Category Archives: Euroculture

Watch out! This year the Titanic disaster is about to wash over us again

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin

As the Titanic’s 100th anniversary rolls around on 15 April, a slew of events is planned and a lot of money has been parked on our perpetual interest Continue reading →

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Digital library displaying world on a website

Posted on December 29, 2011 by admin

Multimillion-dollar project will carry thousands of cultural treasures Continue reading →

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Scottish National Portrait Gallery – review

Posted on December 10, 2011 by admin

Scotland’s National Portrait Gallery, reopened after a dramatic £17.6m overhaul, is a bright and democratic delight Continue reading →

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Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven – review

Posted on November 22, 2011 by admin

Dulwich Picture Gallery, London Continue reading →

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Military History Museum – review

Posted on October 23, 2011 by admin

Daniel Libeskind’s visceral redesign for Dresden’s Military History Museum has as striking an effect on the exhibits inside as on the facade itself Continue reading →

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Museum of Liverpool – review

Posted on July 24, 2011 by admin

It’s part of a world heritage site, but the showy Museum of Liverpool fails to complement the city’s proud past Continue reading →

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Picasso to make biggest impression at Sotheby’s sale.

Posted on June 28, 2011 by admin

La Lecture, portrait of the artist’s mistress and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter, is star lot at modern art auction. Continue reading →

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From Morandi to Guttuso: Masterpieces from the Alberto Della Ragione Collection – review

Posted on June 11, 2011 by admin

Estorick Collection, London Continue reading →

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Modern British Sculpture in the Royal Academy – review

Posted on May 27, 2011 by admin

Our ignorance of the history of British sculpture is only partly due to the wholesale destruction during the reformation and civil war. Much of this early sculpture would anyway have been destroyed by the elements and even more by changes in taste. Before and after the iconoclastic purges, there is little evidence that, as a nation, we were especially hostile to sculpture. Continue reading →

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Mona Lisa’s eyes: should we feel individuals Da Vinci tales?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by admin

I love Leonardo discoveries and theories. But not bizarre rumors about his famous sitter’s identity Continue reading →

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