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Woodbridge Tide Mill celebrates 850 years on the quayside site in 2021. - Credit: Simon Ballard As lockdown restrictions ease Suffolk's museums are opening their doors to visitors so why not put them on your list of things to do this summer? They're a great way to get to know more about the county and what makes it tick. Many are staffed by knowledgeable volunteers who will tell you about the collections in their care, bringing your visit alive.  Many Suffolk towns and villages have museums dedicated to their heritage but there are also specialist collections such as the Museum of East An...

The fourth plinth deserves better than these woke monstrosities The fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square should be an imaginative opportunity to show off contemporary sculpture at its best. 25 May 2021 • 6:11pm So, you thought that the giant cream swirl with a cherry, a fly and a drone on top was the worst you could get for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square? Ha. The shortlist has been published of six contenders for the empty plinth which hosts a succession of modern pieces in the most famous public space in Britain, the winner to be decided by online vote. All are a kind of parody of woke...

The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square is home to a rolling commission of artworks.

Museums in many countries remain closed, but at least spring has sprung. This week’s Apollo Art Diary picks out four arty gardens to enjoy…  Lord Burlington’s vast 18th-century villa at Chiswick was one of the earliest example of neo-Palladian architecture in the country. But its garden is perhaps more significant – designed by William Kent, it is considered the prototype of the English landscape garden, a style that was imitated throughout Europe. With its sloping lawns, cascades, and a small rustic folly in the form of an Ionic temple, this was a rejection of the formal French gard...

/ Brian William Haw lived for almost ten years in Parliament Square. He was a thorn in the flesh of the British establishment and became a symbol of the anti-war movement against the conflicts first in Afghanistan and then Iraq. An evangelical Christian, he’d served in the Merchant Navy, worked as a removal man and had a wife and seven children, whom he left to set up his protest in 2001. A one-man political protest, his camp and banners were erected on the grass in Parliament Square, creating a striking contrast to the 19th-century architecture and seat of power across the road. After leg...