Sculpture Journal launches a new Featured Article series with an interdisciplinary study of a fifteenth-century terracotta sculpture at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In “The Virgin with the Laughing Child,” Charlotte Hubbard and colleagues combine archival and scientific analysis to explore authorship, manufacture, and context. Free to read for a limited time.
The (uniquely interesting) Architecture of Suzhou
The Architecture of Suzhou by Fei Chen, Andre Brown, and Yiping Dong provides a contemporary snapshot of Suzhou’s key architecture and urban structures from different historical periods. It serves as a companion to understanding how the city balances modernisation, environmental constraints, and the preservation of cultural heritage. This blog post introduces the unique architecture of … Continue reading
Mieczysław Weinberg
A new book from the British Academy explores the life and work of Polish-born, Soviet-domiciled composer Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996), the 21st century’s most remarkable rediscovery in the field of art music.
The 2026 Free Issues: Read a free issue of each journal
We are pleased to share the 2026 Free Issues. Each year, we make one issue from each of our journals free to read, showcasing the range of disciplines, approaches, and scholarly communities represented across the Press.
Monuments in Conversation: Inside the Westminster Abbey Special Issue of Sculpture Journal
This special issue of Sculpture Journal offers the first sustained, collective study of Westminster Abbey’s sculptural canon. In this blog post guest co-editor Gemma Shearwood provides insight into the motivations behind the issue, its methodological innovations, and the fresh perspectives it brings to pantheon studies.
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