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‘Penrhyn’ Rembrandt goes on display at National Museum Cardiff following £35m private sale
The 17th-century portrait of a wealthy, independent, 50 year-old woman from Amsterdam was purchased for Penrhyn Castle by Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn, in 1860. The painting was housed at Penrhyn Castle in North Wales until last year, when… Read more
Marcon completes transformation of American Air Museum at IWM Duxford
The American Air Museum houses a unique collection of American aircraft which is the largest collection on public display outside of the United States. The £3 million transformation of the American Air Museum opened to the public towards the end of… Read more
Museums in the north east team up with contemporary artists to boost visitor numbers
As part of the year-long Meeting Point project, led by contemporary art specialists Arts&Heritage, contemporary art installations will be created for four museums in the North East and five museums in Yorkshire during 2016. Funded by ACE’s… Read more
Croome Court announces shortlist for design competition to create a visitor experience for its archives
Designed by Capability Brown and opened in 1760, Croome Court, which sits majestically in the Worcestershire countryside, has recently been renovated and as part of its new lease of life a design competition was launched last month… Read more
Museums in south east help launch new project to make them more accessible to blind people
Sensing Cultures is a new project aimed at opening up museums and culture to people with sight loss in the South East of England has launched The Heritage Lottery funded Sensing Cultures is a partnership project between the RNIB (Royal… Read more
Director of National Media Museum defends relocation of RPS collection
Jo Quinton-Tulloch, director of the National Media Museum was speaking at a Bradford Council scrutiny committee meeting yesterday organised to examine plans to relocate around 400,000 objects to the Victoria and Albert museum in Kensington and said it was “the… Read more