Five of the best art exhibitions for Christmas 2015
9 December 2015 • Mark Westall
Wonder at Botticini’s Paradise, see Turner’s bracing vistas in Edinburgh, and explore the roots of the European winter festival at the V&A
Tag: British Museum
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
22 November 2015 • Tabish Khan
Art critic Tabish Khan brings you five exhibitions to visit this week. Each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether it’s for you
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
28 June 2015 • Tabish Khan
This week’s top 5 includes Greek nudes, social media, architecture, graceful curves and bronze.
Paul’s ART STUFF on a train # 112: ‘The World Museum’
3 June 2015 • Paul Carey-Kent
‘Why is it called the British Museum’, I heard someone ask last Saturday ‘when there isn’t anything from Britain?’
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London over New Year’s
29 December 2014 • Tabish Khan
This week’s top 5 features Turner, Schiele, Gothic art and literature, a history of Germany and the legacy of war.
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London over Christmas
22 December 2014 • Tabish Khan
This weeks top 5 features architectural photography, Rembrandt, Constable, witches and crashing waves.
The Meroë Head, one of the most important surviving portraits of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, explored in new display @BritishMuseum
16 December 2014 • Mark Westall
On Until – 15th February 2015 Room 3 The Meroë Head, one of the most important surviving portraits of Rome’s… Read More
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
11 August 2014 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan brings you five art exhibitions in London that you should visit during the week. Each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether it’s for you.
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
14 July 2014 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan brings you five art exhibitions in London that you should visit during the week. Each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether it’s for you.
Paul’s ART STUFF on a train # 53: ‘The Name Game’
29 April 2014 • Paul Carey-Kent
Most days art Critic Paul Carey-Kent spends hours on the train, traveling between his home in Southampton and his day job in Surrey. Could he, we asked, jot down whatever came into his head?
REVIEW: Vikings – Life & Legend @BritishMuseum
11 March 2014 • Tabish Khan
The Vikings are coming! Does this latest blockbuster live up to the hype?
Samsung and the British Museum announce five-year partnership
28 November 2013 • Mark Westall
Samsung and the British Museum announce five-year partnership
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week .
11 August 2013 • Mark Westall
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week .
Review: The Discovery of Paris: Watercolours by Early Nineteenth-Century British Artists @ Wallace Collection.
16 July 2013 • Mark Westall
This exhibition looks at Paris between 1802 and 1840 as painted by British artists. This was a particularly relevant time as war between Britain and France meant that London and Paris were in competition for the title of cultural capital of the modern world – arguably an ongoing contest.
British Museum attracts record 5.57 million visitors
26 June 2013 • Mark Westall
The British Museum attracted record visitors last year the highest in its 260-year history.
Francis West – Voyages at The Piper Gallery
6 September 2012 • Mark Westall
The Piper Gallery is to present Voyages, an exhibition of work by Francis West.
Don’t Ax Funds
27 March 2010 • Staff
Sanako Tomiyoshi of the English National Ballet holds a Damien Hirst banner at the launch. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP LONDON (AP).-… Read More
Art Fund Gifts Rare Mexican Prints to British Museum
29 August 2009 • Mark Westall
Independent charity The Art Fund today announces that it has given a rare edition of the iconic lithograph, Emiliano Zapata… Read More
Khadim Ali, Sadegh Tirafian and Muhammad Zeeshan A gallery talk at The British Museum Wednesday 8 April, 13.15 – 14.00
8 April 2009 • Mark Westall
Room 34 Admission free A gallery talk by Venetia Porter, curator, Middle East and Hammad Nasar, curator, writer and co-founder… Read More