Charles Emmerson
Charles Emmerson is a historian and the author of 'Crucible: The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917–24' (Bodley Head)
Romance and relics in Chopin’s Warsaw
Although the composer spent most of his life elsewhere, his ghost is ubiquitous in the Polish capital
29 Sep 2020
In the news
If shops can reopen in April, why can’t museums?
Museums in England will have to wait until May to reopen but shops, gyms and libraries are set to open in April. What’s the logic in that?
American museums should not be selling their art to keep the lights on
Deaccessioning rules for US museums have been relaxed to raise money for collection care – and even the Met may take advantage. It’s a slippery slope, says Thomas P. Campbell
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The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamad Hafez
The Syrian-born, US-based artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his sculptural dioramas of cities ravaged by war – and offers a message of hope for the future
Remembering Christopher Monkhouse (1947–2021), a renowned curator for whom collecting was a way of life