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A GROUNDBREAKING exhibition of Japanese art has been given the seal of approval by the country’s ambassador.

The Ashmolean Museum’s new show is ‘as bustling and eclectic as Tokyo itself’

London Art Week Summer 2021 exhibitions draw delighted UK clients and visitors in person once again Roman terracotta Head Of A Woman, late 1st century BC-1st century AD, sold by Kallos Gallery. LONDON .- “LAW is a beautifully produced platform, easy to navigate and provides an alternative experience to other online platforms and art fair viewing rooms. The ability for collectors to see the works online and then, if they wish, in each participants’ gallery space is very special and a good way...

20 hot new UK hotels that will make you want to book a city break A hotel is part of a citys cultural fabric, and while we don’t have many foreign tourists theyve never felt more liveable or explorable 25 July 2021 • 5:00am 2021 is the year of the city break – and there are plenty of hot new hotels perfect for a staycation Every UK city has its own distinct colour palette, but none is red, amber, amber plus or whatever nonsense we’re being told right now. And while overseas trips are be...

In Pictures: A New Show Explores Ancient Pompeii Dining Rituals, From Vermin Delicacies to Bone Toothpicks The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius interrupted Roman diners mid-meal—and this museum has the carbonized food to prove it. July 8, 2021 Polychrome mosaic panel with a marine scene, Roman, from Pompeii (100‒1 BC). Collection of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli. Photo by Carole Raddato, courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The lost city of Pompeii remains a source of fa...

John Hamilton Mortimer and the discovery of Captain Cook John Hamilton Mortimer (1740-1779), Captain James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks, Lord Sandwich, Dr Daniel Solander and Dr John Hawkesworth, c. 1771, oil on canvas, nla.pic-an7351768 The National Library of Australia holds within its large collection of artworks a most intriguing eighteenth century painting, the bequest of Dame Merlyn Myer. A beautiful work in good condition, the painting is unsigned and lacks its original title. Early resear...

Due to the terrible murder committed by the serial killer, the return of ENDEAVOUR shocked fans.

Campaigners unfurled banners in Oxford to call on Amazon to sign up to a declaration which would ‘guarantee workers the freedom to talk with and…

Campaigners unfurled banners in Oxford to call on Amazon to sign up to a declaration which would ‘guarantee workers the freedom to talk with and…

Culture, increasingly fractured and unplanned Updated: Updated: May 28, 2021 01:14 IST Under the Central Vista project, the urban planning for a single, linked cultural district seems to have been tossed out Share Article Under the Central Vista project, the urban planning for a single, linked cultural district seems to have been tossed out We have been given to understand from the publicly known plans for the “Central Vista Redevelopment Project”, that the National Museum of India is to ...