Is the V&A wrong to celebrate Margaret Thatcher’s style?
With a V&A exhibition taking place in December, how did Thatcher become an icon of power dressing?
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The new Ducati Museum opens with key chapters of motorcycle racing history
The new Ducati Museum opens with new bikes that have written Ducati history. A journey through the company’s legendary history. Fully renovated in celebration of the company’s 90th anniversary, the Ducati Museum in Borgo Panigale reopens in style with an inaugural ceremony in the presence of Italian Premier Matteo Renzi. The permanent exhibition in Borgo … Read more
Tate Britain project uses AI to pair contemporary photos with paintings
IK prize-winning system matches images from the 24/7 news cycle with centuries-old artworks and presents them online
Women in Dior – Sublime Elegance of a Portrait
“Women in Dior”, the exhibition at the Christian Dior Museum in Granville Princess Grace of Monaco, Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Portman,Marilyn Monroe, Marion Cotillard… These illustrious names are the “Women in Dior”, icons of elegance who have worn Dior’s creations. As part of the Normandy Impressionist festival, the Christian Dior Museum’s “Women in Dior” exhibition invites … Read more
The Louvre’s closure proves art cannot survive climate change
The flooding in Paris is a stark warning of the danger posed by climate change to everything human civilisation has achieved – no matter how priceless
First look: inside the Switch House – Tate Modern’s power pyramid
With its chainmail brickwork, vast spaces and panoramic views, the Tate’s £260m ziggurat is a mesmerising twist on the existing art gallery