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BY Culture24
25.11.2014
Army hospital x-rays reveal intricacies of Anglo-Saxon sword, shield, spear and grave goods
Sixth century grave goods found at Anglo-Saxon burial site scanned by army as archaeologists examine x-rays Archaeologists have enlisted the help of the army to x-ray a sword found in Salisbury...
BY EUROPEANA
03.02.2015
Introducing the Tallinn Collector
The Tallinn Collector is a website that showcases Soviet-era tourism guides and brochures to the Estonian capital, Tallinn. It gives its readers a glimpse of what life was like in the...
BY Culture24
22.11.2014
Beautiful Roman "Swiss army knife" is star archaeological attraction at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum
A six-pronged silver invention is the most popular online exhibit in the incredible collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Here's why © Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge With a...
Museums
17.12.2014
Museums.EU WINS a .EU Web Award!
On November 19th 2014, the finals of the .EU Web Awards were held in Brussels, Belgium. At the gala event, hosted by EURid at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences , the top EU websites...
BY Culture24
19.11.2014
West Dean Gardens launches appeal to restore its working Victorian glasshouses
The magnificent Victorian glass houses at West Dean Gardens are in need of some tender loving care The Victorian glasshouses in the walled Kitchen Garden at West Dean © West Dean Gardens They are...
BY Culture24
24.11.2014
Revealed: The feminist story of the women who set up First World War hospital in Russia
"Underlying message of feminism" in story of Scottish Women's Hospital as part of new World War I anthology Click on the picture to launch a gallery from the book [View at source] ...
BY Culture24
18.11.2014
Natural History Museum acquires world's most complete Stegosaurus fossil skeleton
A Stegosaurus skeleton will be the Natural History Museum in London's latest addition to its impressive dinosaur displays © Courtesy NHM For the first time in nearly 100 years, the Natural History...
BY EUROPEANA
14.11.2014
Claude Monet: Rejecting the Traditional Approach
On November 14 in 1840, one of the founders of the Impressionism movement was born on the fifth floor of 45 rue Laffitte, in the ninth arrondissement of Paris. Oscar-Claude Monet started this...
BY Culture24
20.11.2014
Could a Cornish meadow be the site of a mass grave from a shipwreck 300 years ago?
Archaeologists ponder digging Cornish meadow after investigations show more than 200 bodies from shipwreck could lie there A Cornish valley with a waterfall stream cascading onto a beach could be...
BY Culture24
20.11.2014
Archaeologists "strike gold" with stinky pickling pond used in HMS Victory build
Archaeologists have found a pond used to help build mighty ships in a stinky pit beneath a dockyard Click on the picture to launch [View at source] ...
BY Culture24
14.11.2014
Bench where Rik Mayall punched co-star in groin returns in fitting tribute by Bottom fans
Bench where Bottom stars gawped, fought and cried - hailed "one of the greatest pieces of art ever" by Rik Mayall - returns after fan campaign As the spot where Eddie and Richie gormlessly scuffled...
BY Culture24
14.11.2014
Rik Mayall Bottom bench unveiled by fans near original Hammersmith site of BBC sitcom
Re-enactors thump each other on recreation of bench loved by Rik Mayall Supporters unveil the bench in honour of Rik Mayall and Bottom © Matthew Chattle, matthewchattle.com Fans of Rik Mayall and...
BY Culture24
14.11.2014
Rik Mayall Bottom bench unveiled by fans near original Hammersmith site of BBC sitcom
Re-enactors thump each other on recreation of bench loved by Rik Mayall Supporters unveil the bench in honour of Rik Mayall and Bottom © Matthew Chattle, matthewchattle.com Fans of Rik Mayall and...
BY Culture24
18.11.2014
Museum hopes to save vital piece of community history after fire attack on Roman House
Archaeology sessions and history workshops could be held at Roman House burnt down in apparent arson Poole's Roman House was a much-loved community learning site © Courtesy Poole Museum The Roman...
BY Culture24
20.11.2014
A weak comet and a sandblasted spacecraft: NASA expert on the Philae Rosetta mission
NASA scientist who helped plan Rosetta mission says ancient comet chosen to prolong probe's lifespan before sandblasting death The comet which scientists are hoping to glean secrets of the universe...
Museums
18.03.2015
Best Children’s Museums in Europe
Learning can be so much fun if you know where to go! We’ve made a list of the best children’s museums in Europe. Which ones are we missing? Tropenmuseum Junior...
BY Culture24
20.11.2014
In Pictures: European Space Agency's Philae Rosetta comet probe thrills scientists
All eyes are on a comet 261 million miles away as the world follows the progress of a daring space mission by a lander, named after an obelisk held at a National Trust property Click on the picture...
BY Culture24
18.11.2014
Allen Jones RA: Edginess and a sense of risk permeates playful Royal Academy exhibition
Exhibition review: Allen Jones RA, Royal Academy of Arts, London, November 13 – January 25 2015 Allen Jones RA, Hat Stand (1969). Mixed media © Allen Jones. Private collection, London. Courtesy the...
BY Culture24
18.11.2014
Granddaughter's shock discovery leads to story of World War I conscientious objector who served as medic
Rarely-told tale of those who decided not to fight in World War I given greater coverage after granddaughter's shock discovery in York Ronald Priestman in a photograph taken by Walter Scott in 1916...
BY Culture24
18.11.2014
