How Margaret Thatcher made UK museums into world leaders

Margaret Thatcher was cordially disliked by the British academic community—famously, Oxford University members voted against giving her an honorary degree—but in her belief that public institutions should give value for money and be accountable, but…
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Herod blockbuster puts control of West Bank site into spotlight

King Herod of Judea, who was notorious for his violence and whose appetite for building resulted in the Second Temple in Jerusalem and other monuments, is getting his first museum tribute, 2,000 years after his death. The Israel Museum has organised…
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New York water tanks to be transformed into works of art

Word Above the Street, a New York-based non-profit organisation, plans to transform 300 rooftop water tanks across New York City into works of art to raise awareness on the global water supply.

For 12 weeks during the spring and summer of 2013,…
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Police drop investigation into British Empire and Commonwealth Museum

An investigation into the unauthorised disposal of objects from the Bristol-based British Empire and Commonwealth Museum has been dropped by Avon and Somerset police. The museum’s former director, Gareth Griffiths, left in February last year. The…
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Frieze Projects expands into London’s East End

After announcing a new fair across the Atlantic in New York, Frieze is now looking to expand its base back home into London’s East End. The non-profit arm of the art fair, the Frieze Foundation, is planning to curate and produce at least four new…
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Baryshnikov tiptoes into photographer’s shoes

Mikhail Baryshnikov, the ballet dancer-turned-actor, is adding another noun to his artistic resume—photographer. In February, the Gary Nader Art Centre in Miami will host the multi-talented Russian’s first solo show of dance photography, “Dance This…
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Italy allows Unesco into Pompeii

Pompeii is in crisis. A Unesco report has identified serious problems with the World Heritage Site, including structural damage to buildings, vandalism and a lack of qualified staff. Unesco’s director-general for culture, Francesco Bandarin, tells…
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Italy allows Unesco into Pompeii

Pompeii is in crisis. A Unesco report has identified serious problems with the World Heritage Site, including structural damage to buildings, vandalism and a lack of qualified staff. Unesco’s director-general for culture, Francesco Bandarin, tells…
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