The Flora London Marathon 2006 伦敦马拉松
23rd April 2006
Work off the excesses of Easter at the world's longest street party! On the 23rd April 30,000 runners will flood the streets of the capital to do battle with themselves and each other. Serious competitors mingle with charity fun-runners in the spring sunshine as the 26.2 mile route comes alive to the sounds of bands, cheering crowds and pounding feet.
The race is the biggest of all city marathons and attracts many of the world’s top athletes. It kicks off at Greenwich Park and Blackheath, continues through Surrey Quays, Brunel Rd, Tooley St, Canary Wharf, the Tower of London, Embankment, Parliament Square and Birdcage Walk, with a royal finish on The Mall by Buckingham Palace.
Application to run is now closed, but if you're raising enough money for charity - around £750 is the bottom limit - they'll let you in anyway. For the less active, you can join the crowd for a day that's a fantastic festival as well as a sporting event. Arrive early in the day if you want a good view.
Venue: The Streets of London
Address: Starts in Greenwich Park. Ends on The Mall
Phone: 020 7620 4117
Date: 23rd April 2006
Time: 11:00 start
Price: Free for spectators
Nearest Station: Piccadilly Circus Tube (for the finish)
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London Planetarium Free Week 伦敦天文观免费周
The London Planetarium Free Week offers free entry into one of London’s most popular attractions
London Planetarium Free Week is a special event offering free entry into the Tussauds London Planetarium. Visitors can enjoy free, intergalactic adventures for one week in April and bid farewell to the Planetarium before it closes for refurbishment.
Take the Journey to Infinity
The current show at the Planetarium is Journey to Infinity, a thrilling trip across the solar system starting at Earth and ending at the edge of the visible universe. Visitors can experience an out of this world experience for free in the historic domed building of the Planetarium, at a unique London event.
New for 2006
The London Planetarium will be closed for refurbishment for six weeks in May and June, during which the interior will be redesigned with a new look for 2006. The redesign will also include a new cinema experience, the details of which are yet to be revealed.
London Planetarium Free Week takes place from Monday 24th April – Sunday 30th April. Entry is completely free for all visitors. The Planetarium will then be closed for six weeks beginning Sunday 7th May.
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艺术展览
Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination
Until 1st May 2006
At a time of year when Christian forgiveness and cute furry animals are the most popular images, this exhibition offers a trip to the other side: bloody Old Testament tales, pagan imagery, and sinister fantasy. Take a few hours this Easter Weekend to see the first and greatest stirrings of the artistic movement that has come to be the basis of a whole dark undercurrent in modern culture, from horror films to heavy metal.
The central exhibit is Henry Fuseli's 'The Nightmare'. Ever since it was first exhibited to the public in 1782, this picture has been an icon of terror. Showing a woman supine in her boudoir, oppressed by a foul imp while a ferocious-looking horse glares on, the painting draws on folklore and popular culture, medicine, concepts of imagination, and classical art, to create a new kind of highly charged horror image. Other celebrated exhibits include the Tate's own fantastic collection of William Blake's sinister engravings, and a large group of James Gillray's twisted political satires.
A brilliant show for anyone who enjoys the terrifying and the bizarre, or who wants to see the roots of much contemporary popular culture.
Venue: Tate Britain
Address: Millbank, SW1P
Phone: 020 7887 8000
Date: Until 1st May 2006
Time: Monday to Sunday 10:00 - 18:00
Price: £7.50, £6.50 (Concs)
Nearest Station: Pimlico Tube
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Modernism - Designing a New World
6th April to 23rd July 2006
More than anything else, Modernism has been the driving force behind the way our homes and our cities have come to look since World War II. The conscious love of new shapes and materials, the rejection of ornamentation, the belief that architecture and design could be used to transform society - all these ideas can be seen today in buildings as diverse as the Scottish Parliament and the Big Brother house.
This new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum attempts the mammoth task of tying together the innumerable strands of Modernism to try and reach some understanding of how this grand idea has come to shape our lives. Painting, architecture, and sculpture have their place in this movement that blurred the distinctions between the practical and the aesthetic, but so do furniture, furnishings, graphic design and fashion. The buildings of Le Corbusier, the most celebrated Modernist of all, are here, as is the first-ever fitted kitchen.
The Victoria and Albert Museum is uniquely well-equipped to produce exhibitions of this kind - international, original and mingling art and design. This should be a thrilling show featuring the very best of a generation of sleek, abstract art that has come to rule our lives.
To find out more or to book online please click here.
Venue: Victoria and Albert Museum
Address: Cromwell Road, SW7
Phone: 020 7437 4370
Date: 6th April to 23rd July 2006
Time: Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 - 17:45, Monday 11:00 - 22:00
Price: £8 - £12
Nearest Station: South Kensington Tube
建筑的一定要去看看!!