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Major exhibition at Guildhall Art Gallery offers new perspective on Noël Coward

The visual impact of Noël Coward’s life and work will be celebrated in a major exhibition opening at Guildhall Art Gallery next month. Noël Coward: Art & Style, which opens at the City of London Corporation’s gallery on Friday 20 November, will take a fresh look at the work of the playwright, composer, director,...

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Major exhibition at Guildhall Art Gallery offers new perspective on Noël Coward

The visual impact of Noël Coward’s life and work will be celebrated in a major exhibition opening at Guildhall Art Gallery next month. Noël Coward: Art...
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Barbican Centre and Bridge Theatre announce new partnership

As creative teams find innovative ways to bring live events and audiences together again, the Barbican and the Bridge Theatre collaborate at this unprecedented time.

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START 2020 art fair to go ahead at Saatchi Gallery

START 2020 will officially go ahead as planned at London’s iconic Saatchi Gallery between 21 and 25 October, exhibiting emerging contemporary artists form around the world.
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Culture Mile announces ‘Imagine’ programme

Culture Mile has announced Imagine, an extensive season of events supporting residents, visitors, school children, businesses and workers within the Square Mile.
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Micheal Clark: Cosmic Dancer at the Barbican Centre

The Barbican Centre's latest exhibition is all about Michael Clark, the punk dancer and choreographer who helped change contemporary dance forever.
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Guildhall School of Music & Drama streams autumn events online

The Guildhall School for Music & Drama has embraced the digital events space by hosting a huge series of performances, talks and workshops online this autumn.
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What’s on around the City of London this week

City of London visitors, workers and residents are spoiled for choice when it comes to things to do in the area -whether the experiences are online or in-person.
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Arsenal FC star donates iconic Black Lives Matter shirt to the Museum of London

The Museum of London will be collecting one of Arsenal’s iconic Black Lives Matter tribute shirts worn by captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during the 2020-21 Premier League season. The striker will...
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City of London Sinfonia announces six more performances at Southwark Cathedral

Building on the success of their return to live indoor performance last month, City of London Sinfonia (CLS) will return to Southwark Cathedral this autumn with six...
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Dub London: Bassline of a City at the Museum of London

The Museum of London is hosting Dub London: Bassline of a City, which will run until 31 January after being delayed by Covid-19. The exclusive free display will celebrate dub...
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Faith provides focus for photographer’s exhibition in City’s squares

The world of worship in the City of London will be featured in an open-air photographic exhibition this month. Faith in the City of London, which showcases the...
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Inside Out Festival cancelled just two weeks after it was announced

An open-air arts festival due to take place in the West End in a few days’ time has been postponed to next year, just two weeks after it was...
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New pop-up Community Garden to be installed in City of London

A temporary community garden is coming to the City of London, which will act as a test to see what kind of long-lasting green spaces the Square Mile residents and...
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Philanthropy in the arts debated by leading lights of UK’s cultural sector

The President of the Royal Academy and the actor-turned-director of the Young Vic Theatre are among the participants of a cultural conversation in the City of London...
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Central London arts festival ‘Inside Out’ aims to kickstart economy

A socially-distant, open-air arts festival will soon be held in locations throughout the West End, in a further bid to kick start central London’s economy. In a year when festivals...
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London Mural Festival partners with Cheesegrater

The London Mural Festival is working with the famous Leadenhall Building in the Square Mile to enliven the streets all the while showing support for local artists.
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City of London Sinfonia returns to Southwark Cathedral

City of London Sinfonia (CLS) will return to Southwark Cathedral with two socially distanced performances of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. These first indoor concerts since March 2020...
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The Barbican Centre’s new ‘A Countervailing Theory’ exhibit

The Barbican Centre's latest free art exhibition in The Curve space is now open to the public, but you will need to book a slot to see it before...
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London’s top creative classes to join online

London has been slowly opening up, but digital experiences are still as popular as ever. That's especially true for online arts classes which are having a renaissance right now.
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Barbican announces autumn programme and welcomes audiences back to Barbican Hall

The Barbican has announced a new programme of live events, digital content and artist development opportunities for the autumn. After successfully reopening its Galleries and the Conservatory in July/August followed...
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Winter Wonderland cancelled over coronavirus concerns

The organisers of Winter Wonderland have confirmed it will not go ahead this year due to fears about the spread of coronavirus. The funfair and Christmas market in central London’s...
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Guildhall School of Music & Drama installs low-latency tech for digital Autumn events season

Guildhall School has made a significant investment in NDI video and Dante Audio Networks which enable low-latency collaboration between spaces in the school. This allows large-scale musical collaboration whilst ensuring...

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Women in Philanthropy: “Not just ribbon cutters”

A common criticism of charitable giving is that it is dominated by older, white...
By Jo Davy 8th March 2018
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Plasma donors needed in London as world’s largest randomised plasma trial for Covid expands

NHS Blood and Transplant is opening two new blood plasma donation centres...
By Ben Brown 26th October 2020
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Food & Drink
Seven Christmas market recipes to recreate at home

Christmas Markets may be facing cancellation in 2020, but that doesn't mean the festive...
By Ben Brown 26th October 2020
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20mph speed limits rolled out across nearly all of central London

Miles of roads across central London now have 20mph limits in a bid to...
By Owen Sheppard 25th October 2020
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Entertainment
Major exhibition at Guildhall Art Gallery offers new perspective on Noël Coward

The visual impact of Noël Coward’s life and work will be celebrated...
By Ben Brown 24th October 2020
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Business
London Chamber of Commerce urges London MPs to unite behind the right deal for TfL

London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and local chambers of commerce...
By Ben Brown 23rd October 2020
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Entertainment
Barbican Centre and Bridge Theatre announce new partnership

As creative teams find innovative ways to bring live events and audiences together again,...
By Andrew Zuccala 23rd October 2020
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City Corporation enables winter outdoor dining in the Square Mile

The City of London Corporation has doubled down its efforts to help the...
By Ben Brown 23rd October 2020
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Covid-19: swimmers back Heath safety measures in survey

A survey of Hampstead Heath swimmers has revealed an overwhelmingly positive verdict...
By Ben Brown 23rd October 2020
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Wellness
When you eat can be as important as what you eat

A new study has shown that it’s not just how many calories you eat,...
By Andrew Zuccala 22nd October 2020
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START 2020 art fair to go ahead at Saatchi Gallery

START 2020 will officially go ahead as planned at London’s iconic Saatchi Gallery between...
By Andrew Zuccala 22nd October 2020
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