Episodes
Author and curator Margaret Timmers offers a brief history of art in the modern Olympics, from art events to poster designs.
Published 10/27/20
Published 10/27/20
Art historian and presenter Kate Bryan shares some of the artist's love stories from her book 'The Art of Love'.
Published 10/13/20
Map Librarian Nick Millea discuss the history of map-making and the artists who have explored maps as a subject.
Published 09/29/20
Head Curator at the London Transport Museum Matt Brosnan takes us on a journey through the history of London Transport poster designs.
Published 09/15/20
Artist and food historian Tasha Marks discusses the history and symbolism of food in art.
Published 09/01/20
Historian Rebecca Rideal talks through artworks and illustrations to show explain how fires, plague and war made 1666 one of the most dramatic years in British history.
Published 08/18/20
Psychoanalyst Vanessa Sinclair explains how Freud and psychoanalysis inspired the art of the Surrealists.
Published 08/04/20
Michele Bogart discusses the relationship between artists and ad design since the late nineteenth century.
Published 07/21/20
We speak to Director of Chisenhale Gallery Zoé Whitley about her work co-curating the 'Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power' exhibition and art in the context of Black Lives Matter.
Published 06/16/20
We speak to David Bownes to learn about the history of British railway poster artists and how poster designs developed over the twentieth century.
Published 06/02/20
Writer and classicist James Cahill gives an introduction to mythological themes in art.
Published 05/19/20
Raissa Bretaña tells us how costume designers look to art history to inspire the fashions for films set across history.
Published 05/05/20
We speak to Giovanni Aloi to discover why animals have inspired artists for thousands of years.
Published 04/21/20
Director of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Kim Sajet discusses the origins of the gallery and presidential portraits. (Part 2)
Published 04/07/20
Director of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Kim Sajet discusses the origins of the gallery and presidential portraits. (Part 1)
Published 03/24/20
Tarot expert Rachel Pollack discusses the origins of tarot cards and how artists have engaged with tarot iconography since the 15th century.
Published 03/10/20
We took a trip to the Bank of England to find out about the new J. M. W. Turner £20 note and how money is designed. Guests include Chief Cashier Sarah John, Bank of England Museum Curator Jenni Adam, and banknote designer Debbie Marriott.
Published 02/25/20
We speak to Anna Jamieson about early representations of mental illness in art and how this has developed over the centuries.
Published 02/11/20
Animation critic and historian Charles Solomon tells the story of early Disney cartoons and how fine art inspired the films we've come to love.
Published 01/28/20
We dive into the story of vaginas and vulvas in art with the help of Sarah Creed, curator of the newly-opened Vagina Museum in London.
Published 01/14/20
Take a mental journey to the moon with this discussion on how our lunar companion has influenced artists across centuries.
Published 12/17/19
Caroline A. Jones gives a history of the origins of the world's fair and how art factored into displays industry and innovation.
Published 12/03/19
We speak to Bendor Grosvenor, co-host of 'Britain's Lost Masterpieces' to discuss the latest series.
Published 11/19/19
Discover the story of the museum and cultural professionals who joined the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program during the Second World War to help protect heritage sites and cultural objects.
Published 11/05/19