The digital world promises instant knowledge but it’s no substitute for encountering culture in person – as our correspondent confirms after a jaunt around some of the museums that you should visit in 2025.
Seeking cultural inspiration? 2025 is the start of a new wave of museum openings, from a gallery-hotel hybrid in Lisbon to a celebration of West African art in Nigeria.
Meet trail-blazing entrepreneurs with an eye for opportunity. From a Moroccan bakery elevating pastry into a luxury gift to a Welsh mill securing its future by becoming an employee-owned enterprise, we discover how thriving…
In Norway’s remote Lofoten archipelago, residents of a once-sleepy fishing village are weathering the Arctic chill with warm hospitality in serene surrounds.
Jacob Collier’s outlook is as infectious as his music: all-encompassing, full of positivity and hard to ignore. We find out why everyone from Stormzy to Quincy Jones is singing his praises.
Our Scotland survey goes beyond the nation’s world-famous scenery to visit some of the makers, creators and company owners who make it such a dynamic 21st-century destination. Read on for a wee sample of what this great…
What kind of beachgoer are you? Get ready for the return of the shadebathers, bodies in fine mahogany, supercharged nubile flirters and blatant naturists at a coast near you this summer.
Fuss and hurry? They’ve been and gone. Start the new decade as you mean to go on. Take stock and choose the scenic route. Our gentle manifesto sketches a picture of taking it a little easier in the years to come.
Italy may have been struggling in the spring but come August there was no stopping its citizens from shutting up shop and flocking to its sun-baked, salty edges. So what is it like, being on holiday, in Italy, with only…
As galleries and museums remain closed, institutions have headed online to display their wares. But what happens to the art – and the way we experience it – when virtual is all there is?
Robert Bound reporting from Yerevan: From its start-up scene to coping with the pandemic, Armenia shows how a small nation can benefit from building strong ties to its powerful diaspora.
You need an expert curator, scissor lift and feather duster to put on a show at the V&A. Our correspondent gets to see more than a bit of ankle as the finishing touches are applied to an exhibition about kimono.
Fuss and hurry? They’ve been and gone. Start the new decade as you mean to go on. Take stock and choose the scenic route. Our gentle manifesto sketches a picture of taking it a little easier in the years to come.
The mohawk, the Jheri curl, the perm: it’s easy to bring them to mind but hard to find the cut that suits you. We took a hair-raising trip to Los Angeles – clippers in hand – to lift the lid on the latest styles.
Every generation the quiet Vaud town of Vevey comes ablaze in a riot of colour, costumery and carousing during its Fête des Vignerons. But the abstemious few must ensure it all runs with Swiss precision.
Souvenirs so rarely capture the essence of an escape. Our senior editor holds forth on the joys of travel – and guides us through the pitfalls of tourist tat.
Just when you thought the plug should be pulled on the tired old music talent show, along comes another new offering. Yet ‘Songland’, which sees the spotlight shift from singer to songwriter, promises something different…
