Tristram Hunt
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 49 |
| Date of birth | May 31,1974 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Cambridge |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Juliet Hunt |
| Children | Margot Hunt |
| Digby Hunt | |
| Parents | Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton |
| Marylla Shephard | |
| Job | Teacher |
| Politician | |
| Author | |
| Journalist | |
| Historian | |
| Presenter | |
| Education | King's College, Cambridge |
| The University of Chicago | |
| Trinity College | |
| University College School Junior Branch | |
| Books | Past and Present: Thoughts on the English Radical Tradition |
| Ten Cities that Made an Empire | |
| Cities of Empire: The British Colonies and the Creation of the Urban World | |
| The Purple Book | |
| Marx's General: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels | |
| Art Treasures in Manchester: 150 Years on | |
| Building Jerusalem | |
| The English Civil War At First Hand | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 442741 |
Tristram Hunt Life story
Tristram Julian William Hunt FRHistS is a British historian, broadcast journalist and former Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central from 2010 to 2017.
Young V& A museum opening after £13m revamp
... Director of the V& A Tristram Hunt said: " The V& A believes in the transformative power of creativity, and it s critical we work to support and develop the next creative generation...
David Bowie's 'rich and powerful' archive to be made public in new venue
... The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts, in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, will provide a " sourcebook for the Bowies of tomorrow" said Dr Tristram Hunt, director of the V& A...
Elgin Marbles: New body aims to return sculptures to Greece
... With growing calls from some quarters to return items held in British collections to their original countries of origin, some museums, including the V& A, chaired Tristram Hunt, have called for the act to be amended or replaced...
Who is Kwasi Kwarteng? New UK chancellor likes a challenge
... During his second stint at the university, Tristram Hunt, the former Labour MP and now head of the V& A Museum, joked that then roommate Mr Kwarteng was " quite ungovernable and dishevelled"...
Christian Dior exhibition breaks V&A attendance record
... V& A director Tristram Hunt said the South Kensington institution had been overwhelmed by the phenomenal visitor response ...
Young V& A museum opening after £13m revamp
By Yasmin RufoBBC News
A museum dedicated to children and Young People will reopen to The Public after a £13m redevelopment.
Formerly the V& A Museum of Childhood, the Young V& A will open on Saturday after being closed for three years.
The Free museum features over 2,000 objects dating from 2300BC to today across three new galleries - Play , Imagine and Design.
The Site in Bethnal Green in East London , which dates Back to 1872, caters for children up to age 14.
Director of the V& A Tristram Hunt said: " The V& A believes in the transformative power of creativity, and it's critical we work to support and develop The Next creative generation.
" The optimistic and transformative power of creativity radiates through Young V& A and we cannot wait to unleash it upon our teenagers to toddlers. "
The Museum has a range of of zones that include an open design studio, a games design space for teenagers and an interactive Minecraft installation in The Play zone.
At the sceneWendy Hurrell, BBC reporter
Here, it's perfectly acceptable to crawl across the (beautifully renovated 19Th Century mosaic) Floor - or trot from one display to another dangling your toy bunny.
In the Q& A at the revamped, renamed Young V& A, One Child asked, " What is there to Play with? " Well, lots, actually - a whole section dedicated to it.
Even The Teenagers dropped their guard and had a bit of fun.
There are over 2000 artefacts to spark nostalgia among the grownups or conjure creative thoughts among the Young - with curious juxtapositions: a 16Th Century elephant sculpture from India - right next to a Paddington Bear and Spice Girls figurines.
A child skipped happily Back into The Bright , welcoming courtyard, her mum reassuring her, " Of course we'll be Back - it's free so we can come as much as we want! "
A programme of free events and family-friendly exhibitions will run throughout the year.
The First exhibition, Japan: Myths to Manga, will open on 14 October and takes viewers on A Journey through Japanese history to explore how landscape and folklore have influenced popular culture, technology, and design.
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