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Arts & Culture
September 17, 2025
Blitz: Iconic Nightclub that Made the New Romantics Famous Celebrated in Groundbreaking Show

Supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, one of London’s most beloved and historic nightclubs is to be celebrated in a major new exhibition at the Design Museum. Blitz: The Club That Shaped The 80s will showcase the venue’s impact on popular culture during its short lifespan and reveal intimate details about some of the famous faces who partied there. The club, in Covent Garden, only existed for 18 months, from 1979 until late 1980, yet helped shape popular culture for a decade, from fashion to music, film to art and design. The Blitz launched in 1979, just as punk was coming to an end and Margaret Thatcher was coming to power. An emerging group dubbed the “new romantics”, made up of young creatives with big ideas, would meet up every Tuesday at the Blitz wine bar in Covent Garden, sowing the seeds of what became a club night for a “daring, restless new generation”. The exhibition will run from September 20, 2025, until March 29, 2026.

Arts & Culture
September 17, 2025
V&A Opens David Bowie Centre

Dr Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&A, said: “One of the greatest performers, musicians, artists and innovators of all time, David Bowie’s impact continues to reverberate nearly a decade after his death – while his influence on design and visual culture and his inspiration on creatives today is unmatched. We are thrilled to care for Bowie’s incredible archive, revealing new insights into his creativity and legacy, and open it up for everyone at V&A East Storehouse, in dialogue with the V&A’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art, design, and performance. My deepest thanks go to the David Bowie Estate, Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group – without their extreme generosity, this wouldn’t have been possible.” Sir Leonard Blavatnik, founder of the Blavatnik Family Foundation, said: “We’re proud to support the David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse, honouring a timeless cultural icon.”

Jewish Causes
September 16, 2025
‘Letter to David’ Wins Ophir Award for Best Full-Length Documentary

The award for Best Full-Length Documentary went to Letter to David by Tom Shoval, which is about the hostage David Cunio, who worked with Shoval on one of his first films. The film was produced by Nancy Spielberg. Shoval read a message from Cunio’s wife, Sharon Aloni-Cunio, who was kidnapped with David along with their daughters and was released, and who pleaded for the public to continue fighting for her husband’s release. The Blavatnik Family Foundation is proud to support Letter to David and congratulates Tom Shoval, Nancy Spielberg, Maya Fischer, and all those involved with the making of this deeply moving and powerful film.

Blavatnik Awards
September 16, 2025
Reviving Organobismuth Chemistry

Despite its low cost and low toxicity, bismuth has found limited applications in organic synthesis. Liam Ball is working to change that. ' Bismuth has had its ups and downs over the decades – a bit like the economy,’ says Liam Ball. But while the global economy is floundering at best, organobismuth chemistry is very much on the up and Ball’s research exemplifies this progress. Earlier this year, Ball was named the chemistry laureate at the 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK, in recognition of his contributions to the safe and sustainable synthesis of molecules vital to healthcare and agriculture.

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