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🟦 i’ve been writing my museums and art newsletter for over SIX years
it was named as one of the world’s best by the Observer newspaper (i was stoked!). this year it's been featured on BBC News too
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it was named as one of the world’s best by the Observer newspaper (i was stoked!). this year it's been featured on BBC News too
4,500+ readers trust me to keep them in-the-know!
you can join them! sign up — for FREE — here 👇
🟦 Read more art books in 2026! 📚
Here's my round-up of the best new art publications coming our way in the coming year — from a landmark book on Andy Warhol to a deep-dive into Antony Gormley's drawings
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Here's my round-up of the best new art publications coming our way in the coming year — from a landmark book on Andy Warhol to a deep-dive into Antony Gormley's drawings
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8 best new art books to read or gift in 2026
From Tracey Emin to Andy Warhol — the new art books you need to read in 2026
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January 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
🟦 Read more art books in 2026! 📚
Here's my round-up of the best new art publications coming our way in the coming year — from a landmark book on Andy Warhol to a deep-dive into Antony Gormley's drawings
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Here's my round-up of the best new art publications coming our way in the coming year — from a landmark book on Andy Warhol to a deep-dive into Antony Gormley's drawings
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🟦 A major Tracey Emin exhibition opening at Tate Modern next month will be "a true celebration of living" according to Dame Tracey
Tracey Emin exhibition at Tate Modern will open in February 2026 and will be a "celebration of living"
A major Tracey Emin exhibition is coming to Tate Modern in 2026.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
🟦 A major Tracey Emin exhibition opening at Tate Modern next month will be "a true celebration of living" according to Dame Tracey
🟦 Frida Kahlo, Anish Kapoor and the Bayeux Tapestry...
These are all the 11 exhibitions in London in 2026 I think you must see!
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These are all the 11 exhibitions in London in 2026 I think you must see!
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11 best London exhibitions you need to see in 2026
Tracey Emin, Anish Kapoor and Frida Kahlo are some of 2026 highlight exhibitions
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January 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM
🟦 Frida Kahlo, Anish Kapoor and the Bayeux Tapestry...
These are all the 11 exhibitions in London in 2026 I think you must see!
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These are all the 11 exhibitions in London in 2026 I think you must see!
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🟦 NEWS 🚨 | Arise, Sir Tristram. HM The King awards a knighthood to the Director of the V&A 🏅
V&A Director Tristram Hunt knighted by King in New Year Honours
Tristram Hunt — Director of the V&A museum since 20217 — has been knighted by His Majesty The King in the 2026 New Year honours
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December 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🟦 NEWS 🚨 | Arise, Sir Tristram. HM The King awards a knighthood to the Director of the V&A 🏅
🟦 a huge Henry Moore exhibition is coming to Kew Gardens. it'll be the artist's largest ever outdoor display
i *cannot* wait for this 2026 show!
here's everything we know so far ⬇️
i *cannot* wait for this 2026 show!
here's everything we know so far ⬇️
Henry Moore exhibition at Kew Gardens is artist's largest ever outdoor display
Kew Gardens will open a vast Henry Moore exhibition in May 2026
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December 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🟦 a huge Henry Moore exhibition is coming to Kew Gardens. it'll be the artist's largest ever outdoor display
i *cannot* wait for this 2026 show!
here's everything we know so far ⬇️
i *cannot* wait for this 2026 show!
here's everything we know so far ⬇️
🟦 NEWS 🚨 | victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal have dismissed a planned Postal Museum exhibition on the affair as a PR stunt — and many victims are refusing to endorse it
‘A PR stunt’: Post Office scandal victims dismiss plans for museum exhibition
Many victims and families advising inquiry’s legacy project are highly suspicious of idea of Postal Museum exhibition
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🟦 NEWS 🚨 | victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal have dismissed a planned Postal Museum exhibition on the affair as a PR stunt — and many victims are refusing to endorse it
🟦 Marilyn Monroe, Lucian Freud, Tim Walker and more will all star in blockbuster solo exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2026 💫
here's the full rundown on what's on at the NPG next year — written by me!
it's never too early to start planning what to see ⤵ 💕
here's the full rundown on what's on at the NPG next year — written by me!
it's never too early to start planning what to see ⤵ 💕
National Portrait Gallery exhibitions 2026: What’s on now and what’s coming soon
From Marilyn Monroe to Lucian Freud, here's every exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in 2026
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December 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🟦 Marilyn Monroe, Lucian Freud, Tim Walker and more will all star in blockbuster solo exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2026 💫
here's the full rundown on what's on at the NPG next year — written by me!
it's never too early to start planning what to see ⤵ 💕
here's the full rundown on what's on at the NPG next year — written by me!
it's never too early to start planning what to see ⤵ 💕
🟦 NEWS | 170 Lucian Freud drawings will star in a National Portrait Gallery exhibition in 2026 — many will be seen for the first time
170 Lucian Freud drawings star in National Portrait Gallery exhibition in 2026
Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting is a major new exhibition that will open at the National Portrait Gallery in February 2026
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December 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🟦 NEWS | 170 Lucian Freud drawings will star in a National Portrait Gallery exhibition in 2026 — many will be seen for the first time
🟦 National Portrait Gallery to stage Catherine Opie’s first UK museum retrospective
Catherine Opie: To Be Seen will be the very first museum exhibition in the UK dedicated to the celebrated American photographer
www.maxwellmuseums.com/post/nationa...
Catherine Opie: To Be Seen will be the very first museum exhibition in the UK dedicated to the celebrated American photographer
www.maxwellmuseums.com/post/nationa...
National Portrait Gallery to stage Catherine Opie’s first UK museum retrospective
Catherine Opie: To Be Seen will be the very first museum exhibition in the UK dedicated to the celebrated American photographer Catherine Opie
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December 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🟦 National Portrait Gallery to stage Catherine Opie’s first UK museum retrospective
Catherine Opie: To Be Seen will be the very first museum exhibition in the UK dedicated to the celebrated American photographer
www.maxwellmuseums.com/post/nationa...
Catherine Opie: To Be Seen will be the very first museum exhibition in the UK dedicated to the celebrated American photographer
www.maxwellmuseums.com/post/nationa...
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Help! Banbury Museum has been told that Cherwell District Council is cancelling ALL of its core funding.
There is a very tight deadline - Friday 19th December - to tell the Council what you think.
Please respond to the consultation and share this post
www.banburymuseum.org/news/no-fund...
There is a very tight deadline - Friday 19th December - to tell the Council what you think.
Please respond to the consultation and share this post
www.banburymuseum.org/news/no-fund...
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Help! Banbury Museum has been told that Cherwell District Council is cancelling ALL of its core funding.
There is a very tight deadline - Friday 19th December - to tell the Council what you think.
Please respond to the consultation and share this post
www.banburymuseum.org/news/no-fund...
There is a very tight deadline - Friday 19th December - to tell the Council what you think.
Please respond to the consultation and share this post
www.banburymuseum.org/news/no-fund...
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | Arts Council England should abolish is ten-year Let's Create strategy and establish a completely new model for funding the National Portfolio Organisations, says an independent review by Baroness Margaret Hodge
December 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | Arts Council England should abolish is ten-year Let's Create strategy and establish a completely new model for funding the National Portfolio Organisations, says an independent review by Baroness Margaret Hodge
🟦 the British Museum thinks 2026 could be a record-breaking year. Beating even the 1972 Tutankhamun blockbuster
it's all thanks to the loan of Bayeux Tapestry of course. But here's my roundup of all of the museum's exhibitions planned for the year ahead ⤵️
it's all thanks to the loan of Bayeux Tapestry of course. But here's my roundup of all of the museum's exhibitions planned for the year ahead ⤵️
Current and upcoming British Museum exhibitions (2026)
Here's all the exhibitions which are on at the British Museum in 2026
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December 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🟦 the British Museum thinks 2026 could be a record-breaking year. Beating even the 1972 Tutankhamun blockbuster
it's all thanks to the loan of Bayeux Tapestry of course. But here's my roundup of all of the museum's exhibitions planned for the year ahead ⤵️
it's all thanks to the loan of Bayeux Tapestry of course. But here's my roundup of all of the museum's exhibitions planned for the year ahead ⤵️
🟦 NEWS | the Louvre will remain shut today as a rolling strike by staff begins
unions say “staff feel today like they are the last bastion before collapse”
unions say “staff feel today like they are the last bastion before collapse”
Louvre museum closed as workers begin strike
Crisis-hit Paris institution still reeling from jewel heist in dispute over staffing, renovations and ticket price rises
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🟦 NEWS | the Louvre will remain shut today as a rolling strike by staff begins
unions say “staff feel today like they are the last bastion before collapse”
unions say “staff feel today like they are the last bastion before collapse”
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | Maria Balshaw will step down as Director of Tate in Spring 2026 after 9 years
Balshaw said: “It has been an absolute privilege to serve as Director of Tate over this last decade and to work with such talented colleagues and artists."
Balshaw said: “It has been an absolute privilege to serve as Director of Tate over this last decade and to work with such talented colleagues and artists."
December 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | Maria Balshaw will step down as Director of Tate in Spring 2026 after 9 years
Balshaw said: “It has been an absolute privilege to serve as Director of Tate over this last decade and to work with such talented colleagues and artists."
Balshaw said: “It has been an absolute privilege to serve as Director of Tate over this last decade and to work with such talented colleagues and artists."
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | 600 objects have been stolen from Bristol Museum's collection in an overnight theft — police have released CCTV images
www.lbc.co.uk/article/arte...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/arte...
More than 600 artefacts stolen from Bristol Museum’s British Empire and Commonwealth collection | LBC
Detectives investigating the high-value burglary are appealing for the public’s help
www.lbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | 600 objects have been stolen from Bristol Museum's collection in an overnight theft — police have released CCTV images
www.lbc.co.uk/article/arte...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/arte...
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | one of the world's greatest museums — the Rijksmuseum — has this morning announced it will expand with a new satellite branch
a second Rijksmuseum venue will be created in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven. The aim is to open it in the early 2030s
a second Rijksmuseum venue will be created in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven. The aim is to open it in the early 2030s
December 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | one of the world's greatest museums — the Rijksmuseum — has this morning announced it will expand with a new satellite branch
a second Rijksmuseum venue will be created in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven. The aim is to open it in the early 2030s
a second Rijksmuseum venue will be created in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven. The aim is to open it in the early 2030s
🟦 the Turner and Constable show at Tate Britain is one of the shows i've been most excited to see all year
but, i won't be seeing it in its opening week as i won't cross the picket line of striking @pcsunion.bsky.social workers at the Tate galleries
solidarity to all those on strike 🫡
but, i won't be seeing it in its opening week as i won't cross the picket line of striking @pcsunion.bsky.social workers at the Tate galleries
solidarity to all those on strike 🫡
Tate staff hold week-long strike over pay amid reports of workers using food banks
Union says ‘insulting’ below-inflation pay rises have left some employees struggling to afford rent and food
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🟦 the Turner and Constable show at Tate Britain is one of the shows i've been most excited to see all year
but, i won't be seeing it in its opening week as i won't cross the picket line of striking @pcsunion.bsky.social workers at the Tate galleries
solidarity to all those on strike 🫡
but, i won't be seeing it in its opening week as i won't cross the picket line of striking @pcsunion.bsky.social workers at the Tate galleries
solidarity to all those on strike 🫡
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More than 150 members at Tate Galleries are taking seven consecutive days of strike action from tomorrow (26) until 2 December. Pickets will be taking place at Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, and Tate Modern – so please support them.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
More than 150 members at Tate Galleries are taking seven consecutive days of strike action from tomorrow (26) until 2 December. Pickets will be taking place at Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, and Tate Modern – so please support them.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
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NEWS: We’re thrilled to announce that Southwark Station on the Jubilee Line Extension (MacCormac Jamieson Prichard, 1994-99) has finally been Grade II listed, nine years after C20 submitted an application and a quarter of a century after opening to the public.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/jubilee...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/jubilee...
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
NEWS: We’re thrilled to announce that Southwark Station on the Jubilee Line Extension (MacCormac Jamieson Prichard, 1994-99) has finally been Grade II listed, nine years after C20 submitted an application and a quarter of a century after opening to the public.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/jubilee...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/jubilee...
🟦 NEWS 🚨 | the British Library's chief executive resigns after less than a year in post, and midway through a major strike by hundreds of staff
British Library chief executive quits midway through PCS strike
The British Library has been thrown into further turmoil midway through a two-week PCS strike with the resignation of its chief executive Rebecca Lawrence.
www.pcs.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🟦 NEWS 🚨 | the British Library's chief executive resigns after less than a year in post, and midway through a major strike by hundreds of staff
🟦 the Royal Collection has blindsided Kew Gardens by demanding the return of a major sculpture it’s displayed since 1963 — and it won’t say why.
the Collection, Buckingham Palace and Kew all declined to comment on reports the move was made at the King’s personal request
the Collection, Buckingham Palace and Kew all declined to comment on reports the move was made at the King’s personal request
King demands Kew return sculpture
'Surprise' at Kew Gardens as artwork removed
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November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🟦 the Royal Collection has blindsided Kew Gardens by demanding the return of a major sculpture it’s displayed since 1963 — and it won’t say why.
the Collection, Buckingham Palace and Kew all declined to comment on reports the move was made at the King’s personal request
the Collection, Buckingham Palace and Kew all declined to comment on reports the move was made at the King’s personal request
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PARIS (AP) — Director of the Louvre Museum acknowledges a ''terrible failure'' after crown jewel heist and says she offered to resign.
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
PARIS (AP) — Director of the Louvre Museum acknowledges a ''terrible failure'' after crown jewel heist and says she offered to resign.
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | a raid at a national museum in Wales has seen ancient gold stolen
police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff
they believe "two suspects forced entry... where several items, including Bronze Age gold jewellery, have been stolen"
police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff
they believe "two suspects forced entry... where several items, including Bronze Age gold jewellery, have been stolen"
St Fagans: Bronze Age gold jewellery stolen from musuem
Police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans museum in the early hours of Monday morning.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | a raid at a national museum in Wales has seen ancient gold stolen
police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff
they believe "two suspects forced entry... where several items, including Bronze Age gold jewellery, have been stolen"
police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff
they believe "two suspects forced entry... where several items, including Bronze Age gold jewellery, have been stolen"
🟦 i've interviewed the brilliant ✨ Chila Kumari Singh Burman!✨
yes, the next interview to run in my newsletter is with the fantastic internationally-acclaimed artist, who is known for her striking neon sculptures
yes, the next interview to run in my newsletter is with the fantastic internationally-acclaimed artist, who is known for her striking neon sculptures
September 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🟦 i've interviewed the brilliant ✨ Chila Kumari Singh Burman!✨
yes, the next interview to run in my newsletter is with the fantastic internationally-acclaimed artist, who is known for her striking neon sculptures
yes, the next interview to run in my newsletter is with the fantastic internationally-acclaimed artist, who is known for her striking neon sculptures
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Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses after a burglary at the @rammuseum.bsky.social in Exeter.
Anyone who has information, or footage that may assist is asked to contact police on 101 or via our website quoting log 64 of 10/09/25.
More: news.exeter.gov.uk/break-in-at-...
Anyone who has information, or footage that may assist is asked to contact police on 101 or via our website quoting log 64 of 10/09/25.
More: news.exeter.gov.uk/break-in-at-...
September 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses after a burglary at the @rammuseum.bsky.social in Exeter.
Anyone who has information, or footage that may assist is asked to contact police on 101 or via our website quoting log 64 of 10/09/25.
More: news.exeter.gov.uk/break-in-at-...
Anyone who has information, or footage that may assist is asked to contact police on 101 or via our website quoting log 64 of 10/09/25.
More: news.exeter.gov.uk/break-in-at-...