Museum of Brands - Kensington & Chelsea Art Weekend - Time Out Design Competition - Summer Course

Kensington & Chelsea Art Weekend We are joining leading arts organisations in the area to celebrate the rich heritage of the borough and encourage local community engagement. Join us between 27-29 July for daily intro talks at 1 and 3pm, and interactive family activities throughout the weekend. Free with general admission. Pre-book Tickets Time Out Design Competition  Calling all design students, recent graduates and teachers! In collaboration with Time  Out magazine, we have launched a competition to design a new Time Out cover inspired by the theme ‘Your London: How do you see the city?’ Winning entries will be featured in a future Time Out magazine. Apply by 20 August. More info, how to enter on our website. Read more World Cup 2018 - 1960 Scrapbook Will 2018 be the year for England? 1966 saw England’s last world cup win. Explore this and many other historical events with the 1960’s Scrapbook. Witness how brands used the competition to promote their products, and relive the celebrations that followed. Available to purchase online with 10% off until end of July. Discount code: WORLDCUP. Shop Here Masterclass: Marketing & Deviants Join Giles Lury, Director of The Value Engineers, for a masterclass session on 16 July 6.30 - 9pm. Listen to his thoughts on the need for marketers to differentiate themselves, the importance of becoming a 'deviant,' and how you can become a change maker. Tickets £42 for this hands onsession, with bar and networking throughout the evening. Book here Brand Development Day Course This summer early-career branding professionals and recent graduates are invited to attend an intensive branding day-course at the Museum. With the guidance of industry professionals, learn how to identify and analyse new audiences and develop successful brand innovations. Discover the heritage of well-loved brands by exploring our unique collection. Tickets £49. Book here Family Summer Activities  This summer from Saturday 21 July put your observation skills to the test with themed family discovery trails. Take your pick from a selection of three family trails: Fashion, Transportation and Colour. Suitable for all ages. Free with admission, and children under 7 years enter for free. Read more Summer Parties  Treat your friends to a night like no other at the Museum of Brands, the world’s only venue exploring how brands shape our world. Make the most of our secret garden, and re-discover your childhood in our Time Tunnel. To hold your birthday or any special summer event with us, call Francesca on 020 72439612. Read more

British Library - July at the Library 2018

Our news Hear the voices behind the headlines  Jazz, calypso and poetry to the speeches of Marcus Garvey and personal reflections from some of the first Caribbean nurses to join the NHS: listen to the sounds of the Caribbean in our free exhibition Windrush: Songs in a Strange Land. Find out more > Late at the Library: Silent Disco with Time Out  Shhh! Think of the books! Celebrate our second Season of Sound (in silence, please) and pick your favourite as three DJs battle it out over separate wireless channels – with some gems from the Library’s sound archive thrown into the mix. Tune in > Latest stories Tweets before Twitter  For most of us, the songs of birds have an aesthetic appeal. Here are some of the best to be heard in Britain. Hear the top 10 trills > Singing the London sound  Curator of Spoken English, Jonnie Robinson, takes a whistle-stop tour of British pop music. Why has London featured more prominently than anywhere else and what does this tell us about changes to London pronunciation over time? Hop on board > 20 years at St Pancras On 25 June the Library marked 20 years since its St Pancras building was officially opened, and looked forward to what the future holds. Celebrate with us > A fond farewell to our Chief Librarian As we bid goodbye to Caroline Brazier after 16 years, she gives us an exclusive peek into some of her highlights here. Read more > Say you want a revolution  Once, culture came with leather patches on its elbows and spoke in a BBC accent. In this article, writer Hanif Kureishi explores how The Beatles influenced him as a teenager and how they changed the way we viewed culture forever. Read more > Explore one of the world’s biggest record collections Watch journalist Mark Ellen go behind the scenes of our sound archive, home to over seven million recordings, and talk to the Library’s Will Prentice about our plans to digitally preserve the nation’s sounds. Save our sounds > Making music in our Business and IP Centre  Find out how we help musicians, from death metal guitarists to orchestras, with market research and tips on how to stay ahead in the fast-changing musical landscape. Face the music >

FORTNUM & MASON - The perfect match for summer 🔆🎾

Advantage, Fortnum's WIMBLEDON IS HERE - AND SO IS FORTNUM'S SUMMER CUP A classic British cocktail, Summer Cup is an infusion of our London Dry Gin and Pedro Ximinez sherry with our Moroccan Mint, Chai and Earl Grey teas. Best enjoyed in the most traditional way; mixed with ice, good quality lemonade and fresh seasonal fruit. From Iced Tea to Picnics, by way of our very own Fortnum’s Summer Cup – however you plan to watch the SW19 action unfold, summer is served at fortnumandmason.com

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