I want to be cultural on Saturday

But Indiana Jones is on at the cinema.

How could you possibly make one of these unless by magic in a factory with glass

Posted over 2 years ago by SuckMonster

The Jack the Ripper exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands is very good. It’s £7 a head, so it’s not cheap, but it’s very well done. And the whole setting of the museum is great. And there’s also the black slavery exhibition on at the moment there, which is also very well presented.

Well worth a gander.

Posted over 2 years ago by pottytime tipped with 1K

There’s a bit where he survives a close-quarters nuclear blast.

Im getting too old for this skulltural

Posted over 2 years ago by SuckMonster tipped with 1K

Saw an advert for this yesterday at the British Library:

http://www.bl.uk/ramayana

Exhibition on the Ramayana. (One of the Hindu scriptures.)

Lots and lots of very cool 17th century Indian manuscript illustrations. Am definitely going to go – I absolutely love that kind of stuff.

Probably not unmissable if you’re not that into Indian manuscript illustrations or Hindu mythology, though…

Posted over 2 years ago by CasperCCC

Cy Twombly at the Tate Modern.

That’s where I’m going on Saturday.

Posted over 2 years ago by Babb

There’s a psycho buildings exhibition at the Hayward

I want to go there too.

Posted over 2 years ago by Babb

Have you done Tutankhamun yet?

mmm erm

Posted over 2 years ago by purpaboo

I’m not really up for Tutankhamun. I’m not really sure why, as I do like a nice lost civilisation. I think it’s because I’m a bit saturated with Minoans, after my holiday.

Posted over 2 years ago by Babb

The American Scene exhibition at the British Museum looks ace – and it’s FREE.

Posted over 2 years ago by Linnet

I went to the Psycho Buildings exhibition and it’s brilliant – definitely go. There’s about 10 or 12 different installations, so it takes a couple of hours to go round, although you have to queue for the boating lake and the big plastic ball thing so it might take longer now (I went just after it started and it was fairly empty). They are all worth it though.

Posted over 2 years ago by PrincessBride

Indiana Jones doesn’t appear to have any evening performances! :O So that rules that one out.

I’d come across Psycho Buildings and the Ripper exhibitions through my rudimentary search – I’m glad to hear that they’re good, either of those would suit me. Also, they’re both indoors; sadly imperative, viewing this Saturday’s bastard weather forecast.

I will donate the kudo to the winning suggestion!

Posted over 2 years ago by dawnage

Any Saturday? Or just this Saturday? Does it have to be cultural? How about fun? Go to the roller disco on the South Bank on July 13th! Or you could go watch the Lion 3D film at the iMax. Or do you think your husband might like to take you up the Oxo Tower? Mind Over Matter – the Storm Thorgerson Pink Floyd exhibition is on from July 24th.

chortle

Posted over 2 years ago by Juvey tipped with 1K

there are stacks of architecture-related things on all over zone 1 on Saturday as we are bang in the middle of London Festival of Architecture see www.lfa2008.org (I can’t be the only one who has been quite beside themselves with excitement about this and whizzing about trying to do as many of the events as possible…er yes, well perhaps I am actually the only sad – but lovely – buildings geek on here)

lfa architecture geek

Posted over 2 years ago by archetype

It needs to be this Saturday, as I’m at a rare loose end. The diary is otherwise looking pleasingly busy between now and the end of August when I emigrate. :)

Posted over 2 years ago by dawnage

Cy Twombly at the Tate Modern is terrible. 12 rooms of exhibition. 9 rooms of paintings that could have been done by a three year old. 2 rooms of sculptures of things that it’s very likely Cy Twombly hadn’t seen – I judge this from the sculptures produced – picture a boat made out of a single plank with a bit of whitewash. 1 room of paintings of water that looked like it had been done by someone else. The difference in style and skill was that different.

On the plus side you can leave the museum and go into the Street Art bit and write rude words on the wall.

The photography exhibit is better.

but not a lot

Posted over 2 years ago by andy005

How about this?

http://tinyurl.com/5nj6tg

The whole thing looks intriguing. Different, at least.

I can vouch for Psycho Buildings too – impressive and genuinely good fun. Although the initial appeal of the suspended red fabric staircase had waned after an hour looking at it while queueing for the boating lake. If you fancy a laugh check out the crochet coral reef there too. That bit’s free. Understandably.

Posted over 2 years ago by Eltanin tipped with 1K

I did the Psycho Buildings in the end. It was certainly interesting, but bloody expensive! I hoped for more than an hour of entertainment of viewing for the price!

I loved the dolls’ houses. A model I had as a child in the late 70s was featured, to my utter surprise. It was great to see it.

Posted over 2 years ago by dawnage

I’ll be offering grooming services. Tickets available.

funny

Posted about 1 year ago by kodama