On August 12, a partial solar eclipse will obscure 90% of the Sun over London. Experts warn of eye damage risks. Learn the 3 safest viewing methods, including certified glasses and pinhole projectors.
The National Gallery in London has been named the world's most powerful art institution, scoring 8/10 in a new ranking, ahead of The Met and the Louvre.
John Galliano will receive a major retrospective at the Met's Costume Institute in May, addressing his racist and antisemitic conduct while celebrating his influential career.
The Australian Photography awards 2026 winners are announced, featuring diverse entries from a single open category, with exhibitions in Melbourne until 9 August.
Ronnie Le Drew, the puppeteer behind Zippy on ITV's Rainbow and a stalwart of the Little Angel theatre, has died aged 78.
The Artist's Garden, the world's only public sculpture park dedicated to female artists, faces closure after TfL refused to renew its licence, sparking a campaign to save it.
The London Irish Centre in Camden is undergoing a £38 million redevelopment, adding a dedicated Irish theatre, cinema, and public library with 7,000 works.
A new exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery features over 100 works by 20th-century photographers, showcasing how photography shaped the American city. On view until 4 October.
The Guardian's picture editors select photographs from around the world, including Gaza airstrikes, French wildfires, and yurt culture in Kyrgyzstan.
Attilio Fiumarella captures 118 Birmingham swimmers in the empty Moseley Road Baths, a Grade II listed pool facing closure, symbolizing community resistance and solidarity.
The Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House will host 18 never-before-seen Georgia O'Keeffe paintings from her Ghost Ranch collection in October 2027.
Photographer Roland Reinstadler captures the daily lives of priests and nuns in the Teutonic Order at Lanegg monastery, South Tyrol, revealing faith, tradition, and an ageing community.
Gunther von Hagens, inventor of plastination, turned real human corpses into a global exhibition, surpassing artists like Damien Hirst in macabre spectacle, but critics say he avoided the moral questions of true art.
Dulwich Picture Gallery's photography exhibition traces 20th-century urban America through master photographers like Stieglitz, Lange, and Arbus, showcasing the city's grime and glory.
Gunther von Hagens, inventor of plastination and creator of the Body Worlds exhibitions, died aged 81. His body will be plastinated per his wishes, a spokesperson confirmed.
Documentary 'The Phantom Pain of Rojava' tells story of courage and survival of Kurdish veterans who fought against Isis in Syria. The film explores trauma and resilience.
A new exhibition at Olympia London showcases hundreds of authentic Titanic artefacts, including a deckchair and staircase section, open until August 16.
The Three Choirs Festival opened at Gloucester Cathedral with Gavin Higgins' Fanfare Americana, Elgar's First Symphony, and Walton's Belshazzar's Feast, featuring the Festival Chorus and conductor Adrian Partington.
Tony Williams, a British-born film and literature scholar who wrote extensively on horror, westerns, and martial arts films, has died aged 80.
A woman inherited a painting believed to be by 18th-century artist Katherine Read; BBC's Fake or Fortune confirmed it as genuine and valued at over £100,000.
High-definition digitisation of Frank Hurley's glass-plate negatives from Shackleton's Endurance expedition uncovers a sixth crew member in a famous image and other remarkable details.
The National Portrait Gallery in London has closed due to an unexpected power outage, affecting the Marilyn Monroe exhibition. Ticketholders can exchange or refund.
The David Malin astrophotography awards 2026 feature stunning images of auroras, nebulas, and star clusters from amateur astronomers worldwide, with overall winner Stefan Buda capturing the Lunar Apennines.
At a greyhound life drawing class in Eltham, Melbourne, artists tackle the challenge of sketching the breed's unique anatomy, with all proceeds supporting Greyt Greys rescue.
Ripon Workhouse Museum reopens after £2.8m redevelopment, offering immersive experiences like gruel tasting, yard sweeping, and schoolmaster lessons to explore Victorian poverty.
The Guardian's picture editors select striking images from around the world, including the Milky Way over China, beluga whales relocation, and protests in Italy and India.
Explorers have created the first 3D images of the Terra Nova, Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition ship, which sank off Greenland in 1943.
Scorpius, the Scorpion, is visible low in the southern sky from the UK. Its heart, Antares, a red supergiant, lies near the moon on 24 July.
David Thomson's 'A Sudden Flicker of Light' is a rapturous, revisionist history of cinema from Muybridge to Anora, blending brilliance and heresy.
Treasure & Dirt is a gloriously strange six-part detective series set in an opal-mining town, where the greatest pleasure is not solving the crime but exploring the peculiar locals.