Natinal portrait gallery: the re-opening

The mischievous cultural commentator and diarist who changed the way museums think about the past

For a man who has had “a very busy year”, Gabriele Finaldi is remarkably poised when we meet in his modern office nestled behind thousands of years of priceless masterpieces. As director of the Nation

Exhibition of the week William Kentridge: The Pull ...

The Rothschild name is famous throughout Europe: a family renowned for banking, vast fortunes, sumptuous houses and philanthropic acts. Recently, Britain lost Rothschild legend, Jacob, 4th Baron Roths

I was at Buckingham Palace recently for a rather lovely art exhibition. I’ve been on tour plenty of times with Charles and Camilla, but I never really appreciated that the King employs an artist to ac

The piece I’d never part with