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BY Culture24
27.04.2016
Object of the Week: The news sheets relating the King's surrender days after the fall of Newark in the English Civil War
In March 1645, news sheets confirmed that Newark had been taken during a Civil War clash These news sheets, published days after the fall of Newark, relate the King's surrender © National Civil War...
BY Culture24
26.04.2016
Sicily: British Museum's Culture and Conquest exhibition paints colourful portrait of 4,000 years on an island
Greeks, Romans, Vandals, Goths, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans: the history of Sicily’s conquerors reads as a roll call of the great ancient civilisations Limestone head from a temple. Selinous,...
BY Culture24
26.04.2016
Metamorphosis: Experts say 21st century is seventh age of William Shakespeare's works
Four hundred years after William Shakespeare’s baptism, a new exhibition suggests digitising his work only creates the latest stage in its metamorphosis Watch the video of the installation on...
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22.04.2016
Dnevi evropske kulturne dediščine in Teden kulturne dediščine 2016 - podaljšan rok za prijave
Obveščamo vas, da smo podaljšali rok za prijavo dogodkov ob Dnevih evropske kulturne dediščine in Tednu kulturne dediščine 2016 na 13. maj 2016 . Prijave so možne preko spletnega obrazca:...
BY Culture24
22.04.2016
Win a copy of Where's Warhol, the new illustrated take on Where's Wally by Laurence King
Where’s Warhol (Laurence King Publishing) is the latest and most unique take on the ever popular Where’s Wally. Win a copy in Culture24's competition © Catherine Ingram and Andrew Rae This version...
BY Culture24
23.04.2016
Shakespeare 400: Art and theatre meet in spectacular Compton Verney and Royal Shakespeare Company exhibition
Astonishing art and theatre combine in a powerful exhibition at Compton Verney with the Royal Shakespeare Company Kristin and Davy McGuire, Ophelia's Ghost © Kristin and Davy McGuire Shakespeare was...
BY Culture24
24.04.2016
Shakespeare's Dead: Deathbeds, leering skulls and the folio that started it all
Death is eternal in Shakespeare. From Desdemona’s deathbed to a tomb of books, the words repeatedly reflect a time when death had a deeply religious context, often divisive and violent in its power...
BY Culture24
25.04.2016
A man of note: The artwork behind William Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet's £20 note
A new Bank of England Museum exhibition revisits the beautiful artwork of the Shakespeare £20 series D note issued in 1970 - and remembers designer Harry Eccleston six years after his death ©...
BY EUROPEANA
21.04.2016
Get set, #Europeana280 – join us as we celebrate Europe’s art history the digital way
Today, we’re excited to kickstart Europeana 280 , our cross-border campaign to get Europe excited about its shared art heritage and celebrate our new site, Europeana Art History Collections . ...
BY Culture24
21.04.2016
In Search of Anne Brontë: Win a copy of the first biography of the youngest Brontë in more than half a century
Celebrate Charlotte Brontë's 200th anniversary by winning the new book on the life of her sister, Anne © Courtesy The History Press While Charlotte and Emily may be the older and more famous...
BY Culture24
21.04.2016
In Search of Anne Brontë: On Charlotte's birthday, revisiting the life of the sibling rival of the "Queen of Yorkshire"
In Search of Anne Brontë is the first biography of the youngest Brontë in over half a century. Author and historian Nick Holland reveals the sincere woman behind Action Bell – and her short life of...
BY Culture24
21.04.2016
"It was miraculous": The moment when conservators found John the Baptist in Shakespeare's Schoolroom
Leading Art Conservator Mark Perry on finding a new figure in a rare medieval wall painting at Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall in Stratford-upon-Avon The scheme is a Trinity painting ©...
BY Culture24
22.04.2016
Comedies, histories and tragedies: Inside a magnificent 17th century Willliam Shakespeare Third Folio
This Third Folio of William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories and Tragedies was published in 1685. Adam Douglas, Senior Books Specialist at leading rare books firm Peter Harrington, takes a closer...
BY Culture24
20.04.2016
Archaeologists have found a Roman child's stone coffin and a mosaic at a former villa site in Wiltshire
Rug designer Luke Irwin and Historic England Archaeologist Dr David Roberts on the incredible discovery of what could be one of the country's largest Roman villas near a house in Wiltshire Rug...
BY Culture24
22.04.2016
Looking for Shakespeare: A Heritage trail in search of The Bard
To celebrate Shakespeare 400 we look the best places to visit and the finest collections to seek out when tracking down William Shakespeare. Follow our guide to follow in the footsteps of The...
BY Culture24
19.04.2016
"A rescue intervention": 20 years on, report reveals medieval shoes, cutlery and more found at Scottish shopping centre
A new report shows the medieval shoes, pottery, cutlery and antlers found during a shopping centre development in Scotland A forest of piles, including one misaligned pile, at St John's Shopping...
BY Culture24
20.04.2016
Archaeologists excavate two hidden Roman baths beneath the streets of Bath
Two hidden Roman baths are excavated in Bath as part of a new Roman Baths learning centre © Bath and North East Somerset Council In a dark passage below Bath, archaeologists have been excavating two...
BY Culture24
20.04.2016
Object of the Week: William Shakespeare's First Folio, as owned by King George III
George III's copy of the First Folio will spend the 400th anniversary of its writer's death in Newcastle - open at A Midsummer Night's Dream © Courtesy Garry Smith / Newcastle City Council...
BY Culture24
18.04.2016
Archaeologists discover skeletons of cows and pony, domestic oven and industrial complex at medieval Scottish townhouse
From wells to a pony, a huge dig at the 13th century Town House in the Scottish town of Irvine has produced some amazing archaeological finds. Claire Williamson, who is leading the project for...
BY Culture24
18.04.2016
