What makes a peace object? The Peace Museum, Saltaire, Yorkshire
As war is a truth of common life, a museum on the subject of peace is always going to be relevant....
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On the trail of galloping horses: Northern Soul heads to Athens
Standing in the central hall of Manchester Art Gallery looking up at the decoration on the walls, a row of sculptures of men riding on horses caught my eye. Those delicately balanced riders, those gently bobbing hooves,...
Read MoreParis: Northern Soul visits the city of death
Forget ideas of strolling hand-in-hand through the city of romance. Paris is not the city of love. It’s a city of the dead. Wandering along the banks of the Seine, taking in the vistas of the city, it’s easy to tell yourself...
Read MoreReview: Manchester Museum, Extinction or Survival?
The first two objects in Manchester Museum’s new exhibition Extinction or Survival? are a model of a dodo and a stuffed panda. One is extinct, of course. And the other has been brought back from the brink of extinction, thanks...
Read MoreCarving stone in the shadow of Henry Moore at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
I’m standing in woodland near Wakefield, mallet in hand, looking at a piece of stone and wondering what on earth I’m supposed to do with it. It’s not your average Saturday: I’m on a stone-carving course at...
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