16 Nov 2016
Anniversaries
20th anniversary of the Harry Potter book series
June 2017
Since the release of J.K.Rowling's first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, on 30 June 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, inspiring the popular film series. All eight movies were filmed in Britain, with locations spanning England, Scotland and Wales. While in London, Potter fans shouldn't miss a priceless photo opportunity at the enchanted Platform 9 ¾ at King's Cross Station. Would-be sorcerers can try their hand at pushing a trolley through the brick wall between platforms nine and ten, otherwise known as the portal to the wizarding world. A must-visit for any discerning Harry Potter fan is the Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter, a dream come true for anyone – young or old – who watched and loved the movies and the books. For more information contact publicity@bloomsbury.com.
25th anniversary of the Premier League
August 2017
The world-famous Premier League turns 25 in 2017. The first season kicked off in August 1992 and has been drawing international interest ever since. Attending a match is high up on the must-do list of any visitor to Britain – you'll witness the players' skills, the fans' passion, the stadiums' electric atmosphere; altogether a truly unforgettable sports experience. As well as the opportunity to watch the best of English and Welsh football, attending a game is also the perfect chance to visit the clubs' destinations. Reaching from the far north-east of England (Newcastle) to the south of Wales, (Swansea), central England (Leicester), over to London and across to the hip cities of north-west England (Manchester and Liverpool), following Premier League football also means discovering some of Britain's most exciting cities – and, of course, the opportunity to explore behind the scenes as many stadiums run tours.
125th anniversary of the first Sherlock Holmes publication
October 2017
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was published in 1892; the book was the first collection of Holmes stories, which Conan Doyle had been publishing in magazines since 1887.Now a popular TV series, London is almost a character in itself in the Sherlock stories and it's hard to imagine the detective living anywhere else. Explore the city as Sherlock did and visit some of his favourite haunts. Start with a visit to Sherlock and Watson's famous address, 221B Baker Street. While it doesn't actually exist, the exterior of their flat as seen in the series is shot in this quieter west London road, 25 minutes' walk from Baker Street, at 187 North Gower Street. Other destinations sure to be of interest to Sherlock fans include, The Sherlock Holmes Museum, a Grade II-listed building devoted to the detective. It features a re-creation of his sitting room, and a gift shop. The Sherlock Homes Pub in Westminster is stuffed with memorabilia, including Dr Watson's old service revolver and his favourite food, Cumberland sausages.
New Openings
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Re-opening January 2017
Closed since August 2016, the Estorick Collection will re-open early next year following a major refurbishment, presenting new displays of the permanent collection, and a number of exhibitions throughout the year. The Estorick Collection brings together some of the finest and most important works created by Italian artists during the first half of the twentieth century and is Britain's only gallery devoted to modern Italian art. For more information contact alison@alisonwrightpr.com
The Postal Museum
Phoenix Place, Clerkenwell, opening spring 2017
The Postal Museum is London's newest heritage attraction. It will reveal the surprising and curious history of Britain's earliest social network; the post. With five interactive zones, visitors will be led through five centuries of world-class curiosities, treasures and artefacts, providing a very different and often unseen view of a service that was involved in the majority of significant world events. Visitors will explore how the postal service's innovation and ingenuity changed the way we communicate forever, and paved the way for the instant, digital communications of today. At the heart of this, is an insight to the people who worked for, and whose lives were changed by this indispensable service, since its introduction in the 1500s. For more information contact fran@rtc.london
Exhibitions
War in the Sunshine: The British in Italy 1917-1918
The Estorick Collection, 13 January – 19 March 2017
As commemorations of the Great War continue, this exhibition brings together 25 rarely shown artworks and 50 photographs documenting the little known role of British forces in Italy during the First World War. On special loan from the Imperial War Museum, they include the drawings and paintings of WW1 pilot Sydney Carline employed as an official war artist during the conflict and tasked with documenting aerial warfare. Alongside Carline's dramatic works are contemporary documentary images taken by W. J. Brunell and Lieutenant Ernest Brooks. For more information contact alison@alisonwrightpr.com
Nordic Matters
Southbank Centre, 13 January 2017 – January 2018
A year-long festival of Nordic art and culture in 2017, featuring music, dance, theatre, visual arts, participation, talks and debates, and gastronomy. A particular emphasis will be placed on the idea of play fostering curiosity and creativity, for people of all ages but especially children and young people. Moving beyond popular perceptions of 'Nordic Noir' the programme will embed Nordic culture and artists in Southbank Centre's year-long artistic offer, and provide a platform to some of the more 'hidden voices' from Greenland, Åland and the Faroe Islands. For more information contact naomi.burgoyne@southbankcentre.co.uk
Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London
V&A, 14 January – 2 April 2017
The exhibition will explore the role and lasting impact of Lockwood Kipling, an influential but largely unknown figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. Structured around Kipling's biography as artist, writer, teacher and conservationist, the exhibition is directly associated with the origin and history of the V&A and the scope of the objects in its collections. It will consider Kipling's collecting and curatorial practices in the Bombay, Lahore and South Kensington Museums and the influence of 19th century arts education. The exhibition will also mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Modern India and Pakistan. For more information contact press.office@vam.ac.uk
Photography from the National Museum of Women in the Arts: Terrains of the Body
Whitechapel Gallery, 18 January – 16 April 2017
This exhibition will display photography and video works drawn from a collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. Works by seventeen contemporary artists from five continents capture women on camera in domestic spaces and expansive landscapes. By turning their camera to women, including themselves, these artists embrace the female body as a vital medium for expressing identity, reflecting individual and collective experience, and forming narratives. For more information contact annajones@whitechapelgallery.org
Robots
Science Museum of London, 8 February – 3 September 2017
Featuring a unique collection of over 100 robots, from a 16th-century mechanical monk to robots from science fiction and modern-day research labs, this exhibition will enable visitors to discover the cultural, historical and technological context of humanoid robots. Visitors will be able to interact with some of the 12 working robots on display. Among many other highlights will be an articulated iron manikin from the 1500s, Cygan, a 2.4m tall 1950s robot with a glamorous past, and one of the first walking bipedal robots. For more information contact will.stanley@sciencemuseum.ac.uk
David Hockney
Tate Britain, 9 February – 29 May 2017
David Hockney, one of the most popular and influential British artists of the twentieth century, returns to Tate Britain in 2017 for his most comprehensive exhibition yet. The show gathers together an extensive selection of his most famous works celebrating achievements in painting, drawing, print, photography and video across six decades. For more information contact pressoffice@tate.org.uk
Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932
Royal Academy of Arts, 11 February – 17 April 2017
Marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution, the exhibition will chart the formative years of Soviet Russia through its diverse and brilliantly original art. From pioneers of abstraction such as Kandinsky and Malevich to the highly individual work of Chagall and the less familiar Petrov-Vodkin, this survey is the first to encompass the entire artistic landscape of post-revolutionary Russia. Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932 will bring together painting, photography, sculpture, film-making and graphic design, as well as everyday objects. For more information contact press.office@royalacademy.org.uk
Wolfgang Tillmans
Tate Modern, 15 February – 11 June 2017 Since the early 1990s, Wolfgang Tillmans has earned recognition as one of the most exciting and innovative artists working today. This exhibition brings his 'extended practice' to the fore, offering a new focus on his photographs, video, digital slide projections, publications, curatorial projects and recorded music. Taking the year 2003 as the literal and conceptual point of departure, the exhibition will focus on the artist's work produced in the 14 years since his major exhibition at Tate Britain. For more information contact pressoffice@tate.org.uk
Cagnacci's Repentant Magdalene; An Italian Baroque Masterpiece from the Norton Simon Museum
The National Gallery, 15 February – 21 May 2017
Guido Cagnacci (1601-1663) was born in Emilia Romagna but travelled widely throughout Italy and settled in Vienna for the last five years of his life. An exceptional loan will see the exhibition of Cagnacci's masterpiece The Repentant Magdalene in the National Gallery, which has not been on display in Britain for more than thirty years. This is a major loan from the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California, which will enable visitors to appreciate Cagnacci's astonishing naturalism and the characteristic sensuality of his paintings, in what is unquestionably the greatest painting he ever produced. For more information contact press@ng-london.org.uk
Eduardo Paolozzi
Whitechapel Gallery, 16 February – 14 May 2017
This will be the first major retrospective in 40 years of British artist Eduardo Paolozzi, widely considered to be one of the most dynamic and irreverent British artists of the 20th century and a pioneering figure in the Pop-Art movement. Spanning five decades and featuring over 250 works the exhibition re-assesses Paolozzi's varied artistic approach, from his post-War bronzes to revolutionary screen-prints and bold textile designs. The exhibition is presented in four chronological sections displaying key works including rarely seen textiles, drawings and animated films. For more information contact annajones@whitechapelgallery.org
Places of the Mind: British Watercolour Lanscapes, 1850-1950
British Museum, 23 February – 27 August 2017
This exhibition will display a selection of stunning works from the British Museum's rich collection of Prints and Drawings, over half of which have never previously exhibited or published, to examine the ways artists interpreted landscape on paper during the Victorian and early Modern period. It is the first exhibition to focus on landscape drawing during this era and explores the idea that each work is a construct of the mind and imagination of the artist - an attempt to convey not merely the physical properties of a landscape but its sense of place. For more information contact communications@britishmuseum.org
America after the Fall: Painting in the 1930s
Royal Academy of Arts, 25 February – 4 June 2017
Following the devastating impact of the Great Depression, brought about by the Wall Street Crash, America entered the 1930s in flux; not even art was immune to the major challenges facing the nation. During this period, artists sought to capture changes in mass urbanisation, industrialisation and immigration. This exhibition will showcase 45 iconic works from the period, drawn from collections across the USA, many of which have rarely been seen together. It has been organised by the Art Institute of Chicago in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Arts, London and Établissement public du musée d'Orsay et du musée de l'Orangerie, Paris. For more information contact press.office@royalacademy.org.uk
Gillian Wearing and Claude Cahun: Behind the mask, another mask
National Portrait Gallery, 9 March – 29 May 2017
This exhibition brings together for the first time the work of French Surrealist artist Claude Cahun and British contemporary artist Gillian Wearing. Although they were born almost seventy years apart and came from different backgrounds, remarkable parallels can be drawn between the two artists. Both of them share a fascination with the self-portrait and use the self-image, through the medium of photography, to explore themes around identity and gender, which is often played out through masquerade and performance. For more information contact nevans@npg.org.uk
Michelangelo – Sebastiano; A Meeting of Minds
The National Gallery, 15 March – 27 June 2017
This major exhibition will focus on the extraordinary artistic relationship between Sebastiano del Piombo (about 1485– 1547) and Michelangelo (1475–1564) from the 1510s through to the 1540s. In addition to covering their great collaborative projects, the exhibition will include works preceding their meeting, in part to better demonstrate the originality of their joint creations. It will also follow the lower-key, long-distance creative relationship between the two artists in the years they spent apart, and it will examine their allegedly acrimonious falling-out and creative parting of ways after Michelangelo's return to Rome. For more information contact press@ng-london.org.uk
Howard Hodgkin: Absent Friends
National Portrait Gallery, 23 March–18 June 2017
This is the first exhibition of portraits by Howard Hodgkin (b.1932), one of Britain's leading artists. Hodgkin's paintings are characterised by rich colour, complex illusionistic space and sensuous brushwork. By emphasising these pictorial elements, his work frequently appears entirely abstract. The exhibition explores Hodgkin's development of a personal visual language of portraiture, which challenges traditional forms of representation. For more information contact nevans@npg.org.uk
The Japanese House: Architecture and Life after 1945
Barbican, 23 March – 25 June 2017
The first major UK exhibition to focus on Japanese domestic architecture from the end of the Second World War to now, it will highlight a field which has consistently produced some of the most influential and extraordinary examples of modern and contemporary design. In the wake of the war, the widespread devastation of Tokyo and other cities in Japan brought an urgent need for new housing, and the single family house quickly became the foremost site for architectural experimentation and debate. In the years following, Japanese architects have consistently used their designs to propose radical critiques of society and innovative solutions to changing lifestyles. For more information contact lorna.gemmell@barbican.org.uk
BMW Tate Live: Dear Guests…A Live Exhibition
Tate Modern, 24 March – 2 April 2017
In March 2017 Tate Modern will present the first in a sequence of annual Live Exhibitions. This new exhibition format is choreographed through both time and space and will combine installation, performance, film, video, sound and talks throughout a period of nine days. Situated in the unique spaces of the Tanks at Tate Modern, Dear Guests... will offer an alternative invitation to the audience to encounter art in live, shared situations. For more information contact daisy.taylor@tate.org.uk
Giacomo Balla: Works from the Biagiotti Cigna Collection
The Estorick Collection, 5 April – 25 June 2017
The Biagiotti Cigna Collection is one of the largest collections of works by the Futurist painter Giacomo Balla (1871-1958). Assembled by the renowned Italian fashion designer Laura Biagiotti, and her husband Gianni Cigna, the collection comprises over 200 works and represents the artist's entire oeuvre, spanning the years 1904-51. The works on display will include figurative painting and drawing, abstraction and applied art, and many of Balla's fashion-related designs. For more information contact alison@alisonwrightpr.com
Queer British Art
Tate Britain, 5 April - 1 October 2017
Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales, this will be the first major exhibition in Britain to focus on queer British art. It spans the period from the abolition of the death penalty for buggery in 1861 to decriminalisation in 1967, and explores how seismic shifts in attitudes towards gender and sexuality found expression in the arts. The exhibition includes major figures, such as Oscar Wilde, and features works by Simeon Solomon, John Singer Sargent, Gluck, Dora Carrington, Keith Vaughan, and Francis Bacon, to name a few, alongside ephemera and personal photographs. For more information contact daisy.taylor@tate.org.uk
Chris Ofili; Weaving Magic
The National Gallery, 26 April – 28 August 2017
The National Gallery presents Turner Prize-winning artist Chris Ofili's new work, his first foray into the medium of tapestry. Ofili is returning to the National Gallery following the exhibition Titian: Metamorphosis 2012. Like Rubens, Goya and many artists before him who have engaged with this medium, Ofili has been working closely with master weavers to see his design translated into a hand-woven tapestry. The imagery reflects Ofili's ongoing interest in classical mythology and contemporary 'demigods', together with the stories, magic and colour of the Trinidadian landscape he inhabits. For more information contact press@ng-london.org.uk
Russian Revolution: Hope, Tragedy, Myths
The British Library, 27 April – 29 August 2017
This exhibition will re-examine the Russian Revolution, focusing on the experiences of ordinary Russians living through extraordinary times. In addition, key characters such as the last Tsar and revolutionary leaders including Lenin will be examined, as will the political events of the period. The story, mainly focused on the events of the Revolution and its immediate aftermath, will be told through posters, maps, postcards, letters, newspapers, ephemera, recordings and film, displayed alongside 3D items on loan from other institutions. For more information contact elsie.king@bl.uk
Alberto Giacometti
Tate Modern, 9 May – 10 September 2017
Tate has been given unparalleled access to the Fondation Alberto and Annette Giacometti's extraordinary collection and archive. From his first works of art through his surrealist compositions, to the emergence of his mature style, this exhibition will focus on the influences that shaped Giacometti and the experimental way in which he developed his practice. The exhibition will include some previously unseen plasters and drawings alongside more familiar bronze sculptures and oil paintings. Giacometti is one of the few artists of the last century whose work is often more recognisable than his name. For more information contact daisy.taylor@tate.org.uk
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains
V&A, 13 May – 1 October 2017
London's Victoria and Albert Museum will stage the first major international retrospective of Pink Floyd, one of the world's most pioneering and influential bands. To mark 50 years since the band released their first single Arnold Layne, and over 200 million record sales later, The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains will be an immersive, multi-sensory and theatrical journey through Pink Floyd's extraordinary world. A story of sound, design and performance, the exhibition will chronicle the music, iconic visuals and staging of the band, from the underground psychedelic scene in 1960s London to the present day, illustrating their groundbreaking use of special effects, sonic experimentation, powerful imagery and social commentary. For more information contact doug.wright@ldcommunications.co.uk
Canaletto and the Art of Venice
The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace 19 May – 12 November 2017
The Royal Collection contains the world's finest group of paintings, drawings and prints by Venice's most famous view-painter, Canaletto (1697–1768). Displaying a spectacular selection of 18th-century Venetian art, the exhibition presents Canaletto's greatest works alongside paintings, drawings and prints by Sebastiano and Marco Ricci, Francesco Zuccarelli, Rosalba Carriera, Pietro Longhi and Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. Exploring the many delights of 18th-century Venice, from the splendours of the Grand Canal and St Mark's Square to its festivals, theatre and masked carnival, the exhibition brings the irresistible allure of one of the most beautiful cities in the world to The Queen's Gallery. For more information contact press@royalcollection.org.uk
Prize for Illustration 2017: Sounds of the City
London Transport Museum, 19 May – 3 September 2017
This exhibition will showcase 100 illustrations that interpret artists' relationships with sound in an urban context. Taking inspiration from the familiar, the curious, the persistent and the distinctive chorus of sounds we hear about us day and night, we celebrate the hubbub and the quiet spaces, the songs and the sounds, of our vibrant, diverse, multi-layered cities. For more information contact ruiz.alexander@ltmuseum.co.uk
Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion
V&A, 27 May 2017 – 18 February 2018
Revered by his contemporaries and fashion designers today, Cristóbal Balenciaga represented the pinnacle of haute couture in the 1950s and 1960s and is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential designers of the last century. The V&A will present the first exhibition on Balenciaga in the UK, marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of his first fashion house in San Sebastian and the 80th anniversary of the opening of his famous Paris salon in 1937. Sketches, photographs and fabric samples will contextualise the garments and patterns, x-rays, toiles and film will be used to reveal details in their construction and making. For more information contact press.office@vam.ac.uk
Fahrelnissa Zeid
Tate Modern, 7 June – 15 October 2017
Zeid, best known for her large-scale abstract paintings, was one of the most influential Turkish artists of the twentieth century. The exhibition will examine the evolution of Zeid's figurative and abstract work, the themes she pursued and the techniques she experimented with during her career, focusing on how her practice both related to and diverged from international art movements. Although Zeid travelled extensively, exhibited internationally and influenced a younger generation of artists in Europe and the Middle East during her lifetime, this will be the first major retrospective dedicated to her work. For more information contact daisy.taylor@tate.org.uk
Giovanni Da Rimini: An Early 14th Century Masterpiece Reunited
The National Gallery, 14 June – 8 October 2017
This exhibition will highlight the extraordinary quality of da Rimini's painting and illuminate its wider art-historical context. Bringing together outstanding loans – including splendid works by other artists working in Rimini during the first four decades of the 14th century, such as Francesco da Rimini and Giovanni Baronzio, several exceptional ivory plaques – and important works from the National Gallery's own strong collection of Italian Trecento paintings, the exhibition will illuminate a key moment in the history of art, when emphasis on observation and realism was born. For more information contact press@ng-london.org.uk
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power
Tate Modern, 12 July – 22 October 2017
This exhibition will explore how 'Black Art' was defined, rejected and redefined by artists across the United States in the period 1963–83. Most of the works will be on display in the UK for the first time and will introduce the UK audience to American artists such as Romare Bearden, Norman Lewis, Lorraine O'Grady and Betye Saar, alongside prominent British-Guyanese painter Frank Bowling who was resident in New York much of this time. It will explore how debate raged among and beyond African-American visual artists, as to what it meant to make and show art, who it was for and how it should relate to the Civil Rights movement and other campaigns for racial empowerment. For more information contact daisy.taylor@tate.org.uk
Matisse in the Studio
Royal Academy of Arts, 5 August - 12 November 2017
This will be the first exhibition to consider how Henri Matisse's personal collection of treasured objects were both subject matter and point of origin for his work. Drawn from the far corners of South East Asia, Africa, North Africa, China and Europe amongst other destinations, Matisse's eclectic collection includes a Buddhist statue from Thailand, Bamana figures from Mali and textiles from North Africa. Featuring over 65 of Matisse's paintings, sculptures and drawings alongside significant objects from his collection, the working processes by which these objects were transformed in his oeuvre will be revealed. For more information contact press.office@royalacademy.org.uk
Rachel Whiteread
Tate Britain, 12 September 2017 – 4 February 2018
This major exhibition of work by Rachel Whiteread will celebrate her position as one of the UK's most highly respected sculptors and will show work spanning her thirty-year career. Bringing together large and small-scale sculptures in the range of materials characteristically used by the artist – including plaster, resin, rubber, concrete and metal – it will be the most substantial showing of Whiteread's work to date and include new work not previously exhibited. The exhibition will also include drawings, collages and photographs as well as documentation of the public projects that have punctuated her career. For more information contact daisy.taylor@tate.org.uk
Basquiat: Boom for Real
Barbican, 21 September 2017 - 28 January 2018
The first large-scale exhibition in the UK of the work of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988). One of the most significant painters of the 20th century, Basquiat came of age in the post-punk underground art scene in Lower Manhattan in the late 1970s. Basquiat: Boom for Real focuses on the artist's relationship to music, text, film and television, placing it within the wider cultural context of the time. Paintings, drawings and notebooks are presented alongside rare film, photography, and music from international museums and private collections. More than any other exhibition to date, in a design that aims to capture the dynamism of Basquiat's practice. For more information contact ann.berni@barbican.org.uk
Opera: Passion, Power and Politics
V&A, 30 September 2017 – 25 February 2018
Together the V&A and the Royal Opera House will create a vivid and immersive journey through opera, from its origins in late-Renaissance Italy to the present day, in the inaugural exhibition of the new Sainsbury Gallery. The exhibition will focus on seven opera premieres, seven opening nights in seven distinct cultural landscapes, which culminate in the international explosion of opera in the 20th and 21st century. The exhibition will show how the creation of a new opera can reflect the social, political, artistic, and economic conversations, which define cities and will reveal the process of making opera from libretto to score, design to performance. For more information press.office@vam.ac.uk
Reflections; Van Eyck and the Pre-Raphaelites
The National Gallery, 4 October 2017 – 2 April 2018
Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait (1434) was one of the beacons by which the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood took its stylistic bearings in forging a radical new style of painting. The painting informed the Pre-Raphaelites' belief in empirical observation, their ideas about draughtsmanship, colour and technique, and the ways in which objects in a picture could carry symbolic meaning. The exhibition will examine early responses to the technique and style of the painting, from the first press notices to the writings of the painter and National Gallery Director, Charles Eastlake, and draws attention to the different ways in which the Pre-Raphaelite artists responded to the Arnolfini Portrait. For more information contact press@ng-london.org.uk
Poster Girls
London Transport Museum, 13 October 2017 – summer 2018
This exhibition will highlight some of the key female artists who have designed for London Transport and Transport for London including Dora Batty, Herry Perry and Laura Knight, amongst many others. The artists and work will be examined and contextualised by both the era in which they lived and worked, and their style. 'Poster Girls' will also include accompanying material such as letters, books and ceramics, photographs and original artworks. The exhibition will look at their diverse portfolios beyond posters and the context in which they were designing, the background story to their careers, and, their influence on 20th century design. For more information contact ruiz.alexander@ltmuseum.co.uk
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Exhibition
The British Library, 20 October 2017 – 28 February 2018
Marking the twentieth anniversary of the publication of JK Rowling's first installment in the Harry Potter series, this exhibition will showcase an extraordinary range of wizarding books, manuscripts and objects, and combine centuries-old British Library treasures with original material from Bloomsbury's and the author's archives. From medieval descriptions of dragons and griffins, to the origins of the philosopher's stone, the exhibition will take readers on a journey to the heart of the Harry Potter stories. For more information contact elsie.king@bl.uk
Monochrome; Painting in Black and White
The National Gallery, 1 November 2017 – 18 February 2018
This exhibition will explore the tradition of painting in black and white from its beginnings in the Middle Ages through the Renaissance and into the 21st century. Organised in a chronological manner, Monochrome: Painting in Black and White will present a series of case studies that investigate where and when painting en grisaille was used and to what effect: from early religious works, which stipulated that sacred images for particular locations or seasons in the liturgical calendar should be painted 'without colour', to paintings that emulate sculpture or respond to other media such as printmaking, photography, and film. For more information contact press@ng-london.org.uk
The EY Exhibition: Impressionists in London: French artists in exile
Tate Britain, 2 November 2017 – 29 April 2018
In the 1870s, France was devastated by the Franco-Prussian war and insurrection in Paris, driving artists to seek refuge across the Channel. Their experiences in London and the friendships that developed not only influenced their own work but also contributed to the British art scene. This exhibition is the first to map the connections between French and British artists, patrons and art dealers during a traumatic period in French history. Highlighting their engagement with British culture, traditions and social life, their art is a fascinating insight into how London was perceived by the visiting French artists, and the remarkable works that came from their time here. For more information contact visiting.britain@tate.org.uk
Red Star Over Russia
Tate Modern, 8 November 2017 – 18 February 2018
2017 will mark the centenary of the October Revolution, which heralded a wave of political change and innovation in art and design in Russia. In the years that followed 1917, as Russia became the Soviet Union, these early experiments and diverse practices formed a new visual culture for a nation that covered one sixth of the earth. This exhibition will explore how Russian and Soviet artists created a unique visual identity over five decades, from the first revolution of 1905 to the death of Stalin in 1953. Rarely seen posters, photographs, and other graphic works from the collection of the late David King will be on display, including work by El Lissitzky, Gustav Klutsis, Dmitri Moor, and others. For more information contact daisy.taylor@tate.org.uk
Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic
V&A, 16 December 2017 – 8 April 2018
This exhibition will reveal the story behind the creative partnership of A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard and the factors contributing to the success and enduring popularity of Winnie-the-Pooh. It will be designed for both children and adults encouraging visitors to rediscover the classic books and will look at discovering language as a child, as well as inspiring creativity with drawing. It will consider the real-life personalities and relationships that created Pooh, including Christopher Robin's make-believe with his toys and the collaboration between the genius of Milne as author and Shepard as talented illustrator. The exhibition will draw on the V&A's collection of pencil sketches, proofs, letters and photographs, and many key loans. In addition, the original manuscript of Winnie-the-Pooh from the Wren Library at Trinity College will be on display for the first time at the V&A. For more information contact press.office@vam.ac.uk
Entertainment
Film in Focus
Barbican Centre, throughout 2017, from 1 January
The power of the moving image and its influence across the arts is celebrated throughout the year with Film in Focus - a series of world-class arts and learning projects, commissions and events that celebrate the medium of film. Highlights include topical new work from artists Richard Mosse and John Akomfrah; genre-defining exhibition Into the Unknown: A journey through Science Fiction; a residency from American techno pioneer Jeff Mills, including three UK premieres; and What London Watches: Ten Films Which Shook Our World, which invites London's communities to select the films that mean the most to them, which will then be shown at the Barbican. For more information contact lorna.gemmell@barbican.org.uk
London Short Film Festival
Various venues across London, 6 January – 15 January 2017
Watch a wide selection of cinematic gems grace the silver screen as the London Short Film Festival flickers into life at venues across the capital. Famed for its bold cross-arts programming, this celebration of short film attracts some of the best raw talent in the film industry. Along with the many screenings, intrepid cinema audiences are also treated to a wide range of talks and discussions, with some of the talent from behind the camera keen to share their film knowledge and expertise. For more information contact info@shortfilms.org.uk
Duke of York's Theatre, 26 January – 1 February 2017
John Tiffany returns to the West End to bring his acclaimed production of The Glass Menagerie to the Duke of York's Theatre for a limited season. Following its premiere in 2013 at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, a multi Tony Award-nominated run on Broadway at the Booth Theater and a European premiere at this year's Edinburgh International Festival, John Tiffany's fresh staging of Tennessee Williams' classic play delight audiences. Cherry Jones will reprise her Tony Award-nominated Broadway role as Amanda Wingfield, with fellow Edinburgh International Festival cast members Michael Esper (Tom) and Kate O'Flynn (Laura). Brian J. Smith reprises his Tony Award-nominated Broadway role as the Gentleman Caller. For more information contact su-ann@thecornershoppr.com
The Girls
Phoenix Theatre, from 28 January 2017
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's new British musical, The Girls, based on the true story, the film and the award-winning play by Tim Firth, Calendar Girls, will open in London's West End at the Phoenix Theatre, with performances from 28 January 2017. The Girls is inspired by the true story of a group of ladies, who decide to appear nude for a Women's Institute calendar in order to raise funds to buy a settee for their local hospital, in memory of one of their husbands, and have to date raised over £4million for Bloodwise. This musical comedy shows life in their Yorkshire village, how it happened, the effect on husbands, sons and daughters, and how a group of ordinary ladies achieved something extraordinary. For more information contact / amanda@amandamalpass.com
The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin
Stratford East, 1 February – 11 March 2017
This is a life-affirming and funny coming-of-age story which follows Viveca, a bright girl from a black middle class family in LA, who dreams of becoming a dancer. Choosing to face the conflicts of a changing era in America with optimism rather than anger and revolution, she learns to reconcile the realities of racism and sexism with hope and faith - and by doing so discovers her self-worth. This musical is a sassy and satirical look at how women have been defined by others and themselves throughout the 1960s - 1990s with an original score of jazz, pop, Motown and lots of R&B. For more information contact susie.barlow@stratfordoriginal.com
Edward Albee's, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'
Harold Pinter Theatre, 22 February - 27 May 2017
Imelda Staunton (Martha) returns to the West End after her triumphant and Olivier Award-winning performance as Mama Rose in Gypsy, to star alongside fellow Olivier Award-winner Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones) who will play George, in a much anticipated new production of multi Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee's landmark play Directed by James Macdonald (The Father), don't miss the all-star cast as it will run for a limited 13 week run. For more information contact su-ann@thecornershoppr.com
The Miser
Garrick Theatre, 1 March – 10 June 2017
Griff Rhys Jones will return to the London stage to lead an ensemble cast in a revival of Molière's classic play, which has been newly adapted for its West End premier by Sean Foley and Phil Porter. Best known for his television work, Rhys Jones is making his return to the London stage after five years where he is widely recognised as one of the country's great comedic performers. This five-act comedy in prose is sure to keep you entertained. For more information contact su-ann@thecornershoppr.com
Stepping Out
Vaudeville Theatre, 1 March – 17 June 2017
Amanda Holden, Angela Griffin, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Tamzin Outhwaite and Nicola Stephenson will be Stepping Out in the West End when Richard Harris's award-winning comedy opens at London's Vaudeville Theatre. Directed by Maria Friedman, this brand new staging of the wonderfully funny and heart-warming play, charts the lives of seven women and one man attempting to tap their troubles away at a weekly dancing class. Each character has a story to tell in this wonderfully funny and heart-warming comedy. For more information contact su-ann@thecornershoppr.com
An American In Paris
Dominion Theatre, 4 March – 30 September 2017
Prepare to be swept away by the breathless romance and dazzling spectacle of Christopher Wheeldon's triumphant, Tony Award-winning hit musical, as it comes to London with the original stars. With a company of 50 actors, dancers and musicians, the show features many of George and Ira Gershwin's most iconic songs including I Got Rhythm, 'S Wonderful, and They Can't Take That Away From Me, together with George Gershwin's sweeping compositions. For more information contact su-ann@thecornershoppr.com
Efterklang: Leaves - The Colour of Falling
Barbican Centre, 9 March 2017
Danish band Efterklang make a welcome return to the Barbican following sold-out concerts in 2009 and 2012, presenting in Spring, their latest project, new explorative opera, 'Leaves – The Colour of Falling'. This new work breaks down conventions of the opera as a genre and features themes around loss of identity, loss of love and loss of life itself. For more information contact lorna.gemmell@barbican.org.uk
Titanic Live
Royal Albert Hall, 11 March 2017
This event will see the 1997 classic film screened in high-definition, in the venue's iconic auditorium, as James Horner's timeless score is played live on stage by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Upon release, 'Titanic' became the highest-grossing film of all-time, being lauded by critics and winning 11 Oscars, including best song and best score. Horner's music also won three Grammys. For more information rickb@royalalberthall.com
Obsession
The Barbican, 19 April - 20 May 2017
Jude Law plays the magnetically handsome, down-at-heel Gino in a new stage adaptation of Visconti's penetrating social drama directed by Ivo van Hove. Visconti's first feature film Obsession (1943) gave rise to Italian neorealism, a cinematic movement highlighting the struggles of ordinary people in a time of upheaval. As van Hove's fourth Visconti production, it features a company of Dutch and British actors led by Law, whose charismatic stage and screen performances have established him as one of the foremost actors of his generation. For more information contact freddie.todd-fordham@barbican.org.uk
Brassed Off
Royal Albert Hall, 9 May 2017
Beloved British movie 'Brassed Off' will receive a special 21st birthday screening next year, including a pre-show Q&A, and the film's score played live by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band – all on the iconic stage where its famous finale takes place. The classic 1996 film, starring Stephen Tompkinson, Ewan McGregor, Tara Fitzgerald and Pete Postlethwaite comes to the Royal Albert Hall for a one-off performance on Tuesday 9 May, making it the first British film to get the venue's pioneering film-and-live-music treatment. For more information contact rickb@royalalberthall.com
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone™ in Concert
Royal Albert Hall, 11 - 13 May 2017
This breathtaking, hotly-anticipated show will see Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone™ screened in high definition and in full on a 40-foot screen, as John Williams' immortal score is played live on stage by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. For more information contact 020 7959 0510 / rickb@royalalberthall.com
Bat Out of Hell – The Musical
London Coliseum, 20 June – 22 July 2017
This new musical from Jim Steinman is a romantic adventure about rebellious youth and passionate love, set against the backdrop of a post-cataclysmic city adrift from the mainland. 'Bat Out of Hell' became one of the best-selling albums in history, selling over 50 million copies worldwide, and this show will celebrate its 40th anniversary, with the most iconic songs, as well as two previously unreleased songs from the album incorporated into the production. For more information contact info@amandamalpass.com
Trajal Harrell
The Barbican, 20 July - 13 August 2017, Barbican Art Gallery
Trajal Harrell presents a survey of his entire body of work in the Barbican Art Gallery. One of the most prominent choreographers and dancers of his generation, Harrell creates a performative dance exhibition foregrounding a body of work developed during his two year residency at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The centrepiece of this exhibition is Caen Amour, which uses the seductive hoochie coochie belly dance-like spectacles from the nineteenth century as its starting point. For more information contact freddie.todd-fordham@barbican.org.uk
Events & Activities
Mayfair Antiques and Fine Art Fair London Marriott Grosvenor Square, 5 – 8 January 2017 Now in its fifth year, and organised by The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited, head down to the London Marriott Grosvenor Square, to see the Westminster ballroom transformed into a haven of luxury shopping, with 44 expert dealers displaying their finest wares to international collectors, interior decorators and visitors. On offer will be jewellery mixes with fine antique furniture, clocks and vintage watches, antique and contemporary paintings and sculpture, glass, ceramics, oriental carpets and rugs, silver, lighting and objets d'art, brought together by the exhibitors. For more information contact mgailmcg@aol.com
London Boat Show at ExCeL London
6 - 15 January 2017
Visit London's biggest boating experience, the London Boat Show at ExCeL London, for a day packed with exciting and interactive attractions, hands on experiences for the kids, celebrity appearances, shopping, demonstrations, live music and over 300 exhibitors. The Show is a great day out and visitors will be able to discover all about activities on, in and under water. Whether you're a seasoned boater or looking to dip your toe into the water for the first time, you'll be able to discover the best in watercraft innovations, equipment and holidays as well as try out the very latest in boating technology. For more information contact AGauld@britishmarine.co.uk
International Mime Festival
Venues across London, 9 January - 4 February 2017
First held in 1977, the London International Mime Festival features an extravaganza of innovative visual theatre across the capital. This year the festival celebrates its 40th anniversary. Major venues such as the Southbank Centre, Barbican, Royal Opera House and Roundhouse play host to puppets, slapstick and mime. For more information contact anna@arthurleone.com
NBA
02 Arena, 12 January 2017
The NBA returns to London's 02 Arena, for the seventh regular-season game, as part of the Global Game Series. Catch the Denver Nuggets play against the Indiana Pacers. This will be the debut game for Indiana in the UK, while Denver will act as the 'home' team, as the first Western Conference team to contest a regular-season game across the pond. For more information contact communications.team@theo2.co.uk
London Art Fair
Business Design Centre, 18 January – 22 January 2017
Visit the London Art Fair at the Business Design Centre for some high-end artistic wheeling and dealing. The 29th London Art Fair will mark the beginning of the art world year, featuring museum quality Modern British art alongside contemporary work from today's leading artists. Beyond the main fair, you can also find two specially curated sections focusing on new work, less established galleries and contemporary photography. For more information contact james.douglas@fourcolmangetty.com
Burns Night in London
25 January 2017
Celebrate Scottish poet Robert Burns' birthday with poetry readings, slap-up dinners and a wee toast with the best Scottish whisky in London. Celebrate Scotland's favourite son on Burns Night in London. Haggis and tatties aplenty! Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist who became a national icon. Burns Night is celebrated on the anniversary of his birth on 25 January 1759. Burns Night is often marked with a supper, Scottish poetry reading and a toast. Many London restaurants and bars hold special Burns Night events, so you can get into the Scottish spirit without leaving London. You can celebrate by giving a toast to Burns with a wee dram from one of London's best whisky bars. For more information visit http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/11235521-burns-night-in-london
Kew Gardens' Orchid Festival
The Princess of Wales Conservatory, 4 February – 5 March 2017
As the perfect opportunity to escape the February cold, step inside the tropical paradise of Kew Gardens' Princess of Wales Conservatory and admire its transformation into a celebration of India's vibrant colours, culture and magnificent plant life. This year, beautiful orchids will adorn the remarkable structure of this steamy iconic glasshouse, allowing visitors to delve into the sacred significance of India's most majestic plants and understand the way they are used culturally, spiritually and medicinally. There will also be a chance to explore elaborate floral displays inspired by a typical Indian market, showcasing Kew's very own decorative rickshaw. For more information contact a.sneddon@kew.org
London Fashion Week
Venues across London, 17 - 21 February 2017
The ultimate fashion industry event, where the world's top designers showcase their latest collections via catwalk shows, plus curated talks, designer shopping and trend presentations. As London retains its positions as one of the top fashion capitals in the world, find out all the best looks for Autumn/Winter. For more information contact will.iron@britishfashioncouncil.com
WOW – Women of the World
Southbank Centre, 7 March - 12 March 2017
Southbank Centre's WOW Festival celebrates its seventh year in 2017 and returns to champion the incredible achievements of women and girls and explore the most potent topics for women today. WOW 2017 will feature voices from around the world and shine the spotlight on a broad and diverse spectrum of topical women's subjects through a mix of talks and debates, keynotes, concerts, performances, film, comedy, workshops, how-tos, speed mentoring and networking opportunities. For more information contact naomi.burgoyne@southbankcentre.co.uk
Head of the River Race
25 March 2017
The Head of the River Race is one of the London's longest-running sporting traditions. Every spring, 400 crews from around the globe take to the waters of London's famous river Thames to compete in this historic boating event. Every spring, 400 crews from around the globe take to the waters of London's famous river Thames to compete in this historic boating event. The annual event now sees hundreds of boats, each manned by eight men, row over the 4.25 mile (6.8km) championship course from Mortlake to Putney. The race sees crews from all over the world competing, from Australia to Austria. For more information visit www.horr.co.uk
The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race
River Thames, 2 April 2017
First raced in 1829, the Boat Race is one of the oldest sporting events in the world. Watched by thousands along the banks of The Tideway, located between Putney and Mortlake in south London, this unique sporting event sees two strong squads of athletes competing against each other. For more information contact maria@profsports.com
London Coffee Festival
Old Truman Brewery, 6 - 9 April 2017
Arabica aficionados can celebrate London coffee culture at this dedicated festival, which brings together a range of coffee-related activities under one roof, as well as art and food spin-off events. For more information contact info@londoncoffeefestival.com
Virgin Money London Marathon 2017
London, 23 April 2017
Since 1981, the London Marathon has been an extraordinary annual event for charity, with amateurs and professionals taking the streets of the city to raise money. A record number of UK applicants registered for a ballot place in the 2017 marathon, an increase of over 6,000 from 2016's previous record. Cheer on the runners, become a volunteer, or simply watch the race unfold. For more information contact media@londonmarathonevents.co.uk
Chestertons Polo in the Park at Hurlingham Park
9 - 11 June 2017
Get close to international polo players as they thunder across the turf and make the most of the off-field entertainment. The annual three-day polo tournament is one of the largest in Europe and brings together international teams from six cities to the historic headquarters of British polo. The rules of the game have been specially simplified to bring the action closer to the spectators and enable everyone to follow the game with ease. Watch the England International match on 9 July, put on your most stylish outfit for Ladies' Day on 10 July, or bring the whole family for Finals' Day on 11 July. For more information visit www.polointheparklondon.com
Horse-racing: Royal Ascot 2017
20 - 24 June 2017
Surround yourself with fast horses and fancy hats at the most glamorous event in London's sporting calendar, the world-famous Royal Ascot race meeting. Britain's most popular race meeting is the place to see and be seen for high society, royal watchers, fun seekers and horse-racing enthusiasts alike. Founded by Queen Anne in 1711 and steeped in tradition, heritage and pageantry, Royal Ascot is attended by members of the Royal Family, including the Queen herself. Royal Ascot features a daily horse-drawn procession from Windsor Castle to Ascot Racecourse led by the royal carriage. For more information visit www.ascot.co.uk
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships 2017
3 - 16 July 2017
Enjoy one of the tennis sporting events of the year at Wimbledon, one of four annual Grand Slam tennis tournaments held around the world. The world of tennis descends on Wimbledon in South West London every summer for the longest-running tennis tournament in the world, and one of four annual Grand Slam tennis events held around the globe. Games are still played on the original playing surface, grass, and there's a strict white-only dress code for players. The tournament attracts around 500,000 spectators and millions of television viewers worldwide. For more information visit www.wimbledon.com
IPC World ParaAthletics Championships 2017
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 14 – 23 July 2017
See the world's best para-athletes compete in The Stadium at the 2017 IPC Athletics World Championships. The city will be hosting this prestigious competition a month before the IAAF World Athletics Championships. London will be the first city to host the two championships side-by-side, recreating the summer of sport that transformed the British capital in the summer of 2012. For more information contact ipc.media@paralympic.org
RideLondon
London-Surrey, 28 – 30 July 2017
Developed by the Mayor of London and his agencies in 2013, Prudential RideLondon is a world-class festival of cycling. Prudential RideLondon provides a fantastic platform to help fulfil The Mayor and TfL's goal of encouraging more people to cycle more safely, more often. TfL anticipates tens of thousands of spectators and participants every year will take up regular cycling after each event. There is no other closed-road event like it that combines the fun and accessible element of a free family ride in central London with the excitement of watching the world's best professional cyclists race in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic and Prudential RideLondon Classique. For more information contact media@ridelondon.co.uk
IAAF World Athletic Championships 2017
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 4 – 13 August 2017
After fantastic performances at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing, Team GB brings the baton home as preparations begin for the next championships, in London in 2017. Hear the roar of the home crowd once again, as more than 3,300 athletes from across the globe battle it out for world domination. Be part of the action and relive the thrills of the London 2012 Olympic Games, when star athletes Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Usain Bolt won their gold medals in the Olympic Stadium in Stratford. For more information visit www.london2017athletics.com
Notting Hill Carnival
Notting Hill, 27 - 28 August 2017
This much-loved annual street party returns for the August Bank Holiday in 2017. As the largest street party and Caribbean festival in Europe, the Carnival sets the streets of London on fire with great music, outrageous floats and fabulous costumes. Hear everything from traditional steel bands, Soca and Calypso, to the latest drum 'n' bass. You can also treat yourself to the best delicacies, as there are hundreds of Caribbean food stalls. For more information contact press@lnhcet.com
London Fashion Week
Venues across London, 15 - 19 September 2017
The ultimate fashion industry event, where the world's top designers showcase their latest collections via catwalk shows, plus curated talks, designer shopping and trend presentations. As London retains its positions as one of the top fashion capitals in the world, find out all the best looks for spring/summer. For more information contact will.iron@britishfashioncouncil.com
London International Literature Festival
Southbank Centre, 13 - 29 October 2017
London International Literature Festival will have a Nordic focus in 2017, featuring leading Nordic authors, a Nordic-focussed Poetry International in celebration of its 50th anniversary, a specially- commissioned Nordic Anthology, and Wall of Dreams, a large-scale projection of testimonies and dreams onto the Royal Festival Hall, in collaboration with Danish artist Morten Søndergaard. The project will mirror a previous Søndergaard work in which he interviewed inhabitants of a council estate on the outskirts of Copenhagen about their dreams and created a permanent installation based on their responses. The work is now a landmark of the neighbourhood and received numerous awards in Denmark. For more information contact naomi.burgoyne@southbankcentre.co.uk
Hotels
Four Seasons Hotel London
Ten Trinity Square, opening January 2017
A new location for the Four Seasons, this Grade II-listed building features just 100 rooms, including 11 spacious suites - some with ornate original plasterwork and soaring ceilings. The hotel offers two destination restaurants including the first UK restaurant by Chef Anne-Sophie Pic, the only current French female chef to hold three Michelin stars, and a sleekly designed Asian restaurant. The Rotunda, leading off the dramatic lobby, is the hotel's lounge and bar venue. Reflecting the architecture of London's ancient Roman history, the lavish spa includes a swimming pool and luxury hammam. Within steps of the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and the River Thames, this is one of the capital's most remarkable central locations. For more information contact gemma.minto@fourseasons.com
Roomzzz
Stratford, opening March 2017
Aparthotel company Roomzzz will be starting its first venture in London in 2017. There will be 87 rooms available including several studio and suite sizes to select from, from a small Smart Studio to a Penthouse Suite. Since it's an aparthotel, even the smallest rooms are well-equipped. Roomzzz aims to capitalise on the area's continued post-Olympics boom. The Westfield Shopping Centre and Olympic Park are near the new property, with Stratford tube close by too. Visit www.roomzzz.com/coming-soon/ for the latest news.
Nobu Hotel Shoreditch
Opening spring 2017
The Nobu Hotel Shoreditch London, is projected to open in Q1 2017, with 150 rooms at 10-50 Willow Street, with food and beverage menus to be developed by Chef Nobu Matsuhisa. As with all Nobu properties, the design will reflect both the city of origin, as well as Nobu Hospitality's signature east-meets-west philosophy, featuring banqueting and meeting rooms, a state-of-the-art fitness centre and modern amenities combined with superior service. For more information email pr@nobuhotels.com
Dorsett City
Aldgate, opening spring 2017
Dorsett City comes to city in the first quarter of 2017, within a 13-storey building, formerly called The Matrix, next to Aldgate tube station. The new hotel will have 275 rooms, two restaurants, a bar, and 1600 square feet of meeting space. The hotel is being built by Willmott Dixon, partnering with architects Dexter Moren. Visit www.dorsett.com/our-london-hotels.php for the latest news.
The Ned
City of London, opening spring 2017
The Grade I listed former Midland Bank headquarters in the City of London, originally designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, will become a new flagship 5-star hotel from the Soho House group in 2017. The Ned hotel has been redesigned using the faded glamour of a 1930s transatlantic ocean liner as inspiration. You'll find many bars and restaurants including an American cafe, a New-York-style deli, Parisian cafe, Grill Room and a branch of Cecconi's, the Soho House favourite. Former directors' and managers' offices on the upper floors, will become 252 suites, restaurants and a rooftop bar with landscaped terraces, health spa and gym. Visit https://thened.com/ for the latest news.
Manhattan Loft Gardens Design Hotel
Stratford, opening 2017
The 150-room hotel will occupy the seven lower levels of the 42-storey Manhattan Loft Gardens, a mixed used development with three 'sky gardens' ensuring that residents are never more than 9 stories from an outdoor space. Above the hotel is a 34-storey residential tower where guests and residents share the use of communal spaces including the lobby, leisure facilities, swimming pool, spa facilities, as well as an external roof garden that overlooks the Olympic Park. The site sits to the immediate north of Stratford International rail station and the Docklands Light Railway giving excellent transport links. Visit http://manhattanloftgardens.co.uk/design-hotel/ or the latest news.
Ibis Styles Piccadilly Circus
Opening 2017
The landmark Trocadero, a huge Edwardian Grade II listed building a stone's throw from Piccadilly Circus, is to become the West End's biggest budget hotel, turning the building into the 583-room three star Ibis Styles Piccadilly Circus hotel. The new design reflects the history of the area "with a hint of humour perfectly matching the electric eccentricity of the Trocadero". There will be a family suite for up to four people, children's TV channel in the room, kids' area in the lobby plus cot, bottle warmers, and high chairs, and the upbeat and vibrant decor is something that will appeal to kids. Visit www.accorhotels.com/gb/united-kingdom/index.shtml for the latest news.
Great Scotland Yard Hotel
Westminster, opening 2017
The original Scotland Yard headquarters is being transformed into a luxury hotel where the most expensive rooms cost £10,000 a night. The Edwardian, Grade II-listed site, which was home to Scotland Yard from 1829 until 1890, becomes a £100million hotel with 236 rooms, and restaurant, bar and function facilities. The grand seven-storey building has also been used by other Government departments, most recently by the Ministry of Defence as a storage base, and has also featured in the 2007 film 'Atonement' starring Keira Knightley. Visit www.lulugroupinternational.com for the latest news.
Belmond Cadogan
Knightsbridge, reopening 2017
The luxury hotel group Belmond, is backing the £28 million investment project in The Cadogan, the prestigious hotel on Sloane Street. Built in 1887 in the Queen Anne style, The Cadogan was the location of Oscar Wilde's infamous arrest. Building on this colourful history, the historic property is undergoing a two-year renovation project which reduces the number of rooms and suites from 64 to 54 to accommodate the demands of luxury travellers. Visit www.belmond.com/cadogan-hotel-london/ for the latest news.
