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BY Culture24
06.12.2015
Curators say mystery sculpture of veiled lady discovered in storeroom "counterbalances negative portrayal of women"
"Ornate charm" of newly-discovered sculpture counterbalances negative portrayals of women in historic art, says curator A Veiled Lady has faced curators in eerie circumstances in Cumbria © Kendal...
BY Culture24
03.12.2015
Young Viking era woman buried in timber coffin beneath lost York church goes on display
Young woman could have lived during rule of Canute, appointed 999 years ago A total of 15 trenches were excavated in the Swinegate area of York in 1989 and 1990 © YAT The emergence of a female...
BY EUROPEANA
02.12.2015
The Knight’s Code
Even today, we talk about chivalry when a man is respectful, generous and above all helpful. These values go back to the Middle Ages when the history of chivalry began. We owe knights for this...
BY Culture24
03.12.2015
National Museum Cardiff lines up major Treasures and Adventures in Archaeology exhibition
National Museum Cardiff lines up major 2016 exhibition exploring the wonder of archaeological discovery The Crystal Skull of the Musée du quai Branly, Paris © Musée du quai Branly Films such as...
BY Culture24
01.12.2015
Lost underwater cities from Ancient Egypt to be revealed in British Museum exhibition
Major archaeological exhibition to show "beauty and strength" of Late Pharaonic art and culture and cosmopolitan qualities of Ancient Egyptian society © Christoph Gerigk / Franck Goddio / Hilti...
BY Culture24
01.12.2015
Time capsule buried in Newcastle 21 years ago is removed from the ground - complete with letters, coins and cross-stitch
Maps, pamphlets and football magazines found in time capsule from 1994 buried under lawn Young people from Newcastle helped unearth a time capsule outside Newcastle Civic Centre © Steve Brock A time...
BY Culture24
02.12.2015
An abandoned Roman villa: The Otford site which was systematically demolished in the 4th century
Initially excavated during the 1930s, this Kent villa was abandoned around 1,700 years ago A large Roman villa was revealed in Otford in May © Kevin Fromings Archaeologists say a Roman villa in the...
BY Culture24
30.11.2015
COP 21: Artists come together to launch Festival of Climate Ideas alongside conference
Artists unite for international programme as UN Climate Change Conference begins in Paris Memorial Day for Lost Species takes place today, coinciding with the start of the UN Climate Change...
BY Culture24
30.11.2015
Traces of 1st or 2nd century Roman building found by archaeologists in Chester
Foundations of building from nearly 2,000 years ago to be given to county museums Archaeologists excavating the slots or cill beams at the junction of two walls in Chester © Cheshire West and...
BY Culture24
28.11.2015
Curator's Choice: Jo Hatton chooses a taxidermy toy terrier at London's Horniman Museum
Curator’s Choice: Jo Hatton, Keeper of Natural History at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London, on a taxidermy toy terrier © Horniman Museum and Gardens “This taxidermy mount of a black and tan...
BY Culture24
29.11.2015
Happy birthday Winston Churchill: Five rooms and objects telling Churchill's wartime story
On Winston Churchill’s 141st birthday, Phil Reed, the Director of London's Churchill War Rooms, takes a look at the rooms and objects which tell the tale of his leadership The Cabinet Room The...
BY Culture24
30.11.2015
"He knew how much was riding on this": Winston Churchill's "finest hour" speech among a million documents in archive of former Prime Minister
Letters to Stalin, Gandhi and HG Wells among million-document Churchill archive The final page of Churchill's celebrated finest hour speech, delivered in parliament and then broadcast on June 18...
BY Culture24
26.11.2015
A gold medieval ring, a silver finger band and Roman soldiers' pay: The new archaeological treasures of Wales
Medieval metalwork and daily pay for Roman soldiers reflected in new archaeological treasures This late 15th century gold coin was found in the Vale of Glamorgan. It has now been declared treasure ©...
BY Culture24
25.11.2015
Why didn't Samuel Pepys destroy his incriminating diary? Writer knew his words would end up in print, says expert
Dr Kate Loveman, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester's School of English, says Samuel Pepys suspected his famous diary would be printed - and took steps to protect his reputation John...
BY Culture24
24.11.2015
Museum prepares to strike gold in public phase of conservation for Jersey's Le Catillon II Hoard
Archaeologists allow public to see important phase of conservation work on remarkable Le Catillon II Hoard The Jersey Hoard is the world's largest collection of Celtic coins © Jersey Heritage...
BY Culture24
23.11.2015
Late medieval artefact found in Llanbadoc declared as treasure, could have belonged to knight
Welsh or English knight could have owned sword around time of medieval battle fought by Owain Glyndwr's men This late medieval silver inscribed mount, dating from more than 300 years ago, has been...
BY Culture24
23.11.2015
The Drawing Year: The Royal Drawing School postgraduate exhibition
A selection of drawings from the Royal Drawing School ’s postgraduate programme, The Drawing Year 2014–15 The Drawing Year is a highly subscribed postgraduate course offering students a full...
BY Culture24
23.11.2015
Observing the Weather: The Lightbox to explore John Constable and the science of clouds
John Constable's scientific approach to capturing the nuances of clouds and weather conditions will be explored in an exhibition at The Lightbox in Woking in 2016 John Constable, Dedham Vale...
BY Culture24
23.11.2015
DNA results on Roman Londoners show culturally diverse population from North Africa and beyond
Four Roman Londonders carried links to Europe, Africa and Eurasia, suggests most detailed DNA picture ever put together from the period This Roman woman was buried with high status grave goods and...
BY EUROPEANA
20.11.2015
