Cultural and General
Picasso: Fired with Passion
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
until 28 October 2007
Celebrating the creativity and inspiration of Picasso, this exhibit displays over 100 objects from world-renowned collections.
Entry £ 6

Ingmar Bergman's film 'The Seventh Seal'
The National Gallery, London
Saturday 18 August at 2:30pm
Made in 1957 by the late Ingmar Bergman, this is one of Bergman's classics.
Tickets £ 4 Bookings advised

Monnaie de Paris
(The French central bank)
They have issued two special limited mintage collectors coins recently - in both Gold and Silver editions. The silver coins are priced around €28, and the Gold coins around €277 and €544
One highlights the 2007 Rugby World Cup and the other the Airbus A380.

Crafting Beauty in modern Japan
The British Museum
19 July to 21 October 2007
Japanese art crafts: textiles; lacquer; glass; ceramics; wood.
Admission free, but booking advised.

Foundling Lives
Foundling Museum
This exhibit focuses on four pupils from the Foundling Hospital. This Hospital was the first home for abandoned children in London, established in 1739.
Entry £5

Medieval and Renaissance Highlights
Victoria and Albert Museum
until 27 April 2009
This display features sculptures by Michelangelo, Benvenuto Cellini and Giambologna (in Room 117).

The Jewellery of Seaman Schepps
Gilbert Collection
9 June to 27 August 2007
Presenting Schepps' colourful mid 20th. century jewellery. His works utilised
emeralds, sapphires, rubies and, of course, diamonds mounted in natural
materials such as sandalwood, seashells and gold.
Entry is £ 6 and bookings advised.

Dalí and Film
Tate Modern
1 June to 9 September 2007
A special exhibition covering the relationship between Dali's paintings
and films. Over 60 of Dali's paintings will be on display plus screenings
of several of his film projects including Spellbound (made with Hitchcock)
and Destino (made with Disney).

Abolition of the Slave Trade
There are several exhibits and events at Museums in England covering this.
These include:
National Maritime Museum
Museum of London
Mersey Maritime Museum
Wilberforce House
Manchester Museum
British Library
British Museum
International Slavery Museum (opens late August)
British Empire & Commonwealth Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
Houses of Parliament Exhibition, Westminster, London.

London's Burning
The Great Fire of London
Museum of London
current to late 2009
The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed 80% of London. What was it like to be there
and how did those Londoner's cope? The exhibition covers the Fire from this
personal perspective.

The print of the Eagle
Mus�e de l'Arm�e
1 March - to the end of 2007: Exhibit "the print of the Eagle", personal
memories of Napoleon.

From Cezanne to Picasso
Musee d'Orsay
From 19 June, 2007 to 16 September, 2007 Modern Art in Paris:
The Vollard Gallery, from Cezanne to Picasso
Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) was a pioneer art dealer in late 19th. century
Paris who promoted the work of C�zanne, in particular. Vollard's
work enhances Paris' standing in the art world. He also published a number
of books in this field.

Technical and Others
World War II weekend
Old Sarum, Wiltshire, England
25 - 27 August, 2007
WW II army displays and re-enactments. Plus aerial displays on 27th.

Big Bang
Science Museum
until 7 October 2007
Display covering the Large Hadron Collider - the world's most powerful
particle accelerator, currently being built.
Plasticity
Science Museum
Bakelite, the origin of modern plastics, was invented by Leo Baekeland
in 1907. This exhibit portrays the development and use of Plastics over
the intervening century.

Penicillin
The Science Museum, London
The story of Penicillin, originally discovered by Alexander Fleming and subsequently developed by Howard Florey.

Deutsches Technikmuseum, Berlin
until 19 August 2007
Much of the architecture and design of carriages fro Berlin's Underground
railway system was done by Alfred Grenander and this exhibit showcases his
work.

How We Are: Photographing Britain
Tate Britain, London, England
until 2 September 2007
Highlighting photography in England from the early pioneers such as William Fox-Talbot to the latest technologies.
Bookings advised

Transport Industry Boomtime
Coventry Transport Museum
New exhibit of the vehicle building industry in Coventry during the 1950s
to 1970s. It features buses, trucks, tractors and an interactive mock
production line.

National Cold War Exhibition
Royal Airforce Museum
February 2007 onwards
The Royal Airforce Museum is planning a Cold War exhibition that will
cover the national, international and social/political perspectives -
to be presented in a new and specially designed building.

Pioneering Polar Photography
National Maritime Museum
Highlighting the International Polar Year, this 'Freeze Frame' photographic
exhibition shows some of the first Arctic photographs. These include Beechey
Island photographs taken by Edward Inglefield in 1854 and George Nares'
search of the north pole during his voyage of 1875-6.


Merseyside Maritime Museum
Shipwrecked
The loss of several major liners within a short time-frame was devastating
for England and the Port of Liverpool. A new exhibition. Includes the
original ship builders 20 foot model of the Titanic.

Konrad Zuse - Computer Pioneer
German Museum of Technology
Konrad Zuse is credited with building the world's first computer in 1938,
followed by many improved subsequent models up to the 1970s. This museum
is exhibiting most of the of the computers built by this pioneer.
also -
Dining on Rails
Food and drink on the railways from 1850 up to now.

Grand Medieval Joust
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, England
25 - 27 August, 2007
Knights in full charge re-enacting a Medieval Joust, daily at 3pm. Also, other exhibits from that period.

'Steam Up' days
Coldharbour Mill
Operating historic (1799) textile mill. Public 'Steam Up' days this year
are: 26-27 August; 27-28 October.