True identity of sitter found to be 17th-century lord mayor of London, and not French prince A colossal portrait long thought to be of France’s Grand Dauphin that hung for a century in a corridor of the central bank in Paris has been revealed to be British. The true identity of the sitter, with elaborate […] More
True identity of sitter found to be 17th-century lord mayor of London, and not French prince A colossal portrait long thought to be of France’s Grand Dauphin that hung for a century in a corridor of the central bank in Paris has been revealed to be British. The true identity of the sitter, with elaborate […] More
Chief executive wants to bring art ‘to people’s doorsteps’, but critics say strategy is vague England’s arts chiefs have said they want to create a nation that has better access to culture in every “village, town and city” by 2030, where creativity in each individual is valued and “given the chance to flourish”. Arts Council […] More
Curator assures the public that stereotype-busting show will not include Sting or Kama Sutra Forget “no sex please, we’re British”. More a case of “there will be lots of sex, we’re the British Museum”. But the curator has assured the public the first major UK exhibition to explore Tantra won’t be the “pleasure for the […] More
Only known painting by Dutch master while he had psychosis is ‘unmistakably’ his work After decades of doubt, a gloomy self-portrait has been authenticated as a genuine work by Vincent van Gogh and the only known work painted while he had psychosis. Self-Portrait (1889) has been in Norway’s national collection since 1910 but its authenticity […] More
Sir David Attenborough says exhibition of Thames oil paintings at restored Sandycombe Lodge pays ‘proper respect’ to artist Oil paintings by JMW Turner have gone on display in the artist’s former west London home for the first time since 1826. The exhibition, at the meticulously restored Sandycombe Lodge in Twickenham, which was designed by Turner […] More
Items made from 28,000-year-old mammoth tusks among artefacts at British Museum Rare 28,000-year-old archaeological finds excavated from rapidly thawing ground in Siberia are to go on display for the first time at the British Museum as part of an exhibition on the history of the Arctic and its people. Sewing needles and jewellery made from […] More
Relocation of museum’s collections to east London has brought surprising dangers There are razor-sharp samurai swords, lethal poison darts and dauntingly huge 17th-century ceilings but a particular challenge for the V&A as it moves to new storage facilities comes from a surprising area – women’s hats. “People think that textiles and fashion don’t have a […] More
