Encounters

LONDON’S V&A Museum has opened a showstopping new exhibition – “Marie Antoinette Style”. It’s the first UK exhibition dedicated to the woman it calls “the most fashionable, scrutinised, controversial

From rustic barns to Riviera villas, Pablo Picasso’s studios were engines of invention. Picasso: From the Studio at the National Gallery of Ireland, in partnership with Musée national Picasso-Paris, t

Colour co-ordinated Buccellati has spoiled us with two ...

The Voodoo Queen

She’s the most famous woman in France, one of the most celebrated royals ever, and, by all accounts, gracefulness personified. Marie Antoinette had beautiful hands, played the harp well, and collected

It’s been a milestone year for Dame Mary Berry because 2025 saw her celebrate her 90th birthday in March. Now she’s looking back at her incredible 60-year career in six-part series Mary at 90: A Lifet