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Vanessa Thorpe
National Gallery’s £8.2m deficit reignites free museums debate

Sat 21 Feb 2026

National Gallery’s £8.2m deficit reignites free museums debate
Alex O’Connell
Monet’s snoozing son was captivating – and I almost slept through it

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Monet’s snoozing son was captivating – and I almost slept through it
Rose Tremain
What’s on my mind: Rose Tremain

Sat 7 Feb 2026

What’s on my mind: Rose Tremain
Elif Shafak
Jules Verne’s dystopia was a world without humanities. Don’t let it come true

Thu 5 Feb 2026

Jules Verne’s dystopia was a world without humanities. Don’t let it come true
Vanessa Thorpe
Why is just one candidate tipped for the troubled Tate’s top job?

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Why is just one candidate tipped for the troubled Tate’s top job?
Sir Richard Lambert
Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian are straight from the autocrat’s playbook

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian are straight from the autocrat’s playbook
Elif Shafak
‘Stories bring us closer together, while silences only keep us apart’

Sat 27 Dec 2025

‘Stories bring us closer together, while silences only keep us apart’
Vanessa Thorpe
Counterpoints Arts: ‘As a refugee, I don’t know how I’d have survived without their help’

Sun 21 Dec 2025

Counterpoints Arts: ‘As a refugee, I don’t know how I’d have survived without their help’
Vanessa Thorpe
Who’s in the frame for the Tate’s top job? (Warning: there’s red tape attached)

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Who’s in the frame for the Tate’s top job? (Warning: there’s red tape attached)
Vanessa Thorpe
Hanif Kureishi mourns his loss of mobility through ballet

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Hanif Kureishi mourns his loss of mobility through ballet
Naomi Alderman
In praise of ‘rip-off’ degrees

Fri 10 Oct 2025

In praise of ‘rip-off’ degrees
Clare Brennan
Lost Atoms has spectacular staging but the drama is underdeveloped

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Lost Atoms has spectacular staging but the drama is underdeveloped
Sarah Crompton
Theme and Variations is a perfect embellishment of pure ballet

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Theme and Variations is a perfect embellishment of pure ballet
Susannah Clapp
London’s new directions

Sat 4 Oct 2025

London’s new directions
Catherine Milner
Pupils starved of art lose their creative spark

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Pupils starved of art lose their creative spark
Vanessa Thorpe
Evaristo’s new prize for older female writers

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Evaristo’s new prize for older female writers
Barbara Ellen
Brits don’t just knock the rich – we have a go at everything

Sat 6 Sept 2025

Brits don’t just knock the rich – we have a go at everything
Erica Wagner
Criticism is under threat – and we must defend it

Wed 13 Aug 2025

Criticism is under threat – and we must defend it
Tim Lewis
Ron Arad: ‘I’m the oldest person in the studio, but the most juvenile’

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Ron Arad: ‘I’m the oldest person in the studio, but the most juvenile’
Miranda Sawyer
How Sarah Kane ‘ripped down the veil on the abyss’

Sat 7 Jun 2025

How Sarah Kane ‘ripped down the veil on the abyss’
Killian Fox
SXSW London: ‘A love letter to the capital I know’

Sun 1 Jun 2025

SXSW London: ‘A love letter to the capital I know’
Simon Barnes
My week as an Orange-tip butterfly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

My week as an Orange-tip butterfly
Peter Pomerantsev
‘Trump and Putin want to destroy Europe’

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘Trump and Putin want to destroy Europe’
To be or not to be continued

Sat 26 Apr 2025

To be or not to be continued

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