London is a city people think they know before they arrive. They come for the skyline, where glass towers stand shoulder to ...

The most famous gay couple of antiquity… … were possibly really just close platonic friends. Whether Alexander the Great and ...

The remarkably well-preserved basilica was part of a public meeting place where citizens and politicians could socialize, ...

Conservators in London, England used infrared and X-ray imaging to reveal a never-before-seen portrait of a woman beneath a popular painting by renowned artist Pablo Picasso. The Courtauld ...

Over the years, shifting ground conditions and the construction of London’s Jubilee Line beneath the building have caused the tower to develop a 0.26-degree tilt. That may not seem like much ...

One of the answers lies with the recently declared winner of the second iteration of the 2025 East London Art Prize, Laisul Hoque. This all-media art prize competition received 900 submissions ...

For more from London's art world, sign up for our new (free) newsletter and community: Londonist: Urban Palette. Biting satire. Image: City of London Corporation A City of London police box which ...

This is the only painting Van Gogh made of the interior of the hospital. In 1923 it was bought through a London dealer by Elizabeth Workman, who was married to a successful shipbroker. Two years ...

The newfound painting was likely created a few months before Picasso started his official portrait. "Picasso often reused his canvases at this time because he did not have much money. However ...

A huge tower, which stands a staggering 3,280ft above the ground, is going to be opened by the end of the decade and will become the world’s tallest building once completed. Jeddah Tower in ...

Born at Clarence House, Anne was educated at Benenden School and began undertaking royal duties upon reaching adulthood. She was given her lifelong title of Princess Royal in 1987. Anne is well ...

There's so much more to London art than just painting or sculpture. Instead of boring old brushstrokes and dull old canvases, you can lose yourself in all kinds of new worlds by tracking down the ...