Uploads from London Canal Museum

Stop Me and Buy One

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:36:27 -0700

Staff and guests celebrate at London Canal Museum with a disch of ice cream, on 21st March. The museum is engaged in a project to improve public understanding and knowledge of the Victorian ice trade.

Colour in the dark

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:58 -0700

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Irma Irsara's stained glass is lovely.

The museum in candlelight

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:57 -0700

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A dim view of the candle-lit ground floor during Museums at night 2012.

The Lady is a Lanternist

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:56 -0700

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A magic lantern show was a major feature of Museums at Night 2012 at London Canal Museum

Bright Corner

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:55 -0700

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A warm glow that charactarised the atmosphere of the evening.

Explaining Magic

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:54 -0700

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The lanternist explains the working of the magic lantern to an enthralled audience.

An Engine Glows

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:53 -0700

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Our 1930s Bolinder semi-diesel boat engine glows in the dark, lit by candles.

Live art on the floor

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:52 -0700

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Artist Evelina Simkute performs a live drawing act on a giant piece of paper laid out on the floor. This drew a large audience!

What Art Thou?

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:51 -0700

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Karen Piddington created an interesting animal sculpture. But what was it? Let the viewer behold!

The Drawing Room?

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:50 -0700

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Evelina Simkute drawing live for the audience

The Magic Lantern Amazes

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:49 -0700

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The magic lantern show included Victorian favourites. In this slide a rat is made to seem as if it is creeping into the man's bed!

Magic Lantern Made Ready

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:48 -0700

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The Magic Lantern is prepared for the show, by candle-light....

Watery Wavy Projection

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:47 -0700

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Amy Zhang created this video projection that shimmered like ripples on water on the ground

The figure in the gloom?

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:46 -0700

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Anya Morrison created this intriguing painting

Lifting, handling, and viewing

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:45 -0700

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Drawings by Alina Gavrielatos and by Marianne Fox-Ockinga were interposed with the exhibits of our lifting and handling exhibition, and lit by flames.

Light in the gloom

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:44 -0700

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Alina Gavrielatos's drawings in amongs the weighing machines.

Blue Banner

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:43 -0700

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Irma Irsara exhibited this textured work for a while, but unfortunately it fell down!

Stained Glass in the Light

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:25:42 -0700

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Irma Irsara created these wonderful works of colour and interest. This shot was taken before it got dark, so lit by daylight.

Art in the Exhibition

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:45:13 -0700

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Alina Gavrielatos's prints in amongst the exhibits. The theme of our Museums at Night event was "Art by Candlelight" but it could also have been "Art in the Museum" as the works were all interspersed with the regular exhibits.

Art and Museum by Candles

nobody@flickr.com (London Canal Museum) — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:45:12 -0700

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A variety of smaller works are seen amongst the museum's regular exhibitions in this shot that sums up the atmosphere of a unique night at London Canal Museum