Gems of the Medici, an acclaimed international exhibition, highlights some of the oldest and most unique pieces of the Medici collections including antiquities dating from the 1st Century BCE as well as a cornelian which was part of the Seal of Nero. This touring exhibition… Read More
The Art of the Empire celebrates the evolution and vitality of three hundred years of British art, from the eighteenth century to the present. The exhibition consists of paintings, sculpture, works on paper and illustrated books organized thematically: portraiture, landscape, religious painting and the Pre-Raphaelite… Read More
Marking the first major survey of Australian art in the UK for 50 years, the exhibition “Australia” (21 September—8 December 2013) will span more than 200 years from 1800 to the present day and seeks to uncover the fascinating social and cultural evolution of a… Read More
The Prado in Madrid attributed the Colossus by Goya to a follower in 2008, but new research has sparked further debate. Could it be true that Goya painted the Colossus himself after all? “The Colossus” is a painting traditionally attributed to Francisco de Goya that… Read More
It’s the seventy-fifth anniversary of The Cloisters, a museum in Fort Tryon Park, Washington Heights, New York City, which is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was built in the 1930s resembling architectural elements of several European medieval abbeys. It is used… Read More
From opulence and obsession to debt and despair, new exhibition Edward Harley: The Great Collector follows the fortunes of the 2nd Earl of Oxford (1689-1741). Showing at The Harley Gallery from 25 May 2013, this exhibition explores Edward Harley’s background, family and marriage through his… Read More
The Mouro, the 5th oldest civilization on earth left dishes with traces of cannabis, poppy, ephedrine and soma from around 2500 bc in the deserts of Turkmenistan. The Mouru might have been followers of Zoroastrianism, but not much is known about them yet and the… Read More
Don’t miss the world première of Pompeii Live – the first live cinema event produced by the British Museum from a major exhibition. Visit your local cinema for an exclusive private view of the British Museum’s exhibition “Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum.” See… Read More
Clouds fascinate – yet, surprisingly, they have rarely featured as the main subject of an exhibition. The Leopold Museum is the first museum to present a comprehensive exhibition dedicated to cloud depictions from 1800 to the present. Featuring more than 300 works, including top-quality loans… Read More
An ambitious exhibition is being presented this season, entitled L’Art en guerre. France, 1938-1947: From Picasso to Dubuffet and originally produced in Paris, which reveals how art was used to respond to the dramatic and complex situation in France between 1938 and 1947, with a… Read More
