5 d. ago Downsize to upgrade: Why luxury living in Barnton could be your parents’ dream new home in retirement

Letting go of a family home can be hard, but a new boutique retirement development in one of Edinburgh’s leafiest suburbs is wooing potential new owners looking to downsize without compromise.

Society

1 week ago Holy smoke! London’s National Gallery used to allow visitors to spark up just metres from the art

Holy smoke! London’s National Gallery used to allow visitors to spark up just metres from the art  The Art Newspaper

Events

2 w. ago Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots; José María Velasco: A View of Mexico – review

Serpentine South Gallery; National Gallery, London The arte povera veteran’s passionate celebration of trees risks being eclipsed by the real ones that surround it. And a 19th-century Mexican polymath becomes the first Latin American artist to have a solo show at the National GalleryA tree towers upwards in Kensington Gardens, slender but unimaginably strong, grey boulders perched like vultures among its branches. Another gestures directly to the sky, twigs spreading in eloquent appeal. A third can be seen at great distance, shattered as if by lightning, its broken glory shining bright cold in the sunshine.For one exhilarating moment it seemed as if the acclaimed Italian artist Giuseppe Penone had come upon these trees and simply adjusted them, with poetic ingenuity, to emphasise their exceptional strength and beauty. Then, just as viewers were discussing how miraculous trees are – everyone stunned, everyone photographing this radiant glade – someone knocked on a trunk. And we heard...

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2 w. ago Dobell prize 2025: Australia’s leading prize for drawing – in pictures

The $30,000 biennial Dobell drawing prize is known for pushing the boundaries among Australian artists. Rosemary Lee’s 24-1 – an ‘exploration of the urban landscape and gentrification of the Sydney suburbs of Ashfield and Summer Hill’ – was selected winner from 56 finalists and 965 entries• The finalists of the 2025 Dobell drawing prize will be showing at the National Art School Gallery, Sydney, until 21 May Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Want to Have a Luxury Sleepover at London’s National Gallery?

Want to Have a Luxury Sleepover at London’s National Gallery?  ELLE Decor

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2 w. ago You Can Apply to Spend the Night Inside London’s National Gallery

You Can Apply to Spend the Night Inside London’s National Gallery  Smithsonian Magazine

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2 w. ago You Can Enter to Win a Night Inside London’s National Gallery

You Can Enter to Win a Night Inside London’s National Gallery  Smithsonian Magazine

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3 w. ago An Art Lover’s Dream? A Luxury Sleepover at London’s National Gallery Is Up for Grabs

An Art Lover’s Dream? A Luxury Sleepover at London’s National Gallery Is Up for Grabs  Artnet News

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3 w. ago Want to sleep with Botticelli and Titian? London’s National Gallery launches sleepover prize

Want to sleep with Botticelli and Titian? London’s National Gallery launches sleepover prize  The Art Newspaper

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3 w. ago National Gallery to let one person sleep overnight for first time

To choose the lucky person, the gallery is launching a prize draw.

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3 w. ago National Gallery sleepover prize draw offers chance to dream among paintings

National Gallery sleepover prize draw offers chance to dream among paintings  The Guardian

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3 w. ago National Gallery to let one person sleep overnight in ‘first’ as section reopens

To choose the lucky person, the gallery is launching a prize draw.

Politics

3 w. ago 60 stunning Grand National photos of stylish first arrivals at Aintree

One of the biggest days in the racing calendar is finally here and racegoers are looking amazing

Culture

3 w. ago The best pictures of Ladies Day at the Grand National as best dressed announced

The Style Awards will recognise the very best dressed in Liverpool on Friday, with some superb prizes on offer.

Events

3 w. ago 22 pictures of Grand National opening day as racegoers enjoy the sunshine

The three-day racing festival got underway at Aintree on Thursday

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