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The Borders Book Festival announced it will end its sponsorship deal with Baillie Gifford UK arts funding sits on a three-legged stool of public investment, commercial revenue and support from…
The Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh is owned by National Galleries of Scotland The National Galleries of Scotland says it will continue to accept sponsorship from Baillie Gifford, the Scottish…
M.C. Escher’s Ant (1943)© Forum AuctionsThe Dutch printmaker M.C. Escher is best known for his mind-bending images that often included optical illusions. However, Escher “was also obsessed with the natural…
Henry Moore's Large Figure in a Shelter (1985-86) Photo: Min Young LimThis summer, the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds will reopen after a significant refurbishment, the first in its 30-year…
Rock art of Umm Jirsan, including sheep, goats, cattle and human figures with tools Stewart et al, 2024; PLOS ONE; CC-BY 4.0Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered rare ancient rock…
Katherine Parr (around 1545), attributed to Master John © National Portrait Gallery, London“Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived” is a neat, if not macabre, reminder of the fate of Henry…
Nicholas Penny says Anastasia Tennant was unfairly forced to leave her role with the Acceptance in Lieu panelPhoto: National Gallery, LondonNicholas Penny, a former director of London’s National Gallery, has…
The Yellow Drawing Room, refurbished as part of a ten-year renovation programme Photo: Peter Smith; © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024; Royal Collection TrustMajor works by Thomas Gainsborough and Franz…
Since 2013, the the Reading Room has been used as a storage and archive space, with tours introduced last yearPhoto: Wikimedia CommonsThe British Museum’s vast and imposing Round Reading Room…
Eddie Peake, Portent (2024)Photo: Jamila K. Grote/HKWFootball fever is growing as the Euro 2024 tournament progresses (c’mon England—if they can be bothered). But the footie action is not just taking…