Lucian Freud: Drawing Into Painting
This exhibition makes a clear argument: drawing was never secondary for Freud. It was the engine. Drawing Into Painting traces how line, observation and a certain severity of looking shaped everything that followed. The show begins with the early works on paper, tight and meticulous, and moves towards the thicker, more physical canvases most people […]
Pedagogies of War
Pedagogies of War marks the first major institutional presentation in Spain of the Ukrainian duo Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk, whose work has emerged as one of the most searching artistic responses to the realities of contemporary conflict. Curated by Chus Martínez and organised with TBA21 (Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Foundation), the exhibition examines how war […]
Metamorphoses
This groundbreaking exhibition will challenge your idea of art and museums. The brainchild of the Rijksmuseum’s director Taco Dibbits and Frits Scholten, the carefully curated pieces have been gathered from all over the world to exhibit works within a theme, Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid, 43BCE-17CE). Described as a ‘Bible for […]
London Art Fair 2026
Opening the international art calendar each January, London Art Fair has long occupied a particular position within the ecology of global fairs: less spectacle-driven than its continental counterparts, yet deeply attuned to the rhythms of British collecting and institutional dialogue. For its 38th edition, taking place from 21–25 January 2026 at the Business Design Centre, […]
Ottawa 2026: A Capital Year for Culture
Founded as Bytown in 1826 by Colonel John By during the construction of the Rideau Canal, the town steadily grew through construction and trade. In 1855 it changed its name to Ottawa, to honour the Indigenous peoples and their trading significance (Algonquin word “adawe” means “to trade in Algonquin). Its prosperity and strategic location on […]
Beautiful Books for a Thoughtful Christmas
Books remain among the most personal and enduring Christmas gifts. Chosen with care, they become companions rather than objects – read slowly, revisited often and sometimes kept for a lifetime. From radical cultural studies to poetic city portraits and exquisitely crafted literary editions, these five titles stand out for their beauty, substance and ability to […]
The Ambassador PEEL Playwriting Challenge
At a time when opportunities for emerging writers are increasingly scarce, a new and forward-thinking award has been launched to champion original playwriting talent. The Ambassador PEEL Playwriting Challenge has been created to celebrate gifted, unproduced playwrights, offering a fresh route for new voices to bring their work to the stage. Ambassador Cruise Line is […]
Travellers Tales Opens in Marylebone
In an age when travel inspiration is often reduced to algorithms and scrolling feeds, Travellers Tales offers something refreshingly tactile. Tucked into Marylebone’s quietly cultivated streets, this newly opened bookshop is less about retail and more about reawakening the romance of discovery. At first glance, Travellers Tales presents itself as a beautifully curated travel bookshop. […]
Turner and Constable: Rivals and Originals
To mark the 250th anniversary of the mighty artists’ births, Tate Britain in London is mounting Turner and Constable: Rivals and Originals. This is the first major exhibition to examine the interwoven lives and work of this country’s finest landscape artists. Two of our most celebrated painters were also two of our most celebrated rivals. […]
Brutal Scotland
Brutal Scotland, the latest chapter in Simon Phipps’ ongoing Brutal series, arrives with the quiet force of a cultural excavation. Where previous volumes have mapped London, the North, Wales and beyond, this instalment turns its gaze to Scotland, a nation whose post-war ambition was not only political or social, but architectural too. As Catherine Slessor […]
