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October is the month London remembers it is an art market. For one week in the middle of it, the city stops being a collection of institutions and becomes a trading floor with museums attached, and th

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September is the month London stops performing for visitors and starts programming for itself. The summer blockbusters have done their work, the crowds have thinned, and the institutions bring out the

Venice opened on 2 September 2026 with Danny Boyle's Ink: 21 films in competition, two Golden Lions, and an argument about who gets to direct.

The story British art tells about itself tends to run through native genius: Turner's light, Constable's fields, the Bloomsbury painters at their easels. It is a comforting story and an incomplete one

In May 1931 a young Berlin barrister subpoenaed Adolf Hitler and questioned him for three hours. Hitler never forgave it. The story of Hans Litten, and why it is being retold now.

Most houses that last do so by changing. They are extended, subdivided, restored and handed from one owner to the next, each leaving a mark. The tall terraced house on the north side of Lincoln's Inn

On the curve where the Fulham Road leaves South Kensington for Chelsea sits a building that was made to be looked at. Michelin House has been catching the eye of passing traffic since January 1911, wh

The National Gallery, standing proudly on Trafalgar Square, offers a profound experience. Its vast collection, freely accessible, houses some of humanity's most cherished artistic achievements. While

By Yulia Tulegenova In the leafy suburbs of southwest London, where tennis courts and common greens define the landscape, sits an institution that has quietly challenged conventions for nearly a century and a half. Wimbledon High School, founded in 1880 as part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), has evolved from a modest independent…

By Anna Zhila In Taiwan, as dusk falls and neon signs flicker to life along highways and suburban streets, glass-enclosed kiosks begin to glow. Inside, young women in revealing attire sell betel nuts and cigarettes to passing motorists - a phenomenon known as “binlang xishi” (檳榔西施), or “betel nut beauties.” The tradition, uniquely Taiwanese and…

From AI-generated art to virtual reality exhibitions, technology is transforming how art is created, distributed, and experienced. What these changes mean for the future of creative expression.

The partnership between John Lennon and Yoko Ono was one of the most significant and controversial creative collaborations of the twentieth century. How their relationship transformed both their art and the culture around them.

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is celebrated by over 300 million people worldwide. How this ancient festival has adapted to new contexts while retaining its essential character.

Taylor Swift married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden on 3 July 2026. We break down the Dior gown, the $20M budget, the NDAs, and the 1,000-guest spectacle.