Tristram Hunt: ‘In the era of fake news, museums allow a better understanding of truth and history’

The director of the V&A on the institution’s expansion into east London, the antisemitism row in the Labour party, and the changing role of museums

Why people limit how they use their wearable devices. Study

  Since people use wearables for select, limited tasks, wearable devices do not motivate owners to invest in other IoT devices, says a new study released by leading B2B ratings and reviews firm Clutch.co. Clutch surveyed over 500 people who own connected devices to learn how they interact with popular consumer IoT technologies. “We found that … Read more

Snap up a masterpiece! Our brilliant bumper guide to gaming the arts

Free tickets! Lunchtime thrills! Killer deals! Culture on the cheap needn’t mean a seat in the stratosphere. Find out how in our UK guide to arts on a budget

Thomas Heatherwick’s Coal Drops Yard – shopping in the Instagram age

Thomas Heatherwick’s ‘kissing’ roofs top a new high-end shopping mall in the old coal sheds. But why does the whole King’s Cross scheme not quite feel real?

Brutalist market: flats at London’s Centre Point taken off market

Half of tower’s 82 luxury flats remain unsold as Brexit jitters and tax rises bring ‘silly offers’

Secular Retreat review – a simply miraculous piece of architecture

The Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has built ‘a gliding swan’ of a house in Devon that strikes a perfect balance between inside and out, whichever way you look