In spring 2013, Tate Modern will stage the most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to foremost Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Co-organised by The Art Institute of Chicago and Tate Modern, this will be the first major Lichtenstein retrospective for twenty years, bringing together 125 of the artist's most definitive paintings and sculptures. Built on new research and scholarship, the exhibition will reassess Lichtenstein’s work and his enduring legacy.

After an outstanding 21 years dancing with The Royal Ballet, Principal Dancer Leanne Benjamin has announced her intention to retire in July 2013, at the end of the current season.  Her last performance will be in Tokyo on 10 July in A Gala Evening with The Royal Ballet at the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo. as part of The Royal Ballet’s summer tour. Leanne’s final performance at The Royal Opera House will be as Mary Vetsera in the season finale of Mayerling on 15 June.

Packrafting through the heart of the African 'Peace Park' on a Journey of a Lifetime     

British Polo Day Dubai
On the 29th March 2013, Britain’s finest institutions were in the saddle with teams from Oxford, Cambridge, Eton, Harrow, the Cavalry & Guards Club and The British Army going head to head.

The iconic Sé Time Piece side tables by Jaime Hayon are now stocked at Mint,
Lina Kanafani’s cult design store in London
A signature design from the Sé collection, the solid bronze Time Piece tables with a black patina finish have a bold sculptural presence. Playful yet serious the tables represent a striking addition to the interior. The Time Piece side tables are also available in lacquered wood and ceramic with an enamel or metal finish.
 

FLORENCE ACADEMY OF ART OFFERS ONE WINNER STUDYING OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME
As part of its 23rd anniversary celebrations the reputable Florence Academy of Art is offering one lucky art enthusiast a chance to win a place on their coveted Summer Session.
Through the School's Summer Scholarship Contest, one successful competition winner will study at the prestigious American school for a summer of inspiration and creativity, choosing the workshop of their choice1 (Drawing, Painting or Sculpture) and learning the techniques and practices of the Old Masters.

Ballymore Group is delighted to confirm a deal with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which will see the Dutch Embassy move to a 50,000 sq ft site as part of the Embassy Gardens development – a landmark riverside neighbourhood in the heart of Nine Elms on the South Bank.
 
The Embassy will move from its current location at Hyde Park Gate in 2017. It will sit adjacent to the new US Embassy, which is already under construction and due for completion during the same year.      
 

Each new destination in the sky above brings the promise of new answers to some of humanity’s oldest questions: how life began on Earth, how our solar system evolved, and what changes lie in the future. Exploration missions to NEAs or Mars may help answer those questions.

Yves de Contades interviews Sir Martin Sweeting OBE FRS FREng, GEC of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (the world’s leading small satellite company) and Head of the Surrey Space Centre (the world’s leading research centre for small, low cost space missions).
What projects is the Surrey Space Centre currently working on ?

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