The Botanist’s Unfinished Plan In a forest away from public scrutiny, hides the daughter of a revered Botanist who in the later part of life created his ideal embodiment of Mother Nature. In her follicles four hundred thousand seeds of ivy lie. Her hair grows and grows, and vines through the forest as days
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Forget the Rumours… Visit Bradford and Find World-Class Art
When I tell people I come from Bradford, most of them screw up their faces like they’ve just smelt something rotten. The funny thing is that some of these people have never stepped foot inside Bradford. Instead they are responding to a stereotypical image created by others that more often than not, is negative. It’s so
HAVE A ‘SCREAM’ OF A TIME IN THE EDVARD MUNCH MUSEUM
The Munch Museum is very lucky to have The Scream, because along with the Madonna, both were stolen in August 2004 by masked gunmen. Reward money was offered, people went on trial, but nothing was found. Then shockingly in early 2006, the paintings were recovered. Details of how the paintings were recovered have never been
SCULPTURE PARKS: MAKING ART MORE ACCESSIBLE
Taking your child to a museum is almost as bad as taking a screaming baby on a plane Museums can often be stereotyped as being boring and not child friendly. This is understandable – nobody wants a screaming child in a museum, least of all your own child. As one friend once said, ‘taking your child
A WEEKEND IN KRAKOW
The first thing you’ll notice upon arriving in Krakow is the sheer abundance of attractive women, and secondly (after failing to divert your boyfriend’s eyes away from the drool inducing eye-candy) is the stunning architecture that engulfs the city. Cobbled streets weave around colourful buildings, and quaint cafes outline the main square, Rynek Główny, which is
A TRIP TO YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK
Yorkshire Sculpture Park has the perfect combination of nature and art. Throughout the year the park hosts exhibitions from some of the world’s leading artists, and for those of you who are familiar with the 20th Century Spanish artist Joan Miro, you may like to know his work is being currently exhibited here (YSP brings a little
THE ART OF PRAGUE
Cobbled streets leading to bridges and castles, and marvellous baroque architecture easily makes this capital city one of most romantic cities in Europe. Along with my friend Harriet, we checked into our very lovely hotel, the Lindner Prague Castle, which is without surprise, very near to Prague Castle. You can wander freely through the streets,
VENICE AND THE GUGGENHEIM
Cited on a group of 118 small islands, separated by canals and beautiful bridges, Venice is a picture perfect city and has the world’s most artistic masterpieces per square kilometre. I’m a sucker for a good art gallery and the Guggenheim is the crème de la crème in the way of galleries. .Although a relatively
THE BEST OF BERLIN
Berlin is one of Europe’s great metropolises, with theatres and museums everywhere, and numerous monuments that show how this capital city wears its history on its sleeve. I stayed in Meininger Hotel Berlin Hauptbahnhof for just £19 a night. Impressively this cheap price doesn’t reflect what you pay for – expecting to be greeted with small rooms and
BARCELONA IN JUST ONE BITE
For first timers in Barcelona, staying near La Ramblas has it perks due to its good access to frequent transportation, and surrounding museums. The Picasso Musuem (don’t miss the Portrait of Jacqueline!), MACBA – The Contemporary Art Museum and CCCB – The Centre of Culture are all are close by. The latter is running a very
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