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BY EUROPEANA
23.03.2015
Europeana takes part in #MuseumWeek 2015
Today marks the beginning of #MuseumWeek , an event to celebrate culture on Twitter. Museums from all over the world will be tweeting about their collections or sharing fun facts with their...
BY Culture24
24.03.2015
Competition: Win Peter Ackroyd's Tudors
Competition: Win a copy of Peter Ackroyd's Tudors If your interest has been piqued by Wolf Hall and you want to delve deeper into the fascinating world of the Tudors, this is the book for you....
BY Culture24
27.03.2015
Isaac Newton was behind Queen Anne coronation medal, secret sketchbook at Kew shows
Medal design could explain why Newton was knighted, say literary historians © Trustees of the British Museum Isaac Newton was the man behind a medal for Queen Anne’s coronation in 1702, according to...
BY Culture24
21.03.2015
Henry VIII portrait and bed of his parents revealed in new Tudor display at Hever Castle
A portrait of a young Henry VIII joins the bed of his parents in a new display at Anne Boleyn's former home The portrait of Henry VIII next to his parents' bed at Hever Castle © Courtesy Hever...
BY EUROPEANA
19.03.2015
Chubby Babies in Paintings
You’ve probably seen them before, chubby babies gracefully posing in many different paintings. In official terms, these little ones are called putto, or putti if there are more than one. Putti...
Museums
18.03.2015
Daily art story: Spring in art – our favorite spring landscapes
Today we're celebrating spring with some of our favorite artists! Enjoy a selection of spring landscapes along with some lovely spring quotes... Claude Monet, Le Printemps, 1886 The Fitzwilliam...
BY Culture24
18.03.2015
Huge lobster-like animal filtered seawater for food 480 million years ago, say fossil hunters
Zoologists say oldest example of gigantism, named after Moroccan finder, "fills ecological hole" A reconstruction of how the newly-discovered anomalocaridid might have looked feeding on a plankton...
BY Culture24
18.03.2015
Thousands back petition supporting arts centre set to lose entire funding from county council
Arts centre says staff and activities will be affected by £89,000 annual funding loss Salisbury Arts Centre is expected to lose a quarter of its grant funding © Tim Ronalds Architects,...
BY EUROPEANA
17.03.2015
Exploring The Emerald Isle
Every year, on 17 March, Irish communities around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, or the feast of Saint Patrick. As St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, the day is both a...
BY Culture24
17.03.2015
Experts say Friday's solar eclipse mirrors astronomical events during final year of Richard III
As Richard III's reinterment approaches, experts are drawing parallels between this Friday's eclipse and a portentous eclipse during the king's final year The solar eclipse of November 13 2012 ©...
BY Culture24
17.03.2015
The mummies return: Old mummies and Book of the Dead rise again in Liverpool
Book of Dead damaged by incendiary bomb during Blitz to return in scroll from 21st Dynasty of 1,000 years ago Visitors to Liverpool can look forward to meeting double the number of mummies at the...
Museums
17.03.2015
Daily art story: Sir Alfred Munnings - the painter of horses
Sir Alfred James Munnings (1878 - 1959) was one of England's finest painters of horses and an outspoken enemy of Modernism. He rose from his relatively humble beginnings to become both a knight and...
BY Culture24
16.03.2015
Charter reveals how Richard III planned to make Scarborough an independent county
Richard III's Charter for Scarborough, produced in the spring of 1485, goes on display at Scarborough Art Gallery Detail of Richard III’s charter for Scarborough © Scarborough Museums Trust...
BY Culture24
13.03.2015
Tales from beyond the grave - Edinburgh's Canongate kirkyard comes alive
The tombstone of poet Robert Fergusson, at the Canongate kirkyard in Edinburgh © Courtesy Edinburgh World Heritage Scotland’s physician to George III and a popular Edinburgh University Professor by...
BY Culture24
11.03.2015
Magna Carta: From the King's teeth to Horrible Histories at the British Library
The British Library decodes the Magna Carta - with a little help from Bill Clinton and Horrible Histories Dusting a replica of King Johns tomb which resides in Worcester Cathedral for the opening of...
BY Culture24
11.03.2015
"Use your vote": Artists urge public to back general election 2015 campaigns
Art Fund takes over billboards to encourage first-timers as artists call on people to vote in May's general election Artist Gordon Shrigley is standing as a prospective member of parliament under...
BY Culture24
11.03.2015
The NPG prepares to show its biggest portrait: The Duke of Wellington's Funeral Procession
The National Portrait Gallery is preparing to show the longest painting in its collection for Waterloo200 Detail of Panoramic View of the Entire Funeral Procession of Arthur, Duke of Wellington, the...
BY Culture24
10.03.2015
Before the Apple Watch: Six of the best timepieces used through the centuries
As details of the Apple Watch are announced, here are six classic designs that changed timekeeping © Science Museum / Science and Society Picture Library Hamilton electric wristwatch (1957) The...
BY Culture24
09.03.2015
"What a chap": Pink granite column with links to Roman Emperor's villa found in Nottinghamshire park
Auction photo suggests Roman granite column in Nottinghamshire country park based on portico of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius in 150 AD Archaeologists in Nottinghamshire take a look at the granite...
BY Culture24
09.03.2015
