Tuesday 18 January 2011

Ballet and Chocolate

Last week I mentioned that I paid a visit to the V&A to check out the Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes exhibition before it closed. I really enjoy my occasional visits to the V&A, South Ken is a mere 30minute bus ride away and the Science Museum and Natural History Museums next door are also really interesting to wander around.

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It was the final day of the exhibition so you can imagine how busy it was. This made it difficult to read all the comments but looking at the beautiful costumes, posters and videos was the next best thing! The exhibition was a lot bigger than I imagined and I spent a good few hours wandering around. Unfortunately you aren't allowed to take photos in the special exhibitions and after being told of for doing so in the Grace Kelly exhibition last year I didn't dare try again.

The Ballet Russes provided the world with extravagant costumes and re-envisioned dance movements. The costumes were luxurious and the whole experience of seeing the ballet back at the beginning of the 20th century would have been unforgettable.

I also went to see some smaller exhibitions about producing and consuming chocolate and the London Underground. Both were small but full of interesting posters and models.

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Moschino

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After I was finished at the museum I popped along to the Hummingbird Bakery to pick up a vanilla cupcake but to my horror it was closed for renovations! The skies must have been looking down on me that day and preventing me from cheating on my diet but over a week later and I'm still craving that cupcake!!!

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The next time I go to the V&A I want to see this camera-less photography exhibition. There is another exhibition containing Imperial Chinese robes from the Forbidden City in Beijing, China but since I was actually there in September and saw lots of amazing clothes and other treasures I don't think I'll go to this one considering you have to pay. I'm thinking about becoming a member of the V&A since I visit some what regularly and I find forking out for so many exhibitions is a little expensive considering some of them aren't even worth the price they charge. I still love it there nonetheless and in the summer time the garden is so beautiful to sit in and have lunch.

I'm in Ireland now x

25 comments:

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  2. i've only ever visited the V&A once but i loved it when i did! :)
    you're lucky you live so close!
    xoxo

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  3. oh howq i love exhibitions. and these look really, really good...

    nesha,
    http://thebuttonowl.co.uk/

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  4. Never visited V&A before, but was interesting reading your post! xx

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  5. This looks great, the photographs are awesome x

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  6. Oh, you're so lucky living in London and having all this on your doorstep. I love the London Underground stufff, so iconic. xxx

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  7. Thanks for commenting on my blog ^^ I can tell that you love bows hehe.

    I love that chocolate bag o_O!

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  8. I really want that bag! It's when I read posts like this that I really wish I lived in London and not out in the middle of Wales!

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  9. i love the V&A, they're so point with their exhibits. fun day! xx

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  10. Oooo I love art like this! Anything with a yellow tinge because it's old seems to make its value to me more exciting.

    Great post :)

    Tazz x

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  11. That is such interesting art. Pretty eclectic, I might say. You should go for becoming a member if you're going to visit a lot! It will save you more money in the long run.

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  12. I love the V&A, it's by far my favourite museum in all of London. I love that you can see all sorts of things in there from fashion archives to plaster casts of important ancient treasures from around the world!

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  13. Oh gosh, just looking at that bag makes me want to eat it!

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  14. Ha, I took a photo of the same Moschino bag when I saw that exhibition, isn't it lush :)

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  15. I love the V&A! I hope you have a great time in Ireland.

    Leia

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  16. Never been, but looks and sounds amazing!! Hope to go one day!! Lush bag!! xx p.s. thanks for the comment on my blog :))

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  17. great pictures! hope you had a great time!Thanks for your lovely comment!

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  18. amazing bag!thank you for the comment on my blog!

    http://mlmylookbook.blogspot.com/

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  19. If I could wear one of those rib-age dresses I definitely would, and I'm not skinny though :p I love them because they kind of 'force' us to show of our figures again :D

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  20. Oh my! I love the chocolate bag xx

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  21. I love the Diaghilev exhibition when I went too!
    x

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  22. i loved the v&a when i went, but didn't have too much time to look at everything in detail. nom chocolate! xx

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  23. That handbag is AMAZING! I didn't know such a beautiful thing existed!!

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  24. Museums are wonderful. They always give me butterflies in my tummy. Maybe it's a feeling of nostalgia ? :)



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