The Battle of London by Jerry White was published on 4/11/21 Post author By Maggie Hanbury Post date 11 November 2021 Categories In News For Londoners the six long years of the Second World War were a time of almost constant anxiety, disruption, deprivation and sacrifice. The Blitz began in earnest in September 1940 and from then on, for prolonged periods, London was under sustained aerial bombardment by night and by day. Throughout the war, the capital was the […]
The Art Museum in Modern Times by Charles Saumarez Smith was published on 25/3/21 Post author By Maggie Hanbury Post date 29 March 2021 Categories In News The National Portrait Gallery, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy all saw either radical architectural interventions or rethinks of their mission under Charles Saumarez Smith’s leadership, making him uniquely qualified to explore the ways in which art museums have changed over the past century and examine where they might be headed in the future. […]
The Good Ancestor by Roman Krznaric was published in paperback on 11/2/21 Post author By Maggie Hanbury Post date 3 February 2021 Categories In News How can we be good ancestors? From the first seeds sown thousands of years ago, to the construction of the cities we still inhabit, to the scientific discoveries that have ensured our survival, we are the inheritors of countless gifts from the past. Today, in an age driven by the tyranny of the now, with […]