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Museums have a duty to inspire the creatives of the future. At V&A East, I’ve made that my mission | Gus Casely-Hayford https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/18/v-and-a-east-museum-london-young-people-curious-creative-imaginative-talents #Va #Museums #YoungPeople #Communities #London #TaniaBruguera #Jme #ArtAndDesign #Culture #UkNews

Museums have a duty to inspire the creatives of the future. At V&A East, I’ve made that my mission

It breaks my heart to see young people disengaged when so much inspiration is within reach. I want our new museum to bridge that gap, says Gus Casely-Hayford, director of V&A East

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 1d ago

Story of Black British music writ large in first exhibition at V&A East https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/18/v-and-a-east-first-exhibition-black-british-music #Exhibitions #Va #Museums #ArtAndDesign #BlackBritishCulture #Music #Culture #London #England #UkNews

Story of Black British music writ large in first exhibition at V&A East

Museum says The Music is Black is part of a push to reposition scene as central to UK’s cultural history

The Guardian

US news | The Guardian 2d ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/apr/17/the-week-around-the-world-in-20-pictures #Photography #ArtAndDesign #Culture #WorldNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #UsNews #Europe #UkNews

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Crisis in the Middle East, Russian strikes in Kyiv, Orthodox Easter and Karol G at Coachella – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 2d ago

V&A faces calls to become living wage employer on eve of Stratford opening https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/17/v-and-a-victoria-albert-museums-living-wage-employer-stratford-opening #Va #Culture #Museums #ArtAndDesign #London #England #UkNews

V&A faces calls to become living wage employer on eve of Stratford opening

Campaigners organise open letter to director demanding ‘fair day’s wage’ for all workers at V&A museums

The Guardian

Culture | The Guardian US 3d ago

Like a concrete aircraft carrier: was LA’s giant new $724m gallery really worth all the carbon emissions? https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/16/lacma-david-geffen-galleries-peter-zumthor-eiffel-concrete-aircraft-carrier #Architecture #ArtAndDesign #Culture #LosAngeles #UsNews

Like a concrete aircraft carrier: was LA’s giant new $724m gallery really worth all the carbon emissions?

Built on tar swamps and two tortuous decades in the making, LACMA’s latest addition used twice as much metal as the Eiffel Tower. How did America supersize revered architect Peter Zumthor?

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 3d ago

Pooh in pencil: sketches for original Winnie-the-Pooh book shared for first time https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/16/winnie-the-pooh-book-preliminary-sketches-e-h-shepard #Drawing #ChildrenAndTeenagers #Books #Illustration #Culture #UkNews #AaMilne #Exhibitions #ArtAndDesign #Art

Pooh in pencil: sketches for original Winnie-the-Pooh book shared for first time

E H Shepard drawings go on display for book’s centenary, showing how he brought AA Milne’s character to life

The Guardian

Environment | The Guardian US 3d ago

Puerto Rico’s rainforest center reborn: in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/apr/16/puerto-rico-el-yunque-rainforest-in-pictures #PuertoRico #Environment #Architecture #Photography #ArtAndDesign #Culture #UsNews #Caribbean #Americas #WorldNews

Puerto Rico’s rainforest center reborn: in pictures

After two devastating hurricanes, El Yunque national forest has built a new visitors center that hosts a vibrant arts festival

The Guardian

Culture | The Guardian US 3d ago

Artists, clowns, runaways: a stay at the Chelsea Hotel – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/apr/16/stay-at-the-chelsea-hotel-in-pictures-patti-smith-albert-scopin #Photography #Culture #ArtAndDesign #ArtAndDesignBooks #Books #PattiSmith #RobertMapplethorpe #AndyWarhol

Artists, clowns, runaways: a stay at the Chelsea Hotel – in pictures

Patti Smith lived there in ‘creative chaos’, while others paid their bills with paintings. Fellow guest Albert Scopin unpacked his camera to capture the iconic New York hotel and its clientele

The Guardian

Environment | The Guardian US 3d ago

Week in wildlife: Puffin rescue and a gosling’s first gander https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/apr/16/week-in-wildlife-puffin-rescue-and-a-goslings-first-gander #Wildlife #Animals #Zoology #WorldNews #Environment #Photography #ArtAndDesign