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April 19, 2012, 2:54 am -- /EPR NETWORK/ -- This summer, the Barbican Art Gallery is hosting Bauhaus: Art as Life, an exploration of the famous art school's ethos of combining everyday life with the creation of art. The exhibition will be the biggest Bauhaus exhibition in the UK in over forty years.
LondonTown.com, the capital's premier website for London hotels and event booking, is helping visitors to the exhibition to find affordable accommodation near the Barbican by offering reduced on a selection of conveniently located London hotels.
Much like the Barbican today, Bauhaus students were encouraged to gather as a community of artists, eschewing the traditional teacher/student dynamic in favour of a more egalitarian, communal approach.
This exhibition will showcase the very best results of the Bauhaus school, featuring painting, sculpture, film, textile and photography from famous alumni including Walter Gropius, Anni Albers and Paul Klee. The exhibition runs between 3 rd May and 9 th August. Tickets cost £10.
Among the hotel deals on offer from LondonTown.com, the Apex London Wall Hotel is offering an 86% discount on a double room, bringing the rate down to £56 per night. The Apex is less than ten minutes walk from the Barbican Centre.
The Rookery Hotel London, in Peters Lane, is a fine example of an old London hotel, full of open fires and claw foot baths. It's located less than ten minutes from the Barbican, and is offering deluxe double rooms from £120 per night – a 49% discount on the usual rate.
For more London hotels and to book tickets for Bauhaus: Art as Life, visit LondonTown.com.
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