£250k to lend national treasures
The loan programme that helps museums around the country borrow objects and works of art from national collections is open for bids for next year.
BP protestors bar NPG awards guests
Protestors against the BP sponsorship of the National Portrait Gallery’s annual portrait award prevented guests from entering the main entrance at the gallery last night, forcing them to clamber over a railing to get in.
‘Sack BP’ portrait judge Hume tells NPG
On the eve of its annual BP Portrait Awards, the National Portrait Gallery has been told to cut connections with the oil company by one of this year’s judges, the artist Gary Hume.
Congratulations…
…to arts and heritage names in the Birthday Honours List
Shakespeare’s future home
Local Stratford-upon-Avon residents are being asked for their visions of their town’s future in a public art project, I See the Future,.
Wayne Hemingway involved in new Flaxmill plan
Designer will brand restored Shrewsbury heritage building
Ex-shipping chief to run Greenwich museums
Paddy Rodgers, former CEO of the Euronav shipping company, one of the biggest in the world, is to be the new director of Royal Museums Greenwich, having had no previous experience in museums management.
Dixon to stand down at NHM
Sir Michael Dixon has announced that he is to retire as director of the Natural History Museum after 15 years.
Drawn from the life: the world’s first robot artist
Meet Ai-Da, the world’s first realistic humanoid robot artist, who opens her first solo exhibition on June 12.
Russell Group puts arts on equal footing
Top universities scrap "preferred" subjects list
