tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post202037778205925502..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: WIlliam Morris, Edward Poynter, Edward Burne-Jones and Philip Webb: V&A restaurantsHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-5446614873440903582020-03-26T16:05:15.552+11:002020-03-26T16:05:15.552+11:00Thomas
I read the Apollo post, many thanks. And I...Thomas<br /><br />I read the Apollo post, many thanks. And I agree that The Green Dining Room, now the Morris Room, is perhaps the most important artistic- (not necessarily the most important food-) achievement here. It was thus William Morris who created the most peaceful of the three Refreshment Rooms.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-75723555312747735502020-01-28T13:35:48.430+11:002020-01-28T13:35:48.430+11:00Henry Cole’s vision for the museum, which twinned ...Henry Cole’s vision for the museum, which twinned education with leisure, often stressed the provision of refreshment, hitching the literal (actual sustenance) to the metaphorical (intellectual nourishment). ‘Let the working man get his refreshment in museums in company with his wife and children, rather than leave him to booze away from them in the Public-house and Gin Palace’, he wrote. <br /><br />The first museum to boast a cafe was also the first, in 2004, to contract its catering services to what was then a small chain of coffee shops – and which now runs restaurants at cultural sites across the UK, from Westminster Abbey to the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The February 2020 issue of Apollo is now the first to carry a museum restaurant review.Thomas Markshttp://www.apollo-magazine.com/va-cafe-henry-cole-benugo/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-85306743076612349252017-09-27T15:24:09.433+10:002017-09-27T15:24:09.433+10:00CherryPie
me too. Normally my mind can concentrat...CherryPie<br /><br />me too. Normally my mind can concentrate on exhibitions only for 1.5 hours, before my eyes start glazing over. So I always allocate a proper lunch time in the middle of a gallery tour, preferably in the warm sunshine. The restaurants at the V&A, Rijksmuseum, NGV, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Venice Guggenheim etc have therefore been significant parts of my art history life.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-28084742978897489952017-09-27T10:12:56.533+10:002017-09-27T10:12:56.533+10:00These restaurant's all look so elegant. I am s...These restaurant's all look so elegant. I am sure I ate in a different space when I last visited the V&A. I did enjoy my visit and the displays I chose to view in the short time I was there.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-29919829418559282472017-09-23T22:21:19.850+10:002017-09-23T22:21:19.850+10:00Parnassus
you can eat and drink well at every imp...Parnassus<br /><br />you can eat and drink well at every important museum, but the V&A restaurants are an integral part of the historical displays. Your don't even have to apologise for the spending money and time in the restaurants because they are as important as the Flemish Unicorn Tapestry (c1500) or Antonio Canova's The Three Graces :)<br /><br />I didn't mention the rest of the V & A architecture to keep the post down to 1000 words. One side of the Lecture Theatre building was intended to be the main entrance to the museum. This Italian Renaissance area is decorated with terracotta, brick and mosaics. The symmetrical building has arched windows and a loggia over the entrance. The frieze in the pediment shows Queen Victoria and the 1851 Great Exhibition!!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-19985930389582734362017-09-23T21:20:08.063+10:002017-09-23T21:20:08.063+10:00Hello Hels, I was endlessly impressed with the V&...Hello Hels, I was endlessly impressed with the V&A when I was in London. Not only did I make exciting discoveries or locate famous examples in every field that I study, the entire building itself is one of the most consistently beautiful museums. I never even had time to notice these fascinating restaurants, but will definitely check them out next trip, that is if I can tear myself away from the exhibits. <br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-87665114870259499502017-09-23T19:48:11.932+10:002017-09-23T19:48:11.932+10:00bazza
This is not the first time I have been envi...bazza<br /><br />This is not the first time I have been envious of you and all the other British history bloggers. Joining the V & A's membership will be my very first task on our next trip.<br /><br />In the meantime, my beloved National Gallery of Victoria should have reciprocal rightsHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-32931096708082455222017-09-23T19:40:41.296+10:002017-09-23T19:40:41.296+10:00Ex-Pat
There was something very special about the...Ex-Pat<br /><br />There was something very special about the Victorians' commitment to raising adults' cultural standards via informal education i.e not at a university.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-1321103944037739722017-09-23T19:36:24.525+10:002017-09-23T19:36:24.525+10:00Andrew
Next time! I have seen William Morris and ...Andrew<br /><br />Next time! I have seen William Morris and his associates before of course, but it special to see their designs in a very public building. Good on Sir Henry Cole for making such splendid choices.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-21478610484518629262017-09-23T17:29:42.446+10:002017-09-23T17:29:42.446+10:00Leah and I are members of the V&A. It's my...Leah and I are members of the V&A. It's my very favourite Museum of all that I have seen all over the world. The new members dining room has just opened.<br />See: http://www.carmodygroarke.com/V_and_A_Members_Room/index.html <br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s unthinkable Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-11306041810577195802017-09-23T09:35:12.526+10:002017-09-23T09:35:12.526+10:003 great decisions. Educate the working class via c...3 great decisions. Educate the working class via culture, no entry fee to the museum, and affordable meals for workers.Ex-Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-41687896535535543222017-09-23T06:50:03.781+10:002017-09-23T06:50:03.781+10:00Sadly we did not visit the interior. While we comp...Sadly we did not visit the interior. While we complain now about the length of time it takes to complete buildings, it is nothing new by the timeline of the construction of the V&A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com