Unseen Paul McCartney photos to reopen National Portrait Gallery
Sir Paul McCartney’s artistic talents are finally being brought out from the shadow cast by his late wife and children. His photographic skills have emerged in a series of unseen…
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The Baillie Gifford Prize 25th Anniversary
2023 is set to be a monumental year for The Baillie Gifford Prize as it celebrates its 25th anniversary! Since 1999, the prize has honored the very best in non-fiction…
Sir Walter Scott’s Rob Roy manuscript going on show at National Library
Written in the hand of one of the most famous Scottish writers, the manuscript of Sir Walter’s historical novel, published in 1817, will be on display at the free Treasures…
In pictures: Jericho in Oxford
The distinctive Blavatnik School of Government on Walton Street is one of the University of Oxford’s newest departments, founded in 2020. From little shops and modern bars to old streets,…
New exhibition space! National Portrait Gallery buys former Victorian public lavatory
London’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has made a most unexpected acquisition: a ticket kiosk on a small traffic island just outside its new entrance. But it is the hidden space…
National Portrait Gallery announces reopening date in June
The National Portrait Gallery in London has set the date it will reopen three years on from its closure due to renovation. The public can enjoy the improvements, the biggest…
Immersive David Hockney show will launch new interactive art space in London
A show of works by the octogenarian artist will mark the launch of the new Lightroom space in London (Bigger & Closer, not smaller & further away, 25 January - 23 April). Lightroom…
We can only save the arts if we stop sneering at big business
Let’s hear it for Leonard Blavatnik — again. The Odesa-born British-American billionaire, 65, has just donated £10 million towards the National Portrait Gallery’s renovation. That’s his second big donation to…
CROWN TO COUTURE A MUST-SEE FASHION EXHIBITION EXPLORING COURT DRESS AND RED CARPET COUTURE
From the glittering world of the Georgian court to the high glamour of the modern-day red carpet, Crown to Couture is a new must-see fashion exhibition at Kensington Palace in…
Read Smart Podcast: The 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize Winner
Tune into the final Read Smart podcast episode of the year, where 2022 prize winner Katherine Rundell discusses her book Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne and how she feels…
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