Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

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Cecil Beaton Celebrating Celebrity, Blenheim Palace

May 17, 2021 - August 1, 2021


Free
Barbara Streisland photographed by Cecil Beaton

If you are looking for things to do around and about London, then why not go for a trip to Blenheim Palace this spring or summer. Starting when the interior of the stately home reopens to the public on 17 May, an exhibition of the work of one of Britain’s most famous fashion photographers opens – Cecil Beaton, Celebrating Celebrity – will be on show.

Long before the advent of the modern celebrity cult, Beaton took iconic photogrphs of the rich and famous, from Hollywood stars to royalty.

Blenheim Palace, a short drive or train ride from London, will have 50 of them in display until 1 August in its magnificent State Rooms.

Audrey Hepburn photographed by Cecil Beaton
Audrey Hepburn by Cecil Beaton

Celebrities on show include Audrey Hepburn (left) and Barbara Streisand (cover image), in addition to Picasso, Coco Chanel, Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando.

For more details about the exhibition, read the preview on our sister publication Travel Begins at 40 – Cecil Beaton, Celebrating Celebrity.

When is Cecil Beaton, Celebrating Celebrity?

The exhibition will run from 17 May to 1 August. Entrance to the exhibition is inclded in a ticket for the Palace, Park and Gardens.

Tickets for the exhibition

For more information and to book click here.


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Details

Start:
May 17, 2021
End:
August 1, 2021
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://www.blenheimpalace.com/whats-on/events/cecil-beaton/

Venue

Blenhem Palace
Woodstock
Oxford,OX20 1PPUnited Kingdom+ Google Map

Mark Bibby Jackson

Before setting up Travel Begins at 40 and subsequently London Begins at 40, Mark was the publisher of AsiaLIFE Cambodia and a freelance lifestyle and travel writer. When he is not packing and unpacking his travelling bag, Mark writes novels, including To Cook A Spider, Peppered Justice and Unravelling the Web. He loves walking, eating, beer, isolation and arthouse movies, as well as talking to strangers on planes, buses and trains. He is cursed to come from a family of Leyton Orient fans.
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