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The Vale of York hoard, 900s.

The British Museum's Vikings: part provincial exhibit, part gripping drama

Andrew Lambirth 8 March 2014 9:00 am

Exhibitions are made for two main reasons: education and entertainment. Although I recognise the importance of education I am, by…

The night that saved England

Tom Holland 1 March 2014 9:00 am

Thanks to the centenary of the first world war, counter-factuals are much in vogue. How different might history have been…

Unmissable: ‘The Horse, the Rider and the Clown’, 1943–4, by Matisse will go on show at Tate Modern in April

Art shows you simply mustn't miss in 2014

Andrew Lambirth 11 January 2014 9:00 am

One of the great treats of the exhibiting year will undoubtedly be Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs (17 April to 7…

Sorry – the Vikings really were that bad

Melanie McDonagh 10 August 2013 9:00 am

Sometimes the really obvious take on history turns out to be the right one. For generations, we all assumed that…

Exhibitions: Why can’t the critical fraternity make up its mind?

Andrew Lambirth 13 July 2013 9:00 am

As more time elapses since the regrettable fracas over Kitaj’s 1994 Tate exhibition and his tragic suicide in 2007, he…

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