Hampstead Heath - a Luxurious Refuge Near London for Poets, Artists and Dreamers
Location: Hampstead Heath
Adresse: Hampstead Heath
Welcome to Hampstead Heath, a little corner of paradise where, one Sunday over a century ago, you could even see Karl Marx taking a stroll, along with poets, intellectuals and simple dreamers, all looking for a tiny refuge in which to enjoy a few minutes of silence. Around the park is the village of the same name which was a favourite destination for personalities like Sigmund Freud, T. S. Eliot, Robert Louis Stevenson and H. G. Wells. Hampstead Village was also home to writer P. L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins, who envisioned the roof of the Admiral’s House as home to the eccentric Admiral Boom. Hampstead Heath is also a perfect place for sports with a running track, an education centre, plenty of spaces created expressly for children, three wading pools and even a beach club.
At the National Gallery in London, a remarkable exhibition brings back into focus one of the most enigmatic figures of eighteenth-century British painting, George Stubbs, exploring his quiet revolution in the depiction of the horse, an animal that, for the artist, became far more than a symbol of status or aristocratic refinement.
Marie Antoinette: The Queen of Style Who Never Goes Out of Fashion
Featuring more than 250 works, from personal jewels and court dress to creations by Dior, Chanel and Vivienne Westwood, the show traces Marie Antoinette’s lasting impact on fashion, the decorative arts and visual culture.
At London’s National Maritime Museum, the exhibition Pirates dismantles myths and legends to reveal the real history of piracy. Through flags, maps, and costumes, it moves beyond the romantic image to uncover a world of routes, trade, and rebellion across the seas.
Ichiko Aoba brings her ethereal music to London’s Royal Albert Hall. With her new album Luminescent Creatures, the Japanese singer-songwriter turns the stage into a dreamlike landscape where silences and melodies unfold as inner journeys.