Culture

What to see this week in the UK

From Birds of Passage to Rita Ora, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days

Andrew Pulver, Michael Cragg, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Miriam Gillinson and Lyndsey Winship

17, May, 2019 @8:00 AM

Science Museum plans 200 hectare site to show off lost treasures

Huge range of objects little seen for decades will be exhibited in facility near Swindon from 2023

Mark Brown Arts correspondent

16, May, 2019 @6:17 PM

The best UK garage tracks – ranked!

It’s 20 years since Sweet Like Chocolate became the biggest UK garage hit. Time to re-rewind and select the scene’s best tracks

Alexis Petridis

16, May, 2019 @4:38 PM

Samantha Bee: Alabama lawmakers 'wouldn't know a vulva if it bit them'

Late-night hosts discussed the damaging effects of Alabama’s strict new abortion law and the problematic nature of its contents

Dream McClinton

16, May, 2019 @2:17 PM

Stephen Colbert: 'Is there any kind of war Trump isn't about to start?'

Late-night hosts discussed the president’s attempts to start a trade war with China and his latest angry tweets

Guardian staff

15, May, 2019 @3:16 PM

'Hatred doesn't build overnight': behind the powerful Auschwitz exhibition

At the newly opened, largest-ever Auschwitz exhibition in North America, an extensive collection of objects and photograph paint a devastating picture

Julianne McShane

15, May, 2019 @8:00 AM

Seth Meyers: Trump 'creates myths about himself until the truth comes out'

Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s brewing trade war with China and the effect it could have on the American public

Dream McClinton

14, May, 2019 @4:10 PM

One female conductor 'not acceptable ratio', admits Royal Opera House

Company vows to do better as Ariane Matiakh only woman on list for main stage in 2019-20

Mark Brown Arts correspondent

14, May, 2019 @2:04 PM

Briggs: I don’t have time to argue with idiots on the internet any more

From writing for Matt Groening to hosting a party at the Sydney Opera House, the multitalented rapper has a lot on his plate – and he wants to share

Helen Davidson

14, May, 2019 @1:54 AM

Lesley Manville: ‘I want to go dancing and drink too much – and I’m over 60’

The Bafta nominee has been discovered by Hollywood after 47 years as an actor. She talks about ageism, losing her anonymity and spa trips with her Mum co-stars

Paula Cocozza

13, May, 2019 @12:18 PM

Arts and crafts masterpiece Dunshay Manor reopens after legal wrangle

Dorset country house left to the nation by pioneering sculptor Mary Spencer Watson is finally going on show

Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent

12, May, 2019 @8:00 AM

Will the Saxon archeological haul put Essex’s Cairo on the map? Probably not

Tutankhamun-style Prittlewell burial hoard goes on display at a museum in Southend, but not all the locals are impressed

Nosheen Iqbal