[ad_1] The UK government department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is facing real-term funding cuts as a result of yesterday’s spending review. Total expenditure at the department will be reduced by 1.4% over the course of the spending review period from 2025/26 to 2028/29. Capital spending—funding for investment to improve infrastructure—will remain at £700m
[ad_1] Mr S E Jones brightened up the platform with crayon and pastel sketches which he illustrated the various excursions and trips available to passengers in 1949. Mr Jones with his sketches at Westhoughton Station, 1949 (Picture: Newsquest)Each picture was done on a small blackboard and the displays included Conwy Castle, Snowdon and even Blackpool
[ad_1] A piece called Time and Place was unveiled in the waiting room at Bank Top Station, Darlington, by Lord Mendoza, the chair of Historic England, who then travelled to Heighington station – the world’s oldest railway station – to reveal Motion 200 on the platform. “Culture and heritage have been part of the railways
[ad_1] PRINCESS Kate has dazzled during a tour of London’s newest attraction. The Princess of Wales, 43, was given a two-hour tour of V&A East Storehouse after the site opened last month. 8 Kate dazzled in blue during the tour todayCredit: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace 8 The Princess of Wales during a visit to
[ad_1] The UK Metropolitan Police service has said that the first-of-its-kind prosecution of an art dealer under section 21A of the Terrorism Act 2000 should serve as a warning to all art dealers. The statement, issued yesterday by the Counter-Terrorism Command unit, relates to the prosecution of Oghenochuko Ojiri, the owner of Ojiri Gallery in
[ad_1] Young Art Oxford will be back next year, giving children the chance to have their work judged by professional artists and displayed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. The competition was paused for 2025 but will return following a new partnership with the Rafiki Thabo Foundation, an Oxfordshire-based charity. The partnership has been announced
[ad_1] BA Art History and History equips you with intellectual and practical skills applicable to many spheres of employment. We live in an image-saturated world where understanding the power of images and having the skills to interpret and analyse them can lead to a satisfying career in a variety of industries. Studying Art History at
[ad_1] Rave reviews have flooded in following the opening of a stunning new art gallery in town. Lynn’s Chequer House has opened The Home of the Independent Artist, which currently features high-end works by 50 artists, in all styles and mediums. The gallery has proven to be a huge success since a recent open day,
[ad_1] Scotland’s biggest show of its kind, the Scottish Furniture Makes exhibition brings together more than 20 established and emerging makers whose work spans a host of styles from traditional to contemporary. Visitors also have the chance to meet the makers and find out more about the techniques and materials that helped bring their creation
[ad_1] Video: BBC Bargain Hunt expert jailed over art sales to ‘Hezbollah financier’ Ochuko Ojiri pleaded guilty to eight counts under the Terrorism Act 2000 of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business. He was sentenced at the Old Bailey to two and a half years jail time, with a further year