Art Museum
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
It’s not the Tate’s job to heal you
There must be limits to the idea of art as restorative
To have, to hold — and to create
Beauty isn’t merely to be owned, but is something to be loved and passed on
Sir Roy Strong
The mischievous cultural commentator and diarist who changed the way museums think about the past
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