[ad_1] Huge news for Welsh art fans! Cardiff is at long last getting its own modern and contemporary art museum. And you can ogle some art sooner than you might think. The brand spanking new museum is set to open in 2026, with the Artistic Museum of Contemporary Art (AMOCA for short) being the first
[ad_1] An art dealer who failed to report a series of high-value sales to a man suspected of financing the proscribed group Hizballah has been jailed. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, sold artwork worth almost £140,000 to suspected Hizballah financier Nazem Ahmad, who is based in Beirut and was sanctioned by the United States in 2019 and
[ad_1] Musical acts including LVRA and Heartworms have dropped out of the inaugural SXSW London festival due to the undisclosed involvement of former MPs Tony Blair and David Cameron 14:55, 06 Jun 2025Updated 15:08, 06 Jun 2025 The conference is taking place in Shoreditch from June 2 to June 7, 2025(Image: Getty Images for SXSW
[ad_1] The Rail Art Trail, launched in Essex, connects travellers to galleries, museums, and street art along branch lines and the mainline between Colchester and Ingatestone. The scheme celebrates station artwork created by schoolchildren, volunteers, professional artists, and community groups. Jane Stewart, community rail officer, said: “We have already got lots of Rail Ale Trails
[ad_1] The event begins at noon on Friday, June 13, with a ceremonial unveiling of the Yarn with Ernie sculpture in the town’s Market Place. There will be short speeches by Henry Cator OBE, high steward of Great Yarmouth, chair of Great Yarmouth Town Deal Board and deputy lieutenant of Norfolk, as well as the
[ad_1] Ahead of the world-famous race meet later this month, Royal Ascot has announced a new millinery partnership with the King’s Foundation and Chanel, cementing the future of the UK’s hatmaking industry. Anyone who has been to Royal Ascot knows it’s as much about the fashion as it is the horse racing, having long been
[ad_1] An exhibition of giant prehistoric animals will make its UK debut this year. Giants, developed by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and toured by Nomad Exhibitions, will open at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on August 2. It will then move to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh in January 2026.
[ad_1] Charles Richmond, 11th Duke of Richmond, has done something decidedly ambitious in launching the Goodwood Art Foundation, a new non-profit contemporary art centre for the southeast of England, with a strong educational mission. The foundation is set high on the South Downs, in West Sussex, at the heart of the Goodwood Estate that Richmond
[ad_1] Scotland has the best access to culture of any part of the UK, according to a survey, but statistics indicate a class divide still exists. Research by National Galleries of Scotland shows 49% of people in the UK feel they have easy access to cultural space, such as museums and art galleries, compared to
[ad_1] Visual artist Rhona Taylor will present an exhibition Immersive: Exploring the Commie Pool at the Royal Commonwealth Pool’s café from 6-22 June 2025, as part of the Architecture Fringe festival. The exhibition will display original prints showing the architectural and social significance of one of Edinburgh’s public spaces. Immersive features a collection of original prints by Ms Taylor