Ernest Gimson: Past, Present & Future
Annette Carruthers, Mary Greensted and Barley Roscoe discuss the life and legacy of Ernest Gimson on the 100th…
Events
Bletchley Park and D-Day: A Q&A with David Kenyon
Since the secret of Bletchley Park was revealed in the 1970s, the work of its codebreakers has become…
The Met Gala – A Celebration
ARE you ready for the first Monday in May? The Met Gala is one of the premiere fashion…
HULL – UK City of Culture 2017: Spotlight on Architecture
In 2013 it was announced that Hull would be the 2017 UK City of Culture. Four years in…
Eclectic and Inclusive: Inside the Association of Art Historians Conference 2017
This year the Association of Art Historians Annual Conference will focus on inclusivity and diversity in the field…
Bookshop of the Month – Golden Hare Books, Edinburgh
This month we take a trip up to Scotland to Golden Hare Books for our bookshop of the…
Bookshop of the Month – The White Horse Bookshop
The summer holidays are upon us, so what better time for a visit to our Bookshop of the…
The Catholic Church, Pope Francis and The Shroud of Turin
The mystery surrounding the Shroud of Turin has fascinated people for centuries. Often considered to be the burial…
Chelsea Flower Show: A Natural History of English Gardening
The Chelsea Flower Show is one of the most famous horticultural events in the world and although no…
General Election 2015: Get Ready, Get Reading!
General Election 2015. Get Ready! Get Reading! The UK general election is fast approaching. Despite current Prime Minister…
Celebrating Poets: The Yale Younger Poets prize
World Poetry Day, on 21 March, is an event organised by the United Nations to ‘recognise the unique…
Inventing the Yale Christmas Tree
Although the true origins of the Christmas tree may be shrouded in mystery and lost to pre-history, the…
Dirty Old London: 30 Days of Filth: Day 29
‘Many myths and ‘factoids’ appear on the web and in print. They are often incorrect…’ Throughout this month,…
Dirty Old London: 30 Days of Filth: Day 28
‘In the previous arrangement, no-one cared how many friends and family shared a room – nor even pigs….
Dirty Old London: 30 Days of Filth: Day 27
‘The capital was increasingly blighted by darker, longer visitations of gloom; and doctors were able to collect more…