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Tribuna is grand as the grand tour

29.10.09
Buckingham Palace visitors won't be able to tear themselves away from Johan Zoffany’s Tribuna of the Uffizi.... more

Turner’s masterclass at the Tate

24.09.09
The Damien Hirst of his day, he was celebrated, expensive and ambitious and often pitted himself against the old masters — with results that are as enjoyably bad as good ... more

Stoke Park: getting luxury down to a tee

09.09.09
It was golf that started Stoke Park’s film career when James Bond defeated Goldfinger on the 18th green in 1964... more

Please, no more scraps from beyond the grave

14.07.09
George III got it right, I think. He once said he was always glad to hear of the death of an author - because then he knew he'd got the fellow complete upon his shelf... more

Versace star lot withdrawn over theft fear

17.03.09
An 18th century masterpiece billed as the star lot in the auction of Gianni Versace's possessions has been withdrawn by Sotheby's amid fears the painting was stolen... more

My poster girl for the credit crunch

19.02.09
There's no female face of the recession, we are told. Well, there is now, following Tuesday's premiere of the film of Sophie Kinsella's bestselling novels, Confessions of a Shopaholic, my first pick of the half-term week. ... more

The £12m Venice souvenir

24.10.08
Two classic views of Venice by the Italian master Canaletto are to go on show in London... more

Kew is top of the tree in poll to find Britain's best public garden

01.10.08
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew have been voted the nation's best public garden by international travellers... more

Eloquent and erudite, he never tired of London

16.07.08
Literary London was out in force last night to mark the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction.... more

Eloquent and erudite, he never tired of London

16.07.08
Literary London was out in force last night to mark the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction... more

The Queen's estate beats crunch with £211m profit

09.07.08
The Queen's property empire has bucked the trend and emerged from the credit crunch with a record profit thanks to some well-timed deals in central London... more

Best attractions on the banks of the Thames

09.07.08
Some of the best attractions in London lie on the banks of the River Thames - and to make visiting them even more special, get there by boat.... more

Victoria's Secret: The TV drama that lifts the lid on Queen Victoria's lusty sensuality - and affairs she was desperate to hide

29.05.08
The history books portray her as a symbol of moral rectitude with her mind closed to all pleasure. But the real Victoria, as a fascinating Channel 4 film reveals, was hot-blooded woman with a high libido. ... more

Tut, tut, tut

16.11.07
The Egyptian boy king, Tutankhamun, is back in town, this time supported by harsh theatrical presentation and breathtaking commerce.... more

Somerset House restoration to reveal past glory

23.10.07
The hidden glories of Somerset House are to be revealed in a full restoration of its 18th-century buildings.... more

A Curious Wellcome

10.09.07
Haphazard and lacking academic rigour, the medical curios of the revived Wellcome Collection display a wayward urge to amuse rather than inform, says Brian Sewell.... more

An antidote to dumbed down science

26.06.07
The Wellcome Collection is a contemporary art show about the state of health and medicine which manages to be accessible and refreshing without dumbing down.... more

Citizens in the frame

05.02.07
When artists began to paint butchers and bakers as well as aristocrats and great thinkers, they were at the heart of a social revolution, as a new Royal Academy exhibition reveals.... more

Era that saw a revolution in portraiture

30.01.07
The Royal Academy marks 70 years of social change in unique new show that features work by Reynolds, Goya, Gainsborough and Ingres.... more

Rich Barnard

08.08.06
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