The Exhibitionists

Catherine Boardman and Vyki Sparkes•zencastr.com

The Exhibitionists is friendly insider's guide to the best exhibitions, museum and historic places to visit in London and beyond. Hosted by Vyki Sparkes and Catherine Boardman, aka Museum Mum and Cultural Wednesday. Between us we visit hundreds of cultural places a year. We're here to share what we've seen - so you know what's worth the travel.

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Episode 7: Fashion Exhibitions to see in London

Vyki and Catherine are back to share their six favourite fashion exhibitions on in London. Fabulous frocks but what does the V&A have to say about Chanel’s war years? Handsome handbags at Gucci Cosmos but is the set design the star of the show? Just how did the Design Museum manage to make a room full of mannequins feel like a real live fashion show? Find out how M&S, David Bowie and Princess Diana all have connections to Jewish fashion designers. Discover how street style and haute cout...

Dec 22, 2023•37 min

Episode 6: Museum and Cultural Memberships You Need to Consider

MUSEUM MEMBERSHIPS Episode 6: Museum and Cultural Memberships You Need to Consider In this episode Vyki and Catherine share their favourite types of cultural memberships for great value for money and additional benefits in London and beyond. Find out how to get instant access to the sold-out Chanel exhibition at the V&A and other perks of the National Museums membership schemes. Discover historic houses, castles and coastlines with the National Trust and the nation’s gems with English Herita...

Dec 03, 2023•28 min

Episode 5: 6 Exhibitions to See in London Autumn 2023

Vyki and Catherine are back to share their six favourite exhibitions in London Autumn 2023. Did Frans Hals ever paint a frowning face or Rubens ever depict women with their clothes on? Will you see Marina Abramović’s face too often in her eponymous exhibition at the Royal Academy? Discover glittery fabulous Treasures of Gold and Silver Wire in the City of London and a very different beauty made by El Anatsui from disused bottle tops in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Hear about the lyrical journey J...

Nov 09, 2023•33 min

Episode 4 | 6 Cultural Motorway Stops in the UK

Episode 4 | 6 Cultural Motorway Stops in the UK In this episode Vyki and Catherine share their six favourite cultural places to break long car journeys as they prepare for the summer holidays. Discover temples and woodland walks, just moments off the A303. Vyki tells Catherine where she can channel her inner Lizzie Bennett. See the first architect designed house in England. Discover where a King hid beneath a frippery. Hear where you can encounter rare breeds and paintings by Joshua Reynolds. Fi...

Jul 28, 2023•31 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3 | 6 Places to see Photography in London 2023

In this episode Vyki and Catherine share their six favourite places to see photography in London 2023. Discover the largest space dedicated permanently to photography in the UK. Hear where Vyki set off the alarms and both of us took an interactive step too far. Find out how many Camera Obscuras in London the Catherine failed to see. See photography displayed outside in Soho’s Photography Quarter. Where did a load of rubbish remind us of the beauty of the universe. Meet African Royalty and hear w...

Jul 19, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Episode 2: 6 Places to see Outdoor Sculpture in the UK

Episode 2: 6 Places to see Outdoor Sculpture in the UK In this episode Vyki and Catherine share their six favourite places to see outdoor sculpture in the UK and one place they both really, really want to visit. Can you see all 500 acres of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in one go? Find out why sheep and Henry Moore sculptures are natural companions. Discover contemporary sculpture on Roman roads in the City of London. Take a cable car and discover The Line in London. Catch a fast train to Folkest...

Jul 07, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: 6 Must See Exhibitions in London Summer 2023

Six Exhibitions to See in London Summer 2023 In this first episode Vyki and Catherine share the six London exhibitions that they are most excited about this summer and one that disappointed them. Find out why Catherine might have stuck at English A level if all literary criticism was as lyrical as Anselm Kiefer Finnegans Wake at White Cube. Discover fabulous frocks and a royal palace with Crown to Couture at Kensington Palace. See how sequins can be both beautiful and a form of protest with Ashi...

Jun 28, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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