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Street art: Everything you need to know about Aberdeen Nuart 2026
16+ hour, 14+ min ago (913+ words) Students have been recreating some of Nuart iconic city murals this year The grey walls of the Granite City are ablaze with colour once again with the return of Aberdeen's award-winning street art festival. The Nuart Festival was launched in…...
Major art exhibition by Joe Lycett to come to Birmingham
21+ hour, 10+ min ago (513+ words) Lycett's exhibition is called EVERYTHING MUST GO Comedian Joe Lycett's first major solo art exhibition is to open at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in July. EVERYTHING MUST GO is a mixed media exhibition exploring the theme of "things that are…...
Why is a wooden woman going on a tour of Galloway?
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (826+ words) The wooden figure is going on tour - with a replica bench - before reaching its final destination With her hair piled on top of her head and one arm outstretched in welcome, she bears more than a passing resemblance to a…...
Museum of the year finalists revealed by Art Fund
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (584+ words) The Fitzwilliam Museum's collection, based in Cambridge, spans from Egyptian artefacts to modern art The museums which could clinch the Art Fund Museum of the Year title and its "120, 000 prize have been revealed. Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Cambridge's…...
Extensive repairs planned for Grade I-listed Oakwell Hall
1+ week, 2+ day ago (597+ words) The hall is furnished to reflect life in the 1690s, including its great hall, parlour, and kitchen Extensive repair works have been proposed for a Grade I-listed Elizabethan manor house to fix damage and ensure its longevity. Oakwell Hall in Birstall,…...
Leicester arts centre to get "900k for building improvements
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (565+ words) Refurbishment of the Attenborough Arts Centre is set to take place over the next 18 months An arts centre in Leicester is set to receive nearly "900, 000 in government funding for "crucial improvements" to the building. Attenborough Arts Centre, run by the…...
Government gives East of England culture and arts venues "6. 6m
1+ week, 1+ day ago (645+ words) Snape Maltings in Suffolk will receive nearly "2m for improvements Arts and culture venues in the East of England will share "6. 6m in government funding for improvements and upgrades. Britten Pears Arts, which runs Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk, has been…...
Alan Carr, Michelle Ogundehin and the Interior Design Masters 2026 designers tease "bigger, bolder, and quite frankly more bonkers" series 7
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1875+ words) From beach huts to castle hotels, 10 designers reimagine eight incredible spaces - who will win? Alan Carr tasks 10 designers to reimagine eight incredible spaces from beach huts to castle hotels in Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr. Weekly Stand Out Spaces…...
Why Swindon could be named UK City of Culture
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (729+ words) Swindon Borough Council is working with Swindon Culture Collective on the bid A town where "so much is going on" should become known for its creativity, locals have said. Swindon in Wiltshire is one of nine locations vying to become…...
Lichfield Cathedral to exhibit 80m knitted WW2 artwork
1+ week, 4+ day ago (460+ words) The hand'crafted display explores life from 1939 up until VE Day on 8 May 1945 An 80m (262ft) knitted and crocheted scene depicting Britain in World War Two will be put on display at Lichfield Cathedral for a limited time. The cathedral said it was…...