Grumpy Art Historian

Picture: BBC This collection of renaissance silver looks like a great acquisition at the Ashmolean, although weirdly there doesn't ...

The Prado website announces the donation of a rare group of Spanish gothic paintings.  Looks like a spectacular acquisition, and there ...

Picture: Amazon Observer editorial on the Manet show: "The advent of a blockbuster exhibition offers as much diversion for people...

Picture: British Museum On the opening day of the Royal Academy Manet show, the Guardian hosted a discussion on the merits of blockbus...

Picture: Northampton Borough Council Horrid tale of deaccession plans in Northampton.  When the council heard that an ancient Egyptian...

Picture: BM The British Museum must be the most open print room in the world.  Anyone with ID can just turn up and request anything, ex...

There has been an interesting follow-up on government idemnity schemes over at Art History News .    I'm also now on Twitter - Mich...