It’s hard to say who, exactly, the Normans were – but even harder to make them out as a model migrants and proto-Europeans as a string of recent exhibitions has tried to do
The reinvention of the Museum of Childhood as Young V&A has been a great success. Should more institutions follow its example and become younger at heart?
An old-fashioned way of bringing in cakes and custards is beginning to feel rather modern again
The Egyptian film industry came to dominate the Arab world – and poster makers did much to secure its hold on the popular imagination
The vintage trucks in London’s parks provide soft serve with an outsize dollop of nostalgia – and do it in style
The first garden created by the designer for a house by Edwin Lutyens has been bought by the National Trust – preserving a vital piece of history
It has taken the National Trust 24 years to restore the Gideon Tapestries at Hardwick Hall to their former glory
Before the gal who has everything got into pink, her ideal home was a shrine to midcentury modern living
The only surviving portrait from Henry Raeburn’s trip to Italy and an 18th-century book about cricket are among the most remarkable works to enter public collections
The restaurateur and writer won over both the smart set and the middle classes – and was a hero to Elizabeth David
The ancient Greeks were quick to adopt the decadent drinking culture of their Persian enemies
A close attention to architectural history is the icing on the cake for a new pavilion cooked up by Joana Vasconcelos for Waddesdon Manor
The figures brought over in 1771 are the first documented works of Oceanic art – and now on display where they were made
At Casa Balla, Futurism was definitely a family affair for Giacomo Balla and his daughters Lucia and Elice
On the centenary of the artist’s birth, it is easier to see that beneath the impersonal surfaces his work is teeming with life
A rare 17th-century portrait of a Black woman and a white woman and an illustrated Armenian manuscript are among this month’s highlights
The axeing of 37 museum posts will force overstretched employees to work harder and make institutions shelve their grander plans
The Chrysler Museum of Art has given a looted monolith back to Nigeria and received a facsimile in exchange. Will other institutions follow suit?
The museum has reopened with a new entrance and a complete rehang of the collection – but there’s no getting away from its founding purpose
The newly reopened museum has an impressive collection of Turkish art, but seems strangely disconnected from the present
East Quay is an arts centre breathing new life into the Somerset town of Watchet and it has a real sense of social purpose
Oliver Messel’s rococo sets for ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at the Royal Opera House represented a new dawn for dance
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum, formerly the Albright-Knox, reopens with a strong sense of civic purpose and a firm commitment to modern art
