Figure skating at the Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom. As this traditional winter sport could be conducted indoors, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved its inclusion in the Summer Olympics program. It was featured a second time at the Antwerp Games, after which it was permanently transferred to the program of the Winter Olympic Games, first held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. In London, figure skating was presented in four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's special figures, and mixed pairs. The special figures contest was won by Russian Nikolai Panin, who gave his country its first ever Olympic gold medal. He remains the event's
Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna 1900 Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna 1900 Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna 1900 was an exhibition at the National Gallery, London, running from 9 October 2013 through to 12 January 2014. The exhibition was curated by Gemma Blackshaw and sponsored by Credit Suisse. The exhibition catalogue was entitled "Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna 190". It is edited by Gemma Blackshaw and has an introduction by Edmund de Waal. Contributors are: Edmund de Waal is the author of "The Hare with Amber Eyes", which tells the story of his family, the wealthy Jewish Ephrussi family, who