UNMISSABLE EXHIBITIONS STARTING THIS MONTH

BLOCKBUSTERANDSMALLERUNIQUEDISPLAYSCOMINGTHISMONTH

GLITTERING GOLD: LUXURY AND POWER ON NOW UNTIL 13 AUGUST, THE BRITISH MUSEUM

Luxurious items have always been symbols of power, and they played a massive part in the Persian Empire with tents filled with gold and silveritems.Thisblingingexhibitiontellsthestory of Persian luxury and how it merged with Western tastes when Alexander the Great defeatedthePersians Beautifullycraftedobjects ingold,silverandglassabound.

PAUL MCCARTNEY PHOTOGRAPHS 196364: EYES OF THE STORM 28 JUNE TO 1 OCTOBER 2023, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

This unprecedented display will share, for the first time, an extraordinary archive of rediscovered and never-before-seen photographs taken by Paul McCartney. The exhibition willfocusontheportraitscapturedbyMcCartneyusinghisowncamerabetweenDecember 1963andFebruary1964,theperiodinwhichJohnLennon,PaulMcCartney,GeorgeHarrison and Ringo Starr were propelled from being the most popular band in Britain to an internationalculturalphenomenon.

THE ROSETTIS AT TATE BRITAIN ON NOW UNTIL 23 SEPTEMBER, TATE BRITAIN

Charting the romance and radicalism of the artistic Rossetti generation – Dante Gabriel, Christina and Elizabeth (neé Siddal) – this one-of-a-kind exhibition at Tate Britain showcases the family’s revolutionary approach to life, love and art. It will mark a few firsts in the exhibition world, including being the first full retrospective of Elizabeth Siddal for 30 years, featuring her rare surviving watercolours and important drawings It is also the first retrospective of Dante GabrielRossettiatTateandthelargestexhibitionofhis iconicpicturesintwodecades.