Vyki and Catherine are back to share their six favourite fashion exhibitions on in London.  Fabulous frocks but what does the V&A have to say about Chanel’s war years? Handsome handbags at Gucci Cosmos but is the set design the star of the show? Just how did the Design Museum manage to make a room full of mannequins feel like a real live fashion show? Find out how M&S, David Bowie and Princess Diana all have connections to Jewish fashion designers. Discover how street style and haute couture are influenced by Black British designers and does gold make you beautiful?

Mentioned in this Episode:

· Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto at the V&A [https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/gabrielle-chanel-fashion-manifesto]

· Gucci Cosmos at 180 Studios [https://www.gucci.com/uk/en_gb/st/capsule/cosmos-exhibition]

· REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion at the Design Museum [https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/rebel-30-years-of-london-fashion]

· Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners Shaped Global Style at the Museum of London Docklands [https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london/whats-on/event-detail?id=327808]

· The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion at Somerset House [https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/the-missing-thread]

· The Cult of Beauty at the Wellcome Collection [https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/ZJ1zCxAAACMAczPA]

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● Catherine’s Cultural Wednesdays [https://www.culturalwednesday.co.uk/]

Episode 7: Fashion Exhibitions to see in London

MUSEUM MEMBERSHIPS

Episode 6: Museum and Cultural Memberships You Need to Consider

In this episode Vyki and Catherine share their favourite types of cultural memberships for great value for money and additional benefits in London and beyond. Find out how to get instant access to the sold-out Chanel exhibition at the V&A and other perks of the National Museums membership schemes. Discover historic houses, castles and coastlines with the National Trust and the nation’s gems with English Heritage. Get discounted and free entry to galleries across the country with the National Art Pass from Art Fund. Go local with places like Strawberry Hill House. Check out what you can get via work and find out why Catherine can join CSSC. And see whether a ticket already in your wallet can get you free re-entry.

Mentioned in this Episode:

● V&A membership [https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/membership]

● Natural History Museum membership [https://www.nhm.ac.uk/support-us/membership.htm]

● Tate Members [https://www.tate.org.uk/join-support/tate-members]

● National Trust membership [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/membership]

● English Heritage membership [https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/join/]

● Historic Scotland membership [https://members.historic-scotland.gov.uk/]

● CADW membership [https://www.cadwmembership.service.gov.wales/]

● Historic Houses Associat [https://www.historichouses.org/become-a-member/]ion [https://www.historichouses.org/become-a-member/]membership [https://www.historichouses.org/become-a-member/]

● National Art Pass [https://www.artfund.org/national-art-pass] (Art Fund pass)

● Strawberry Hill House membership [https://www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk/support-us/membership/]

● CSSC [https://www.cssc.co.uk/]

● National Maritime Museum Cornwall [https://nmmc.co.uk/]

● Buckingham Palace and all Royal Collection Trust properties [https://www.rct.uk/visit]

● London Transport Museum annual pass [https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/visit/tickets]

● The Postal Museum annual ticket [https://www.postalmuseum.org/visit-us/tickets/]

● 180 Studios membership [https://www.180studios.com/membership]

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● The Exhibitionists [https://zencastr.com/The-Exhibitionists]

Episode 6: Museum and Cultural Memberships You Need to Consider

Vyki and Catherine are back to share their six favourite exhibitions in London Autumn 2023. Did Frans Hals ever paint a frowning face or Rubens ever depict women with their clothes on? Will you see Marina Abramović’s face too often in her eponymous exhibition at the Royal Academy? Discover glittery fabulous Treasures of Gold and Silver Wire in the City of London and a very different beauty made by El Anatsui from disused bottle tops in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Hear about the lyrical journey Julian Knxx’s films take you on at Barbican Curve and the show we couldn’t wait to open at Kew Gardens.

Mentioned in this Episode:

● Frans Halls at the National Gallery [https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/the-credit-suisse-exhibition-frans-hals]

● Marina Abramović at the Royal Academy [https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/marina-abramovic]

● Treasures of Gold and Silver Wire at the Guildhall Art Gallery [https://www.thecityofldn.com/directory/guildhall-art-gallery/]

● El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon at Tate Modern [https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/el-anatsui]

● Rubens & Women at Dulwich Picture Gallery [https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/2023/september/rubens-women/]

● Julian Knxx: Chorus in a Rememory of Flight at the Barbican Curve [https://www.barbican.org.uk/Julianknxx]

● Mat Collishaw: Petrichor at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Kew Gardens [https://www.kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-on/mat-collishaw-petrichor]

● Art Fund membership [https://www.artfund.org/national-art-pass]

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● Cultural Wednesday [https://www.instagram.com/culturalwednesday/]

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● The Exhibtionists [https://zencastr.com/The-Exhibitionists]

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● Positive Hip-Hop by MaxKoMusic from Chosic [https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/28693/]

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● Catherine’s Cultural Wednesdays [https://www.culturalwednesday.co.uk/]

Episode 5: 6 Exhibitions to See in London Autumn 2023

Episode 4 | 6 Cultural Motorway Stops in the UK

In this episode Vyki and Catherine share their six favourite cultural places to break long car journeys as they prepare for the summer holidays.

Discover temples and woodland walks, just moments off the A303. Vyki tells Catherine where she can channel her inner Lizzie Bennett. See the first architect designed house in England. Discover where a King hid beneath a frippery. Hear where you can encounter rare breeds and paintings by Joshua Reynolds.  Find out what was made in the Black Country and why have Vyki and Catherine not included their favourite cultural pitstop in the six?

Mentioned in this Episode:

·  Stourhead website [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stourhead]

·  Dyrham Park website [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/bath-bristol/dyrham-park]

·  Hardwick Hall website [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/hardwick]

·  Moseley Old Hall website [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shropshire-staffordshire/moseley-old-hall]

·  Wimpole Hall and Estate website [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cambridgeshire/wimpole-estate]

·  Black Country Living Museum website [https://bclm.com/]

·  Yorkshire Sculputure Park website [https://ysp.org.uk/]

·  National Trust membership website [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/membership]

·  Art Fund membership website [https://www.artfund.org/national-art-pass]

Instagram:

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·  Museum Mum [https://www.instagram.com/museummum/]

·  Cultural Wednesday [https://www.instagram.com/culturalwednesday/]

Podcast:

·  The Exhibitionists Podcast [https://zencastr.com/The-Exhibitionists]

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·  Positive Hip-Hop by MaxKoMusic from Chosic [https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/28693/]

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·  Catherine’s Cultural Wednesdays [https://culturalwednesday.co.uk/]

Episode 4 | 6 Cultural Motorway Stops in the UK

In this episode Vyki and Catherine share their six favourite places to see photography in London 2023.

Discover the largest space dedicated permanently to photography in the UK. Hear where Vyki set off the alarms and both of us took an interactive step too far. Find out how many Camera Obscuras in London the Catherine failed to see. See photography displayed outside in Soho’s Photography Quarter. Where did a load of rubbish remind us of the beauty of the universe. Meet African Royalty and hear why we think all exhibitions should end with sofas.

Mentioned in this Episode:

· V&A Photography Centre website [https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/photography-centre]

· Centre for British Photography website [https://britishphotography.org/]

· The Photographers’ Gallery website [https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/]

· Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for Now at the Barbican website [https://www.barbican.org.uk/CarrieMaeWeems]

· A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography at Tate Modern website [https://zencastr.com/publish/__playground__/%E2%80%A2%09https:/www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/contemporary-african-photography-a-world-in-common]

· Civilization: The Way We Live Now at the Saatchi Gallery website [https://zencastr.com/publish/__playground__/%E2%80%A2%09https:/www.saatchigallery.com/exhibition/saatchi_gallery_civilization__the_way_we_live_now]

· Art Fund membership website [https://zencastr.com/publish/__playground__/%E2%80%A2%09https:/www.artfund.org/national-art-pass]

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· Cultural Wednesday [https://www.instagram.com/culturalwednesday/]

Podcast:

· The Exhibitionists Podcast [https://zencastr.com/The-Exhibitionists]

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· Positive Hip-Hop by MaxKoMusic from Chosic [https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/28693/]

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· Catherine’s Cultural Wednesdays [https://culturalwednesday.co.uk/]

Episode 3 | 6 Places to see Photography in London 2023

Episode 2: 6 Places to see Outdoor Sculpture in the UK

In this episode Vyki and Catherine share their six favourite places to see outdoor sculpture in the UK and one place they both really, really want to visit.

Can you see all 500 acres of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in one go? Find out why sheep and Henry Moore sculptures are natural companions. Discover contemporary sculpture on Roman roads in the City of London. Take a cable car and discover The Line in London. Catch a fast train to Folkestone for a vast collection of contemporary outdoor art and discover how hedges and art blend together at Houghton Hall in Norfolk.  And why DOES Catherine want to stow away on Vyki’s summer holiday?

Mentioned in this Episode:

· Yorkshire Sculpture Park [https://ysp.org.uk/]

· Henry Moore Studios and Gardens [https://henry-moore.org/studios-and-gardens/]

· Sculpture in the City [https://www.sculptureinthecity.org.uk/]

· The Line [https://the-line.org/]

· Folkestone [https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/folkestoneartworks/]

· Houghton Hall [https://www.houghtonhall.com/]

·  Jupiter Artland [https://www.jupiterartland.org/]

· Art Fund membership [https://www.artfund.org/national-art-pass]

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· Museum Mum [https://www.instagram.com/museummum/]

· Cultural Wednesday [https://www.instagram.com/culturalwednesday/]

Podcast:

· The Exhibitionists Podcast [https://zencastr.com/The-Exhibitionists]

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· Catherine’s Cultural Wednesdays [https://culturalwednesday.co.uk/]

Episode 2: 6 Places to see Outdoor Sculpture in the UK

Six Exhibitions to See in London Summer 2023

In this first episode Vyki and Catherine share the six London exhibitions that they are most excited about this summer and one that disappointed them. Find out why Catherine might have stuck at English A level if all literary criticism was as lyrical as Anselm Kiefer Finnegans Wake at White Cube. Discover fabulous frocks and a royal palace with Crown to Couture at Kensington Palace. See how sequins can be both beautiful and a form of protest with Ashish: Fall in Love and be More Tender at the William Morris Gallery. Is it worth paying to see an exhibition for just one room at Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian at Tate Modern? Why were we disappointed by Dear Earth at the Hayward Gallery? Will we ever get organised enough to see the exhibition all our friends rave about Berthe Morisot at the Dulwich Picture Gallery?

Mentioned in This Episode

Exhibitions:

• Anselm Kiefer - Finnegans Wake at White Cube Bermondsey [https://www.whitecube.com/gallery-exhibitions/anselm-kiefer-finnegans-wake]

• Crown to Couture at Kensington Palace [https://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/whats-on/crown-to-couture/]

• Ashish: Fall in Love and Be More Tender at the William Morris Gallery [https://wmgallery.org.uk/event/ashish-fall-in-love-and-be-more-tender/]

• Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life [https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/hilma-af-klint-piet-mondrian] at Tate Modern

• Dear Earth at the Hayward Gallery [https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/dear-earth-art-and-hope-time-crisis]

• Berthe Morisot at the Dulwich Picture Gallery [https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/2023/april/berthe-morisot/]

• Art Fund membership [https://www.artfund.org/national-art-pass]

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The Exhibtionists [https://www.podpage.com/theexhibiitonistspod]

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• Catherine’s Cultural Wednesdays [https://www.culturalwednesday.co.uk/]

Episode 1: 6 Must See Exhibitions in London Summer 2023

The Exhibitionists is friendly insider's guide to the best exhibitions, museum and historic places to visit in London and beyond.  Hosted by Vyki Sparkes and Catherine Boardman, aka Museum Mum and Cultural Wednesday.   Between us we visit hundreds of cultural places a year.  We're here to share what we've seen - so you know what's worth the travel.

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 * Museum Mum [https://www.instagram.com/museummum/]
 * Cultural Wednesday [https://www.instagram.com/culturalwednesday/]

Or on our websites

 * Museum Mum [https://museummum.com/]
 * Catherine's Cultural Wednesdays [https://www.culturalwednesday.co.uk/]