The Development of the Art Collection 1830-2007

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. You would expect a hospital 760 years old to have paintings of kings and queens, governors and benefactors. Indeed we do: our oldest is a portrait of King Henry VIII from the school of Holbein. But one hundred and fifty years ago we started to collect art by our patients. The core of the collection was started by two psychiatrists, Dr Eric Guttmann and Dr the Hon Walter Maclay who worked at the Maudsley Hospital in the 1930s. They were clearly influenced by the art of the insane. Guttmann was primarily interested in clinical research. Maclay, a wealthy man, collected for his private enjoyment, and his interest was an extension of his more general cultural pursuits.

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Furniture

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The furniture collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum consists of pieces from Britain, Europe and America, dating from the Middle Ages to the present day. It is predominantly of furniture but also includes related objects such as architectural and decorative woodwork, musical instruments, leatherwork and clocks.

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Drawings and Prints

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. The Courtauld Institute of Art houses one of the most significant collections of works on paper in Britain, with approximately 6,000 drawings and watercolours and 20,000 prints. The collection ranges from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century avant-garde.

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The Christmas Exhibition

Dates: 2.12.2009 to 24.12.2009.

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The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

Dates: 26.11.2009 to 1.1.2010. With a wealth of famous melodies, seasonal favourite The Nutcracker is classical ballet at its most approachable and visually entrancing. Adapted from Hoffmann's story of Christmas Eve, it features a magician, an enchanted gift, a battle with the Mouse King, a guiding angel and a journey through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets! It all begins when young Clara creeps downstairs for one of her presents, but finds instead a night of magical adventures. The designs for this classic production recreate a 19th-century Christmas - but one where the Christmas tree magically grows and toy soldiers come to life to fight the Mouse King! The beautifully coloured imaginings of the fantasy Sugar Garden and its celebratory dances make a fabulous contrast - the Sugar Plum Fairy is just one of the delights here - as Peter Wright's production carries the story from its mysterious start to its happy conclusion.

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Greenwich Heritage Centre - Permanent Collection

31 December 2009. The exhibition shows extensive and growing collection of documents and books, photographs and maps, and prints and drawings.The Heritage Centre can be the ideal place to explore your family history. Not only does the centre have a wealth of information available in the form of books, records and collections, but the staff also have the knowledge and experience to guide you with your own family history research.

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Chelsea Space Gallery

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. A public exhibition space where invited art and design professionals are encouraged to work on experimental curatorial projects that may not otherwise be realised.

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Colin Turner

Dates: 24.11.2009 to 6.12.2009. An exhibition of work by Colin Turner.

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Design for the Real World - How Ergonomics Makes Things Better

Dates: 4.11.2009 to 7.3.2010. Ergonomics has been described as the science of everyday life. It uses the knowledge of human performance in conjunction with design and engineering in order to create systems, products and processes which are safe, efficient and enjoyable to use. The exhibition will show the impact of designers and manufacturers who have not accurately considered our ergonomic requirements - how the same design 'errors' that lead to you mistaking the hot tap for the cold one are the same, in principle, to those that can lead to an air traffic disaster or power station meltdown.

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Frank Auerbach: London Building Sites 1952-62

Dates: 15.10.2009 to 17.1.2010. This will be the first exhibition to bring together the seminal group of paintings of London building sites by Frank Auerbach (born 1931). These extraordinary paintings are among the most important contributions to post-war painting in Britain. Fascinated by the post-war rebuilding of London, Auerbach combed the city's numerous building sites with his sketchbook in hand. He visited the major sites, including St Paul's, Oxford Street, Leicester Square and the Shell Building on the South Bank. Drawing on public and private collections nationally and internationally, the exhibition charts the early development of Auerbach's remarkable approach to painting, for which he is celebrated as one of Britain's greatest living artists.

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Cuban Art

Dates: 25.11.2009 to 8.12.2009. Featuring works by Choco and Alain Martinez.

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Drawing Attention: Tiepolo, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso & More

Dates: 21.10.2009 to 27.1.2010. Over the last couple of decades, the Art Gallery of Ontario has put together arguably the greatest collection of master drawings in Canada. This glorious group of 100 of the best works ranges from Renaissance Italy to 18th century France, from English watercolours to masterpieces by Picasso and Matisse, from German Expressionism to Canada's own Group of Seven and David Milne. It includes Guercino, Boucher, Gainsborough, Ingres, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Turner, Leger, De Kooning, and Canada's remarkable Emily Carr.

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David Chipperfield - Making Special the Normal

Dates: 14.10.2009 to 31.1.2010. One of the most important architects working today, David Chipperfield's architecture uses concrete, brick and wood to create awe, beauty and meaning with an appealing clarity. His beautifully crafted buildings, whether small scale private houses and shops or large scale public buildings and civic plans urge the user, or the passer by, to enjoy them.

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The Covent Garden Ladies

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009.

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Christmas Show

25 November 2009 - 22 December 2009.

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Education Handling

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The core Museum collections are complemented by a separate Education Handling Collection containing over 3,700 objects. It is an excellent resource providing unique opportunities to touch and study closely a wide selection of objects and specimens similar to those in the galleries. Amongst many other items the Handling Collection contains musical instruments, masks, puppets, and clothing from all over the world. There are examples from the past, and from the present, making it relevant to people of all ages who can connect the objects with experiences in their own lives.

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A Christmas Carol

Dates: 8.12.2009 to 3.1.2010. Musical stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous novella performed by a local charity group.

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The Royal Ballet: Les Patineurs + Tales of Beatrix Potter

Dates: 14.12.2009 to 13.1.2010. Double bill of Les Patineurs and Tales of Beatrix Potter. Conductor: Paul Murphy.

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After The Fire: Rebuilding the City

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. Curator Vicky Roberton will demonstrate through the museums collections the processes involved in rebuilding London after the destruction caused by the Great Fire of 1666. Sir Christopher Wren and John Nash, the two dominant architects of the day, greatly influenced the redevelopment of the new city.

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Cafe Gallery at Riverhouse Barn Gallery Studio

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. A changing display of work in the cafe bar.

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Rio Zouk

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. Brazilian zouk lambada is a rhythm developed in Rio de Janeiro, a city that some would argue is the dance capital of the world. An evolution of the lambada this dance is increasingly popular world wide including in Brazil, Holland, Spain, the UK and Australia.

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Children's Party Bookings

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009.

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Clara Acuna: Garcia

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. An exhibition of work by Clara Acuna.

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Giselle

Dates: 20.1.2010 to 23.1.2010. The ultimate romantic ballet, a tale of innocence, betrayal and the redemptive power of true love.

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British Portraiture

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. This room showcases a variety of portraits by British artists from as early as Tudor times right up to the 19th-century. The anonymous Judd Marriage, which was bequeathed to the gallery in the 16th-century, is displayed alongside well known 18th-century portraits such as Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse by Reynolds and Lucy Ebberton by Knapton as well as Dennings adorable portrait of the Queen Victoria, aged Four.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Dates: 16.3.2010 to 3.4.2010. The most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything, hits the road in top gear on the 4th year of its high-flying tour. With a cast and crew of 100 (including ten dogs), sensational sets and stunning special effects, this action-packed adventure is the story of the magical car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, and his two children Jeremy and Jemima, alongside Truly Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts, all try and outwit the dastardly Baron and the famously evil Childcatcher. Bursting with magical songs including Truly Scrumptious, Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain and the Oscar nominated title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the production has been nominated for three Olivier Awards, won Best Musical in the 2002 Variety Awards, been nominated for five Tony Awards on Broadway and won the coveted Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Family Show in 2006. This ravishing award-winning show is guaranteed to be the most exciting theatrical event of the year.

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The Bootleg Beatles

Dates: 7.12.2009. Beatles tribute band formed from the West End cast of the Broadway musical 'Beatlemania'.

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Barnet Museum Collection

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. Barnet Museum contains archives, objects, prints, photographs, paintings and maps reflecting the development of Chipping Barnet and the surrounding area, as well as a collection of period costumes and accessories, domestic items and lace.

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Gong

27 November 2009. The story of Gong begins (again), full moon Easter 1966. Daevid Allen had a vision which was to change his, and many other people's lives. He gained the impression that he was an experiment being supervised by intelligences far beyond his normal level of awareness that he was later to call the octave doctors seeing himself on stage in front of a large rock festival audience and experiencing an intense connection with them that had the quality of intense Love, at the same time being surrounded by an enormous cone of etheric light... simultaneously drawing astral shadows from deep below us and dissolving them in the downpouring radiance focused at its peak.

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Sleeping Beauty

Dates: 4.12.2009 to 17.1.2010. The Churchill's magical pantomime is a high-energy show packed with sing-along songs, wonderful dance, colourful costumes and characters, sparkling sets, and of course, non-stop jokes and join-in fun! The tale of the beautiful princess Aurora, who is cursed by an evil fairy and can only be awakened by her true love's kiss, will capture imaginations young and old and guarantees all the seasonal joy of a traditional pantomime. It's not Christmas without a trip to the theatre and Sleeping Beauty at The Churchill promises yet another truly spectacular show to delight your whole family.

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18th Century

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. This room is dedicated to 18th Century European painting. Canalettos 'Old Walton Bridge' and 'The Bucintoro at the Molo on Ascension Day' and Tiepolo's sketches for the ceilings of villas represent the Venetian School. Hogarth's conversation piece 'A Fishing Party' and Gainsborough's portrait of 'An Unknown Couple in a Landscape' represent the English fashion for being portrayed against the backdrop of land or estate, while the French Watteau's 'Le Plaisir du Bal' likewise portrays the upper classes conversing and at play.

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Christmas Past: 400 Years of Seasonal Traditions in English Homes

Dates: 24.11.2009 to 3.1.2010. Each year the Geffrye's eleven period rooms are decorated in authentic festive style to reflect how Christmas has been celebrated in English homes over the past 400 years. A feast for the eyes and the soul, a visit in December is a must.

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Fast Forward: 20 Ways F1 is Changing Our World

Dates: 11.3.2009 to 5.4.2010. Explore the wonders of Formula 1 technology, but not just on the racetrack. Find out how researchers from different industries and disciplines have embraced the Formula 1 spirit for innovation and transferred it into our everyday lives. 20 innovative by-products of Formula 1TM will show how sophisticated composite materials and rigorous pit-stop strategies devised by British teams are currently applied to improve safety and efficiency in our hospitals, homes and working places. Formula 1 has a long and proud heritage of British racing triumph, but motorsport's more than the Grand Prix winners - there is a wealth of winning technology too. British teams, engineers and mechanics have shown themselves to be at the forefront of Formula 1, a world where human skill, innovation and cutting-edge technology are pushed to the extreme. The exhibition will feature unique items such as the Ovei Wellbeing Capsule, Baby Pod II and Solar B Solar Probe.

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The Christmas Exhibition

Dates: 2.12.2009 to 24.12.2009.

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Aviation History Timeline

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. The timeline, some 50 metres long, details the development of aviation and the Royal Air Force against the background of the key social and political events of the first century of powered flight.

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The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

Dates: 26.11.2009 to 1.1.2010. With a wealth of famous melodies, seasonal favourite The Nutcracker is classical ballet at its most approachable and visually entrancing. Adapted from Hoffmann's story of Christmas Eve, it features a magician, an enchanted gift, a battle with the Mouse King, a guiding angel and a journey through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets! It all begins when young Clara creeps downstairs for one of her presents, but finds instead a night of magical adventures. The designs for this classic production recreate a 19th-century Christmas - but one where the Christmas tree magically grows and toy soldiers come to life to fight the Mouse King! The beautifully coloured imaginings of the fantasy Sugar Garden and its celebratory dances make a fabulous contrast - the Sugar Plum Fairy is just one of the delights here - as Peter Wright's production carries the story from its mysterious start to its happy conclusion.

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Costume

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009.

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Museum of Garden History

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. The museum is dedicated to the history of gardens and gardening and exists to enhance understanding and appreciation of the history and development of gardens and gardening in the UK, with reference to European and worldwide influence.

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The British Council Collection

Dates: 5.4.2009 to 13.6.2010. The British Council Collection is to go on show for the first time in Britain at the newly expanded Whitechapel Gallery. Artist Michael Craig-Martin selects modern masters for the first display, in an exhibition supported by specialist insurer Hiscox.

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London's Burning: The Great Fire of London 1666

Dates: 1.1.2007 to 31.12.2009. Explore the Great Fire, the most famous disaster in London's history, and find out how it shaped the city we know today. Hear the real stories of how Londoners lived through this tragedy. What was it like to live through the terror of having your home and livelihood destroyed? How did people cope? And why did a fire which claimed less than a dozen lives end up changing London's cityscape forever? Be transported back to September 1666, with interactive displays and a wide range of objects, including archaeological finds and 17th century fire-fighting equipment and see the Great Fire through the eyes of those who survived it.

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The Battle of Barnet

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009.

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Arms and Armour

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. A collection of Oriental arms, armour and related works of art, chosen specifically for their fine craftsmanship, Eastern opulence and exotic beauty.

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The Art Gallery

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. This new gallery area contains works of art from Hunter's personal collection by artists such as George Stubbs, William Hodges and Jan van Rymsdyk.

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Books & Documents

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. A wide-ranging collection of books and documents, both handwritten and printed, dating from the inception of the Bank in 1694 to the present. Subjects are many and varied and include personalities, premises and suggestions to make banknotes "inimitable".

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Cosmos & Culture

Dates: 23.7.2009 to 30.12.2010. Explore how astronomy has changed the way we see our universe - and ourselves - through this object-rich exhibition. From ancient heritage to cutting edge technology, trace the history of people and the stars through different stories drawn from around the world. A new multimedia display environment allows you to explore objects in-depth. See how different instruments work; explore key scientific concepts; enjoy beautiful models and illustrations; discover the stories of the people who made and used them.

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Aestheticism: Beauty in Art and Design 1860-1900

Dates: 1.4.2011 to 31.7.2011. The first international exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British Aesthetic Movement, which produced some of the most sophisticated and sensuously beautiful artworks of the Western tradition. The well spring of the 'new art' movements of the late 19th century, British Aestheticism is now acknowledged for its revolutionary re-negotiation of the relationships between the artist and society, between the 'fine' and design arts, as well as between art and ethics and art and criticism.

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Kunst

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. An evening of neo-Weimar cabaret, hosted by Dusty Limits with Dawn Right Nasty on the decks. Also Screenings of classic and obscure modern silent films to start off each evening.

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Australian Pictures - Auction

15 December 2009. Christie's has sold Australian art since the 1960s both in Australia and London. The continuing strength of the market has produced exceptional prices including most recently for Frederick McCubbins Sawing Timber in December 2007, London. Christie's typically hosts two annual sales in London to showcase the best of Australian art. Privately negotiated sales have included Eugene von Guerard's magisterial colonial landscape View of Geelong, sold on behalf of the Lord Lloyd-Webber to the Geelong Gallery, Victoria, for 1.6m, setting an auction record for any Australian painting and the second highest price for a privately negotiated sale of a painting to an Australian institution . Previously, Christie's negotiated the sale of John Webber's Portrait of Captain Cook to the Australian National Portrait Gallery for A$5.3m.

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Freeze Frame

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. To coincide with International Polar Year, the National Maritime Museum displays some of the earliest photographs of the Arctic, its landscape and people, in a new temporary exhibition in the Queen's House. Freeze Frame will showcase a selection of prints taken from the Museum's world-class historic photographs collection. The exhibition will look at two expeditions to the Arctic under Captain Edward Inglefield in 1854, and Captain George Nares in 1875-76. Both expeditions used photographic processes that were in their infancy, having been announced to the public only a few years before. Both processes involved a significant amount of bulky equipment and chemicals in order to develop the negatives. However, the technique used by Nares had a shorter exposure time allowing more photographs of the expedition activities to be recorded.

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Going to School

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009.

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Group Christmas Exhibition

Dates: 8.12.2009 to 24.12.2009.

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The Courtauld Collection

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The Courtauld Gallery's permanent collection is one of the most important and best-loved in Britain. Famous for its outstanding Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, the collection in fact reaches from the early Renaissance to Modernist works of the 20th century.

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The Entomology Collection

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. The Grant Museum holds approximately 14000 insect specimens, which are preserved in a variety of different ways. Some are pinned, some have been preserved as fossils and some are stored in spirits, such as alcohol. In 1850 January Two cases of insects, one with 28 glazed drawers containing approximately 2000 specimens, and 12 specimens in spirit are recorded as belonging to the college. The moths of this collection all have described ranges in South America but the only locality information on approximately a third of the labels is 'Santa Clara'.

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Beneath Our Feet

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009.

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The Art of Healing the Mind

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. This exhibition follows a sequence through conventional art by mental health service users, to more abstract images and unconventional use of colour, to art which describes the isolation of the mentally distressed, to powerful images of what mental illness is really about.

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Artefact Collections

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The Port and River collection comes from three main sources, the Port of London authority museum, and material collected by Museum of Londons during 1970s and 1980s and material collected more recently by museum in Docklands. The collections have a unique significance to Londons history, given that the port has provided the key to so much of Londons economic and social importance over 2,000 years. Its have models of river craft, sailing ships and steamers from 18th. Shown photographs of huge quantities of cargo were transferred direct from ships to lighters, or barges.

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Faces of Scotland

Dates: 15.9.2009 to 19.12.2009. A one-off opportunity to see all the major works from The Scottish National Portrait Gallery in London following its closure for renovation. The origins of The Scottish National Portrait Gallery can be traced back to the late eighteenth century and to the enthusiasm of one man, the mildly eccentric David, 11th Earl of Buchan. It opened its doors to the public in 1889 and features portraits in the fields of science and medicine, philosophy and literature.

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Greenwich Heritage Centre - Permanent Collection

31 December 2009. The exhibition shows extensive and growing collection of documents and books, photographs and maps, and prints and drawings.The Heritage Centre can be the ideal place to explore your family history. Not only does the centre have a wealth of information available in the form of books, records and collections, but the staff also have the knowledge and experience to guide you with your own family history research.

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Milestones of Flight - 100 Years of Aviation

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight, the Museum has published an interactive timeline of milestones in British Military, British Civil and World Aviation over the last century, to complement the brand new exhibition at RAF Museum London.

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Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes 1900-1939

Dates: 18.9.2010 to 16.1.2011. This exhibition showcases the glamour and magic of Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russes, exploring its origin and legacy 100 years after its first performance. A larger than life personality, Diaghilev's artists included such luminaries as George Balanchine, Coco Chanel, Robert Delaunay, Natalia Goncharova, Vaslav Nijinsky and Pablo Picasso. The V&A's significant holdings of costumes, designs, images, programmes and related material illustrate the creative process of dance and the Ballet's impact on design, music and artistic sensibility.

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First Thrusday

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009.

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Furniture

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The furniture collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum consists of pieces from Britain, Europe and America, dating from the Middle Ages to the present day. It is predominantly of furniture but also includes related objects such as architectural and decorative woodwork, musical instruments, leatherwork and clocks.

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Frank Skinner's Credit Crunch Cabaret

12 October 2009 - 14 December 2009. Due to the sell-out success of Frank Skinner's Credit Crunch Cabaret the run has been extended with an additional 10 shows this Autumn. Times are tough. The pound is falling, purse strings are tightening and it looks like you'll never be able to get pick 'n' mix from Woolies again. So what better time than now for a little entertainment. To date Frank Skinner's Credit Crunch Cabaret has hosted award-winning comedians, West End stars and fantastic musical acts, including, Al Murray The Pub Landlord, Dave Gorman, David Baddiel, Lee Mack, Connie Fisher, Russell Howard, Tara Palmer Tomkinson, Hugh Cornwell, Richard Herring, Ian Broudie, Jenny Eclair, Chris Addison, Goldie Lookin Chain, and We Are Klang.

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The Christmas Exhibition

Dates: 2.12.2009 to 24.12.2009.

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The Glasgow School

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The Fleming collection has a number of fine examples of leading artists of the Glasgow school, including George Henry (1858-1943), John Lavery (1856-1941), Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864-1933), William York Macgregor (1855-1923), Arthur Melville (1855-1904), James Paterson (1854-1932) and Edward Arthur Walton (1860-1922).

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Aquarium

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The Horniman Museum's aquarium is one of London's oldest surviving aquaria. Frederick Horniman is said to have been inspired to construct an aquarium in the Museum after viewing the Horniman Aquarium at the Great Exhibition site. The Aquarium was founded in 1903 under the supervision of eminent zoologist and ethnographer Alfred Cort Haddon (1855-1940). Haddon was a correspondent of Phillip Henry Gosse (1810-1888), the Victorian naturalist consulted by Charles Darwin. Gosse set up the first marine aquaria in Britain and also wrote the first descriptive catalogue of British marine invertebrates.

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Colour and Line: Turner's Experiments

Dates: 2.5.2008 to 30.4.2012. A two-room display featuring works on paper by Turner, with a variety of experiments and interactive displays exploring his working methods and techniques. Learn more about printmaking and experience the scientific experiments with colour which formed a background to his work.

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Art for Everybody

Dates: 7.5.2009 to 1.12.2009. A 37 metre long artwork depicting a coloured alternate reality created by Peter McDonald. It is displayed along 'The Cut' and down Blackfriars Road and plays with the idea of transforming a public space into a place for art. McDonald, who won the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize in 2008, has been artist-in-residence at the station since early this year.

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The Turner Prize 2009

Dates: 6.10.2009 to 16.1.2010. The annual Turner Prize for visual arts rarely fails to be controversial, causing passionate debates about the nature of art and introducing the work of up-coming artists to an international audience.

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Galton Permanent Collection

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. In a sense, Sir Francis Galton was a traditional Victorian gentlemen scientist who dabbled in a whole range of fields; yet Galton made an extraordinary impact on almost every area to which he turned his attention. Modern understandings in statistics, genetics, heredity and criminology were shaped by Galton's work. Many further instruments and documents from Galton's work in the above areas, as well as meteorology, geography, and communications

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Faces of Battle

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. Untold stories of suffering, heroism and hope.

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The Development of the Art Collection 1830-2007

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. You would expect a hospital 760 years old to have paintings of kings and queens, governors and benefactors. Indeed we do: our oldest is a portrait of King Henry VIII from the school of Holbein. But one hundred and fifty years ago we started to collect art by our patients. The core of the collection was started by two psychiatrists, Dr Eric Guttmann and Dr the Hon Walter Maclay who worked at the Maudsley Hospital in the 1930s. They were clearly influenced by the art of the insane. Guttmann was primarily interested in clinical research. Maclay, a wealthy man, collected for his private enjoyment, and his interest was an extension of his more general cultural pursuits.

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The Royal Ballet: Agon + Sphinx + New McGregor

Dates: 4.11.2009 to 18.11.2009. Agon: Agon is plotless, an abstract ballet for eight female and four male dancers. Sphinx: The ballet is a powerful variation on the Oedipus legend. Inspired by Act II of Cocteau's play, The Infernal Machine, Tetley's Sphinx appears in the guise of a young woman who, weary of immortality, longs to fall in love with a man. Conductor: Agon: Daniel Capps; Sphinx and New McGregor: Barry Wordsworth. Choreography: Agon: George Balanchine; Sphinx: Glen Tetley; New McGregor: Wayne McGregor.

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The Evolving Pharmacy and Lambeth's Pharmacy Past, to Pharmacy and Nature, and Making Medicines

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. An exhibition featuring objects that range from 18th-century seahorses to current painkillers, and from equipment used to make pills in the 1800s to jars used to hold 16th-century medicinal ingredients. There is also an opportunity to see the architect's model for the 11-storey building that was first planned to house the society when it moved to Lambeth in the 1970s.

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Capturing the Moment

Dates: 18.3.2009 to 10.1.2010. An exhibition of work by Reg Wilson, one of Britain's most prolific performance photographers. From the 1960s he has recorded four decades of the performing arts in all their richness and variety, capturing the great and the good on stage, backstage and in the studio. This selection from Wilson's archive, chosen by the artist, shows every aspect of the performance process from the studio to the finished product. It also demonstrates a range of techniques, from the staged photo-call to the snatched backstage shot and includes some of the earliest stage photography and colour productions.

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The Royal Ballet: Concerto + The Judas Tree + Elite Syncopations

Dates: 23.3.2010 to 15.4.2010. This programme of three ballets celebrating the genius of Kenneth MacMillan opens with Concerto. Conductor: Concerto: Dominic Grier; The Judas Tree: Barry Wordsworth. Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan.

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Britains First Art Gallery

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. William Hogarth (1697-1764), one of the original Governors of the Foundling Hospital, encouraged leading artists of the day to donate works to the childrens home, with the aim of attracting wealthy potential benefactors. In doing so, he created Britains first public exhibition space, which became a centre of artistic experimentation and led to the formation of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768. Today the collection contains works by Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Wilson, Hayman, Highmore, Roubiliac and Rysbrack, displayed in fully restored interiors as they would have been seen by visitors to the original Hospital in the 1700s.

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Archaeology

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The Horniman Museum's collections include a substantial amount of archaeological material, including items from all over the world. Frederick Horniman began these collections himself, and they were added to over the decades through donations and purchases from a number of sources. British prehistoric material forms a large proportion of collection, the bulk of it flint tools, some from well-known sites such as Swanscombe and Grimes Graves. There are also prehistoric objects from all over Europe and some parts of Africa. Ancient Peruvian pottery and Caribbean stone tools are also represented. The Museum has a large number of Ancient Egyptian artefacts as well as a collection of Ancient Greek and Cypriot pottery. Other material includes flint tools and weapons from North America, glass spearheads from Australia and a small collection of Romano-British objects.

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Art Through Words

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. Sessions for Blind and Partially Sighted Visitors, each session begins with a detailed verbal description of the focus painting, and ends with a visit to the Gallery.

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Christmas Show

Dates: 2.12.2009 to 24.12.2009.

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Costume

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009.

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The Battle of Barnet

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009.

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The Book of Tributes

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. A copy of "The Book of Tributes", which has been created in remembrance of the victims of the bombings is permanently available for public viewing.

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Charles Sims (1873 -1928)

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. Charles Sims reputation as a painter was established with his first one-man show at the Leicester Galleries in 1906. He became best known for lyrical open-air scenes. In 1918 he was sent to France as an official artist. He became gradually more reserved and aloof, and appeared to be a very lonely and pathetic figure. He was Keeper of the Academy Schools from 1920 to 1926, and earned much of his living by portrait painting during this period. In the last two years of his life he worked on a series which he called Spirituals or Spiritual Ideas. He killed himself shortly before six of these paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition of 1928.

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Giselle

Dates: 20.1.2010 to 23.1.2010. The ultimate romantic ballet, a tale of innocence, betrayal and the redemptive power of true love.

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Pink Plays Live in London at The O2 Arena

Dates: 1.5.2009 to 8.12.2009. Fearless rock chick P!nk heads to The O2 in London with her Funhouse tour. 1, 2, 4, 8 May

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20th Century British Art

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. To celebrate the launch of Agnew's 2009 '20th Century British Art' catalogue we are displaying a selection of works.

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Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum - Collection

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in a small laboratory at St Mary's Hospital in 1928. This discovery revolutionised medicine and there are very few people whose lives have not benefited from it. The laboratory has been restored to its former, cramped condition.

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Exploring Interiors: Decoration of the Home 1900-1960

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. Exploring Interiors asks what our living rooms, dining rooms and kitchens were like in the first half of the twentieth century, and why. The displays show fabrics and wallpapers, from expensive designs in the most up-to-date styles to cheaper, popular patterns for the mass market. They offer a taste of the sort of choices that were available at the time. Catalogues give a glimpse of the fixtures and fittings, the furniture and furnishings that could be bought in the shops. Advertisements and magazines highlight the newest household equipment and reveal changing attitudes to the home and domestic life. But, at the same time, Exploring Interiors uses the evocative evidence of photographs and personal commentary to find out what people's homes were really like. And, more often than not, they were very different from the impression given by advertisements, catalogues and magazines.

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Estelle Thompson

Dates: 9.10.2009 to 7.11.2009. The gallery presents a solo exhibition featuring work by artist Estelle Thompson.

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The Royal Ballet: La Fille Mal Gardee

Dates: 9.3.2010 to 28.4.2010. Frederick Ashton's version of La Fille Mal Gardee returns to the Royal Opera House for its 50th anniversary revival.Conductor: Barry Wordsworth and Daniel Capps.

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Aestheticism: Beauty in Art and Design 1860-1900

Dates: 1.4.2011 to 31.7.2011. The first international exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British Aesthetic Movement, which produced some of the most sophisticated and sensuously beautiful artworks of the Western tradition. The well spring of the 'new art' movements of the late 19th century, British Aestheticism is now acknowledged for its revolutionary re-negotiation of the relationships between the artist and society, between the 'fine' and design arts, as well as between art and ethics and art and criticism.

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Chinook Exhibition

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. An exhibition telling the story of the West's ubiquitous transport helicopter, the Boeing chinook, champion heavy lifter of the Royal Air Force's support helicopter fleet.

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Cuban Art

Dates: 25.11.2009 to 8.12.2009. Featuring works by Choco and Alain Martinez.

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British Art on Paper - Auction

Dates: 3.6.2009 to 15.12.2009.

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The Robot Zoo

Dates: 28.3.2009 to 8.11.2009. London's Robot Zoo is an exciting, interactive exhibition for all the family at the Horniman Museum. 28 Mar-8 Nov

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Goshka Macuga

Dates: 5.4.2009 to 18.4.2010. The Bloomberg Commission launches with Goshka Macuga, who has created a new site specific artwork inspired by Picasso's Guernica coming to the Whitechapel Gallery in 1939 on its first and only visit to the UK.

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The Royal Ballet: Electric Counterpoint + New Scarleti + Carmen

Dates: 5.5.2010 to 15.5.2010. Conductor: New Scarleti: New Scarleti; Carmen: Pavel Sorokin. Choreography: Electric Counterpoint: Christopher Wheeldon; New Scarleti: Liam Scarlett; Carmen: Mats Ek.

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Dental Art

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. For centuries, the activities of dentists and the symptoms of tooth disease have been used as themes in works of art, drawings, cartoons, paintings, sculpture and woodcarvings. These images are a valuable source of information about providers of dental care and different treatments for toothache. The museum has an extensive collection of fine art depicting dentistry. Dentistry has long been a subject for humour in cartoon-art. The golden age of political and social caricature and satire was between 1780 and 1830 when three artists were active There follows a set of three English engravings, which date from the beginning of the 19th century, showing three options available when a tooth extraction was required. Finally we see a barber-surgeon at work in the 17th century in the Netherlands.

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The Christmas Exhibition

Dates: 2.12.2009 to 24.12.2009.

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Dave Swarbrick

19 November 2009. Tunes, stories and reminiscences from a life in music. Regarded by many as Britain's finest folk fiddler, Dave Swarbrick has inspired and influenced countless musicians over five decades. From his early work with Ian Campbell and Fairport Convention he has continued to be at the forefront of the British folk movement. Swarb now returns to solo performance for the first time in a decade with a show that promises to be another memorable and triumphant chapter in his long career.

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Environment Room

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. The Environment Room is a purpose built space exploring the relationship between people and the natural world.

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The Conversation Piece: Scenes of Fashionable Life

Dates: 30.10.2009 to 14.2.2010. This exhibition will explore the tradition of the 'Conversation Piece', group portraits of high-society sitters in strikingly informal situations. With its roots in 17th-century Dutch painting, the genre is best known through the work of the English artists, William Hogarth and George Stubbs in the 18th century and Sir Edwin Landseer in the 19th century. The greatest exponent of the Conversation Piece was Johan Zoffany; the exhibition will include a remarkable series of works produced by the artist for his royal patron George III. The Conversation Piece depicts sitters going about their daily lives and thus provides a fascinating insight into the fashions, interiors and manners of the age.

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Air Traffic Control Exhibition

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. An exhibition about air traffic control with interactive displays.

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Faces of Battle

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. Untold stories of suffering, heroism and hope.

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The Royal Ballet: Chroma + Tryst + Symphony in C

Dates: 22.5.2010 to 11.6.2010. Chroma pushes the dancers to their physical limits through McGregor's astonishing and demanding choreography and is set to spine-tingling music from Joby Talbot and the White Stripes. Tryst is an orchestral tour de force comprising five sharply defined modes, from the brassy, action-packed challenge of the outer sections, through quieter Celtic wistfulness and an iridescent central section for strings. Sym phony in C is a vivid example of Balanchine's ability to portray the very essence of his chosen music, as the varying melodies, rhythms and textures of Bizet's youthful score are reflected magically in dance. Conductor: Chroma: Daniel Capps; Tryst: James MacMillan; Symphony in C: Dominic Grier. Choreography: Chroma: Wayne McGregor; Tryst: Christopher Wheeldon; Symphony in C: George Balanchine.

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Design for the Real World - How Ergonomics Makes Things Better

Dates: 4.11.2009 to 7.3.2010. Ergonomics has been described as the science of everyday life. It uses the knowledge of human performance in conjunction with design and engineering in order to create systems, products and processes which are safe, efficient and enjoyable to use. The exhibition will show the impact of designers and manufacturers who have not accurately considered our ergonomic requirements - how the same design 'errors' that lead to you mistaking the hot tap for the cold one are the same, in principle, to those that can lead to an air traffic disaster or power station meltdown.

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Glass

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds the national collection of glass. It includes more than 6000 pieces, from the Middle East, Europe and America, and illustrates the 4000 year history of glass.

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The Development of the Art Collection 1830-2007

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. You would expect a hospital 760 years old to have paintings of kings and queens, governors and benefactors. Indeed we do: our oldest is a portrait of King Henry VIII from the school of Holbein. But one hundred and fifty years ago we started to collect art by our patients. The core of the collection was started by two psychiatrists, Dr Eric Guttmann and Dr the Hon Walter Maclay who worked at the Maudsley Hospital in the 1930s. They were clearly influenced by the art of the insane. Guttmann was primarily interested in clinical research. Maclay, a wealthy man, collected for his private enjoyment, and his interest was an extension of his more general cultural pursuits.

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Another Roadside Attraction

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009.

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Billy Liar

Dates: 6.11.2009 to 14.11.2009. There'll be queues out of the door for this one. Get in early and keep queueing for November's classic comedy Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. This hugely funny tale of Billy Fisher and his overactive imagination will be remembered by all and is definitely worth a revisit this year. Directed by Paul Campion who, of course, brought us the comedy Neville's Island in 2008 it is bound to be a great pre-cursor (it'll certainly get your laughter muscles in trim).

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Christine Woodside RSW RGI

28 October 2009 - 13 November 2009. Christine's lighthearted yet technically complicated works of art never fail to bring a smile to one's face. Her affectionate interiors of her Fife home and the surrounding countryside to the Lomond Hills are suffused with rich, vibrant colours and luxuriant surface texture.

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London's Burning: The Great Fire of London 1666

Dates: 1.1.2007 to 31.12.2009. Explore the Great Fire, the most famous disaster in London's history, and find out how it shaped the city we know today. Hear the real stories of how Londoners lived through this tragedy. What was it like to live through the terror of having your home and livelihood destroyed? How did people cope? And why did a fire which claimed less than a dozen lives end up changing London's cityscape forever? Be transported back to September 1666, with interactive displays and a wide range of objects, including archaeological finds and 17th century fire-fighting equipment and see the Great Fire through the eyes of those who survived it.

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The Art Gallery

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. This new gallery area contains works of art from Hunter's personal collection by artists such as George Stubbs, William Hodges and Jan van Rymsdyk.

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