In a transformative moment for the UK's cultural sector, the Museum Data Service (MDS) has officially launched, setting the stage for an unprecedented consolidation of the UK's museum records. A ...

Over two decades from 1898 to 1908, American-British impressionist John Singer Sargent was commissioned to paint twelve portraits of Asher Wertheimer and his family. Nine of these portraits were ...

This essay was written for the 2024 Write on Art prize, winning third place in the Year 12 & 13 category. Dawn rises upon a shattered landscape, illuminated by blinding crepuscular rays that only ...

'Happy is he whom the Muses love,' wrote the ancient Greek poet Hesiod in around the seventh century BC – and may we all be so blessed. But who were the Muses of whom Hesiod spoke? They were the nine ...

Art UK provides advice on how to take care of and photograph art objects, maintain a digital record of your artworks, and build those records through research – such as through the Art Detective ...

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This curation celebrates the wealth of art made by refugees seeking sanctuary in Britain from Nazi Germany. It focuses on nine sculptors and painters, four of whom were born in 1897. My interest in ...

The twentieth century was a time of unprecedented freedom of expression in art, where new visual languages broke time-honoured rules. This newfound creative autonomy bought with it a number of ...

Humans have been a long-term driver of rises in global temperatures, through the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. Artists respond to the theme of climate change in various ways. Some, like ...

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Visit North West England’s collections and discover artworks on display across the region. Covering the many institutions of the cultural powerhouses of Greater Manchester and Liverpool – and museums, ...