Ever wanted to write a crime novel? As Britain’s annual crime writing festival opens, we uncover some top leads
ARTS, NEWS AND FEATURES
Why did art – and particularly portraiture – change so dramatically from the time of the Tudors to the Stuarts? Our expert, Sarah Ciacci, investigates
The multidisciplinary abstractionist blazed a trail, as BASTIAN’s new exhibition shows
This month our picks include a plundered Veronese, Berlin Typography and two titles that reimagine female histories, recommended by one of our Lecturers
Holly Howe speaks to the artist about her new immersive Tate Britain commission
As museums and galleries reopen, we ask our Lecturers to recommend the best in art, history and heritage to see throughout the country
Britain’s historic canal network is a giant web, extending more than 2,000 miles across England, Wales and Scotland. Most of our canals are now more than 220 years old, and each one exhibits the ingenuity and flair of the pioneering engineers who created them. Arts Society Lecturer Roger Butler takes us on a tour