Museums of the Mind – crowds

A wander through Apollo's archives       The Apollo Museums of the Mind newsletter is an opportunity to wander through the magazine's archive, take some unexpected paths and make new finds. Every week, it has a different theme. This week: crowds. From Bruegel's riotous carnivals to Lowry's throngs of matchstick men, gatherings en masse have been a mainstay of art history. This week, we progress through William Hogarth's jostling crowds, and cast a quizzical eye on the busy streets of Revolution-era Paris with Louis-Léopold Boilly. We cram ourselves into a private view at the Royal Academy alongside William Powell Frith, and dust off our medieval costume to rub shoulders with Edwardian pageant-goers. Finally, we consider the methods of crowd control employed by museums in recent years. We hope you enjoy this week's selection.     People watcher Michael Prodger on the painter who turned his eye upon the crowds of Paris        Mob justice Clare Bucknell on the turbulent tales of William Hogarth        Crowd control Edwin Heathcote asks whether security measures have spoiled the grand museum entrance        Not-so-private view Susan Moore on William Powell Frith's who's who of the Victorian elite

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Gillian Darley revisits Edwardian recreations of the medieval past

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