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Michael Squire met with Christian Levett to discuss the history of his collection – and to ask about his interest in ‘Modern Classicisms’…

Artists Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley discuss with us ancient Graeco-Roman objects, themes and myths...

In case you missed them, here are some of our favourite social media responses to 'The Classical Now'...

We’re pleased to announce that a selection of artworks that were originally entered in the Modern Classicisms competition are to be given a new home...

While lots of publicity has understandably focused on the exhibition, The Classical Now has also been accompanied...

As one exhibition closes, another always opens...

The Modern Classicisms team was delighted, on 14–15 April 2018, to team up with the Royal Academy of Arts as part of a special weekend...

Prof. Michael Trapp and Dr Gen Doy tell us about their ‘King’s Artists’ project, and its connections with Modern Classicisms and The Classical Now exhibition…

It’s easy to think that, once an exhibition has opened its doors, the hard work must be over....

We are delighted that King’s College London and The Courtauld will be hosting the 2018 Association for Art History Annual Conference...

One of the most exciting things about the ‘Modern Classicisms’ project is seeing how our work here in London has in turn helped to spur other projects internationally...

Belinda Martín Porras reports on her recent discussions of ancient and modern art with Clara Carvajal…

We’re delighted this week to have kicked off the Cultural Programme accompanying The Classical Now with a special opening lecture by Mary Beard...

We were delighted, on Friday 2 March 2018, to open the doors of The Classical Now exhibition – which runs at King’s College London until 28 April...

Thursday 1 March had been months in the planning: since summer 2017, the date had been earmarked for the private view and party to celebrate the opening...

There’s been much talk on our website about the competition launched by the ‘Modern Classicisms’ team...

One of the most rewarding parts of organising an exhibition is when the world takes notice...

Abi Walker explains the thinking behind her co-curated display of student and staff work in Bush House Arcade...

Caroline Mackenzie, one of three student ambassadors on our project, offers her own take on Léo’s installation at Bush House...

One of the things that’s exciting about any exhibition is the moment when the publicity kicks into action...

It finally happened. After 9 months of meticulous planning, we can now finally talk about Léo Caillard’s art-installation here at King’s...

Caroline Mackenzie, one of the student ambassadors on the 'Modern Classicisms' project, writes about experiencing ‘modern classicisms’...

It was always clear, when we began planning our major exhibition on 'The Classical Now,' that a book...

It is just over two weeks until the opening of 'The Classical Now' exhibition at Bush House and Somerset House...

Thanks to the hard work of the AV team at King’s College London, we’ve now uploaded videos of the full programme...

After many weeks of printing, distributing flyers and badgering our social media followers...

Abigail Walker – one of the three student ambassadors on the Modern Classicisms project – recently ventured to Vienna...

Modern Classicisms is part of our larger work on Graeco-Roman art and its reception...

The press release for our major exhibition – 'The Classical Now' – has just gone live...

Friday 10 November 2017 saw the official launch of Modern Classicisms here at King’s College London...

As part of our preparations for the Modern Classicisms launch on Friday 10 December, James Cahill and Michael Squire have installed a temporary exhibition...

The Modern Classicisms launch is nearly upon us and, following talks from artists, writers, scholars and critics, we want to see what the theme has inspired in you.

In her second blog from Los Angeles, Ruth Allen writes about a mural by John Werle and a current show on William Leavitt: Cycladic Figures…

The King’s Building display cases are installed, the delegate packs have been packed, and speakers from around the world are beginning to arrive in London...

Ruth Allen (Post-Doctoral Fellow in 'Modern Classicisms') posts about some of the latest Graeco-Roman resonances in Los Angeles…

During the summer of 2017, I was lucky enough to spend a month on an internship at the Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins...

Our sister project, Artefact to Art, has launched a national competition – open to different age categories...

As part of the Modern Classicisms workshop on 10 November, we will screen Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley’s The Thong of Dionysus...

This summer marked the unveiling of Damien Hirst’s Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable, a gargantuan exhibition ten years in the making...

The world-class collection of ancient and modern art will be at the core of the Modern Classicisms exhibition...

Marc Quinn’s latest exhibition addresses some of the themes at the core of the Modern Classicisms projects…