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Download Stories of the World Young Londoner Museum Trail For Free

22 March 2011

Stories of the World History of London Youth
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Follow young Londoners through time at local London museums.... What follows is a text version of the trail, scroll to the bottom for pdf download. What would life have been like as a teenager or young adult in London across time? Sometimes filled with freedom

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Museums, volunteering and the Big Society

09 November 2010

Stories of the Wolrd volunteer Kisandra uses a poverty map to talk about modern rich poor divide in London
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Museums are one of the test beds for the big society. 'Vanguard community' Liverpool is to build "a volunteer programme so they can keep museums open longer" - the words of David Cameron in his first major speech on the big society as prime minister.

by: Babs.Guthrie

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Shedding Light

21 September 2010

Photo shows Vicky Butterfly performance artist Photo (c) Amelia Fairman
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Never has murky subterranean London been so refreshing; never somewhere so dark so illuminating.  The contemporary art on display in the winding tunnels of ShoreditchTown Hall’s basement is as diverse in both execution and quality as one might expect from any group show

by: Rosalind McKever

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Opium To London: Images From The Science Museum

10 March 2010

Painting of a man in an opium den. Courtesy of the Science Museum.
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Jonathan Chan has uncovered rare photographs of the Chinese opium scene in East London. Here he describes the chain of events that spread opium around the world, before telling the story of Ah Sing, whose den was one of the best known in LondonHow Britain

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The Chinese In Limehouse 1900 - 1940

08 March 2010

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John Seed's book Wonderful London looks at the supposed Chinese community in Limehouse. Before the First World War there were never more than a few hundred Chinese people in London - and many of these were transitory sailors. Why then did so many myths

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Love in a Cold Climate - World Gardens in London

29 July 2008

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To see the world's flora in London, Kate Smith reckons Kew is the place to head for – with greenhouses adjusted to every climate and vast acres of hardier plants representing the remotest places on earth. But, staffed by passionate botanists, the emphasis is

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A World Garden In London

21 June 2007

It's not raining all the time - an optimistic sunbather at Kew Mediterranean beach. Courtesy of Kew Gardens.
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London contains the gardens of many cultures - from vast parks to secretively secluded spots. As the summer holidays approach, we pick some of the best from around the capital.We also choose museums where you can combine events and exhibitions from London's diverse history

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A Buddhist Tour Of The V&A

07 December 2006

The Radiant Buddha. Courtesy of the V&A. This statue is co-owned with the British Museum.
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The V&A contains significant and beautiful Buddhist artefacts from across India, Tibet, Afghanistan and Nepal and covering the whole history of the religion. Curators at the V&A have kindly picked out a few items from the collections currently on display to look out

by: Babs.Guthrie

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The Chinese Pagoda At Kew Gardens

16 May 2006

The Chinese pagoda in Spring. Courtesy of Kew Gardens
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From our 2006 Archives - note that the pagoda is no longer open, however the panoramic view from the top can be viewed here.The Chinese pagoda at Kew Gardens is opening to the public for the first time in recent memory. It will be open

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Where To Find Histories Of Chinese London

25 January 2006

The Chinese pagoda at Kew courtesy of Kew Gardens
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From histories of the first Chinese migrants to London, to museum displays of some of the finest objects from Chinese art, we take a look at where you can find Chinese stories in London museums, and the places that regularly run Chinese programmes.Search all

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