Volker Bruch as Gereon Rath in Sky Atlantic's Babylon Berlin (Frédéric Batier/X Filme2017). One of the most lavish and extensive TV dramas yet made in Germany, this adaptation of a series of crime novels by Volker Kutscher is attracting cri
Light, strong, affordable and versatile, plywood was the unlikely material behind an array of groundbreaking designs celebrated in this world-first exhibition at the V&A. From the fastest and highest-flying aeroplane of WWII, the de Havilland Mo
Edward Ruscha's 1966 print Standard Station  is one of 200 works that were brought together for the British Museum's major spring exhibition for 2017,  The American Dream: from pop to present . It was the Museum's first headline show to
The exhibition Queer Talk: Homosexuality In Britten’s Britain profiled the life and creative output of Benjamin Britten, one of the twentieth century’s great composers, during the period of social change that led to the decriminalisation of homo
Leviathan is an ambitious and challenging project from artist Shezad Dawood that will unfold and travel to multiple international locations. Conceived as an episodic narrative, Leviathan consists of a ten-part film cycle and written fiction s
The BP exhibition Sunken cities: Egypt's lost worlds ,  at the British Museum from 19 May - 27 November, was one of the cultural highlights of 2016. The exhibition saw extraordinary objects recovered from beneath the seabed of Egypt's Abuki
The V&A's Europe 1600-1815 galleries reopened to the public in December 2015 after a four-year £12.5m renovation.
Luis Ignacio Rodriguez was a featured artist during 2015's edition of Deptford X , London's longest-running festival of contemporary visual art.
All of This Belongs to You  was at the V&A from April - July 2015.
Vote by Jeremy Deller, as seen on billboards across the UK in 2015 as part of Vote Art - an ongoing campaign to engage the UK electorate. Launched ahead of the UK general election in 2015, Vote Art saw artwork by four contemporary artists - Bob
Sculpture conservator Johanna Puisto cleans the V&A's cast of Michelangelo's David ahead of the reopening of the Weston Cast Court , November 2014.
Volker Bruch as Gereon Rath in Sky Atlantic's Babylon Berlin (Frédéric Batier/X Filme2017). One of the most lavish and extensive TV dramas yet made in Germany, this adaptation of a series of crime novels by Volker Kutscher is attracting cri
Volker Bruch as Gereon Rath in Sky Atlantic's Babylon Berlin (Frédéric Batier/X Filme2017).One of the most lavish and extensive TV dramas yet made in Germany, this adaptation of a series of crime novels by Volker Kutscher is attracting critical acclaim worldwide and with UK critics and audiences. It had the most successful launch of a non-English-language drama on Sky Atlantic to date.★★★★★ 'wonderfully gripping' Financial Times★★★★★ 'tense, engaging, and a serious marker that Germany is ready to carve its place in the television landscape' The Arts Desk
Light, strong, affordable and versatile, plywood was the unlikely material behind an array of groundbreaking designs celebrated in this world-first exhibition at the V&A. From the fastest and highest-flying aeroplane of WWII, the de Havilland Mo
Light, strong, affordable and versatile, plywood was the unlikely material behind an array of groundbreaking designs celebrated in this world-first exhibition at the V&A. From the fastest and highest-flying aeroplane of WWII, the de Havilland Mosquito, to the downloadable self-assembly WikiHouse, more than 120 objects were brought together in this eclectic celebration of a much-overlooked product.Plywood: Material of the Modern World ran from June to November 2017 #ispyplyIce skating shelters, designed by Patkau Architects, Winnipeg, 2012 © Patkau Architects
Edward Ruscha's 1966 print Standard Station  is one of 200 works that were brought together for the British Museum's major spring exhibition for 2017,  The American Dream: from pop to present . It was the Museum's first headline show to
Edward Ruscha's 1966 print Standard Station is one of 200 works that were brought together for the British Museum's major spring exhibition for 2017, The American Dream: from pop to present. It was the Museum's first headline show to focus exclusively on modern and contemporary art.Edward Ruscha (b. 1937), Standard Station. Colour screenprint, 1966. The Museum of Modern Art, New York/Scala, Florence. © Ed Ruscha. Reproduced by permission of the artist. 
The exhibition Queer Talk: Homosexuality In Britten’s Britain profiled the life and creative output of Benjamin Britten, one of the twentieth century’s great composers, during the period of social change that led to the decriminalisation of homo
The exhibition Queer Talk: Homosexuality In Britten’s Britain profiled the life and creative output of Benjamin Britten, one of the twentieth century’s great composers, during the period of social change that led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality - 50 years ago in 2017.It ran from February to October 2017 at The Red House, the home in Suffolk that the composer shared with the tenor Peter Pears - his muse, collaborator, recital partner and lover for 39 years.  
Leviathan is an ambitious and challenging project from artist Shezad Dawood that will unfold and travel to multiple international locations. Conceived as an episodic narrative, Leviathan consists of a ten-part film cycle and written fiction s
Leviathan is an ambitious and challenging project from artist Shezad Dawood that will unfold and travel to multiple international locations.Conceived as an episodic narrative, Leviathan consists of a ten-part film cycle and written fiction series. Set in a post-apocalyptic future inhabited by dystopian communities, the work bridges notions of borders, mental health and marine welfare, exploring specific and surprising links between them.The first three episodes of the film were shown in the Palazzina Canonica as a special project during the Venice Biennale in 2017.
The BP exhibition Sunken cities: Egypt's lost worlds ,  at the British Museum from 19 May - 27 November, was one of the cultural highlights of 2016. The exhibition saw extraordinary objects recovered from beneath the seabed of Egypt's Abuki
The BP exhibition Sunken cities: Egypt's lost worlds, at the British Museum from 19 May - 27 November, was one of the cultural highlights of 2016. The exhibition saw extraordinary objects recovered from beneath the seabed of Egypt's Abukir Bay brought together with pieces from the British Museum's excavations at Naukratis for an extended six-month run. ★★★★★ ‘spectacular… a show to move you to tears of wonder’The Times★★★★★ ‘marvellous… as well as elegantly beautiful’The Evening Standard★★★★ ‘magnificent… a superb exhibition’The TelegraphPhoto Christoph Gerigk © Frank Goddio/Hilti Foundation 
The V&A's Europe 1600-1815 galleries reopened to the public in December 2015 after a four-year £12.5m renovation.
The V&A's Europe 1600-1815 galleries reopened to the public in December 2015 after a four-year £12.5m renovation.
Luis Ignacio Rodriguez was a featured artist during 2015's edition of Deptford X , London's longest-running festival of contemporary visual art.
Luis Ignacio Rodriguez was a featured artist during 2015's edition of Deptford X, London's longest-running festival of contemporary visual art.
All of This Belongs to You  was at the V&A from April - July 2015.
All of This Belongs to You was at the V&A from April - July 2015.
Vote by Jeremy Deller, as seen on billboards across the UK in 2015 as part of Vote Art - an ongoing campaign to engage the UK electorate. Launched ahead of the UK general election in 2015, Vote Art saw artwork by four contemporary artists - Bob
Vote by Jeremy Deller, as seen on billboards across the UK in 2015 as part of Vote Art - an ongoing campaign to engage the UK electorate.Launched ahead of the UK general election in 2015, Vote Art saw artwork by four contemporary artists - Bob and Roberta Smith, Jeremy Deller, Fatima Begum and Janette Parris - placed on billboards around the UK. Emerging artist and first-time-voter Jordan Alex Smith was chosen to join them after winning a nationwide competition.The project returned in 2016 ahead of the EU referendum. 
Sculpture conservator Johanna Puisto cleans the V&A's cast of Michelangelo's David ahead of the reopening of the Weston Cast Court , November 2014.
Sculpture conservator Johanna Puisto cleans the V&A's cast of Michelangelo's David ahead of the reopening of the Weston Cast Court, November 2014.
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