Firsty, after seeing the BBC report, I thought it was rather a co-inky dink that the LolCat exhibition was on whilst we were in London, so I thought it was only polite to take a quick gander at it! It was located in a quaint little picture frame shop called The Framers Gallery, and it was pretty busy when we arrived!
I like the idea of little exhibitions like this, bringing people together over a particular subject and looking at some awesome art/graphic design/sculpture at the same time! Maybe this could become a thing all over the country?
Also, the art work was for sale, and any money raised from the show goes towards Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, so its all for a good cause! I recommend a wee peek in if you're in London anytime in the next two weeks (the exhibition is running till the 15th February). For more information, you can visit this page RIGHT HERE.
After our catty excursion, we moseyed on over to Pollock's Toy Museum (just a 5 minute walk away) to check out all the awesome old-fashioned toys they had there! It was £6 entry for an adult, you're given a map and left to explore the building, which is an 18th and 19th century house merged into one. There are winding staircases covered in toys, pictures, board games, and each room (complete with lovely creaky floor boards) is themed on particular toys, such as toy theatres, dolls, or optical gadgets. I got quite a few photos in there, so lets see them!
There were ten million more toys in there than I'm showing, but oooh those glass cases made getting a good shot tricky (for a non-photographer like me, anyway...) But yes, the museum is located on Scala Street (you can't miss it when you see it), you can find a map and more info on the museum's website - Pollock's Toy Museum Website. So yeah...lets go!
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