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David Boston obituary
Director of the Horniman museum in London for 28 years who fought hard to guarantee its future
Maev Kennedy
18, Apr, 2021 @4:29 PM
Noble Frankland obituary
Director of the Imperial War Museum who transformed it from a decaying backwater to a major tourist attraction
Maev Kennedy
21, Nov, 2019 @2:57 PM
‘The stories are a bit sinister’: the secrets of London’s hidden rivers revealed
Exhibition including skulls, weapons and toilet seats recovered from unseen waterways beneath Londoners’ feet gives new insight into city’s history
Maev Kennedy
23, May, 2019 @11:51 AM
Tattooed ladies, quick wit and a mystery affair: the other side of Edward Burne-Jones
He’s best known for his ravishing paintings, but the pre-Raphaelite master also loved dashing off quirky sketches of everyday life – and his tubby friend William Morris
Maev Kennedy
18, Oct, 2018 @4:07 PM
Viking ship burial discovered in Norway just 50cm underground
Archaeologists detect 20-metre ship using motorised high-resolution ground-penetrating radar
Maev Kennedy
15, Oct, 2018 @4:21 PM
Brothers in art: the Renaissance rivalry of Mantegna and Bellini
With paintings so similar their origins have been disputed for centuries, these giants of Italian art are now being exhibited together for the first time at London’s National Gallery
Maev Kennedy
28, Sep, 2018 @4:32 PM
Sailor's rape confession uncovered in 17th-century journal
National Maritime Museum discovers concealed note in Edward Barlow’s diary
Maev Kennedy
18, Sep, 2018 @11:26 AM
George IV's restored Brighton pavilion saloon unveiled
Heaving with crimson and gold, the 1823 room has taken three years of painstaking work to return it to its former glory
Maev Kennedy
02, Sep, 2018 @12:57 PM
Spellbound in Oxford by the prestige of the Ashmolean museum
Better known for exhibitions on art, the museum has opened its doors to the darkness of magic
Maev Kennedy
31, Aug, 2018 @6:00 AM
Drawing money: images of Bank print workers go on display
Bank of England staff disliked artist Feliks Topolski’s vivid depictions of them in 1957
Maev Kennedy
29, Aug, 2018 @1:56 PM
Wherefore art thou? Exhibition celebrates Shakespeare's Shoreditch origins
Foundations of and discoveries from the Theatre, where he honed his craft, to go on display
Maev Kennedy
28, Aug, 2018 @11:01 PM
Women say online abuse is barrier to University Challenge
Former contestants cite social media hostility and ‘confidence gap’ as barriers to taking part in TV quiz
Maev Kennedy
28, Aug, 2018 @5:01 AM
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