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🟦 i’ve been writing my museums and art newsletter for over SIX years
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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 👇
🟦 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-...
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | the National Gallery announces a MAJOR expansion and two of the largest single donations ever received by a museum
September 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | the National Gallery announces a MAJOR expansion and two of the largest single donations ever received by a museum
🟦 NEWS | Barbara Hepworth’s lifelong fascination with colour — a little-known aspect of her work — will be the subject of a new exhibition in London next year
Barbara Hepworth’s radical use of colour is finally getting its own exhibition
A landmark Hepworth exhibition will lead the Courtauld's 2026 exhibition programme
www.maxwellmuseums.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🟦 NEWS | Barbara Hepworth’s lifelong fascination with colour — a little-known aspect of her work — will be the subject of a new exhibition in London next year
🟦 art is ruined by art-speak
“liminal”? “ontological”? why can’t the art world discover the art of speaking clearly?
that’s the question asked by today's guest-writer in my newsletter
@londonartcritic.bsky.social Tabish Khan dives into why the language in galleries leaves him scratching his head
“liminal”? “ontological”? why can’t the art world discover the art of speaking clearly?
that’s the question asked by today's guest-writer in my newsletter
@londonartcritic.bsky.social Tabish Khan dives into why the language in galleries leaves him scratching his head
Art is ruined by art-speak
OPINION: Why can’t the art world communicate normally?
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August 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🟦 art is ruined by art-speak
“liminal”? “ontological”? why can’t the art world discover the art of speaking clearly?
that’s the question asked by today's guest-writer in my newsletter
@londonartcritic.bsky.social Tabish Khan dives into why the language in galleries leaves him scratching his head
“liminal”? “ontological”? why can’t the art world discover the art of speaking clearly?
that’s the question asked by today's guest-writer in my newsletter
@londonartcritic.bsky.social Tabish Khan dives into why the language in galleries leaves him scratching his head
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Today's Reliable Sources lead: Trump's "chilling effects" are coming for museums, and historians are responding by defending what they do >>> cnn.it/4oKVrcu
August 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Today's Reliable Sources lead: Trump's "chilling effects" are coming for museums, and historians are responding by defending what they do >>> cnn.it/4oKVrcu
🟦 NEWS 🚨| Banksy’s Croydon rat artwork has been acquired by the London Transport Museum — and it's gone on display today
it's not been seen in over 5 years since its removal from its original location
featuring a mouse with a clock, it was stencilled on a TfL-owned control box in Croydon in 2019
it's not been seen in over 5 years since its removal from its original location
featuring a mouse with a clock, it was stencilled on a TfL-owned control box in Croydon in 2019
August 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🟦 NEWS 🚨| Banksy’s Croydon rat artwork has been acquired by the London Transport Museum — and it's gone on display today
it's not been seen in over 5 years since its removal from its original location
featuring a mouse with a clock, it was stencilled on a TfL-owned control box in Croydon in 2019
it's not been seen in over 5 years since its removal from its original location
featuring a mouse with a clock, it was stencilled on a TfL-owned control box in Croydon in 2019
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | The future of The National Gallery will be decided by an assembly of British citizens chosen by lottery in a landmark new governance project.
For the first time, a national Citizens’ Assembly — from all four nations — will be established by a UK museum or gallery.
For the first time, a national Citizens’ Assembly — from all four nations — will be established by a UK museum or gallery.
August 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | The future of The National Gallery will be decided by an assembly of British citizens chosen by lottery in a landmark new governance project.
For the first time, a national Citizens’ Assembly — from all four nations — will be established by a UK museum or gallery.
For the first time, a national Citizens’ Assembly — from all four nations — will be established by a UK museum or gallery.
🟦 A bitter public row has erupted between the Freud Museum and its Friends group in London.
It’s seen the museum forced to report itself to the UK’s charity regulator only to be told it has no case to answer.
📩 It’s the most-clicked story in my weekly museum and art news Substack newsletter
It’s seen the museum forced to report itself to the UK’s charity regulator only to be told it has no case to answer.
📩 It’s the most-clicked story in my weekly museum and art news Substack newsletter
Bitter row at Freud Museum
Museum reports itself to the UK regulator
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August 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🟦 A bitter public row has erupted between the Freud Museum and its Friends group in London.
It’s seen the museum forced to report itself to the UK’s charity regulator only to be told it has no case to answer.
📩 It’s the most-clicked story in my weekly museum and art news Substack newsletter
It’s seen the museum forced to report itself to the UK’s charity regulator only to be told it has no case to answer.
📩 It’s the most-clicked story in my weekly museum and art news Substack newsletter
🟦 NEWS 🚨 | Tate Modern announces it will stay open until 9pm every Friday and Saturday
it cites the success of their monthly curated Tate Lates events as reason for change
BUT the galley used to stay open until 10pm those same nights pre covid!
so actually not new at all — and shorter hours 🤷🏼♂️
it cites the success of their monthly curated Tate Lates events as reason for change
BUT the galley used to stay open until 10pm those same nights pre covid!
so actually not new at all — and shorter hours 🤷🏼♂️
July 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🟦 NEWS 🚨 | Tate Modern announces it will stay open until 9pm every Friday and Saturday
it cites the success of their monthly curated Tate Lates events as reason for change
BUT the galley used to stay open until 10pm those same nights pre covid!
so actually not new at all — and shorter hours 🤷🏼♂️
it cites the success of their monthly curated Tate Lates events as reason for change
BUT the galley used to stay open until 10pm those same nights pre covid!
so actually not new at all — and shorter hours 🤷🏼♂️
🟦 NEWS 🚨 | the first Bridget Riley display at Tate Britain in over 20 years opens today
it's led by a major newly-announced donation by Riley to the nation — painting Concerto I 2024
it's led by a major newly-announced donation by Riley to the nation — painting Concerto I 2024
July 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🟦 NEWS 🚨 | the first Bridget Riley display at Tate Britain in over 20 years opens today
it's led by a major newly-announced donation by Riley to the nation — painting Concerto I 2024
it's led by a major newly-announced donation by Riley to the nation — painting Concerto I 2024
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | the 2026 Turner Prize will be hosted in Middlesbrough
the exhibition will be staged in MIMA — Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
the exhibition will be staged in MIMA — Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
July 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | the 2026 Turner Prize will be hosted in Middlesbrough
the exhibition will be staged in MIMA — Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
the exhibition will be staged in MIMA — Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
🟦 the Mauritshuis museum is to host a ‘Grand Tour’ exhibition with masterpieces from Britain's stately homes — including exquisite Venetian cityscapes by Canaletto
@mauritshuis.bsky.social 🇳🇱
@mauritshuis.bsky.social 🇳🇱
Mauritshuis to host ‘Grand Tour’ exhibition with masterpieces from Britain's stately homes
The Mauritshuis museum's show will feature treasures from three UK stately homes
www.maxwellmuseums.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🟦 the Mauritshuis museum is to host a ‘Grand Tour’ exhibition with masterpieces from Britain's stately homes — including exquisite Venetian cityscapes by Canaletto
@mauritshuis.bsky.social 🇳🇱
@mauritshuis.bsky.social 🇳🇱
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | the biggest Renoir show in Britain in 20 years has just been announced by the National Gallery
Renoir and Love will open in Oct 2026 and will feature over 50 major works
Renoir and Love will open in Oct 2026 and will feature over 50 major works
July 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | the biggest Renoir show in Britain in 20 years has just been announced by the National Gallery
Renoir and Love will open in Oct 2026 and will feature over 50 major works
Renoir and Love will open in Oct 2026 and will feature over 50 major works
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | President Macron jokes in his speech to the UK parliament "it took more years to deliver the project" to loan the Bayeaux Tapestry to the British Museum than "all the Brexit texts"
July 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | President Macron jokes in his speech to the UK parliament "it took more years to deliver the project" to loan the Bayeaux Tapestry to the British Museum than "all the Brexit texts"
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | it's CONFIRMED the Bayeux Tapestry will go on loan to the British Museum from September 2026 to June 2027 — the first time in 900 years it will be back in England
July 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | it's CONFIRMED the Bayeux Tapestry will go on loan to the British Museum from September 2026 to June 2027 — the first time in 900 years it will be back in England
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | the Bayeux Tapestry WILL return to England for first time in 900 years
it will go on an exceptional loan to the British Museum
the news will be announced tomorrow at the museum as part of Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK 🇫🇷 🇬🇧
it will go on an exceptional loan to the British Museum
the news will be announced tomorrow at the museum as part of Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK 🇫🇷 🇬🇧
July 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | the Bayeux Tapestry WILL return to England for first time in 900 years
it will go on an exceptional loan to the British Museum
the news will be announced tomorrow at the museum as part of Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK 🇫🇷 🇬🇧
it will go on an exceptional loan to the British Museum
the news will be announced tomorrow at the museum as part of Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK 🇫🇷 🇬🇧
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | long-serving BBC arts broadcaster Alan Yentob has died aged 78
May 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | long-serving BBC arts broadcaster Alan Yentob has died aged 78