Learning on ScreenSomerset House
Series
- Series Name
- This Week In Britain
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Except for very brief periods, the recently restored Somerset House Fine Rooms are closed to the public. However, just for three weeks, The Society of Antique Dealers is holding an exhibition of fine art, jewellery and furniture, with an estimated value of £20 million. New Zealander, Barbara Ewing visits the exhibition and discovers the controversy over the future of the Fine Rooms.
- Researcher Comments
- Participants include the ancient-monuments architect, Harold Yexley. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Arts and crafts; Exhibitions and shows
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 42 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 936/1116
- Credits:
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- Presenter
- Barbara Ewing
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Cutter
- John Wilson
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Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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