My Trip to London! Day 9-Tate Britain!
It’s another Monday morning and I can’t believe I’ve been in London for a little over a week now. Well, back to the topic at hand. Today we visited the Tate Britain! It’s one of the most renounced museums in the world and it was so wonderful to finally say, that I’d been to the Tate Britain! While there we meet with several Tate Britain staff members and once again, identity was a big topic of discussion. Based on the discussions, it seems that the Tate Britain is analyzing the notion of identity, what classifies an artist as British, why some British artist are not regularly highlighted or showcased; due to race or gender, and finally, why some British artist have an issue with being classified as British. Preferring to be classified and seen as a global artist, rather than just a British artist. A special thank you goes out to Vicky Walsh, Head of Public Programmes, and to the staff at the Tate Britain, who were gracious enough to speak with... Read More
My Trip to London! Day 7 & 8-Random Pictures of London!!
It’s the weekend and while I’m swamped with a load of course work and projects, I still had to find time to take a break and enjoy the city. So here are some pictures of London!!! Enjoy! Latus~ Share this:EmailDiggFacebookRedditPrintStumbleUpon Read More
My Trip to London! Day 6-Oxford & the Ashmolean Museum!
Today we went to, wait for it… OXFORD! I can’t tell you how excited I was for this visit to Oxford and the Ashmolean Museum. While at Oxford, we also visited the Oxford University Museum of Natural History which is also home to the Pitt Rivers Museum. Unfortunately, my camera died after our visit to the Ashmolean Museum, so I don’t have pictures of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History or the Pitt Rivers Museum, sorry folks. While at the Ashmolean, we were treated to some light refreshments at the Ashmolean Dining Room, which is absolutely beautiful. Later, we had a sit down discussion with Henry Kim, Project Manager, of Ashmolean Development, who also took us on a tour of the museum. The Ashmolean is a rich museum, that offers visitors a variety of content. We visited the Crossing Cultures, Crossing Time exhibition, which continued the diversity and identity trend that seems to be a part of London culture, at the moment. I think this has something to... Read More
My Trip to London! Day 5- The Horniman Museum
The Horniman Museum, is a wonderful museum in South London’s, Forest Hill area. The Horniman functions as a multi-purpose museum, encompassing, an aquarium, several exhibition halls, the CUE building that functions as a library, a conservatory, educational activities center, and a garden. On the day of our visit, the museum was very busy and filled with families and local school groups. It is a very eclectic museum that highlight the history of the museum and the global acquisitions of the objects within the collection. For more on the Horniman, visit:http://www.horniman.ac.uk/. Thank you to the staff at the Horniman, for a wonderfully informative visit. I hope you all enjoy the pictures. Latus~ Share this:EmailDiggFacebookRedditPrintStumbleUpon Read More
My Trip to London! Day 4- The Museum of London!
What can I say about the Museum of London (MOL) other than WOW! I think it became my favorite museum, while I was in London. The exhibitions, the staff, the collection, the use of technology, etc., I loved it all! Even the surrounding area around the exterior of MOL, was exciting and full of history. Lead by Fraser Swift, the staff at MOL were informative, engaging and friendly, for a group of such diverse personnel. MOL was the only museum to grant us a behind-the-scenes tour of the collection storage area and that was a treat! MOL was also our home museum for our assigned group project, while we were in London. MOL is a truly engaging museum, one that truly works to embracing the history and diversity of the City of London. MOL’s campaign slogan, “YOU ARE HERE“, is a wonderful one. Visitors to the museum really feel like they are witnessing and experiencing part of the history of London, when they are at MOL. The exhibitions and items within... Read More
My Trip to London! Day 3- Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery & the National Portrait Gallery
So today we went to two museums, the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery, which are both in the heart of Trafalgar Square. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take any pictures once we were within the walls of the National Gallery or National Gallery of Art, so all I have are outside shoots of Trafalgar Square and the exterior of the National Gallery. At the National Gallery, we went on a self guided tour and had a lecture with the museum’s staff afterwords. It was such a lovely museum. At the National Gallery, Dorice Pearce, took us on a tour that highlighted works depicting the British Monarchy, of the past. We later had a sit down discussion with several museum staff, representing different operational and programmatic aspects within the museum. A special thank you goes out to the staff at both the National Gallery and the National Portrait Museum. Enjoy the pictures! Latus~ Share this:EmailDiggFacebookRedditPrintStumbleUpon Read More
My Trip to London! Day 2-The British Museum
The Art Scene It’s day two of my summer seminar abroad and today we visited the British Museum. WOW! There were so many things that I’ve read about or studied in class that call the British Museum home, e.g., the Parthenon/Elgin Marbles, The Rosetta Stone, the Assyrian Sculptures, African Art, etc. So, it was great to see them in person! There’s just something about being able to see the physical details, scale, height, weight and volume of works of art that can’t be duplicated in images or online. Here are some of the pictures I took. Enjoy! Latus~ Share this:EmailDiggFacebookRedditPrintStumbleUpon Read More
My Trip to London! Day 1-The Wallace Collection.
The Fashion Scene. I had this notion of the way European museums would be. Particularly the dress code. At The Wallace Collection, there was an array of visitors, all in a variety of styles and attire-but mostly casual. I’m curious to see if this is the norm or if a particular museum attracts a specific set of visitors, dress attire and even behavior. I would like to think this is not the case but, one never knows. So, in continuation of my visit to The Wallace Collection, I wanted to share some additional pictures that show some of the dress attires of visitors to The Wallace Collection. (P.S. I found this difficult although it’s part of the museum experience that I want to document. I have to admit that taking pictures of other visitors can be a bit strange.) Latus~ Share this:EmailDiggFacebookRedditPrintStumbleUpon Read More
My Trip to London! Day 1-The Wallace Collection-The Art Scene.
So, it’s day one of my summer seminar abroad and I wanted to document my experiences throughout my stay, particularly the museums we’ll be visiting and all that encompasses that, the building, the art, the visitors, etc. Our first stop was The Wallace Collection, which includes “French 18th century painting, furniture and porcelain with superb Old Master paintings and a world class armoury”. http://www.wallacecollection.org/ I have to say, The Wallace Collection is a wonderful and fabulous collection. The building and space is just beautiful. The exhibition of the portraits paintings, sculptures and furniture, are done in a very European style. The color palette for each room or space added an extra layer that enhanced and tied all these aspects together. Some of the works that I saw today are by artist such as Titian, Diego Velazquez, Eugene Delacroix, Anthony Van Dyck, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Gerard Ter Borch, Andriaen Brouwer, Jean-Antoine... Read More
FIFA Fever: Art & Exhibition
It is great to see that there’s a chance to share the history and objects associated with the FIFA World Cup through art and exhibitions. Halakasha! soccer art exhibition is currently open at Standard Bank Gallery. Halakasha! means ‘score’ and is chanted during soccer games when a goal is scored. The Halakasha! soccer art exhibition, highlights the history and deep love that South Africans have for soccer/ football. In addition, the significance of South African being the first African country to host the FIFA World Cup is also largely expressed within the exhibition. Highlight: “Designed to showcase the full spectrum of cultural manifestations of the love of soccer, the exhibition includes makarapas, vuvuzelas and commercially produced soccer merchandise. Other highlights include popular street art in the form of painted barber signs by Ghanaian and Congolese artists; a selection of posters from the official FIFA poster collection of commissioned prints... Read More
