In what is now an annual Salterton Arts Review tradition, we check out London architecture old and new as part of Open House 2022. Open House London 2022 Third year in a row I’ve made it to Open House London! That’s got to be a proper tradition now, right? I certainly look forward to it […]
A review of Reframed: The Woman in the Window, an excellent thematic exhibition on for a few weeks more at the Dulwich Picture Gallery Reframed: The Woman In The Window Dulwich Picture Gallery, it’s been a while. The last time I was here was for Unearthed: Photography’s Roots. There was a Helen Frankenthaler exhibition in […]
A review of a visit to the Museo Larco, a fine private collection of pre-Hispanic art in Lima. Wonderful pieces thoughtfully displayed, but as one of Lima’s top tourists sites I found myself valuing the quiet spots the most. WARNING: some images NSFW. Origins Of The Museo Larco The most recent post here on the […]
A review of a visit to the Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery in Carlisle. An expansive collection covers art, history, geology, natural history, decorative arts and more, with a fine historic building at the museum’s heart. A History Of Tullie House Museum I recently had the opportunity to visit Tullie House Museum & Art […]
A review of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) in Cambridge, including their exhibition [Re:] Entanglements: Colonial collections in decolonial times. A pleasant and forward-looking museum, perfect to get a flavour of Cambridge’s university museums. MAA Cambridge We are now most of the way through the Salterton Arts Review’s outing to Cambridgeshire. Today is […]
An illustrated visit to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. In which I admire the building immensely, but have trouble paying attention until the end. Cambridge In The Quiet Season The last installment on the blog was this trip out to IWM Duxford near Cambridge. My partner and I recently spent a few days in Cambridge, […]
An illustrated walk around the precincts of St Paul’s Cathedral by night, following in the footsteps of a 1940s guidebook. I couldn’t get as close to the cathedral as the book suggested, but noticed a lot of details I had never spotted before. Exploring Post-Blitz London From The 21st Century I bought London for Everyman […]
A visit to Swedenborg House in Bloomsbury. In which I encounter an interesting project by the Royal College of Art, as well as an unusual London society. The Bloomsbury Festival Leads Me In New Directions Between this exhibition and Not Without My Ghosts which I saw recently at the Drawing Room, I’m on a roll; […]
A tale of my visit to the museums of St Mark’s Square. In which I discover that the only thing worse than an enforced one way trek through a museum is an enforced one way trek through THREE museums. A Disclaimer to Begin With Hello everyone. I don’t want to be unduly harsh, so I’m […]
A description of my trip to the V&A, including the exhibition Filthy Lucre. In which I enjoy a peaceful evening visit to the Cast Courts, and a wonderful Whistler-themed installation. A Late Summer Evening at the V&A The V&A is a wonderful place to wander. Even better, the lower visitor numbers during Covid-19 are a […]