Join me as we look back at some of the cultural highlights from London and beyond in a Salterton Arts Review 2022 Countdown. A Year In Review From the perspective of the Salterton Arts Review, 2022 was a pretty good year! 2020 was the year of an unexpected disruption followed by a blog relaunch and […]
Stroll around Reykjavik’s pleasant Arbaer Open Air Museum on a crisp wintery day. The history of Arbaer farm helps to anchor this assemblage of buildings from around Reykjavik. A Museological Expedition A long weekend in Reykjavik allowed me just enough time to squeeze in a visit to the open air museum at Árbær, part of […]
A review of the National Gallery of Iceland as of November 2022. An unusual experience in that the National Gallery of Iceland had no Icelandic art on view when I visited! The National Gallery Of Iceland Is it just me, or do you also expect a National Gallery to contain examples of the art of […]
What’s more punk than posting about a punk museum on Christmas Day? A punk museum in a disused public toilet in the centre of Reykjavik. Read on to find out what it’s all about. A Punk Museum What I know about punks and punk music in Iceland could be written on the back of… a […]
Reykjavik’s Saga Museum brings visitors close to Icelandic history by recreating key moments from the famous sagas and beyond. The result occasionally feels a little on the bloodthirsty side, but is nonetheless good fun. The Saga Museum I had this museum on my list as a ‘strong maybe’ while I was in Reykjavik. The Settlement […]
Let’s get our series on Reykjavik’s museums underway with the Settlement Exhibition, an exploration of how people have lived in Reykjavik since its earliest days. A Museum Two-For-One Long-time readers know that I love a bit of archaeology. So much so, in fact, that the Settlement Exhibition was at the top of my list for […]
A perfect winter getaway in Iceland’s lovely capital, Reykjavik. This long weekend guide is packed full of tips for travellers who like their long weekends with plenty of museums, heritage and culture. A Long Weekend in Reykjavik The Salterton Arts Review recently had the opportunity to spend a long weekend in Reykjavik, capital city of […]
A commission at the London Mithraeum’s Bloomberg SPACE sees artist Mariana Castillo Deball responding to the often discarded, lost or unwanted objects that become archaeological finds. Roman Rubbish, in other words. A Return To The Mithraeum It has been quite a while since I visited London’s Mithraeum. I walked past on a Roman London walk […]
Will I ever run out of versions of A Christmas Carol to see at Christmastime? It doesn’t look like it so far! This year it’s Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol and A Dickensian Christmas, both at the Southbank Centre. A Christmas Relapse I tried quite hard to avoid overdosing on A Christmas Carol this […]
A review of Carolee Schneemann: Body Politics, on for a few more weeks at the Barbican. Schneemann’s politically engaged work, often focused on her body and sexuality, still appears radical to audiences decades after its creation. Female/Feminist Artists: Under The Spotlight It seems to me like female artists are undergoing something of a rebalancing at […]
