Category Archives: Art and Sculpture

The Triana Ceramics Museum ………..

Posted on November 1, 2018 by kindadukish

During our recent trip to Seville we set out one morning to just wander down the side of the river (on the west side) starting at Pasarela de la Cartuja bridge. After a while we came to the area known … Continue reading →

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“China’s First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors”- Liverpool

Posted on October 20, 2018 by kindadukish

  Last week I went to view the exhibition currently in situ at the World Museum in Liverpool, namely “China’s First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors”. I wasn’t really sure what to expect so went with an open mind, fully cognizant … Continue reading →

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The Mushroom (las setas) in Seville…….weird and wonderful

Posted on October 3, 2018 by kindadukish

On our third day in Seville we decided to take a “free walking tour” of the city and were told to meet our guide outside “The Mushroom”. We arrived at the due time and were quite taken aback by this … Continue reading →

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The “World of Glass”………industrial heritage

Posted on August 18, 2018 by kindadukish

The other day I decided to continue my exploration of the industrial heritage of Northern England and after a quick “Google” and follow research I came up with the World of Glass Museum at St Helens in Lancashire (it says … Continue reading →

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Port Sunlight……..one philanthropic industrialists vision

Posted on December 24, 2017 by kindadukish

William Hesketh Lever (later Viscount Leverhulme) built Port Sunlight to house the workers at his soap factory, Lever Brothers, which eventually became the global giant, Unilever. The village holds a unique place in the history of urban planning and represents … Continue reading →

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Autumn at the Sculpture park

Posted on October 17, 2017 by kindadukish

Took myself off to the Yorkshire Sculpture park this morning was it was such a lovely day, albeit the remnants of Storm Ophelia (who the hell came up with the idea of giving bad weather names?) were still around in … Continue reading →

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Madrid Revisited…………….

Posted on September 30, 2017 by kindadukish

After visiting over thirty major cities in Europe, twenty of these were capital cities, I had always held the view that top of my list would be Vienna for its architectural and cultural history, closely followed by Lisbon with its … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park on a glorious August day……………..

Posted on August 13, 2017 by kindadukish

Blue skies, cotton wool clouds and a temperature of 18c (that is warm for the UK) meant that a trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park was on the cards for today. After parking about a mile from the park and … Continue reading →

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Lee Lozano at MNCDE, Madrid………the worst art exhibition I have ever attended

Posted on June 27, 2017 by kindadukish

  During our recent visit to Madrid we decided to visit the  Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, a beacon of contemporary art, not only in Spain but throughout Europe. The building itself is majestic with a minimalist interior … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscope: British 1960s Art at the Longside Gallery

Posted on April 8, 2017 by kindadukish

Glorious morning, so set off early for the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and decided to walk to the Longside Galley which is a good thirty minute walk from the main centre at the park. Arrived at the gallery at 10.30 to … Continue reading →

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