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Summer of Art in London

From the masterpieces of Monet to punk art and the Chinese Terracotta Army, London is teeming with events for art -enthusiasts this summer and fall.

From July 7 until September 30, 2007 the Royal Academy of Arts will be showcasing it’s new exhibition, ‘Impressionists by the Sea’ exploring 19th century representations of the northern coastline of France. Works on display will include those by Manet, Monet and Boudin and examine both the fashionable holiday scenes of the ‘summer boulevard of Paris’ and the more Romantic portrayals of the effects of weather and light on the coastline.
 

The exhibit admission is £8 and the museum is open Monday through Thursday 10am to 6pm and Fridays 10am to 10pm.

Located at Burlington House in Piccadilly, London, the museum easily accessed by bus or by tube. The closest tube stations are Piccadilly (on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines) and Green Park (on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines). Oxford Circus and Bond Street are the nearest tube stations on the Central Line. Both are approximately 5 minutes walk away. There are five bus routes that access the museum: the 9, 14, 19, 22, and 38.

Beginning on June 5 and running until September 9, 2007 the Barbican Art Gallery is staging an exhibition of works produced in Britain and America in the punk and post punk era. Thirty years since the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and the release of the Sex Pistols’ single God Save the Queen in 1977, ‘Panic Attack! Art in the Punk Years’ includes political works, performance art and photographs exploring the imagery of urban decay with 150 works by 30 artists. The admission cost is £8 and the Barbican Art Gallery is open 11am to 8pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 11am to 6pm on Tuesday and Thursday.

The Barbican Centre is the largest integrated arts centre in Europe and features five art forms; art, film, music, theatre and education; all under one roof and under one creative direction. The nearest tube station to the gallery is Barbican, on the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City lines. Other Underground stations nearby are Moorgate, St Paul's, Bank, Liverpool Street and Mansion House. The route 153 bus stops right outside the Barbican on Silk Street and runs daily. Other routes running near the Barbican include 8, 11, 23m 26, 35, 42, 47, 48, 55, 56, 76, 78, 100, 133, 141, 149 and 172.

For an entirely different experience, The British Museum will be displaying a number of the terracotta warriors from Xi’an in China from September 13 until April 6, 2008. The exhibition, ‘The First Emperor-China’s Terracotta Army,’ is studying the legacy of China’s First Emperor of Qin and examines one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century with many items buried alongside the Emperor in readiness for the afterlife. Admission for adults is £12 and the museum is open daily from 10pm to 5pm, with late nights on Thursdays and Fridays open to 8pm.

The main entrance to the British Museum is on Great Russell Street in London and there is an alternative entrance on Montague Place. To access the museum by underground, get off at Horborn (Central and Piccadilly Line), Tottenham Court Road (Central line and Northern line – Charing Cross branch), Russell Square (Piccadilly line), Goodge Street (Northern line – Charing Cross branch) or Covent Garden (Piccadilly line). Bus routes that stop near the museum are 1, 7, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242.

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