The talk will share new findings on the complex provenance of an Akan drum—one of the oldest African-American objects extant ...

Join costume designer Anna Robbins for a look at how she has recreated and reinterpreted the styles of the period for the ...

Studio pottery refers to ceramics made by individual artist-potters in their own workshops, typically by hand.

Join costume designer Anna Robbins for a look at how she has recreated and reinterpreted the styles of the period for the final instalment of the much-loved series, in advance of its cinematic finale.

Drop in to our learning studios for an afternoon of family-friendly, play-based design challenges Join us each month to build new skills and play with different materials in workshops inspired by ...

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The National Art Library holds the UK's most comprehensive public reference collection of literature on the fine and decorative arts.

Lucian Freud (1922 – 2011) was one of the most renowned British artists of the 20th century. Though he is best known as a painter he was also a keen printmaker, producing versions of many of the ...

Donatello (about 1386 – 1466) is arguably the greatest Italian Renaissance sculptor. He revolutionised sculpture both through his inventive treatment of imagery, and his mastery of an extraordinary ...