Cultural Events in the UK - May/June 2008

Wimbledon 2008
Where: Wimbledon
When: 23 June 2008 – 6 July 2008
Tickets: from £50 available to buy from the Ticket Office Mon – Fri: 9am – 17pm Tel: 020 8971 2473 (UK) +44 208971 2473 (Overseas) or www.wimbledon.org Wimbledon‘s Centre court is world famous and for the last two weeks in June the whole of London goes tennis mad. Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity to experience magnificent atmosphere of Wimbledon’s courts and also the chance to see famous tennis stars in action.

Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913–2008
Where: National Portrait Gallery
When: 14/02/08 to 26/05/08
Admission: book online www.ticketswitch.com or in the gallery; ticket £8 -£10

Some of the greatest portrait photographs of the twentieth century were taken for, or published in, Vanity Fair. This remarkable selection of 150 classic images features works from the magazine displayed for the first time including Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin and Jean Harlow. And from the magazine‘s re-launch in 1983, the works of photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, Bruce Weber and Mario Testino. National Portrait Gallery celebrates the glamour and history of one of the most famous magazines of the 20th century.

China Design Now
Where: Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington
When: 15/March/2008 till 13/Jul/2008
Tickets: in the place or book on line www.ticketswitch.com, cost from £5 – £10
The V&A’s spring exhibition, China Design Now, will explore the recent explosion of new design in China, from the 2008 Olympic stadium to the most interesting fashion and graphics. The exhibition captures a dynamic phase as China opens up to global influences, and looks at developments in three rapidly expanding cities – Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. It will display the work of Chinese and international designers, focusing on architecture, fashion, youth culture and graphics.

By SK Magazine
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