The Latest Breaking News from Courtauld

Courtauld to embark on £82m campus project at Somerset House in London

‘Once-in-a-generation transformation’ of Grade-I building will bring teaching spaces under same roof as gallery

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025

Michael Kauffmann obituary

Art historian who, as director of the Courtauld Institute, oversaw its move to Somerset House and a huge rise in its student numbers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Camera brings ‘unprecedented clarity’ to restoration of historic artworks

Technology will allow conservators to use fluorescence to identify and remove ageing varnish with total accuracy

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023

Beyond The Scream: why Edvard Munch was no one-hit wonder

The first showing outside Scandinavia of a collection of the Norwegian master’s lesser-known works presents an artist aiming to present the full spectrum of profound human emotions

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022

‘Magical, mysterious and electrifyingly intimate’ – Van Gogh: Self-Portraits review

Toothless, bearded, haggard, injured, shaved, well fed, on the mend, jaunty, natty … this superb show cascades through the many faces of Van Gogh – and reveals the anguished brilliance that lay beneath

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022