Instant Expert
24 Nov 2020
In Hollywood’s early years, it was the people behind the cameras who really made the magic happen.
12 Nov 2020
It's 100 years since Rupert first appeared in the Daily Express. We asked our expert, Howard Smith, for the bear facts.
26 Oct 2020
It’s almost Halloween – time to dip into the past and explore the ways we once protected hearth and home from demons.
13 Oct 2020
Amina Wright, explores the story of the boy that went on to become president of the Royal Academy of Arts
1 Oct 2020
From the almost hidden to the truly overt, our expert, Aliki Braine, explores the development of the self-portrait.
22 Sep 2020
Enter a church or pore over an ancient manuscript and you’ll discover representations of nature full of meaning...
25 Aug 2020
The sport of mountaineering lured many a 19th-century female climber to take to the slopes. But what did they wear?
12 Aug 2020
Heading to the coast this month? Our expert conjures past glories of pierrots and parties
28 Jul 2020
Have you ever questioned the way you view a painting? We ask Alice White to guide us on the ways of looking
15 Jul 2020
Take the plunge into a pool of fascinating facts on Britain's lidos
9 Jun 2020
With their lust for power, fortune and fame, the Borgias were the Renaissance era’s most infamous and intriguing family
27 May 2020
Tessa Boase reveals the Victorian and Edwardian tale of the hunt for snowy egret feathers