June 1 is our very special Collectors Issue, a focus on British art with previews of the fine art fairs this summer. This week:
** Hannah Rothschild, the chair of the National Gallery, talks to Michael Hall about putting the art world on the page
** Matilda Bathurst discovers there’s far more to the Oxbridge college art collections than meets the eye
** The secrets of eels
** Julian Radcliffe’s favourite painting
** Steven Brindle explores the creation of the Harris Museum and Library in Preston, Lancashire
** Huon Mallalieu looks forward to the seventh Art Antiques London and summer Olympia fairs
** Recipes with broad beans
** Oxfordshire country houses for sale, plus what are the issues around Brexit and the country house property market?
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Why are humpback whales flocking to the UK?Humpback whales are typically infrequent visitors to the Cornish coast, but this year they've been spotted in increasing numbers in the South-West, the Isles of Scilly and as far up the Channel as Sussex.
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Classical style meets fun and flair in a seven-bedroom manor in CornwallAt Polstrong Manor, the current owners have combined period charm and elegant modern interiors to create a flamboyant country home 10-minutes from the beach.
