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Identify Mystery Objects from Victorian Times at Ryde Library and Museum of Island History, Isle of Wight

Identify mystery objects from Victorian times

A collection of mystery objects from the Victorian era will be on display at Ryde Library and the Museum of Island History on the Isle of Wight at the end of February…

Meccano display at Enginuity (Photo Dave Harvey)

Marvel at Meccano models

See a fascinating display of Meccano models at Enginuity in Coalbrookdale, near Ironbridge on Saturday, 9th February…

Afrika which way? gouache and collage, 1978. Copyright the artist, courtesy of William Humphreys Art Gallery

Peter Clarke: Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats

Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats honours Peter Clarke’s life, work and contribution to art over sixty years and tells the story of an artist whose sharp, poignant and aesthetically memorable work provides an extraordinary context for discussion of apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa…

Eastside Projects presents M6 an exhibition by Mike Nelson

An M6 you’ll want to travel to

Eastside Projects presents M6, a new commission by Mike Nelson, one of the most significant artists working in the UK today. The exhibition runs from 12th January to 9th March 2013…

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Fantastic Plastic family workshop at Eastside Projects

Learn about contemporary art as you transform plastic and vinyl into colourful creations at Eastside Projects in Birmingham on 17th November 2012…

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Learn more about the human body with the Museum of London’s digital drawing course

The art of digital drawing: an introduction to anatomy and life drawing is a two-day course being held at the Museum of London this November…

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Body snatchers, devilish cakes and dissection at the Museum of London this Halloween

Discover the Museum of London’s new exhibition Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men, after dark this Halloween. This adult-only evening bringing to life a shadowy and fascinating period of London’s history…

Pushwagner: Soft City at MK Gallery, Milton Keynes

Norwegian pop artist in first UK solo show

MK Gallery in Milton Keynes presents Pushwagner: Soft City – the first solo exhibition outside Norway by the visionary artist Hariton Pushwagner – from 28th June – 2nd September 2012…

Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids exhibition, photo Sara Hannant

Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids at the Horniman Museum

A year of traditional customs and festivities with the Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids exhibition proves to be interesting stuff at the Horniman Museum…

Golowan Maritime Festival, Penzance, Cornwall

Golowan Maritime Festival 2012

Golowan Maritime Festival at Penzance Harbour in Cornwall is a traditional boat festival with music, dancing, food and drink as well as plenty of heritage and traditional boats…

Social Archive Two: Fluctuating Economies in Shoreditch

Social Archive Two: Fluctuating Economies in Shoreditch

Members of the public are invited to contribute to Social Archive Two at Rivington Place, Iniva’s three year film project documenting Shoreditch and its economy in a time of flux…

The Anaesthesia Heritage Centre at the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

London for free: Medical minds in Central London

In a bid for a free day out in Central London, Contrary Life visits a trio of medical museums, full of quirky exhibitions and fascinating facts…

Scottee, Party Piece - Postcards festival at Jacksons Lane

Postcards: Jacksons Lane’s annual festival of circus and cabaret

Postcards is Jacksons Lane’s annual festival of circus, cabaret and performance taking place from 7th – 30th June 2012…

FutureEverything festival in Manchester

Manchester’s pioneering FutureEverything festival takes place city-wide from 16th – 19th May and features ground-breaking artists and thought-leaders in a range of interesting venues…

The Olympic Kebab (Copyright: Martyn Routledge /Open Agency)

Politics & Olympics: Ideals and Realities

Politics & Olympics: Ideals and Realities is an exhibition of images and a series of talks and debates investigating the complex relationship between politics and the Olympic movement at the Free Word Centre in London…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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A five-metre tall puppet travels through Crawley
Aura’s Odyssey with five-metre tall puppet visits Crawley

This week, see a five-metre tall puppet travel through Crawley in West Sussex. Puppet Aura will visit the town centre and parks, and ride on an open-top bus…

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