Royal Academy of Arts staff to stage protest over redundancies
Staff at the Royal Academy of Art (RAA) are to stage a protest this weekend as the charity plans its second round of ...
Cumbrian rail project wins award for 'queer art trail'
A Cumbrian rail project has been recognised at a national awards ceremony for its 'queer art trail' initiative.
Priceless, 570-year-old Gutenberg Bible on display in Warsaw
The Bible, on display at the Medieval Art Gallery in Warsaw, was printed more than 570 years ago by Johannes Gutenberg, the ...
The Pandemic Was Terrible … But Did It Produce Some Actually Great Art?
There was a lot of art that came out during and in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic that was … shall we say, best ...
With 100 Pounds of Blue Pigment, an Artist Conjures Spirits of the Past
The ghost of George Washington Carver hangs over the studio of Amanda Williams, where hues are inspired by the Alabama soil ...
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How tea conquered Britain
It first arrived in Britain in the 1650s, when it was served as a novelty in London’s coffee houses. Back then, tea was a rare drink that very few consumed. The famous diarist Samuel Pepys wrote ...