Art and literature

Poet Gillian Clarke has responded through her writing to many of the world’s wars and troubles – for this special event she w...

Novelists reflected contemporary attitudes and influenced the way the City was seen both by the wider public at the time and then by...

For centuries of western history, the beauty of art was conceived as a response to, and a reflection of,...

The Second World War intensified and magnified debates that had been current amongst architects since 1914. It also marks a fault...

The Holy Grail conjures up images of a romantic and heroic past, of magical journeys and brave knights.  
What do we really...

The First World War brought far reaching changes to England. These included a huge expansion of the suburbs, the massive growth of...

Visual disorders affect the way we see, and therefore would be expected to influence how we depict the world in drawings and paintings...

The British Architectural Library at the RIBA is the largest and most comprehensive resource in the United Kingdom for research and...

The Survey of London is the closest thing we have to an 'official' history of London, providing a fascinating insight into some of the...

The First World War had a devastating effect on Britain. Human and economic loss was accompanied by a loss of confidence and...

John Maynard Keynes was asked how he saw the future and replied “The future is not seen, it is made”. However, you cannot...