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Star Wars exhibition

Posted on December 9, 2016 by worldcityguides

This is a dream exhibition for Star Wars fans in London and Star Wars fans coming to London. It is arranged in the O2 and it is titled: Star Wars Identities – The exhibition.

Maybe you thought that the O2 Arena was about concerts only, but this exhibition will prove that to be wrong. Since November in 2016 the Star Wars Identities exhibition has been on display and it will remain there until September 2017. What can you expect if you decide to come and visit this Star Wars exhibition in London?

At the exhibition you will be able to discover and check out lots of original Star Wars effects that have been used in the different movies. As you discover these you will get a better understanding of what inspired and made the different Star Wars characters what they have become. And in the same question a question is asked back: What forces shape your life? What superhero would you be?

In the original description of the exhibition the following challenge is given: “Pick up your lightsaber…your journey into identity awaits!”

Does this sound like an exhibition that you would like to visit? If you are a Star Wars fan this is for sure something for you. Are you just looking for answers related to your own life, then this might help you as well!

If you would rather check out some other exhibition while in London, read on in our London Guide for more information and recommendations.

Exhibition on Picasso portraits

Posted on September 9, 2016November 17, 2022 by worldcityguides

Would you like to get to know more about Picasso? Maybe you have seen his paintings, but have you seen the portraits painted by him? Visit the National Portrait Gallery in London to learn more.

Between October 6th 2016 and February 5th 2017 there will be a fantastic exhibition on display in the National Portrait Gallery in London. On this exhibition you can see more than eighty works of Pablo Picasso showing his skills as a portrait painter. What makes his paintings so interesting is that they often differ a lot, and you will see his skills used in different ways in the different paintings.

Some of the works to be displayed in this exhibition are famous all around the world, while some of the works on display will be shown in the UK for the very first time. The exhibition is a cooperation between the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Picasso Museum in Barcelona.

Picasso portraits exhibition in London

National Portrait Gallery
October 6th, 2016 – February 5th, 2017

Entrance fee: £19 or £17 (there are discounted tickets as well, but this is the general admission fee).

Visitors are recommended to book their tickets beforehand, and that can be done right here.

Egypt under water

Posted on May 1, 2016March 10, 2016 by worldcityguides

A fantastic exhibition will come to British Museum on May 19th. It is named: Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds. Do not miss out in it!

The exhibition is a real blockbuster exhibition that will brings thousands of people to the British Museum simply for the purpose of visiting this exhibition. Why is that? Because submerged under the sea for thousands of years we can now see two recently discovered cities. The cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus have been discovered using very advanced underwater technology and in this exhibition you can get to know these important cities in a very impressive way.

Egypt under water

British Museum
May 19th-November 27th

We hope you will enjoy this exhibition about Egypt in the British Museum in London. If you want to visit a city with lots of other interesting exhibitions available we recommend Paris where you can find the famous Louvre Museum for example. If you want to go to Paris we recommend that you visit our Paris Travel Guide for more information about attractions, activities, museums and possible things to do while in town. If you want to know more about London, then our Guide to London is the right place to be.

The history of Sicily

Posted on April 1, 2016March 10, 2016 by worldcityguides

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean and it has given home to different cultures and civilizations throughout history. Now you can get to know the history of Sicily at a temporary exhibition in the British Museum.

In the period between April 21st and August 14th the exhibition named Sicily: culture and conquest will be shown in one of our favorite museums in London. The island has a special history with a mixture of cultures and people who have been ruling it.

The exhibition will tell the history of Sicily from the arrival of the Greeks and all the way till Norman rule in the 11th-13th century.

The entrance fee to this temporary exhibition in the British Museum is 10 GBP.

Sicily: culture and conquest

British Museum
April 21st – August 14th

If you want to know more about Italy then you can of course travel to Rome and visit on the many museums there for more thorough information than you will get at this exhibition in London. But for more information about London visit all the museums in town and make sure to visit and enjoy all the fantastic activities London has to offer.

Rome in the 19th century

Posted on March 8, 2016 by worldcityguides

Would you like to know more about Rome in the 19th century? Visit the British Museum for a temporary exhibition showing the works of Francis Towne.

During a visit to Rome in 1780 and 1781 Francis Towne produced a whole lot of watercolors and know you can see all these together in a temporary exhibition in the British Museum in London. The exhibition opened on January 21st and will be on display until August 14th.

On the pictures you can see ancient baths, famous attractions in Rome such as the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, Forum and much more. There are totally 52 pictures on display and all these pictures have not been displayed together since back in 1805.

For more information about Rome we recommend that you visit the Rome Tourist Guide, but if you want to read more about and what to do in London, stay here in our London Guide instead and read about programs, activities, attractions, transportation and much more.

Rome in the 19th century

British Museum
January 21st – August 14th
Room 90