Conservator Jill Dunkerton tells us about the meticulous conservation of one of our favourite nativity scenes. This is a YouTube video player. Below the video are the title, view time and description.

This scene tells the story of the murder of Saint Peter Martyr, a friar of the Dominican Order who was killed by members of the Cathars, a heretical sect whose teachings he had spoken against publicly ...

We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who donated to help us raise the last £2 million to buy Orazio Gentileschi's tour de force. This means the painting, the first by Orazio Gentileschi in our ...

According to the Gospel of Luke, Christ was circumcised, like all Jewish baby boys, when he was eight days old (Luke 2: 21). He is shown naked, sitting on a cushion upon a table or altar, clenching ...

Jacob van Ruisdael’s washerwomen are strong and sturdy. One stands in the river up to her ankles and raises a stick to beat the linen she’s washing, while her companion stoops to rinse a cloth. Behind ...