Spotlight
The Gettysburg Film Festival will return from April 2–4, 2026, with a program marking the United States’ 250th anniversary through film, conversation, and live performance. Set in Gettysburg, the festival will use this historic setting to reflect on the nation’s Revolutionary beginnings and the ideas of liberty and self-government that emerged from that period. This year’s events will be headlined by Ken Burns, who will share selections from his documentary series, The American Revolution, and join discussions with filmmakers, actors, historians, authors, and public figures. In addition to ticketed programs, the festival will offer public events, including a colonial encampment presented with the American Battlefield Trust, featuring living historians and hands-on activities. Hosted by Gettysburg History and the American Battlefield Trust, the festival continues to create accessible ways for audiences to engage with American history on screen and in person. The Blavatnik Family Foundation has been a longtime supporter of The Better Angels Society, a sponsor of the festival.
Opening on 22 May at London’s Natural History Museum, Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep invites visitors to explore the underwater world of 200 million years ago through some of the most formidable marine reptiles ever to have lived. Timed for the half-term holidays, the exhibition combines major specimens from the Museum’s palaeontology collection with interactive experiences that bring prehistoric ocean life vividly into view. Visitors will encounter creatures, including mosasaurs and plesiosaurs, alongside hands-on elements that make the science accessible for children and families. The exhibition also connects these ancient predators to wider questions about adaptation, extinction, and biodiversity, showing how top predators help sustain healthy ecosystems. Through film, touchable fossils and casts, and current scientific research, it offers an engaging introduction to the prehistoric oceans and the scientific discoveries they continue to inspire. Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep is supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.
The Natural History Museum’s new exhibition, Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep, will make its European debut on 22 May 2026, inviting visitors to explore the underwater world of 200 million years ago through marine reptile fossils, interactive displays, and hands-on experiences. The exhibition brings audiences face to face with prehistoric ocean predators including ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and mosasaurs, while also highlighting the broader ecosystems in which they lived. Drawing on the Museum’s palaeontology collections and scientific expertise, the show connects deep-time discovery with present-day understanding of how ecosystems change and why top predators matter to ocean health. Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep is supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.
British Theatre Guide describes Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends at Sadler’s Wells as an evening of exceptional artistry, bringing together ballet, tap, and contemporary influences in a…
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