EDITOR’S LETTER
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Dear Culturally Curious,
Five museums are shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026 and the winner of £120k prize will be announced on 25 June. Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, The Box in Plymouth, The National Gallery and V&A East Storehouse have been nominated for what is believed to be the world’s largest museum prize. Art Fund director Jenny Waldman said the shortlisted sites had showcased “extraordinary creativity and innovation.”
Can contemporary art attract tourists to Britain’s stately homes? At Castle Howard, Es Devlin is to unveil a new artwork for the 300th Vanbrugh celebration at the Temple of the Four Winds. Made famous through the film Brideshead Revisited, the Temple was originally used as a resting spot. The installation will honour the National Year of Reading and the space will host a series of events throughout the summer.
Meanwhile at Claydon House in Bucks, White Cube and the National Trust have joined forces for a summer show. Works by more than 20 artists, including Cai Guo-Qiang, Mona Hatoum, Danh Vo and Cerith Wyn Evans will be installed in the grand staterooms.
Start planning those long summer breaks. Happy Weekend from Katy and the KTW family.
Five museums are shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026 and the winner of £120k prize will be announced on 25 June. Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, The Box in Plymouth, The National Gallery and V&A East Storehouse have been nominated for what is believed to be the world’s largest museum prize. Art Fund director Jenny Waldman said the shortlisted sites had showcased “extraordinary creativity and innovation.”
Can contemporary art attract tourists to Britain’s stately homes? At Castle Howard, Es Devlin is to unveil a new artwork for the 300th Vanbrugh celebration at the Temple of the Four Winds. Made famous through the film Brideshead Revisited, the Temple was originally used as a resting spot. The installation will honour the National Year of Reading and the space will host a series of events throughout the summer.
Meanwhile at Claydon House in Bucks, White Cube and the National Trust have joined forces for a summer show. Works by more than 20 artists, including Cai Guo-Qiang, Mona Hatoum, Danh Vo and Cerith Wyn Evans will be installed in the grand staterooms.
Start planning those long summer breaks. Happy Weekend from Katy and the KTW family.
Objects of Desire
Object Teen Jane in Klein Blue by MANU
This Earth Day week, we are thinking about objects that bring together good design and a more thoughtful approach to materials. Beginning with Teen Jane in Klein Blue by MANU, this stylish lamp has an architectural presence softened by tactile pleats and a gentle, fully dimmable glow. What makes it especially apt for this week is the material story behind it: each one is made from 31 recycled PET bottles, with the brand positioning its objects not as trend-led purchases but as companions to be ‘adopted’. All of which makes Teen Jane a particularly elegant answer to the idea of sustainable design.
Monday Muse
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Spotlight
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Video Interviews
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Visual Arts
