1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (244+ words) Nottingham's Old Market Square lions have been given a touch of civic pride with a spring clean. The two-tonne Art Deco statues which sit either side of the entrance to Nottingham City Council had been dubbed "The Green Lions" online…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago  (353+ words) Dozens of volunteers have recreated 900 years of Peterborough Cathedral's history through embroidery. On Tuesday, a large-scale needlepoint interpretation of the cathedral's medieval painted nave ceiling was unrolled for the first time. The three-quarters finished artwork, measuring 12ft 2in (3.7m) long and containing more…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago  (383+ words) What's claimed to be the largest textile artwork for hundreds of years, telling the story of the bible, has gone on display at Beverley Minster. Threads includes 30 textile panels, made up of more than eight million stitches and standing 3m (9.8ft) high,…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago  (312+ words) Four sculptures have been saved from the side of a 1960s multi-storey car park that is being demolished. The concrete artworks by local artist Harold Gosney have been removed from the Abbey Walk site in Grimsby. The local civic society has…...

11+ hour, 51+ min ago  (350+ words) A new display featuring artwork of some of the Isle of Man's underground passages is "thought-provoking and compelling", the curator has said. The Mann Underground exhibition at Manx Museum explores Major Shane Lucas' lifelong fascination of underground passages and the…...

23+ hour, 16+ min ago  (380+ words) An architect has been appointed to come up with designs to regenerate a controversial former office block that was converted into flats in Essex. Terminus House, the tallest building in Harlow town centre, has housed hundreds of families and individuals…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (946+ words) How the devastating meaning of The Meeting on the Turret Stairs is unlocked by a medieval Danish ballad " and why the painting can only be viewed for two hours every week. Painted in large, vivid swathes of red and blue,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (329+ words) A mural featuring bears drinking hot chocolate has appeared on the side of a bar in a Warwickshire town. The art on Kenilworth's Fossato Lounge has been created by Tim Robottom of Brink Contemporary Arts in collaboration with a group…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (466+ words) The Barbican Centre is to get a "231m overhaul after plans to upgrade the Grade II listed arts venue were given the go-ahead. A number of accessibility issues will be addressed in the revamp, which was approved by the City of…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (227+ words) An Andy Warhol exhibition is coming to Wolverhampton and includes many famous works. It is drawn from a national touring collection jointly owned by Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland. The exhibition will open on 23 May and will be…...