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Chaplin’s World Museum opens as homage to silent movie star in restored Switzerland home
Chaplin’s World, situated in the scenic setting between Lake Leman and Mont Tendre, is a 3,000 sq m thematic tour encompassing the Manoir de Ban and a Hollywood-style Studio designed by Philippe Meylan and Yves Durand, staged by… Read more
New Kurdistan Museum in Erbil to showcase national heritage to the world
Studio Daniel Libeskind (SDL will present the design for the Kurdistan Museum that will create the first major center in the region for the history and culture of the Kurdish people. Situated at the base of the ancient Citadel, in the… Read more
Fox Talbot: Dawn of the Photograph exhibition opens at Science Museum
Fox Talbot: Dawn of the Photograph, which opens in the Science Museum’s Media Space will present the birth of photography as it happened in Britain within its industrial and social context, and reveal the extent of Talbot’s… Read more
ACE report shows local authority investment in culture down by £236m since 2010
Sir Peter was addressing local authorities and members from local councils from across the country and his speech was accompanied by a new report, Funding Arts and Culture in a Time of Austerity, which provides analysis of data… Read more
POLIN: Museum of the History of Polish Jews wins European Museum of the Year
At the awards’ 39th ceremony held at the weekend at the Tolosa’s International Puppet Centre in San Sebastian, Spain, the POLIN was recognised as an absorbing space to confront and examine the questions of how to co-exist. Read more
Gothic Tower at National Trust’s Wimpole Estate among winners of EU Prize for Cultural Heritage
The Gothic Tower at Wimpole Estate, cared for by conservation charity the National Trust, is one of only two UK winners in the Conservation category of the Awards organised by the European Commission and Europa Nostra. The Awards… Read more
Museum raiders who stole artefacts worth up to £57million have been jailed
Museum raiders who stole artefacts worth up to £57million have been jailed A total of 12 men were convicted of a series of wide-ranging criminal conspiracy to steal charges following three trials at Birmingham Crown Court and two others pleaded… Read more
Haley Sharpe Design – creating engaging and dynamic museum experiences since the 1980s – Q&A with the directors
Haley Sharpe Design – creating engaging and dynamic museum experiences since the 1980s – Q&A with the directors When was Haley Sharpe Design established and how does the hsd of today compare to that of earlier years?… Read more
First Rembrandt in four centuries created by two museums and team of technologists
The Next Rembrandt is a 3D printed painting consisting of more than 148 million pixels, based on 168,263 Rembrandt painting fragments and is the result of 500 hours of rendering and the study of 346 paintings. It… Read more
‘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