Hew Locke imagined redecorating the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston more than a decade ago. If only Bristol City Council had let him
Door handles can be the first and only part of a building we touch, but their design is all too often an afterthought
With splendid examples of illumination accompanying early musical notation, medieval choir books are highly prized by collectors around the world
Many would-be museum visitors trying digital tours for the first time have found that the experience can be very mixed
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The museum’s director talks about how the institution can best serve its audience in challenging times
The best recent takes on this architectural form have a hint of magic about them
The various ways in which the ancient Romans depicted figures from the afterlife tell us much about contemporary preoccupations
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What is it about art and espionage? The spies and assassins of BBC America’s hit show have sophisticated tastes in meeting venues
We’re all flâneurs now. So what would help us get even more out of walking through our local areas?
Art museums that consider themselves places of reflection should be thinking harder about what they are for and what needs to change
A masterful pastel by Liotard and more than 100 scenes of New York are among this month’s highlights
A Fang reliquary sculpture with an illustrious history is the first classical African work to be offered in a contemporary evening sale
Splendid the isolation may be at the great Palladian hall and estate in Norfolk – but a sense of purpose is missing without visitors, write its chatelains
Providing open access to digitised collections has spurred creativity and research worldwide – so why are the UK’s flagship museums so slow on the uptake?
Lee Miller's last great reinvention is also her least well known – as an accomplished and authoritative cook at her East Sussex farmhouse
The Decameron is but one of the historical touchstones that commentators have turned to during the health crisis. But do they really help us orientate ourselves?
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Museum MORE has done a great deal to invigorate a genre once seen as hopelessly old-fashioned
The former transport secretary has been appointed as a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery – so he must be a museum fanatic, right?
The painter’s painstakingly precise botanical illustrations were highly sought after in the 17th century
Transporting yourself to house museums is a consolation during lockdown – but they face a precarious future
The 12th-century castle and surrounding town, located some 250 miles from London, have long attracted visually attentive visitors
