Monthly Archives: April 2015

An Afternoon at the V&A

Posted on 20/04/2015 by carolinemmurray

… was preceded by half a morning at the Natural History Museum. I was at the latter on business, but had the great pleasure of admiring Sophie the Stegosaurus, and also of viewing the stunning Audubon birds, which I later … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Engraver

Posted on 17/04/2015 by carolinemmurray

The book I have most enjoyed reading so far in 2015 was published in 2007, and I should have got to it long since, as it was written by one of my favourite authors, Jenny Uglow, whose latest work, In … Continue reading →

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Defining Beauty

Posted on 14/04/2015 by carolinemmurray

Well, the BBC did a bit to justify the licence fee last Wednesday night. First on BBC 4 TV, the amiable Quizeum (silly name, superficial content, Griff Rhys Jones trying too hard, but none the less quite fun), then a … Continue reading →

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Retirement: Three Weeks In

Posted on 09/04/2015 by carolinemmurray

Well, so far on this voyage of discovery, I have learned that:

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Painting Paradise

Posted on 06/04/2015 by carolinemmurray

If you do nothing else in London between now and 11 October, make sure you go to this lovely exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery in London. This is my opinion, at any rate: that of Richard Dorment in Friday’s Telegraph … Continue reading →

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The Rubens Effect

Posted on 02/04/2015 by carolinemmurray

I didn’t think I liked Rubens – melodrama, Counter-Reformation, acres of female flesh – until I visited his house in Antwerp. This was achieved after a horrendous journey by car from Brussels: Belgian drivers are even worse than the French … Continue reading →

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