{"id":1382,"date":"2021-03-29T16:24:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T15:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2021-02-24T16:31:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T16:31:34","slug":"royal-albert-hall-150th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/2021\/03\/29\/royal-albert-hall-150th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Albert Hall 150th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1383 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>29 March 2021 sees the Royal Albert Hall turn 150 years old, and to celebrate they are planning a whole series of events and activities to celebrate their past, present and future.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1386 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-2-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-2.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>The Hall was opened by Queen Victoria in 1871, and named in memory of her husband, Prince Albert, whose founding vision was for a venue that would both democratise and promote the arts and sciences.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1387 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Royal Albert Hall is so much more than just a beautiful Victorian venue, it\u2019s the place of countless performances, stories and memories from countless visitors \u2013 where people have been singing, dancing, laughing and crying together since 1871.<\/p>\n<p>A short film narrated by Mick Jagger featuring crowds, happiness and the sheer thrill of being together has been released to kick off the celebrations for the 150th anniversary<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Royal Mint\u00a0will issue a \u00a35 coin to mark the milestone, while\u00a0Royal Crown Derby has produced a commemorative tea set in a design inspired by the Hall\u2019s architecture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1385 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-teapot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-teapot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-teapot-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-teapot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-teapot-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-teapot-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-teapot.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/02\/albert-teapot-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29 March 2021 sees the Royal Albert Hall turn 150 years old, and to celebrate they are planning a whole series of events and activities to celebrate their past, present and future. 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