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Street talk in Bristol as Hello Lamp Post wins Playable City Award
July 8, 2013 - 8:00pmWanderers of the streets of Bristol will be able to swap tittle-tattle and secrets with postboxes and other knowledgeable objects as part of a summer project.
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Art Everywhere donations soar as vote deadline nears
July 8, 2013 - 8:00pmThree weeks after launching, the campaign to put great artworks on billboards across the country has raised more than half of its £200,000 target.
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Yoko Ono calls for smiles in Manchester International Festival show
July 8, 2013 - 8:00pmYoko Ono is asking the public to upload their smiles for Do It 2013, an exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery which features further instructions from dozens of artists.
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Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s remembered at the V&A
July 7, 2013 - 8:00pmThe Victoria and Albert Museum's fusion of style and dance culture features a dancefloor, unforgettable fashions and some of the proudest trendsetters of all time.
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Meschac Gaba brings Museum of Contemporary African Art to Tate Modern
July 7, 2013 - 8:00pmBenin artist Meschac Gaba's 12-room installation at Tate Modern features tarot-reading, a library and the dress his wife wore on the day of their Amsterdam wedding.
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Coventry Transport Museum to embrace Jaguar temple
July 7, 2013 - 8:00pmA new, 17-vehicle Jaguar Heritage Gallery will display some of the finest examples made by the car giant which calls Coventry its spiritual home.
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Brains: The Mind as Matter at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry
July 4, 2013 - 8:00pmTouring to Manchester, which curator Marius Kwint says has "long been at the forefront" of all things brain-related, a Wellcome display is a cranial treat.
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A Soldier's Tale marks 60th anniversary of Korean War Ceasefire at Asia House
July 4, 2013 - 8:00pmNineteen artists use plastic flowers, burnt candles, memorabilia from veterans and meditational poses to ponder loss and lost causes at Asia House.
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Burrell's Masters of Impressionism united at The Burrell Collection in Glasgow
July 4, 2013 - 8:00pmWorks by Cézanne, Degas, Manet and Gauguin are brought together in an exhibition revealing plenty about William Burrell's curatorial eye during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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A talent cut short - the tragic journey of Christopher Wood at Kettle's Yard
July 4, 2013 - 8:00pmThe amazing collection of Jim Ede at Kettle's Yard offers up the paintings and drawings of Christopher Wood for this Artist in Focus exhibition exploring one of the most precocious talents of 1920s British painting.
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Science Gallery planners promise "exciting" London Bridge venue after winning £7 million
July 3, 2013 - 8:00pmFocused on inspiring visitors between 15 and 25, a huge new science venue could open in London in 2015 after winning major backing from two important funders.
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Mike Kelley's mobile homestead tours Detroit via three films at Site Gallery Sheffield
July 3, 2013 - 8:00pmThe late American artist Mike Kelley has his Artangel commission realised with a posthumous exhibition premiere in South Yorkshire's Site Gallery.
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A true delight: Exploring the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow
July 2, 2013 - 8:00pmSpurred on by its 2013 Art Fund Museum of the Year award, Ruth Hazard heads to Walthamstow to experience the William Morris Gallery where she is reminded of "what a museum should be."
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Fleet Air Arm Museum exhibition remembers The Battle of the Atlantic
July 2, 2013 - 8:00pmThe Fleet Air Arm Museum is marking the 70th anniverary of the Battle of the Atlantic with an exhibition exploring the aircraft, the people, the ships, the submarines and the technology of the longest battle of World War Two.
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The Great Gathering: Mallard and sister locos united at National Railway Museum York
July 2, 2013 - 8:00pmThe first of thousands of visitors to the National Railway Museum in York have caught a glimpse of the iconic A4 steam locomotive Mallard, alongside all the remaining A4s.
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Italian Aron Demetz roots human figures in nature at Westminster's St James's Square
July 2, 2013 - 8:00pmTowering wood-and-bronze figures are lurking around a central London square in a set of striking new sculptural installations aiming to root humans in nature.
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Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait at London's Jewish Museum
July 1, 2013 - 8:00pmCo-curated by her brother, Alex, the Jewish Museum's display of photos and memorabilia from the life of Amy Winehouse is a truer, purer portrait of the singer who died in 2011.
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Do touch the art: Tudor Jenkins talks about making an app for Houghton Hall
July 1, 2013 - 8:00pmPhotographer and iOS developer talks about the creation of his iPad and iPhone apps for Houghton Revisited: Masterpieces of the Hermitage.
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Marriage and murder: Mary, Queen of Scots, at Edinburgh's National Museum of Scotland
July 1, 2013 - 8:00pmThe life and times of Scotland's most famous queen, Mary, Queen of Scots, are examined in a comprehensive exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
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Visual Arts Glasgow: Mobile savvy web portal opens up Glasgow's rich visual arts offer
July 1, 2013 - 8:00pmA new mobile optimised web portal is lifting the lid on Glasgow's rich visual arts offer by pulling in digital content via Facebook, twitter, YouTube and Vimeo.
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