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Our pick of upcoming events in the UK
DAVID HOCKNEY: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020, London, May 23-Sept 26 The Royal Academy is displaying 116 works made by the artist during the pandemic in
spring last year, celebrating the natural world. Locked down at his home in Normandy, Hockney “painted” them on an iPad then printed them on to paper at large scale, with the works presented in the order they were created. Tickets from £19.
royalacademy.org.uk
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VAN GOGH ALI V E London, June 4- September 26 The hugely popular immersive Van Gogh experience will debut in London this summer at Kensington Gardens, making it the first event to be
hosted in this location since 2016. Produced by Grandes Experiences, the event has already welcomed seven million people in more than 65 cities around the world. Visitors will be transported inside 3,000 of the artist’s masterpieces – including Starry Night and Sunflowers – accompanied by a classical score and aromas of Provence. There’s also the opportunity to walk into a life-size representation of Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles and catch a selfie in the 360-degree mirrored sunflower room. £24;
vangoghaliveuk.com
MANCHESTER FLOWER SHOW, May 29-June 6 The city will be decked out in floral displays, green installations and large-scale blooms for this nine-day festival. Organised by City Co and Manchester Business Improvement District, the show will see streets, balconies, lampposts and shop windows transformed into urban gardens. This year’s event is the first standalone Manchester Flower Show since 2003 – it became part of the city’s King Street Festival three years ago – after first launching in 1955.
visitmanchester.com
MAY/JUNE 20 2 1 MULTI-TASKER
THIS ELEGANT TECH-SAVVY LAMP from Selfridges’ Techbar ticks all the boxes for the home office. Crafted to resemble a tree, it provides a warm glow through the wood veneer shade, plays tunes via a built-in Bluetooth speaker and has QI wireless charging capabilities. Simply rest your phone on the base and within 180 minutes (enough time for several playlists), it’ll be charged up and ready to go. £250;
selfridges.com
bus ine s s tr a v el ler .c om A palatial stay
HYATT HAS UNVEILED THE RESTORED Hotel du Palais Biarritz, which joined the group’s Unbound Collection in 2018. First built in 1854 by Napoleon III for his wife Eugénie de Montijo, it’s the only property on the French Atlantic coast to be recognised with “Palace” status. Most of the 86 rooms and 56 suites have been “meticulously
restored to reflect the palace’s iconic past in French history”. Top-floor rooms feature “an extraordinary marine ambiance, highlighted by nautical themes reminiscent of cruise ships with rounded windows and portholes”. Facilities include La Rotonde restaurant, offering dishes
from the Pays Basque region, the Napoleon III bar and a 3,000 sqm spa spread over four floors. Te hotel will remain open until November 1, when it will
close again for the final phase of the restoration programme, reopening in summer 2022.
hyatt.com
DAVID HOCKNEY/ROYAL ACADEMY
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