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Royal treasures in Victoria and Albert museum

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London is always sparkling and always famous about its good-working monarchy. Not just today’s people are interested in the Royal Family, because in old times people always watched the life of Henry VIII and Elisabeth I. We are sure about that we can declare, today’s people are curious too to the historical royal family’s life, history and treasures. Those, who are really interested in these things, have to go to London, to the Victoria and Albert Museum between 9 March 2013 and 14 July 2013, because there is a fantastic exhibition from the Royal Family’s treasures.

150 royal paintings, jewelries and other treasures are waiting for the visitors. The museum celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Anglo-Russian exchange. Because of that, it isn’t a surprise, the most expensive exhibited object is the English and French silver loaned by the Moscow Kremlin Museum. This silver was presented by the British Royal Family to the Russian Tsar. The exhibition shows a perfect picture about the life of the Royal family, the kings, queens and courtiers between 1509 and 1685.

If you are interested in relics, beautiful paintings, beautifully crafted sculptures and sparkling jewelries, your place would be in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, between 9 March 2013 and 14 July 2013. It would be a royal program, which could be unforgettable experience for everyone, so you neither miss it!

Royal treasures
March 9th – July 14th
Victoria and Albert museum

David Bowie exhibition in Victoria and Albert museum

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Who doesn’t know the famous singer, David Bowie? The English gentleman became famous as an unconventional musician, actor, music producer and songwriter, who always changed his appearance, because of that he deserved the nickname, the chameleon of pop. Do you want to know more about him? Well, it is your time, because in the capital of England, London, in the Victoria and Albert Museum there will be a David Bowie exhibition which will show a life career.

David Robert Jones was born in the early 1947 in Brixton. Bowie’s career started in 1969, and three years after he tried to make more success as a glam rocker, Ziggy Stradus. The Ziggy-age’s lifetime was only one and a half year, and after that was the start of Bowie’s American career, after he wrote with John Lennon the popular song, the Fame, which reached the first place on the EP list. David Bowie was registered to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Bowie sold 136 million albums, and he is one of the richest artists of the British pop music. He reached the 39th place on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list as one of the 100 greatest artists of the world.

The exhibited pieces in the Victoria and Albert Museum will show Bowie’s every ages’ hand wrote lyrics, dresses, pictures and videos to the visitors. Those who are interested in rock music, this is a must see program in London! Do not miss it between 23 March 2013 and 28 July 2013!

David Bowie exhibition

March 23 – July 28
Victoria and Albert Museum

Top 10 list – London activities

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London EyeAre you wondering what to do while in London? If you trust in the thoughts of others, and would like to go the the places most popular in London, we have a list here presenting some of the most popular activities in London. Quite some of these are museums with millions of visitors every year, and quite a lot of these have free entrance, making it both cheap and interesting.

Top 10 London activities
– British Museum – the incredible museum by Tottenham Court Road
– National Gallery – fantastic art in the centre of London
– London Eye – beautiful view
– Madame Tussauds – wax figures
– Tower of London – one of Londons most famous buildings
– Museums of Greenwich – for example the Royal Observatory
– Victoria and Albert museum – interesting for everyone
– Science Museum – where you can try yourself, not only see
– Natural History Museum – see a life-sized Blue Whale
– Tate Modern – beautiful art museum

This list is based on the visitor numbers from 2010.
Source: visitlondon.com