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2013 Highlights

2013 Highlights

Thanks  to all of you who participated to our events this year. Remember cultural activities are good for health and happiness!

Below, a few events organized this year.

Our pop up shop with Belgian chocolate maker Laurent Gerbaud at Kings Place.

Laurent Gerbaud at KP
Laurent Gerbaud at KP

Chocolate tasting events both at Kings Place and at The Arts Club. Laurent is excellent in entertaining guests and we hope to organize many more corporate events with him in 2014.

chocolate tasting at Kings Place
chocolate tasting at Kings Place
Chocolate tasting at Arts Club
Chocolate tasting at Arts Club

A day at the Henry Moore house in Perry Green. This was a wonderful bonding event and our art historian brought from London commented the current exhibition showing in parallel works by Rodin and Moore. Watch our website as we will organize another event there this year around the next exhibition "Body & Void: Echoes of Moore in Contemporary Art".

Henry Moore house
Henry Moore house

Our lunchtime artist talk at the Library of the Royal Academy in collaboration with Marcelle Joseph Projects. Turkish artist Guler Ates presented a new series of photographs taken in the Library.

Guter Ates, Monument, courtesy of Marcelle Joseph
Guter Ates, Monument, courtesy of Marcelle Joseph

Our gastro tours in Soho with food writer Jenny Linford is very popular and next term, we are adding a similar concept in Notting Hill looking at the history and trends of independent food shops with various tastings in the venues visited on our way.

Gastro tour Paul Young
Gastro tour Paul Young
Jenny Linford at Soho Gastro tour
Jenny Linford at Soho Gastro tour

A private party at The Arts Club for the Brussels & Wallonia Tourism Office.

Private party at The Arts Club
Private party at The Arts Club
Private party at The Arts Club
Private party at The Arts Club

A private networking evening at the Lloyds Club around the exhibition  "2Q13 Women Collectors Women Artists" co-curated by Marcelle Joseph and Lydia Cowpertwait. Watch for a similar event this year at the House of St Barnabas.

Several group visits at the Barbican: in the Conservatory , the Curve and the Art Gallery for the exhibition Pop Art Design followed by drinks at the Pop Art bar.

Conservatory barbican
Conservatory barbican
The Curve at the Barbican
The Curve at the Barbican

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Our regular Street Art Experiences in Shoreditch offered throughout the year.

Our street art tour
Our street art tour

Do not hesitate to contact us for any new idea or project.

And finally, a very happy New Year from our mascot Nestor!

Antiques, Mochi and Hot Cocoa

Antiques, Mochi and Hot Cocoa

Street Art Tour

Street Art Tour