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Arts & Culture
December 18, 2025
PBS Enters Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 for First Time as Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’ Logs 565 Million Minutes

For the first time ever, PBS made its way into Nielsen’s top 10 streaming list, thanks to Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution” documentary series. As “The American Revolution” aired nightly on PBS from Nov. 16 to Nov. 21, the six-part documentary series logged 565 million minutes during the week of Nov. 17 across PBS and Prime Video, boosting the show to land as the No. 10 most-watched streaming acquired title.

Arts & Culture
December 16, 2025
The 12 Biggest Museum Moments of 2025

Artnet has named the opening of V&A East one of the biggest museum moments of 2025, spotlighting its bold new approach to making vast collections accessible to the public. The V&A East Storehouse allows visitors to freely explore hundreds of thousands of objects, books, and archives, redefining how museums display and activate their holdings. A centerpiece of the new complex is the Blavatnik Family Foundation-supported David Bowie Centre—a dazzling collection of more than 90,000 items, from original costumes and handwritten notes to sketches and instruments, offering unprecedented insight into the creative life of an iconic artist. Opened in September, the Centre has quickly become a major cultural draw within this groundbreaking museum complex.

Arts & Culture
December 12, 2025
My Favourite Thing: The Secret Treasures of the V&A East Storehouse

The Financial Times takes readers inside the V&A East Storehouse, where curators, artists, and public figures wander through the vast collection and select their favorite hidden gems, ranging from unexpected design treasures to personal objects rarely seen by the public. Their picks offer a behind-the-scenes look at how this model is changing the way people interact with a museum's holdings. The article also highlights the David Bowie Archive, an extraordinary collection of more than 90,000 items from the artist's life, acquired through the David Bowie Estate with major support from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group.

Arts & Culture
December 10, 2025
The Wallace Collection Presents “Winston Churchill: The Painter”

In 2026, the Wallace Collection will bring fresh perspectives to the creativity of Sir Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill: The Painter, is a ticketed exhibition on view from 23 May – 29 November 2026. Universally renowned as an inspirational statesman, writer, orator and the man who led Britain to victory in the Second World War (1939-45), what is arguably less well known about Winston Churchill (1874-1965), was that he was also an enthusiastic amateur painter. In this major retrospective and first exhibition of Churchill’s creative oeuvre in the UK since his death, the Wallace Collection will bring together more than 50 paintings that represent the very best of the former Prime Minister’s output. The Wallace Collection is grateful for the support of the Churchill family and Churchill Heritage Ltd in the development of this exhibition. The exhibition has been made possible by the generosity of the Blavatnik Family Foundation and of other supporters.

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