After a strong public response to a fundraising appeal launched late last year, the National Trust has taken ownership of a broad sweep of land around the Cerne Abbas Giant. The acquisition covers 138 hectares of chalk downland, placing one of Dorset’s most...
The National Trust has permanently acquired two significant works by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792) through the UK government’s Acceptance in Lieu scheme. David Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy (1761) and Portrait of Joanna Leigh, Mrs Richard Bennett Lloyd...
A new collection of five bespoke prints, titled 'Heartwood,' crafted from the trunk of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, will be publicly displayed starting today, Monday, July 15. Created by renowned printmaker Shona Branigan, these commemorative artworks will be...
For over a decade, the contemporary British artist Ryan Gander has been passionate about the work and persona of the Hungarian-born Brutalist architect Erno Goldfinger. In fact he has not only written a book on the master (The Boy Who Always Looked Up) but has also...
A painting on display in the former home of Sir Francis Drake, Buckland Abbey very well may turn out to be a self-portrait by the Dutch Master Rembrandt himself and valued at close to £20m. When Edna Lady Samuel of Wych Cross passed away in 2008, her estate...
Antony Gormley's installation ‘Field’ – consisting of 40,000 crudely made miniature clay figures – has found a new home at a Tudor National Trust Property near Ilminster in Somerset, known as Barrington Court. Gormley – the artist...
The National Gallery has announced the most ambitious transformation in its 200-year history, with pledges totalling £375 million securing a central new wing and reimagined public realm. The scale of support marks an unprecedented moment for any UK cultural...
Wesley LePatner, a Blackstone executive and newly elected Metropolitan Museum of Art trustee, was killed in Monday’s shooting at 345 Park Avenue. The 43-year-old financier, known for her sharp intellect and philanthropic passion, was one of four victims fatally shot...
The late Jacob Rothschild 4th Baron (1936–2024), a towering figure in British cultural philanthropy, continues to shape the nation’s artistic heritage as two significant works from his collection join the National Gallery and the V&A through the Acceptance in Lieu...