The Victoria and Albert Museum in London opened the redesigned Medieval and Renaissance Galleries this week. Rachel Campbell-Johnston at The Times Online has posted an article and video introducing the exhibition, and the excellent Londonist has...

Cooking the Books is the blog of the Tudor Kitchens cookery project at Hampton Court Palace. Learn how they interpret original recipes like this one: Roast Beef Salmon Fress Boiled Capon Stewed Ryse of Genoa Strawberye

A relaxing way to spend a cold winter evening is to pour a (large) glass of sherry and get stuck into a jigsaw featuring one of Hendrick Avercamp's wonderful paintings of 17th century Dutch winter landscapes. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has posted an...

I recently stumbled the Virtual Exhibitions page of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BNF to its friends), which conveniently has an English translation button. The site a) looks fab and b) has plenty of interesting content. Enlightenment...