Our month as a merry little band of theatre groupies is coming to an end. We have spent our last couple days a few hours from London in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the town put on the map by William Shakespeare’s illustrious writing career. On our way to this town, we stopped at Oxford. We mostly navigated the …
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The Victoria and Albert Museum
At the Victoria and Albert Museum I came across this beautiful piano in the Victorian era rooms that to me resembles something Gene Wilder may have played to unlock the doors into his chocolate factory. To relate this piano to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, specifically the 1971 film musical, the colors on the …
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Today we went to The Victoria and Albert Museum, to be honest I liked looking around at all the different things that the museum had to offer, but I had a really hard time finding things that I could relate to any of the shows that we have seen. Eventually I found a few! The …
A Connection and Collection of Costumes
Today, our group spent our last full day in London by visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum. This. is the world’s largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. When we arrived …
Hirschy Highlight: Victoria and Albert are music to my ears.
Today we went to the Victoria and Albert Museum from which I gained many things. Yes, this means plenty of souvenirs, but also a lot of insight and self-reflection. I have realized many times on this trip how insane it is to think about people actually using items or living in locations we have seen …
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Fading Stained Glass at the V&A
Today we ventured through quite a long tunnel to arrive at the Victoria and Albert Museum. This museum carried thousands of years of culture and tradition from hundreds of countries. I found myself stuck in the medieval sections that focused specifically on Christian art, tapestry, and sculpture. I noticed this stained-glass carving above and was …
Victoria and Albert Museum- Day 25
1. Got a bagel and smoothie from Noxy Bros. 2. Wore my Harry Styles Merch from his concert the night before. 3. Took a photo of Paddington for Pride Month. 4. Had the most FABULOUS conversation with a VA staff member about the LGBTQIA+ community. 5. Went to Leather Lane Market with Brittaney and ate …
Harry Styles is Everywhere!
Today we went to the Victoria and Albert Museum! I was so glad it was connected to the tube stop, because my feet were still hurting from the HS concert the night before. Upon arrival we had to pretend we didn’t know each other again, so we went in a couple people at a time. …
Overhaul at the V&A
Directly accessible from the tube, the Victoria and Albert Museum is full of beautiful collections that will put one in decision paralysis. There are six floors full of history curated over the last two hundred years. My favorite exhibit was the Photography Centre. There were slides you could flick through using a light table machine. …
How to Succeed in a Fringe Show
So far we’ve been able to see two fringe shows: Jules and Jem and How to Succeed and Business Without Really Trying. I found that compared to the West End shows that I saw, Fringe Theatre matches or almost exceeds their level of talent. Both fringe shows had at least one popular name/ television or …
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