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Museums at Night Report: Gavin Turk, pyramid power and Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
May 16, 2015 - 8:00pmArtist Gavin Turk's occult new sculptures are among the after-hours attractions in the West country. Mark Sheerin explores the power of pyramids.
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The Fine Art Society celebrates the lost art of British Twentieth Century Murals
February 13, 2014 - 8:00pmThe Fine Art Society in London is hosting a major exhibition bringing together many of the important murals and decorative cycles undertaken in Britain between 1910 and 1970.
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George Bellows (1882-1925): Modern American Life at the Royal Academy
October 14, 2013 - 8:00pmGeorge Bellows' paintings explored the dark and dismal corners of human existence to reveal the gritty reality that lay at the heart of 20th century American life, says Ruth Hazard.
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Museum of London Archaeologists say volcano killed thousands of medieval Londoners
August 5, 2013 - 8:00pmMuseum of London archaeologists say medieval remains found in mass burial pits during an excavation at Spitalfields ten years ago died as a result of a volcanic eruption.
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Heritage Lottery Fund unveils small grants programme to help commemorate First World War
1 hour 21 min agoThe Heritage Lottery Fund has announced details of a new £6 million small grants programme for smaller community projects marking the Centenary of the First World War.
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Katie Paterson to talk at Turner Contemporary before meteorite returns to outer space
July 19, 2013 - 12:00amKnown for her intergalactic interventions, Katie Paterson - a star of the gallery's current Curiosity exhibition - will be describing her magic in Kent later this month.
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Cockney Heritage Festival in Tower Hamlets aims to prove culture is not brown bread
July 19, 2013 - 12:00amPie and mash, jellied eels, Cockney Rejects, tea dances and a reading by a landlord-turned-writer as the inaugural Cockney Heritage Festival aims to dispel media reports of the untimely demise of the East Ender.
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Ian Brown, Bobby Gillespie, DMC and friends open Adidas Spezial show in London
July 19, 2013 - 12:00amStars including Ian Brown, Bobby Gillespie, Maverick Sabre and DMC opened a show at Hoxton Gallery featuring the shoes of Eminem and Public Enemy.
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Lyons Teashops Lithographs and Dependent Rational Animals at Eastbourne Towner
July 19, 2013 - 12:00amIn a previous age of austerity, Edward Bawden, John Piper, John Nash, LS Lowry responded with lithographs. Their works are accompanied by a gallery installation at Towner.
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Unseen Enemy tells the story of IEDs at the National Army Museum
July 19, 2013 - 12:00amWith unprecedented access to the men and women who search for IEDs in Afghanistan, an interactive display tells the stories of personnel risking their lives.
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Culture24's top ten summer 2013 heritage steam railway tips for family fun
July 18, 2013 - 12:00amA trip across the tracks on a steam railway engine is always a treat on a sunny day. Powering from the Severn Valley to Snowdonia and beyond, we pick a few to enjoy.
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Andy Murray donates Centre Court winning kit to Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
July 18, 2013 - 12:00amAndy Murray has gifted the kit he wore during his momentous Mens' Singles Championship 2013 victory to the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.
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Clare Woods explores the relationship between people and landscape at Harewood House
July 18, 2013 - 12:00amA quartet of monumental lithographs dominate the latest contemporary art exhibition at Harewood House where Clare Woods' beautiful abstract figurative landscapes are displayed.
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No Yoga: Director Huw Bartlett talks about Community Arts Centre in Brighton
July 18, 2013 - 12:00amMark Sheerin talks to gallery owner Huw Bartlett owner about arts provision in Brighton and the rigours of his weekly Work Programme.
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Let's Go Surfing Now: British Surfing at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall
July 17, 2013 - 12:00amA new display at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall celebrates the early pioneers of British surfing with over 100 audio and video clips from the First Wave Project.
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Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games committee launch Festival 2014 cultural line-up
July 17, 2013 - 12:00amLeaders in Glasgow have announced a vast cultural programme to accompany and build up to the Commonwealth Games next summer.
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Sir Roy Strong and Peter Randall-Page traced in terracotta by Jon Edgar at Lightbox
July 16, 2013 - 12:00amA dozen prominent heads are captured in terracotta by sculptor Jon Edgar at Woking's Lightbox, including former National Portrait Gallery and V&A Director Sir Roy Strong.
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Science Museum prepares to welcome steampunk science in summer Energy Show
July 16, 2013 - 12:00amLiquid nitrogen, Plasma Ball lights, hydrogen rockets and a Van de Graaff generator all feature in a science show which will run for six weeks at the Science Museum.
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Comedy duo We are Goose hail John Hunter in pre-Edinburgh Fringe show at Hunterian
July 16, 2013 - 12:00amHotly-tipped musical comedians We are Goose will pay tribute to their hero, the 18th century collector John Hunter, in a one-off show at London's Hunterian Museum.
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Five top new artists united in Jerwood Makers Open 2013 at Jerwood Visual Arts
July 16, 2013 - 12:00amMaisie Broadhead, Linda Brothwell, Adam Buick, Nahoko Kojima and Roanna Wells reveal their £7,500 commissions in this year's Jerwood Makers Open exhibition.
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