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ROYAL SOCIETY “Fiery Earth: The Volcano and the Royal Society” - official video review

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WHO SHOULD GO. If you like secret exhibition - it’s so well-hid not even a poster you’ll be seeing outside. ROYAL SOCIETY “Fiery Earth: The Volcano and the Royal Society” - official video review LOCATION. St. James. Nearest station: Charing Cross. As you exit the station onto the Strand, walk southwest across the traffic circle. Continue at the opposite side and along The Mall. As you get past the Institute of Contemporary Arts, go right and up the stairs. Keep heading southwest along Carlton House Terrace. The Royal Society will be to your left in a minute. Clip: ROYAL SOCIETY “Fiery Earth: The Volcano and the Royal Society” - official video review WHAT TO SEE. Go down two floors and you’ll be seeing “Fiery Earth”. An expedition to Krakatoa, the Indonesian island whose eruption in 1883 has stirred up studies and reports from the RS. From documentations on air pressure waves to sunset glows to poems and books and its Subsequent Phenomena. Side discussions

SCIENCE GALLERY “On Edge: Living in an Age of Anxiety” - official video review

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WHO SHOULD GO. Those who like the big word “interdisciplinarity”. And really into contemporary art, not minding a little bit of cliche as expenses in keeping an engaging discussion. LOCATION. Closest station: London Bridge. Do not go to the north exit - you’ll be walking a long deal there. Get to the one that opens up to the train and bus stations, and walk south getting down the escalator besides the Shard. As you marvel at the hotel rooms you’ll never be in - ding ding ding - you’re stepping on St Thomas Street, and the gallery is now opposite and to your right, inside KCL’s campus. SCIENCE GALLERY “On Edge: Living in an Age of Anxiety” IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. A rag-clothed tent (clip) acts as a gathering place for coping and taking action. Clip: SCIENCE GALLERY “On Edge: Living in an Age of Anxiety” NEW CURATING STYLE. Now you can start from either end of the gallery, unlike its previous exhibitions. No direction / “starting point” whatsoever. That al

TOWER OF LONDON - official video review

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WHO SHOULD VISIT. If you like the Norman conquests. If you like royal history. Or to see the queen’s crown. LOCATION. Nearest tube station: Tower Hill. Exit the station and you’ll see these giant walls across the street. And you know what - start walking. Entrance and ticketing office at the tower’s western wall. Inside the White Tower, TOWER OF LONDON FREE TOUR. Walk freely but if you see a beefeater guide, stop and listen. MAIN ATTRACTIONS. 1. In the middle of the whole thing you’ll see the White Tower - the oldest tower of London following the Norman conquest. Built 1078. (This is the second tower built by the Normans, after the Colchester Castle built only a few years earlier. Fun fact: Colchester was the original “capital” of Roman England.) The tower is now home to the museum of armouries. 2. Chapel - located to the west of the Crown Jewels’ entrance. 3. Northern wall - a series of random exhibitions. Like an explication on exotic showoff animals li

ST. JOHN'S HOUSE (Warwick) - official video review

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You'll also find the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum on its first floor. THE HOUSE. This is a heritage house fitted with a regiment museum upstairs. Built late 1660s. GROUND FLOOR. The house’s history is squashed into two display boards and an audio track. You’ll find these besides the main entrance. If you’re curious enough, you’ll find an inconspicuous corridor besides the boards. It leads to a recreated Victorian classroom and another room with a collection of toys. FIRST FLOOR. Here you’ll find the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum. Heroic tales and personal life stories. Very local history. The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum, ST. JOHN'S HOUSE (Warwick) - official video review LOCATION. A seven minute walk from Warwick Station. Exit the station and walk south along Station Road. Turn right into A429 and walk all along - the house is right across the street. Clip: ST. JOHN'S HOUSE (Warwick) - official video review FUN FACT. “Fu

MARKET HALL MUSEUM (Warwick) – official video review

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Also known as "Warwickshire Museum". This is the  museum to go to if you want to know the county's history and culture. WHAT TO SEE. 1. An ambitious narrative from Jurassic dino’s to a series of animal specimens not necessarily related to Warwick. Some donated from friends afar. (Regional museums like to stretch back history way too much. Which means mammoths, lithic tools,or even geological periods: ☞  Redbridge Museum ☞  Slough Museum ☞  Kingston Museum ☞  Spelthorne Museum ) MARKET HALL MUSEUM (Warwick), showing the Sheldon Tapestry at the back 2. The most impressive artefact here -  the Sheldon Tapestry (photo). A map commissioned in 1580, you'll be seeing a marvellous level of details on Warwickshire's landscape. Not to be missed. Clip: MARKET HALL MUSEUM (Warwick) LOCATION. The Market Hall Museum is a mere three-minute walk from Warwick Bus Station. Get off the bus and walk north along Market Street. The museum is just

LEAMINGTON SPA MUSEUM & ART GALLERY – official video review

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WHAT TO SEE. A ‘local history’ section showing you how the town develops into a spa resort. Key words: entrepreneurial efforts. And superstitions on the water's magical healing property. It all started in the 18th century, with Satchwell starting the chase by building pump rooms and baths. Other industrialists followed suit. Clip: LEAMINGTON SPA MUSEUM & ART GALLERY The next room is a preserved, fully-decorated bath, or a Turkish “cooling room”. Local artist exhibitions are happening in the gallery wing. The exhibits change every two years. LEAMINGTON SPA MUSEUM & ART GALLERY LOCATION. A seven-minute walk from Leamington Spa tran station. As you exit the station, walk north through the pathways and then the Lower Avenue. Turn right into Spencer Street, then left to cross the river. The museum is to your left inside a library. FB chat  - let's talk about your travel. Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find y