I love museums, and I love the British obsession with them. Not just the grand institutions that stand proudly in our big cities, but the smaller oddities: the Framework Knitters Museum in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, or the Bakelite Museum in Somerset (temporarily closed and awaiting a new home). These speak to us as a nation of… Read More »
Our long, glorious summer lies ahead of us. And what the city lacks in sunlight it makes up for with dozens of fantastic, illuminating art exhibits. Here are our picks of shows to watch. open now These excellent exhibitions, which continue throughout the summer, should not be missed. Michelangelo: The Last Years A work on… Read More »
It would be an exaggeration to say that Great Russell Street was empty at 8.55am on a summer morning. There are passengers walking solemnly towards the offices, and the lights are on in the branch of the large American coffee franchise directly opposite the front door. But at this relatively early hour there is still… Read More »
A model on the catwalk at the controversial fashion show – WWD/WWD Greece’s culture minister said the fashion show in front of the Elgin Marbles at the British Museum showed “zero respect”. The podium show in Room 18, where the controversial sculptures were displayed, was held amid ongoing talks between the British Museum and the… Read More »
Stone reception: Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum – Dylan Martinez Looking back at the past year in art, wouldn’t it be nice to start with a few pictures? To shed light on one or two of our museums’ significant recent acquisitions, such as Joshua Reynolds’s Portrait of Mai (c 1776), which the National Portrait… Read More »
The famous Sutton Hoo helmet is now on display at the British Museum – Getty It’s a cold afternoon in the dying embers of November and the Suffolk countryside is beginning to embrace winter. The paths through the gentle slopes of Sutton Hoo are wet underfoot, their stony surfaces rendered useless by the autumn leaf… Read More »