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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
From London to California, architects are helping museums provide interactive learning experiences that can’t be found on screen Last year, the Hoxton-based architecture practice AOC set up the Open Studio at the V&A Museum of Childhood in nearby Bethnal Green, east London. The 147-year-old institution was set to be renovated and initial consultation of local […] More
The delay to the London Symphony Orchestra’s planned new home is growing. And unrest in Iran could trouble a V&A show Wanted: a philanthropist to cough up about £145m towards London’s proposed Centre for Music. For that amount – about half the total cost of what will be the London Symphony Orchestra’s new home – […] More
Surkh Kotal temple sculpture was discovered on a UK auctioneer’s website A sculpture that was stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul almost 30 years ago is to be returned to its country of origin after being seen on a British auctioneer’s website and investigated by the Metropolitan police. Carved in the 2nd […] More
Gardeners discovered Portrait of a Lady while clearing ivy at gallery in Piacenza A painting found hidden in an Italian gallery in December is an authentic Gustav Klimt piece stolen almost 23 years ago, experts have confirmed. The Portrait of a Lady was one of the world’s most sought-after stolen artworks before it was found […] More
At an expansive new exhibition in New York, the director’s defining science fiction opus is explored in detail with help from those who made it with him Though the calendar reads 2020 we’re still waiting for the future promised in 2001. Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film, created concurrently with Arthur C Clarke’s novel, is recognized as […] 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
Our tipsters reveal brilliant museums from Reykjavík to Pristina, shining a light on everything from dinosaurs and Vikings to Mozart and the history of cinema The collection is breathtaking – true colour photographs commissioned by the banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn in the early 20th century and taken all over the world. The idea was […] More
