Bridgeman Images Blog

Capturing Saint Petersburg

Step back in time through photography to Russia’s heart of culture on the brink of revolution. ...

Top 5 composers of the 20th Century

2017 and 2018 sees anniversaries from some of the greats in 20th century classical music, with...

Female Firsts: 8 of the Most Trailblazing Women in History

Let’s honour the female movers and shakers in the world; the inspirational women who made their...

Mucha: The Allure of the Poster

Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) made his name in fin de siècle Paris, where he shot to...

Bill Jacklin: An Englishman in New York

“I am fascinated by the movement of people in New York and it’s that flux of energy that I paint...

A bird’s-eye view of Shakespeare’s county

The Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire is the only complete survivor from a set of four...

When Valentine’s cards made sense

Every February my kids’ teachers send me a long list of names: 50 classmates in total, in case my...

8 things you may not know about Sir John Soane’s Museum

The house-museum of Sir John Soane (1753-1837) – English architect, Royal Academician and avid...

Celebrating 150 years of Ceylon Tea

2017 is a significant milestone for a crop that saved an economy from the brink of bankruptcy....

5 little-known facts about Magna Carta

June 2015 marked the 800th year anniversary since King John of England put his seal to the ‘Great...