Looking for some Festive Fun to share with Friends and Family ? The 12 Days of Christmas Late Night Treasure Hunt On Friday, 4 December 2015 at 6pm Christmas Street Game – Operation Naughty or Nice On Sunday, 6 December 2015 at 2.30pm. Treasure Hunts in London fully managed treasure hunts throughout… More Christmas 2015 Adventures with Treasure Hunts in London
Here is Monty Python from 1970 parodying TV coverage of the general election Wikipedia notes “In the 1981 Crosby by-election, candidate John Desmond Dougrez-Lewis, a 22-year-old student from Hayes in Greater London, changed his name by deed poll to Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F’tang-F’tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel. Thus the name was printed on the ballot paper, although the Returning Officer… More General Election Special
A fun way to uncover political history With the general election taking place, it’s time for an Election Special Treasure Hunt. This April, in the run up to May’s elections, follow in the footsteps of great (and not so great) leaders, politicians and reformers as you explore political history. This informative scavenger hunt around Westminster is put together by Treasure Hunts… More Election Special Street Game
Love in The Tate Archive Issue 14 of Tate Etc from autumn 2008 includes an article by Tishani Doshi. In it she describes what she discovered while exploring the correspondence in the Tate archive between Vanessa and Clive Bell prior to their marriage. Vanessa Bell, was Virginia Woolf’s sister, and an artist in her own right,… More Love and Marriage at Tate Britain
The Tate as the National Gallery of British Art In 1892 a new National Gallery of British Art, to be run under the Directorship of the National Gallery, was commissioned. The gallery was due to house the collection of British art that had been left to the nation by industrialist Henry Tate and other works of British… More Hunting Animals at Tate Britain
London is so full of arts and heritage it’s easy to overlook things that are all around you. To help you explore what’s on your doorstep Treasure Hunts in London run fully managed treasure hunts throughout Greater London. Aimed at adults, they are a fun way to explore the Capital, as well as a chance… More Christmas Quiz