Photograph of a poster in Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke created ‘Foreign Exchange’ for the Birmingham 2022 Festival. He reimagined the sculpture of Queen Victoria in the city centre, surrounding the bronze statue with a boat containing five smaller Queen Victorias. Each wears a helmet and carries a medal relating to an important colonial battle. Hew Locke described the statue ‘leading a battalion of other statues to represent the home nation throughout the Empire’. After the Festival he generously donated the five smaller Queen Victorias to the city.*
*Information from a signboard next to the Victorias
Tags: 'foreign Exchange', Birmingham, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Hew Locke, Queen Victoria
On a misty Sunday morning we travelled to Birmingham to visit the Staffordshire Hoard now that the museum is fully open again after refurbishment.
We found the archaeology theme interesting but were underwhelmed by what was on display. I think part of the problem is that the special items are not ’showcased’ and the lighting is quite dim casting the exhibits in shadows.
I did however enjoy the architecture of the building as seen from the upper floor.
Tags: Birmingham, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, The Staffordshire Hoard, There's Always One
I’m just John Osbourne: a working-class kid from Aston, who quit his job in the factory and went looking for a good time.
Ozzy Osbourne
Tags: Birmingham, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Cherie's Place Thought, Ozzy Osbourne
I went to the silly goose convention and they all knew you.
Tags: Cherie's Place Thought, Norfolk, Norwich, Vacation
Storm Goretti paints the garden white and in the process causes a couple of short power cuts. Just long enough to stop the daft film that Mr C had put on, as it reached its culmination. The film was logged in through Mr C’s account and he had fallen asleep so I couldn’t log back in to see the end of the film…
Tags: Cherie's Place, Colin Firth, Kingsman, Snow, Storm Goretti, The Golden Circle
January is the ideal time to set those new boundaries for a sense of peace and well-being.
Charmaine J. Forde
Tags: Cherie's Place Thought, Hertfordshire, St Albans, St Albans Cathedral
