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William Blake’s Lambeth Studio To Be Rebuilt For New Ashmolean Exhibition
The house which contained the studio of William Blake; the impressively named 13 Hercules Buildings, in Lambeth, south London, was demolished in...
Turner Contemporary In Margate Exemplifies 20 Years Of National Lottery Success
It has been 20 years since the first National Lottery draw and Culture Secretary Sajid Javid visited Margate this week to see the impact National...
Iconic Blondie Punk Photos On View At Somerset House
The Punk/New Wave band Blondie’s celebrates their 40th anniversary by showcasing a series of iconic and previously unpublished photographs by Chris...
Ashmolean Museum Announces Seven Figure Gift From Anonymous Donor
The director of the Ashmolean Museum, Dr Alexander Sturgis, has announced that an anonymous UK benefactor has pledged a seven-figure sum of money to...
Nazi Looted Old Master Returned To Heirs By Canadian Gallery
The painting, Portrait of a Lady (1652) by Dutch Old Master Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, which is part of the permanent collection of The Art...
Sixth Annual Passion for Freedom Art Festival Launches in London
The 6th annual Passion for Freedom Art Festival takes place in London from 5th -15th November in the Embassy Tea Gallery (close to Tate Modern) in...
Plaster Casters: V&A Relaunch Cast Court First Opened In 1873
The V&A have announced the re-launch of the newly refurbished Italian sculpture Cast Court. Measuring 24 metres in height, the two galleries...
Ai Weiwei In Collaboration That Shocked Fashion World
Ai Weiwei has caused a confused reaction from the fashion world after he responded to the request to photograph a series of designs for publication....
Hitler Watercolour To Be Auctioned By Weidler In Nuremberg
A painting by Adolf Hitler's will be auctioned off at the Weidler auction house in Nuremberg, Germany later this month, reports the Local. The...
Deptford Stories Launches Mini Arts Festival To Showcase Legends of Deptford
Deptford Stories is more than an exhibition mounted by some very talented artists from the local scene. It is in fact a small arts festival...
Manet Painting Breaks Artist’s Record With £40 Million Sale
A work by Edouard Manet has set a new auction record for the French impressionist. 'Spring', a portrait of a French actress, sold at Christie's in...
Tutankhamun Legend Howard Carter’s Paintings To Be Sold At Bonhams
Howard Carter, the English archaeologist who discovered the tomb of the Boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922 was also a watercolourist , and now three...
