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Sir Peter Moores, the contradictory character of a generous patron of the arts
He resembled such plutocratic founders of museums as J. Paul Getty in hating overspending. He distrusted dealers: auctions revealed the true price
ArchiveNational Gallery
The big hole in Britain’s National Gallery: Bring back the Victorians
The omission of paintings by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood could be rectified by judicious loans
ArchiveBooks
Sotheby's James Stourton glazes over the more cut-throat tendencies of private collectors in new book
This account by the UK chairman of Sotheby’s is enthusiastic but superficial
ArchiveExhibitions
Madame de Pompadour meets Philippe Starck at the Rijksmuseum
With a very glamorous display, this is the first serious look at Netherlandish rococo architecture and decorative arts
ArchiveExhibitions
Should the new Holocaust gallery be a permanent feature of this museum?
The Imperial War Museum's exhibition is intended as a reminder of past evil
ArchiveTate Britain
Giles Waterfield finds the new mixed hang at Tate Britain unhelpful and bullying
This new curatorial direction suggests museum just a plaything for the staff
ArchiveColonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg: Authentic, fake or 1920s dreamland?
Giles Waterfield, former director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, looks at how the Colonial Willamsburg Foundation tackles the problems of shifting historical perspectives
ArchiveTate Modern
A whole new neighbourhood of art: Tate Modern invigorates the South Bank
Giles Waterfield, former director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, looks at this witty and non-judgemental enterprise, one of many visual art developments already around the future Tate Gallery of Modern Art
ArchiveNational Museum of Scotland
Tartan triumphs as the expanded Museum of Scotland opens
The museum recounts the development of the nation with technically elaborate displays
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The strange and illogical development of England's national art museums
As the Tate and National Gallery consider the limits of their collections, Giles Waterfield on the latest in a 200-year wrangle between institutions <br>
Giles Waterfield