England, the FTM is offering art and craft workshops for children, talks for adults, free tours and sixties fun nights.
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Courtauld Gallery Presents Frank Auerbach
Auerbach's World War II bombsite paintings are on view at The Courtauld Gallery. Pencil sketches, oil studies and photographs show how he planned and executed the images.
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Margaret Dawn Pepper – Conceptual Artist
Maurice Pepper, born 1944, became Margaret Pepper in 2004. As a child Maurice knew he was different. As an adult Margaret is addressing transgender issues through her art
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Moctezuma Aztec Ruler – Catalogue Review
The life, death and legacy of Moctezuma II is examined through art, sculptures, monuments, gold, and gold jewellery, codices, archaeological discoveries and new research.
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Spinach and Courgette Soup Recipe
Spinach and courgettes are two of the most common vegetables available in British shops. Combined they create a nutritious, quick and easy to make, soup.
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John Philip Kemble by Sir Thomas Lawrence
John Philip Kemble was one of the finest English actors of the early 19th century. The NPG has acquired a portrait of Kemble by well-known portraitist Sir Thomas Lawrence
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V&A Museum – Free Exhibitions During 2010
New exhibitions for 2010 will feature ceramics, architecture, performance photographs, silver, fashion designs and accessories as well as Japanese classical theatre.
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V&A Museum – Major Shows Opening in 2010
Three shows at the V&A. One looks at Shadow Catchers - camera-free ways to capture images. Two explore art movements - Postmodernism and the British Aesthetic Movement.
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Exhibitions at the V&A – Autumn 2009
The V&A is offering many exciting shows during autumn 2009, including French porcelain, fashion and design, book illustration, performance photography and architecture.
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Museum of Shops – How We Lived Then
How did we live 100 years ago? What was life like during World War II? This exhibition shows it all through more than 100,000 exhibits shown in room and shop settings.
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Terra Incognita – Italy's Ceramic Revival
This exhibition will explore the development of Italian ceramic art between the two World Wars and the years that followed. Work by 23 leading ceramists will be featured.
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Kenwood House – The Iveagh Bequest
Kenwood House has a permanent exhibition of paintings by Rembrandt, Larkin, Lawrence, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Vermeer, Hals, Van Dyck, Kauffmann, Romney and many others.
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The Bible in Pictures – Book Review
Lucas Cranach provided 117 images for Martin Luther's Bible of 1534. The history of German Bibles, Cranach's images, and Luther's work is explored by Stephan Fussel.
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Undercover – the Evolution of Underwear
This exhibition charts 100 years of the history of lingerie following its progress from essential unseen supporting garment to the ultimate 'must have' fashion accessory.
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Buckingham Palace – Queen & Commonwealth
Dresses and gowns worn by HM Queen Elizabeth II during royal tours are on view at Buckingham Palace. The display also includes over 100 gifts received during such visits.
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The Power of Dogu – Exhibition Preview
The British Museum's forthcoming show of clay figures, known as Dogu, will explore the art, archaeology, culture and traditions of the Jomon period of Japanese history.
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Accommodation Near Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall Proms Concerts and Museums on Exhibition Road draw visitors from across the globe. Several hotels, hostels and apart'hotels offer accommodation nearby.
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Live Forever Elizabeth Peyton
This show features Peyton's intense, vividly coloured, intimate portraits of 19th Century heroes and iconic figures from the world of art, music, fashion and literature.
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Workshop Missoni – Daring to be Different
This catalogue accompanies an exhibition at London's Estorick Collection. It explores the relationship between Missoni designs and Futurist art in the Gallery's display.
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Futurism Exhibition at Tate Modern, London
The work of the Futurists is featuring in an exhibition at London's Tate Modern. The show marks one hundred years since the publication of the Futurist Manifesto in 1909.
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