Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes, Discoveries now showing

London weekend breaks

Event: Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes, Discoveries
Date: Until September 12th
Location: National Gallery

Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes, Discoveries is now showingat the National Gallery in London.

The exhibition, which provides an insight into the secretsbehind some of the world's most famous paintings, could provide theperfect opportunity of culturally unique day out for those onLondon weekend breaks.

National Gallery experts will be on hand to inform visitorsabout how some of history's most well-remembered artists producedtheir pieces.

Furthermore, the materials the painters will have likely usedwill also be revealed, as will the ways in which the paintings havechanged over time.

As well as the experts themselves, there will also be an arrayof state-of-the-art technology used for painting analysisshowcased.

The first exhibition of its kind, this really is something artlovers would be mad to miss, particularly with experts' criticaleyes revealing all the mistakes, restoration secrets and deceitsbehind 40 of the gallery's pieces.

After enjoying Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes, Discoveriesvisitors can retire in style to the five star Langham, Londonhotel.