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BY Culture24
01.04.2015
How it Works, Culture24 and Arts Council England launch essential app for culture seekers
Free app leads the way to National Trust and English Heritage landmarks, hidden historical sites and more across the country In a new app aimed at active and curious culture-loving people and...
BY Culture24
03.04.2015
Heated dining rooms and butchery: The robbed Roman villa found by archaeologists in Yorkshire
Substantial Roman villa, knives and cleavers for butchery found at site where North Yorkshire bypass will be built A Roman villa has been found within the corridor of a £34 million new bypass near...
BY Culture24
04.04.2015
Prehistoric settlers in Scotland similar to first peoples of North America or Australia, new book reveals
Andy Heald and John Barber, the authors of a new book on archaeology in north-east Scotland, on cattle, cairns and settlers Camster Round with Camster Long in the background © Andy Heald / John...
BY Culture24
04.04.2015
The mysterious and nostalgic appeal of Eric Ravilious at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Eric Ravilious' watercolours are the subject of a major new retrospective at Dulwich Picture Gallery; Richard Moss ponders his appeal Eric Ravilious, Midnight Sun , 1940, Watercolour and graphite on...
Museums
15.05.2015
International Museum Day 2015: Museums for a sustainable society
Every year since 1977, ICOM has organised International Museum Day (IMD) , which represents a unique moment for the international museum community. On this day, participating museums plan creative...
BY Culture24
30.03.2015
Gold lock rings which could have been gifts to gods in Bronze Age Wales are declared treasure
Gold rings could have been carefully buried in isolation as gifts to the gods from wealthy Bronze Age wearer A close-up of one of the Bronze Age lock rings found in Rossett, measuring around 3.5cm...
BY Culture24
31.03.2015
Devotional panel of beheaded rebel 14th century martyr surfaces on shore of River Thames
Panel devoted to beheaded rebel reveals tumultuous political climate nearly 700 years ago The Thomas, Earl of Lancaster medieval panel was found on the banks of the Thames © Museum of London A...
BY Culture24
09.04.2015
“It’s not a viewing platform, it’s an experience”: Tracey Emin prepares to put bed on view at Tate Britain
Mess-strewn match and pillows provide little comfort for artist as Tate Britain prepares redisplay My Bed © Tracey Emin. All rights reserved, DACS 2014. Photo courtesy Saatchi Gallery, London /...
BY EUROPEANA
27.03.2015
Celebrating World Theatre Day 2015
Today we celebrate World Theatre Day, an annual celebration where all International Theatre Institutes and the international theatre community organises theatre events. The day was initiated in...
BY Culture24
27.03.2015
The magic fairy dust of the game: National Videogame Arcade powers up in Nottingham
Maths and magic as the £2.5 million National Videogame Arcade prepares to open to the public in Nottingham The first cultural centre for videogames is about to open to the public in Nottingham ©...
BY Culture24
28.03.2015
Wallace & Gromit sheep sculptures flock into London in aid of children's charity
Sheep sculptures hope to repeat success of Bristol charity trail by descending on London © Wallace & Gromit's Children's Foundation / Shaun the Sheep & Shaun in the City / Aardman Animations...
Brukenthal National Museum
27.03.2015
Sign the petition for Brukenthal Palace restoration!
This message is a call to action for the salvation of Brukenthal Palace , the most important Baroque monument in Transylvania. In 2017, Brukenthal Museum in Sibiu/Hermannstadt will celebrate 200...
BY Culture24
26.03.2015
Of time and the railway: Robert Davies' meditative film travels across the West Midlands and Wales
A meditation on the railway and the changing landscape takes a journey through England and Wales Robert Davies, Of time and the railway, video still, 2015 Filmed from the driver’s cab of a train...
BY Culture24
25.03.2015
Benedict Cumberbatch revealed as Richard III's second cousin as actor prepares to read at reinterment ceremony
Family tree shows actor is king’s second cousin, 16 removed Benedict Cumberbatch will play his second cousin in a BBC series © Gage Skidmore The actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who played a Royalist in...
BY Culture24
25.03.2015
The Art of a Nation: First major exhibition of Irish art in London for over 30 years
A major survey of Irish Art heads to the Mall Galleries in London Still Life (circa 1950) © Gerard Dillon, courtesy Crawford Art Gallery and AIB Collection Promising a fascinating survey of the...
BY Culture24
26.03.2015
From car park to royal tomb: Ten stories from the discovery of Richard III
As the last Plantagenet king is laid to rest at Leicester Cathedral, we take a look at the top ten stories since his 2012 discovery in a city car park The skull of Richard III © University of...
BY Culture24
26.03.2015
An amazing grave: Archaeologists say skeleton of woman is latest known early medieval burial found in Wales
Tests on dental enamel of skeleton to tell archaeologists more about skeleton found beneath church site The skeleton of a woman in her 60s, found in Nefyn, is thought to be the latest known early...
BY EUROPEANA
24.03.2015
It’s your world, explore it! Europeana stories now in Google’s Field Trip app
What did you discover today? Europeana can now help you find out about cool and unique places in Poland, Estonia and Sweden through Google’s Field Trip app . Google’s Field Trip (GFT) is a...
BY Culture24
24.03.2015
Competition: Win a copy of One Day Something Happens: Paintings of People by Jennifer Higgie
One Day, Something Happens: Paintings of People , sees the renowned writer and critic Jennifer Higgie, present a highly personal selection of figurative paintings from the Arts Council Collection,...
BY Culture24
24.03.2015
