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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
Exhibition marks bicentenary of nursing pioneer’s birth with focus on life after Crimean war An exhibition on Florence Nightingale which marks 200 years since her birth will shine a spotlight on her as an older woman. Nightingale is often pictured in her 30s, when she nursed wounded soldiers in the Crimean war. Related: Florence Nightingale, […] More
Exhibition will feature artefacts from public executions from 1196 to 1868 On 30 January 1649, King Charles I of England took to the scaffold outside the Banqueting House in London’s Whitehall. He had requested two shirts to prevent himself from shivering from the cold, a reflex he thought could be mistaken for fear. He knelt […] 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
Mega-exhibitions and austerity lead to inequality of opportunity, says study In recent years the V&A has attracted record crowds to its exhibitions about musicians such as Pink Floyd and David Bowie, while the Tate Modern has staged hugely popular Picasso and Modigliani shows. But a report by the London School of Economics warns that the […] 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
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
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
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
