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BY Culture24
21.07.2015
Hull to be covered in giant kaleidoscopic toads for 30th anniversary of Philip Larkin's death
Giant toads to be placed around city where Larkin died in tribute to literary giant Marking 30 years since Philip Larkin’s death and five since the original, much-loved set of toads took to the...
BY Culture24
21.07.2015
Archaeologists plan to excavate Eastbourne burial site of hundreds of bodies
Search to begin at site where tall and well-built osteoarthritis sufferers were discovered in 1970 Archaeologists are planning an excavation in Eastbourne at the end of August © Courtesy EBC In the...
BY Culture24
17.07.2015
Archaeologists find dozens of medieval shoes in good condition at Greyfriars dig in Oxford
Shoes, bag and "perfectly carved" bowl discovered by archaeologists during early stages of major dig in Oxford Archaeologists have been treading in the footsteps of historic communities in Oxford ©...
BY Culture24
17.07.2015
Chatsworth House to Sherwood Forest: New take on Grand Tour is thoughtful art trail in East Midlands
From 1,000-acre parklands to Nottingham Contemporary, the reimagined Grand Tour is thoughtful and refreshing Artist Pablo Bronstein takes a look at his latest space © Hugo Glendinning These days...
BY Culture24
20.07.2015
Scientists to carry out DNA tests on skeletons of medieval Paget's Disease sufferers
Scientists hope to discover whether strain differs from modern bone disease A skull from Norton Priory showing signs of Paget's Disease © Courtesy Norton Priory The expert techniques employed to...
BY Culture24
16.07.2015
Burnt mound discovered by archaeologist on Dorset cliff could have been used in Bronze Age ritual feasts
Two-week dig aims to reveal more about mound which could have been sweat lodge or industrial site A mysterious mound of burnt material has been discovered in Dorset © National Trust A scorched mound...
BY Culture24
16.07.2015
"When they are destroyed they are gone permanently": Museum asks detectorists not to melt Civil War musket and cannon balls
Curator says metal detectorists should resist chance to melt down civil war metal Kevin Winter, of the National Civil War Centre, with a 30-pound civil war cannon ball dredged from the River Trent ©...
BY Culture24
17.07.2015
Cold War revisited: York Nuclear bunker marks 70th anniversary of the nuclear age
Artist says inauguration of President Bush sparked attempt to "make sense" of nuclear war York Cold War Bunker was in active service until the 1990s © English Heritage The 70th anniversary of the...
BY Culture24
20.07.2015
Natural History Museum curators eye New Horizon Pluto images for solar system exhibition
Curators at the Natural History Museum are hoping the New Horizon mission to Pluto will feature in their major exhibition about the solar system Europa, Jupiter's ice-covered ocean moon © NASA JPL /...
BY Culture24
15.07.2015
Object of the Week: The 90-year-old Gardner 4T5 at the Anson Engine Museum in Cheshire
For our latest Object of the Week, we bring you one of the most popular exhibits at the engine museum in Poynton © Courtesy Anson Engine Museum This mighty four-cylinder engine was port-built -...
BY Culture24
14.07.2015
Artist's Statement: Sculptor Emily Young on moving to Italy, bling in London and the feminine approach
Emily Young, whose new exhibition is showing in a church cloister for the Venice Biennale and at the Fine Art Society in London, on the solar system, the sacred and the feminine approach © Annie...
BY Culture24
16.07.2015
"Lucky" ship opens to tell grim story of First World War Gallipoli Campaign
Thousands of hours of work and hundreds of litres of wax mean survivor will open to public in August The HMS M.33 © William Axtell The Royal Navy’s only surviving warship from the Gallipoli Campaign...
BY Culture24
13.07.2015
Archaeologists say prehistoric mini-town in Dorset is "extremely significant" in story of Roman Britain
Archaeologists discover roundhouses forming one of Britain's earliest and largest open settlements A set of roundhouses found in Dorset could have been part of a prehistoric mini-town © Nathaniel...
BY Culture24
13.07.2015
This week's best new events and exhibitions
We recommend the best new events and exhibitions to visit this week, ending July 19 2015 Quentin Blake, Life Under Water - A Hastings Celebration (2015) © Courtesy Quentin Blake Festival of...
BY Culture24
13.07.2015
Family Friendly Museum Award shortlist revealed as shout goes out for family judges
Six museums to fight it out for Family Friendly Museum Award as call extends to families to judge competition Young visitors are always welcome at the National Coal Mining Museum © National Coal...
BY Culture24
14.07.2015
Experiences of a Spitfire ace recounted on RAF Museum blog for Battle of Britain anniversary
The experiences of Battle of Britain Pilot Officer John Bisdee are being recounted via a blog from the RAF Museum A Portrait of John Bisdee © Trustees of the Royal Air Force Museum The dogfights and...
BY Culture24
15.09.2015
The Celts: Ten places to experience Celtic history and culture in the UK
As The British Museum and National Museums Scotland reveal a major exhibition of Celtic artefacts, we take a look at ten locations to explore Celtic culture - both ancient and modern Groam House...
BY Culture24
10.07.2015
Wimbledon 2015 Curator's Choice: An ice cream maker, jelly and blancmange and rackets
We bring you a Curator’s Choice special for Wimbledon 2015 with Anna Renton, of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum © AELTC “We have rackets that have been used for Real Tennis in the collection, but...
BY Culture24
15.07.2015
Duchess of Cambridge is less modern than you might think, claims Professor
Professor says consort "binds subjects" to King and follows traditions established across 500 years Princess Kate with Prince William at Canada Day, 2011 © tsaiproject / Skeezix1000 / Wikimedia...
BY Culture24
08.07.2015
