Interviews

Dr Richard Piran McClary is a senior lecturer in Islamic art and architecture in the history of art department at The University of York.

ATG talks to two collectors exhibiting works The Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery in Exeter

Auction consultant tells us about his own collection.

How can an enthusiast create a museum-quality collection without vast sums of money?

A wider interest in kitchen-related antiques sparked a specialist collection

Nutcracker collector and author aims to open a museum in his home country.

US collector tells us why he’s so keen to open a museum displaying his purchases

Collector of chess sets aims to help others starting out as well as more experienced enthusiasts

How a chance purchase of a print in a Liverpool junk shop sparked an extensive collection

Poster fan is particularly proud of his lobby cards highlighting groups ignored in early Hollywood.

A passion that began with a single tray acquired on a football away day pub visit has led to the creation of a breweriana museum

Greg Penn, 37, better known on Instagram as Man with a Hammer, is carrying out a major renovation of a 30-room former naval residence in Plymouth, doing the vast majority of the work himself and buying furniture online.

Consumer journalist and broadcaster Harry Wallop, 47, and his wife decorated their Art Deco holiday home Endymion House in Cumbria with 1930s pieces befitting the property’s ‘Poirot glamour’.

Anthony Moss, the proud owner of 2500 walking sticks and canes, tells us about the extensive collection he and his wife have amassed.

Society of London Art Dealers' new director general outlines his plans amid many challenges

A lawyer who likes to keep it local also has an insatiable curiosity about art and antiques.

A fascination with buying depictions of the elephant-headed deity has inspired a new book

Seventeen-year-old auctioneer with familiar surname tells us about his first sales

After 20 years as director general of The Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD) Christopher Battiscombe is retiring. Former Christie’s director Paul Hewitt will take over the post from September. Here, Battiscombe looks back over his time at SLAD

New reference work details an illuminating form of gift that took off in the Victorian era