In England , national museums will continue to be free for everyone, including visitors from abroad. The U.K. government has confirmed that it will not introduce a ticketing system reserved for international tourists— a possibility that…
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Oxford's Christ Church, one of the colleges that make up the prestigious University of Oxford, has announced an ambitious project to renovate and expand the Christ Church Picture Gallery, one of England's most important museums, intended…
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In Norfolk, onEngland's east coast, a preventive archaeological investigation connected with work on cables for offshore wind farms has uncovered the remains of a vast, hitherto unknown Roman villa. As reported by the Artnet news outlet…
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The British Museum has announced that it has raised the £3.5 million (about 4.1 million euros) needed to acquire the Tudor Heart or Tudor Heart and secure its entry into the institution's permanent collection. The transaction ensures that…
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The chalk and watercolor drawing A House and Haystack at Flatford (A House and Haystack at Flatford) by John Constable (East Bergholt, 1776 -London, 1837), which belonged to the artist's family and close friends for nearly two centuries…
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A drawing of extraordinary historical and artistic interest by John Constable (East Bergholt, 1776-London, 1837), among the greatest masters of English landscape painting, is re-emerging on the market after nearly two centuries of absence…
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The British Museum has announced the launch of a national campaign to secure permanent ownership of the so-called Tudor Heart or Tudor Heart, an enameled gold pendant attributed to the reign of Henry VIII and linked to his marriage to…
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A rare 9th-century gold object discovered at an archaeological dig in Northumberland, England: the author of the important discovery? A student on her first dig. This is the curious story that comes from Redesdale, a locality some 40…
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