Quiet London: Culture

Siobhan Wall (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2014
Frances Lincoln (Verlag)
978-0-7112-3559-5 (ISBN)

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This is a guide to over 100 quiet places to enjoy the art and culture that London has on offer.

London is an exciting, vibrant and often noisy city but this busy metropolis also has a quiet side. Siobhan Wall encourages Londoners and visitors to the capital to wander away from the crowds and discover calm amid the hustle and bustle.
This is a guide to over 100 quiet places to enjoy the art and culture that London has on offer, from small museums and light-filled galleries to hushed libraries, characterful bookshops and places to find beautifully designed, handcrafted objects.
With evocative photographs and a short description for each location, including travel, access and contact details, Quiet London: Culture reveals hidden, tranquil places in one of the world’ s liveliest cities.

Siobhan Wall is a writer and artist. She has worked as a senior lecturer, teaching photography, cultural studies, video production and fine art for over ten years at universities in London and Oxford. Her artwork has been exhibited alongside Paula Rego and at the Whitechapel Art Gallery and ICA in London. She is the author of Quiet London, Quiet Amsterdam and Quiet Paris. She lives Amsterdam.

Introduction

Museums

Libraries

Small shops

Bookshops

Cultural centres

Galleries

Installations, outdoor sculptures & monuments

Index of places by area

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.8.2014
Zusatzinfo	120 colour and b&w photographs
Sprache	englisch
Maße	120 x 162 mm
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien
ISBN-10	0-7112-3559-7 / 0711235597
ISBN-13	978-0-7112-3559-5 / 9780711235595
Zustand	Neuware