Curiosity: The Question of ‘Why?’
Alberto Manguel is a tour de force when it comes to reading, and in fact all things book…
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Einstein & His General Theory of Relativity
2015 marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, and to celebrate this momentous occasion,…
Douwe Draaisma on Memory & Forgetting
We had the chance to sit down with renowned memory scholar, Douwe Draaisma, author of The Nostalgia Factory,…
Sultans of Deccan India: Opulence and Fantasy
During the 16th and 17th centuries the courts of Deccan India were some of the most splendorous and widely admired…
Ever Yours, Van Gogh: 19 April 1888
Before his tragic death, Vincent van Gogh wrote numerous letters to his fellow artists, family members and friends….
Jane Dawson on John Knox
John Knox was the leader of the Protestant Revolution in Scotland during the 16th century. He was a…
The Liberation of the Camps: 15 April 1945, Bergen-Belsen
The Bergen-Belsen camp is perhaps one of the best-known of the atrocities committed by the Nazis during the…
Francis Barber: Biography, Celebrity, Obscurity by Michael Bundock
Francis Barber lived a remarkable life. As far as we know he was born a slave on a…
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…
The Liberation of the Camps: 11 April 1945, Buchenwald
It has been 70 years since the Nazi-led concentration and extermination camps were liberated by the allies. The…
Interview with David Adjaye, by David Ebony
Postcolonial Realism: The Architecture of David Adjaye Merging the worlds of architecture, art, and design in a unique way,…
Art History Reading List 2015
It’s an important moment in the Art History calendar this month, with the eagerly awaited conference of the Association…
Bookshop of the Month: Topping & Company Booksellers, St Andrews
Our Bookshop of the Month heads north for April, up to the Topping & Company Booksellers of St…
Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design – Catalogue to the Show
Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840 opened appropriately on this year’s St. Patrick’s Day as a new exhibition at…
Hannibal: No Ordinary Enemy
The man who famously led war elephants and an enormous army across the Alps to Rome, during the Second…