Jan van Eyck (circa 1390–1441) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Did you watch the Waldemar Januszczak series about the Renaissance...

The other day we took young Emi up to the Dalí museum in Figueres. He's only nine, but I thought he might get a kick out of the way the ...

Now I have to 'fess up: I'm in withdrawal. The BBC's totally splendid Wolf Hall season has finished and I am SO going to miss...

It's a funny old time of the year to think about pressing flowers ... . I'll grant you that. The thing is I've been ver...

With Halloween just around the corner I've got the perfect late night spooky read for you: It's one of my favourite Gothic hor...

I am a big fan of the gallery at the Queen's House in Greenwich. My enthusiasm stems as much from my passion for history as from my ...

Calling all Lego fans:  I’ve found just the exhibition for you. It's the Art of the Brick , which is running at the Old T...