Tag: Museums
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V&A acquires world’s largest collection of paper peepshows
Treasure trove of more than 360 tunnel books gifted to museum by collectors Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner
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American art museums cautiously embrace Pokémon Go
Institutions including MoMA in New York are seizing the opportunity to get gamers through the doors, though some museumgoers are unimpressed
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Empires and splendour: David Roche’s private collection of antiques opens to public
From Fabergé to a pistol owned by Napoleon, the $70m collection of European antiques in David Roche’s residence is a sight to behold
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Museum of London design shortlist: from luxury boutique to history chic
Smithfield market will be the museum’s new home, but which architectural vision should shape its future: the eye-catching one, the ghostly one, the corporate one … or the one that rings alarm bells?
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Stripes and zigzags: fashion brand Missoni’s links to modern art
Exhibition at Fashion and Textile Museum in London takes an eclectic trip through the Italian label’s six-decade history
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Tate Modern’s Frances Morris: ‘If it rained I went to the museum. That had a huge impact’
In her first interview since being appointed director of the world’s most popular contemporary art gallery, Frances Morris talks about its major new expansion, the morality of sponsorship, and her vision for the institution’s future