Last of Hamilton Bequest on show at Kelvingrove
The last of the 92-year Hamilton Bequest of oil paintings to Glasgow Museums has gone on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Antarctic Copperfield star of Dickens show
This battered copy of Charles Dickens’s novel David Copperfieldi s what kept half of Captain Scott’s team entertained as they wintered in an ice cave while their leader led the expedition for the South Pole in 1912.
Worthing’s theatres and museum to cut free from council
Worthing’s three theatres and museum, currently owned by Worthing Borough Council, are to go it alone.
Arts worth more to UK economy than agriculture
Figures released today by Arts Council England show that the arts and culture have grown by £390m in a single year, overtaking agriculture as a contributor to the UK economy.
Bristol ‘our most cultured city’
Bristol has come top of a list of 20 best UK cities for arts and culture, with London only fourth.
Liz Stevenson takes over at Keswick
Theatre by the Lake in Keswick has appointed Liz Stevenson as their new artistic director to work with executive director James Cobbold.
Dukes loses artistic director post in shake-up
The Dukes in Lancaster is losing its artistic director, Sarah Punshon, as a result of cuts in its local authority funding.
ACE’s £3m more for diversity
Arts Council England has committed another £3m to encourage organisations run by BAME and disabled people.
Music agent joins diversity struggle
A classical music agency has set up a foundation to support diversity and inclusivity in the arts.
Michelangelo comes to Hampshire
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s painted masterpiece, is to come to Winchester this summer in a photographic project under licence from the Vatican.
