Jo Lawson-Tancred is an arts writer based in London.
The major new arts hub in South Kensington is now open – and making good on its promise of bringing artistic innovation to London
Virtual viewing rooms, video tours and private Zoom meetings – here’s what to expect from Masterpiece Online
As museums around the world prepare to reopen, many do so with a renewed sense of purpose
Some artists, such as Ilya Kabakov and Caroline Walker, are finding solace in their work – when not distracted by fears about the post-pandemic future
MAMCO’s origins as a collection formed by independent collectors still makes itself felt in interesting ways
The Getty Center’s fire prevention system is a standard-bearer for museums and historic properties worldwide
Highlights of the artworks and exhibitions on show in Mayfair and St James’s this year
The Khalili Collections have partnered up with Wikimedia UK to broaden access to their vast holdings spanning centuries and cultures
A Dürer show at the Albertina presents a rare opportunity to see some of the German artist’s drawings usually kept caged up in the dark
The Bavarian capital is reasserting its position as a city to rival Berlin in its embrace of the arts
With the art market crying out for definitive catalogues, a new international association has been launched to support their production
The virtuoso draughtsman carried several sketchbooks at all times and liked to draw standing up
Alfred Munnings was an official war artist who took a curiously pastoral approach to the conflict
His experiences as a marine gunner in the Second World War and Korea made a lasting impact on Westermann’s art
A new online database reveals how before photography, watercolours were used as visual records
Van Gogh, Whistler, Sargent and Manet were just some of the major artists who made pilgrimages to Haarlem to see Hals’s work
Portraits of men have been replaced with those of the women who first petitioned George II to set up the Foundling Hospital
In the largest survey of her work so far, the artist explores the tensions between control and chaos
A survey of works by women painters makes for an enthralling display, but is the gender of the artists the most important factor?
The artist’s time in the French capital was not a success, but it formed his thinking about words and pictures
Considering the artist’s writing gives us invaluable new ways in which to see his painting
The portraitist was highly sought after in his heyday, but his reputation has languished in recent years
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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‘We are pretty well practised at isolation’ – how artists have been coping with quarantine
Some artists, such as Ilya Kabakov and Caroline Walker, are finding solace in their work – when not distracted by fears about the post-pandemic future