38 Famous And Culturally Significant Paintings That Are Kept In The Most Surprising Places Do you know where the world's most famous paintings are kept? Bored Panda · Jul 15, 2025
‘On a peak under a blue sky’: the joy of summer in Europe’s mountains Our writer recalls his favourite mountain experiences, from hard-won views to splendid isolation and the comforts of simple refuges The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2025
‘David Lynch altered our brains’: fellow directors, friends and fans remember a titan of cinema His unique, twisted visions shocked and seduced generations of filmgoers. Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Coralie Fargeat and more pay tribute The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025
Caspar David Friedrich: the racked Romantic painter who inspired Beckett and Bambi His gloomy, gorgeous paintings have been described as so powerful that they have tempted viewers to oblivion – but many were lost or destroyed. Next year, a major exhibition will gather some 75 together The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2024
This German city is described as ‘Florence on the Elbe’ – but does it live up to the claim? With bedazzling Baroque architecture and some of the best museums on the continent, underrated Dresden is a dark horse for a European city break, says Vicky Smith The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024
OPINION - Chasing Fog by Laura Pashby review: the wonderful weirdness of fog Sometimes, it really is true — they don’t make them like they used to, even fogs. London was once the home of the pea-souper – but have you noticed one lately? That’s almost certainly a good thing, though. The worst ever hit in December 1952: “an all encompassing smoke-laden yellow… Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2024
Yan Wang Preston review – gloriously confronting art history in the nude The artist braved the freezing Pennines to cast a Romantic painting in a bold new light, while her restaging of Manet’s Olympia is wonderfully subversive The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
William Blake’s Universe review – polymath’s paintings are outclassed by the Germans A wide-ranging exhibition on the English mystic makes unfortunate comparisons with his European contemporaries who, it turns out, are the far superior Romantics The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024
Black identity, Blake’s intensity and how to dust David – the week in art Plus splashy colourful paintings, Korean colour pencil drawings and Yoko Ono’s huge retrospective – all in your weekly dispatch The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024
From Arctic art to the Disgusting Food Museum: Europe’s top 10 culture destinations for 2024 Malta’s first art biennale, Copenhagen’s repurposed Carlsberg district, the first Arctic Circle capital of culture … this year promises a feast of cultural activity The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024