Culture The 1939 Register: where did Britain sleep as war was declared? The register brings the texture of one night 76 years ago within touching distance. What will happen for other records like it? By Tom Overton
“The memory of the world”: British attempts to save endangered Middle Eastern artefacts Rescuing and preserving Middle Eastern texts and artefacts in the "post-custodial" age. By Tom Overton
What the strikes at the National Gallery tell us about Britain The National Gallery is a kind of visual phrasebook articulating awkward truths about our civic life. By Tom Overton