by walklondonadming | Aug 20, 2019 | Walking tours
There are several world-class art galleries in central London waiting to be explored. Where to start? Whether your taste is for the ancients, The Renaissance, the Impressionists or Contemporary art, all tastes are catered for, and I can customise a tour to suit you....
by walklondonadming | Mar 11, 2020 | Art & Design Tours Courses, Walking tours
One thinks about the French Impressionist movement as having its genesis in Paris in the mid 1870s. However artists such as Monet and Pissarro had begun developing their style earlier after being forced into exile during the Franco Prussian War of 1870-71. While here...
by walklondonadming | Aug 7, 2019 | Art & Design Tours Courses, Walking tours
There are over 6 million artefacts in the possession of the British Museum with approximately 60,000 on display at any one time. Where to start? Let Michael take you on a 2 hour tour of this wonderful museum visiting the ‘must-sees’ including the Rosetta Stone,...
by walklondonadming | Aug 20, 2019 | Art & Design Tours Courses
There are a number of famous London residents whose legacy is commemorated in public sculpture. These include Sir Winston Churchill, Oscar Wilde, Agatha Christie, Sir Thomas More, William Shakespeare, and John Wesley, to name but a few. After visiting some of these...
by walklondonadming | Aug 20, 2019 | Art & Design Tours Courses
Art Nouveau had a profound influence on European art and design at the turn of the nineteenth century. Its genesis was in Paris but there are a number of antecedents to the style in British Arts and Crafts. However the full-blown style with its decorative and...