Samuel Reilly is a freelance writer in Edinburgh and a PhD candidate at the University of St Andrews.
Post-war museum staff had to keep pace with a world in which Britain’s standing was rapidly changing and their efforts were met with varying degrees of success
There’s more to coping with heatwaves than turning on the air con, especially if collections and visitors require different conditions
Barnaby Phillips’s new book follows the many twists and turns of the royal treasures Britain took from the Asante kingdom
The Musée du Quai Branly is 20 this year. It has long aspired to be a place of post-colonial dialogue between cultures. Is this finally becoming a reality?
The Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, an offbeat gem of the city’s arts scene, faces an uncertain future along with many other organisations
Relooted is a video game that allows players to pull off heists and reclaim artefacts – and doubles up as a short history of African art
From sensitive portraits by Peter Hujar to Old Master paintings depicting beauty and ugliness, there’s so much to see within a day’s trip from the Maastricht fair
Constable gets a bumper birthday celebration, museums around Europe pay tribute to Brâncuși and the National Portrait Gallery honours Marilyn Monroe
Ben Enwonwu is the star of Tate Modern’s landmark exhibition. Samuel Reilly looks at how the twists and turns of the artist’s career mirror those of his native country after it left British colonialism behind
The Paris event presenting art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas has plenty of the kind of sculptures that are increasingly prized
