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Book Signing: Sally Varlow @ Waterstones,
Greenwich
Tuesday 21st August 2007 @ 7.30pm
Penelope Devereux, a member of Queen Elizabeth's
court and a descendant of Henry VIII and Mary Boleyn, lived
a life of drama and tragedy. Sally Varlow discusses her new
book on one of history's lesser known stories. >>
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Journeys of Change @ Imperial War
Museum
Until Friday 24th August 2007
The role of communities and the Commonwealth in
the Second World War. Exhibition of young people's responses
to their communities' histories, having interviewed veterans
and researched collections at the Museum. >>
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Illustrators at War @ Imperial
War Museum
Until Sunday 2nd September 2007
Official works of art from the Second World War,
including works by Eric Ravilious, Graham Sutherland, Mervyn
Peake, Anthony Gross and Edward Ardizzone. >>
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Book Signing: General Sir Mike
Jackson @ Hatchards, Piccadilly
Thursday 20th September 2007 @ 12.30pm
Signing copies of his new book "Soldier:
The Autobiography". His illustrious military career spanned
almost 45 years and in all that time he has shown loyalty,
courage and commitment to the British army. >>
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Falkland's 25th Anniversary Exhibition
@ Imperial War Museum
Until 6th January 2008
Exhibition exploring the people behind the most
recent invasion of a British territory since the Second World
War. Find out the story of the war through unique first-hand
accounts and personal memorabilia of those involved. >>
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The Children's War @ Imperial War
Museum
Until 2008
To mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the
Second World War, this major exhibition looks at the conflict
through the eyes of British children. A moving insight into
the lives of evacuees. >>
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Photography & Design: Curtis
Moffat @ Victoria & Albert Museum
Thursday 2nd August 2007 - 13th January 2008
Curtis Moffat created dynamic abstract photographs,
innovative colour still lives and some of the most glamorous
society portraits of the early 20th century. He was also a
pivotal figure in Modernist interior design. >>
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Central Asian Ikats @ Victoria
& Albert Museum
Monday 5th November 2007 - 30th March 2008
Centuries old, the ikat technique is a complex
sequence of tie-dyeing silk threads before weaving to create
elaborate patterns in striking colours. These textiles reached
a high point in production and popularity in nineteenth century
Central Asia. >>
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