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BY Culture24
13.11.2014
Prehistoric house which was "fantastic" Roman resource destroyed by arson in Dorset
Priceless prehistoric house could be lost to learners after arson attack despair for organisers and volunteers Poole's hugely popular Roman House has been burnt to the ground © Courtesy Poole Museum...
Ptuj Ormož Regional Museum
11.11.2014
Zapuščina Franceta Miheliča
V novembru je v založbi Pokrajinskega muzeja Ptuj – Ormož izšla publikacija, manjšega priročnega formata v obsegu okrog 50 strani, ki okvirno predstavlja zapuščino...
BY Culture24
11.11.2014
Artist’s Statement: Sadie Lee on reworking rococo painting for GFEST
Celebrated LGBT painter offers fresh perspective on Francois Boucher with work at the Menier Gallery for GFEST 2014 © Sadie Lee Artist’s Statement: In her own words...Sadie Lee tells us about mixing...
BY Culture24
18.11.2014
Lost Howard Hodgkin paintings discovered in Wiltshire workshop
Howard Hodgkin paintings turn up in a Wiltshire workshop and head for a London exhibition Howard Hodgkin, Another Rainbow, Gagosian Gallery © Gagosian Gallery A forgotten series of Howard Hodgkin...
BY Culture24
11.11.2014
Museum of Zoology calls on public to sing like finback and provide voices for new Whale Hall
Singing workshops to allow public to recreate the songs of the oceans for giant skeleton's new Whale Hall home © Tom Mayle Ever wanted to echo the inimitable sound of limpets grazing on rocks, or...
BY Culture24
01.12.2014
How archaeology is helping the Philae Rosetta mission to a comet 261 million miles away
Mission to faraway comet reveals secrets of universe with techniques used on artefacts from 19th century Egypt A lander heading for outer space will aim to drill down and take photos of the orbiting...
BY Culture24
18.11.2014
MIRRORCITY offers diverse reflections of London life at Hayward Gallery
Exhibition: MIRRORCITY: London Artists on Fiction and Reality, Hayward Gallery, London, until January 4 2015 Susan Hiller, Resounding (2013-14) © Courtesy Hayward Gallery With big shows devoted to...
BY Culture24
10.11.2014
Search is on for great Victorian female seaweed collector who left specimens in Scarborough
Search for mysterious Victorian woman who collected seaweed and left vivid collection in Scarborough vaults © Tony Bartholomew / Scarborough Museums Trust “There were a number of great women...
BY Culture24
11.11.2014
National Railway Museum launches appeal to restore humble electric commuter train unit
The National Railway Museum has joined forces with volunteers to raise money to bring a humble commuter vehicle back to display condition Members of the Network South East Railway Society with 2 car...
BY Culture24
20.11.2014
Philae lander: Rosetta scientist hails achievement, says comet surface could be light and fluffy
Professor Stan Cowley, who was part of the early planning stages of the Rosetta mission, gives his verdict on the probe's progress so far Professor Stan Cowley says data from landing debris from the...
BY Culture24
18.11.2014
Curator recreates William Blake's studio following discovery of previously unknown plans
Recently discovered blueprints of a house in Lambeth are enabling the Ashmolean in Oxford to recreate William Blake's studio of the 1790s Hercules Buildings, Lambeth. Photograph by the Topical Press...
BY Culture24
17.11.2014
Petition opposing closure of Imperial War Museum library receives more than 5,500 signatures
Union says plans to close library have been forced by £4 million budget deficit following recent government cuts A programme for a Dick Whittington pantomime was the IWM library's first acquisition,...
BY Culture24
11.11.2014
BBC and IWM create The Face of WW1 Photo Mosaic for Armistice
The BBC and IWM have created a giant mosaic as people across the country pay their respects during Remembrance Weekend Private James Beaney was born on April 16 1893 in Battersea © IWM Helen...
BY Culture24
11.11.2014
Musician to create 30 Minute Snare Drum Roll as dancers circumnavigate M25 at Southbank
Avant-garde musician's 30-minute drum roll to set tempo for weekend of unusual events at Southbank Centre The 30 Minute Snare Drum Roll, made by Charles Hayward, a multi-talented performer who lists...
BY Culture24
11.11.2014
Competition: Win a luxury hotel break for two and literary lunch with Jodi Picoult
Competition: Win two tickets to a literary lunch with bestselling author Jodi Picoult and a night in a luxury five star hotel © David Levenson THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED - THANKS TO ALL WHO...
BY Culture24
17.11.2014
Competition: Win tickets for the Vatican Museum 3D experience in a cinema near you
Win a pair of tickets for the blockbuster 3D cinema screening of the Vatican Museums 3D - in a cinema near you COMPETITION NOW CLOSED - THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED, THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. On...
BY Culture24
06.11.2014
The Vatican's art treasures get the 3D cinema treatment in UK nationwide screening
Immersive night-time footage from the halls that house some of the most rare and precious works of art in the world. It's Vatican Museums 3D a detail from © 2014 Govemorate of Vatican City Cinema...
BY Culture24
06.11.2014
Benedict Cumberbatch's design of a life-size Paddington bear statue joins London trail
Benedict Cumberbatch wants Paddington Bear statue at Museum of London to learn "finer art of acting" The arrival of Benedict Cumberbatch's statue coincides with the Museum of London's exhibitions on...
BY Culture24
18.11.2014
Agreement to "maximise potential" of Britain's most intact First World War aerodrome Stow Maries
It boasts 24 evocative Grade II listed buildings, now Britain's most intact First World War aerodrome is to benefit from a new planning agreement General View of Stow Maries First World War...
BY Culture24
18.11.2014
