Hello there! My name is Sheehan Quirke (otherwise known as The Cultural Tutor) and this is my website.

I know it looks basic, but don’t worry — nothing has gone wrong; I just like to keep things simple.

I’ve written a book and you can get it here. It’s called The Cultural Tutor: 49 Lessons You Wish You’d Learned at School, and it’s a kind of whirlwhind introduction to art, architecture, history, love, poetry, and literature… in a word: culture. These things are written about both for the good they represent in themselves, and also because of what they offer in our present day — culture as an alternative to the 24 hour content cycle; culture as an antidote to doomscrolling.

And my new travel show with Audible has just come out. It’s called The Cultural Tutor’s Grand Tour: The Story of Europe in Six Cities — and that’s exactly what it is! What will we encounter on our tour? A cemetery built in the year 5845 (not a typo), the (surprisingly) thrilling history of the cappuccino, Istanbul’s most peculiar graffiti, the mystery of why there are ten days missing in your phone’s calendar, and the Dutch origins of the famous French tricolour. We’ll hear first-hand accounts of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and the Viking siege of Paris in 885 AD — both brought to life by the miracles of modern sound engineering — and we’ll meet the likes of Jo van Gogh (Vincent’s sister-in-law), Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and Erik Satie. You can listen to the show here.

There’s also the Areopagus, my occasional newsletter. Subcribe here, if you like.

Otherwise you can watch my short film (and subscribe to the accompanying channel); there’s only one video, but (all being well) there’s more to come.

You can also follow me on X or Instagram.

Email me at sheehan@culturaltutor.com for whatsoever reason you choose.

What brought you here? What did you dream of last night? Time rushes on; the World is turning. Farewell!