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Cathedral lights up celebrating its history in immersive experience
Rochester Cathedral lit up with legends, dragons and biblical scenes in an immersive show inspired by its history dating back more than 1,400 years ago. Visitors to the country’s second oldest cathedral will see projections on the walls...
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Interview with Claire Hanna, SDLP Westminster candidate for South Belfast and Mid Down.
Interview with Claire Hanna, SDLP Westminster candidate for South Belfast and Mid Down.
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Kate Forbes takes part in pottery class on SNP's election campaign trail
Scotland's Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes visited Maisie Gray Pottery and Crafts during an SNP General Election campaign visit in Linlithgow. She said the SNP was not against new oil and gas licences and said the party would work
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Keir Starmer tours workshops and studios during visit to National Theatre
Leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, visited the National Theatre in London on Thursday. During the trip, he toured various workshops, studios, interacted with the staff and spoke to the media in a brief interview.
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Labour can't 'turn on the taps straight away' to fund the arts, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer said he cannot pretend Labour would “turn on the taps straight away” when asked how the party’s plans to boost access to the arts would be funded. He told an audience of stakeholders and media at the Guildhall: “You will...
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Keir Starmer dampens hopes of imminent return of Labour whip to Diane Abbott
Sir Keir Starmer, while speaking to the media during a visit to the National Theatre on Thursday, said the issue of depriving Diane Abbott of the Labour whip has not been “resolved” as he resisted calls to welcome her back into the party...
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Sir Keir Starmer speech on Labour's plan for the arts
Sir Keir Starmer said he cannot pretend Labour would “turn on the taps straight away” when asked how the party’s plans to boost access to the arts would be funded. He told an audience of stakeholders and media at the Guildhall: “You will...
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Starmer: Labour can't 'turn on the taps straight away' to fund the arts
Sir Keir Starmer said he cannot pretend Labour would “turn on the taps straight away” when asked how the party’s plans to boost access to the arts would be funded. He told an audience of stakeholders and media at the Guildhall: “You will...
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Thoren Ferguson plays Patrick Matthew violin in apple orchard at Megginch Castle
The Patrick Matthew violin is played by actor and musician Thoren Ferguson in the apple orchard at Megginch Castle, in Perth and Kinross, to mark the 150th anniversary of Matthew's death on June 8. The violin was created by master violin...
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The Last Caravaggio exhibition goes on display at the National Gallery
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula (1610) and Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist (1609-10) go on display during a preview of The Last Caravaggio exhibition at the National Gallery in London. They were the last paintings by artist...
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Perth Museum, new home of the Stone of Destiny, set to open
The “fabulous” museum which is the new home of the Stone of Destiny is gearing up to open this weekend following a £27 million redevelopment project. Perth Museum in the former City Hall will open its doors to the public on Saturday. Its...
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Perth Museum, new home of the Stone of Destiny, set to open
The “fabulous” museum which is the new home of the Stone of Destiny is gearing up to open this weekend following a £27 million redevelopment project. Perth Museum in the former City Hall will open its doors to the public on Saturday. Its...
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Sheep graze in view of bronze sculpture ahead of Henry Moore Studios and Gardens reopening
Sheep graze in a field as art technicians Matthias Kessemeier and Dai Roberts clean the bronze sculpture Large Reclining Figure ahead of the reopening of the Henry Moore Studios and Gardens in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire.
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Fourth Plinth commissions for 2026 and 2028 unveiled
A sculpture which pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman of colour and a life-sized person on a horse cast in slime-green resin will feature on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square in 2026 and 2028 respectively. Artists...
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Tate masterpieces go on tour
A mobile museum has begun touring masterpieces from the Tate collection around the midlands and north of England. Tate has teamed up with art foundation Art Explora and MuMo to bring works by the likes of Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst,...
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Leeds lights up for annual festival
Light and sound installations are projected on to builds in Leeds as part of Light Night Leeds, the UK's largest annual arts and light festival For the past 19 years, over two nights in October, some of Leeds' most recognisable spaces...
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Rehearsal for light show at Durham Cathedral
A rehearsal for the light show Luxmurals by artist Peter Walker at Durham Cathedral on Tuesday, before it opens to the public on Wednesday. The sound and light show explores chemistry and biology and interprets artistically the scale of...
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Canterbury Cathedral lights up for preview of Luxmuralis: Renaissance
A view of the Nave at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent during a preview of the Luxmuralis: Renaissance, an art installation using moving light displays and original compositions to highlight the cathedral's architecture and immerse visitors...
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Dame Barbara Hepworth's Three Obliques installed in London
Dame Barbara Hepworth’s Three Obliques (Walk In) will be installed in St James’s Square, London and will be on view from 15 September – 18 October. The work (estimate: £6,000,000-9,000,000) will lead the Modern British and Irish Art...
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Huge £6 million Banksy artwork craned into new London exhibition
One of Banksy’s most recent and exciting artworks – Valentine’s Day Mascara – was dramatically craned from a huge truck on Regent Street into the brand new The Art of Banksy exhibition at 2am on Tuesday, September 12. The impressive...
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£6m Banksy mural lifted by crane into new London exhibition
A £6 million work by the artist Banksy has been lifted by crane into a new exhibition in London. The mural, titled Valentine’s Day Mascara, weighs 3.8 tonnes and first appeared on the side of a house in Margate on Valentine’s Day. It was...
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Rumoured Banksy piece appears outside the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow
The Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow, which has been adorned with a new traffic cone - with a black stripe and a propeller on top. There is speculation that the latest addition to Glasgow's famous...
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Morph creator Peter Lord reveals London's first step-free art trail around London
Peter Lord, part of creative studio Aardman and creator of Morph, speaks about their new collaboration with Whizz Kidz, the UK’s leading charity for young wheelchair users, to launch Morph’s Epic Art Adventure, London’s first step-free...
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Morph creator Peter Lord talks Whizz Kids partnership and Morph’s Epic Art Adventure
Interview with Peter Lord, one half of creative studio Aardman and creator of Morph on his team up with Whizz Kidz, the UK’s leading charity for young wheelchair users. Together and with various other artists they have created Morph’s...