Director Mike Leigh to Create Film On JMW Turner’s Life

The British director Mike Leigh is to create a film based on the life of the English painter JMW (Joseph Mallord William) Turner. Leigh favourite, Timothy Spall has been cast in the lead role of the artist, who died aged 76 in 1851. Spall has been cast in a number of...
New JMW Turner Exhibition For Margate

New JMW Turner Exhibition For Margate

Major show at Turner Contemporary opens in JanuaryNinety-five works by Britain’s best-loved painter, JMW Turner, many from Tate’s collection, will go on show in the major exhibition Turner and the Elements at Turner Contemporary in Margate from 28 January...
Millions In Art Donations Boost UK Museums

Millions In Art Donations Boost UK Museums

Turner, Hepworth and Sickert saved for the Nation to enjoyNational treasures worth millions  were saved from export and purchased for public collections in lieu of taxes across the UK, in the last year . They are highlighted in the 57th annual report of the...