Vincent van Gogh’s The Potato Eaters (1885) stands as one of his most powerful early works, a raw portrayal of peasant life in the Netherlands. While the painting’s dimly lit interior, rough textures, ...

This interview is conducted by Michael Haiden, a Researcher in Philosophy at the University of Hohenheim, Germany. He is passionate about practical ethics, political philosophy and history of ideas.

Curated for the first time by Sorcha Carey, the 2025 edition, How Lies the Land? will explore the layers of history embedded in Folkestone’s geography, its deep past, shifting borders, and evolving ...

Described as a ‘Masterclass in cultural policy’, the World Cities Culture Summit is the flagship annual event of the World Cities Culture Forum. Bringing together Deputy Mayors, Culture Commissioners ...

These paintings each represent a pivotal moment in the artist's career, painted between the 1940s and the 1960s and tracing Freud's artistic evolution from the precision of his early portraits to the ...

Sandro Botticelli, born Alessandro di Mariano Filipe around the year 1445, spent the majority of his life living and working in Florence. He was very well known and celebrated during his lifetime and ...

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was an American artist from the state of Wisconsin who specialised in depictions of enlarged flowers, skyscrapers and landscapes. She has been recognised at the “Mother of ...

The viewer’s emotional response is ten times stronger when they are face to face with the painting in the museum. Researchers used electroencephalograms (EEGs) to reveal that real artworks, including ...

Jean-Pierre Isbouts - one of National Geographic’s best-selling authors- has been studying and following Leonardo da Vinci’s paper trail for years. He’s written about the Italian’s career and legacy, ...

In 1956, the celebrations marking the 750 th anniversary of the city of Dresden enabled the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum to renovate and redesign a number of its rooms, some of which still bore the traces ...

Kate Rothko Prizel will deliver a public lecture on his legacy and donate two Rothko drawings to the museum’s collection. The drawings are compelling examples of Rothko’s early figurative work on ...

In her paintings she seeks to capture the quiet beauty of still interiors, inviting viewers to imagine themselves within the scene. Her vibrant colors and strong contrasts define these scenes, ...