Abbas Kiarostami August 12, 2010
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This thought-provoking exhibition includes a series of photographs depicting scenes and landscapes in northern Iran. Held at one of the city’s hippest art venues, it is the work of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami whose aim is to have viewers ‘understand things without actually seeing them’. Kiarostsami travelled the length and breadth of the country in search of themes. The result is a collection of prints taken in remote, ‘spiritually-charged’ locations that utilise light, the changing seasons and ‘the human condition’.
Chill Out @ Maxim August 9, 2010
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While drinking the night away has never been a particularly hazardous enterprise in Vienna, finding somewhere half-way decent in the early hours can be awkward. Now for those who go the distance, the centrally located Maxim, formerly a cheesey ‘high class’ nightspot, runs chill out sessions starting at 4am Fridays and Saturdays. Two floors supply house and more relaxing sounds to a varied crowd sprawled amid the low lighting and velour. Easy to find just across the Ring from the Opera and ladies get in free.
Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum August 6, 2010
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corner of Gainsford Street & Maguire Street, SE1 (020 7378 0222)
London Bridge tube/rail/P11, 15, 42, 47, 78 bus. Open 10am-6pm daily. Admission £4; £3 5s-15s, OAPs, disabled, ES40s; £10 family. Credit AmEx, JCB, MC, £TC, V.
Website: http://www.bramahmuseum.co.uk
Though he’s been in the business for half a century, it was only in the early 1990s that Edward Bramah, a former tea taster, set up this unusual museum to chart the history of tea and coffee drinking. The new premises allow the two infusions to be studied separately, and their important role in British society to be documented. There’s also an impressive collection of coffee makers and teapots (including the world’s largest) and a cafÈ where you can try out the real thing.
