Many of the capital's young musical talents fail to reach their potential in the cash-strapped state school system. Now the Mayor is launching a scheme
aimed at raising £2million towards teaching the stars of tomorrow... more
The director of the National Gallery, Nicholas Penny, has written his own idiosyncratic guide to his favourite works in the collection - and it's a must for any London art-lover... more
World's greatest art collections have lent works not seen in Britain for decades as part of a blockbuster show highlighting JMW Turner's debt to the Old Masters... more
The Da Vinci Code became a worldwide phenomenon after its release in 2003, its success fuelling conspiracy theories and sparking two Hollywood movies - as well as some high-profile battling in court... more
Four architecture firms, including those responsible for the glass pyramid at the Louvre and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio, have been shortlisted to design the new US embassy... more
After 33 years the Acropolis Museum in Athens is finally open — and it’s enough to make a London patriot reconsider the case for giving the Greeks back their history...... more
The second most popular attraction on Earth is in dire need of expansion. Plans exclusively revealed here should see a major new extension with exhibition space by 2012.
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Since her success in the 2005 Kathleen Ferrier Awards Lucy Crowe has blossomed into a major talent. She proved this in Les Musiciens du Louvre.... more
Matthew Norman lets fly at penalty shoot-outs, questions Kevin Keegan's motives when it comes to Joey Barton, and wishes the jinxed Paula Radcliffe luck for London 2012... more
Discoveries at the National Gallery is a worthy project that aims to catalogue every publicly owned painting in Britain but it is populated by some surprisingly low-rent works.... more
David Smyth picks some of the best live music in London this weekend, from Beck's essential set at the Shepherd's Bush Empire to Nina Nastasia's appearance at the King's Head in Crouch End.... more
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