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English Heritage 'Appalled' By Go-Ahead For London's Doon Tower
English Heritage say they are 'appalled' by Secretary of State Hazel Blears' backing of controversial plans to build a 43-storey tower on London's Southbank.
News In Brief - Museums, Galleries And Heritage News
Museums, galleries and heritage news in brief from the 24 Hour Museum for the week ending August 24 2008.
Ashmolean Museum Purchases Rare 18th-Century Indian Chintz
A beautiful example of early 18th-century Chintz from India has been added to the Ashmolean's vast textile collection and will grace its new West meets East gallery.
Bill Bryson Endorses New Bournemouth Heritage Web Project
One of Britain's best-loved authors, Bill Bryson, has taken to the Streets of Bournemouth - a project to put Bournemouth's 200-year history on the world wide web.
RPS Digital Photography Prize Rewards Innovative Under-25s
The Royal Photographic Society has announced the young winners of a new and innovative audio-visual digital photography competition called IRIS-25.
Bugs Are Giants Of The Garden At The Lightbox In Woking
Bugs make the world go round but will they will make eyes roll and stomachs churn when visitors head to The Lightbox to take in how big and important insects really are?
Shipley Art Gallery Analyses The Melancholy Mind
Before modern labels, mental illness pervaded culture under different names and terms as this exhibition and associated research project aim to show.
Lord Byron's Spirit At Newstead Abbey, Nottingham
The spirit of Lord Byron pervades the work of eight artists who have been commissioned to bring the Lord and lover back to his atmospheric Nottinghamshire home.
London's Cartoon Museum Celebrates 70 Years Of The Beano
Original comic artwork traces the development of Dennis the Menace, Desperate Dan and other favourite characters in this exhibition of eight decades of merry mischief.
Photographer Reveals Two Estates At Tredegar House, Newport
The photographs of Janire Najera examine the past and present and shed some light on class divides by focussing on Newport's history and the town's current inhabitants.
TPYF - Young Offenders And Archives Unite For Groundbreaking Exhibition
An exhibition in libraries in North Yorkshire is the result of a bold programme that has brought together a Yorkshire archive and young offenders.
Roman Britain Beyond The British Museum's Hadrian Exhibition
Get out and about and explore ruins of Roman Britain where they have stood for centuries with this trail of Roman museums and forts from Carlisle to Chichester.
Monks, Knights, Peasants, Merchants - A Medieval Trail
This trail is a guide to some of the places in Britain where you can find out about all things medieval, from the monks' plainsong to King Richard III's reputation and the Peasants' Revolt.
Casino Royale Or Cold War Cut And Thrust? Real James Bond Stories
The Imperial War Museum's Ian Fleming exhibition packs a real punch - but spy truth is more exciting than espionage fiction: as our Cold War and WWII spy trails reveal...
MGM 2008 - Unearth Hidden Gems With Discover London Trails
Our Discover London 2008 trails, part of MGM 2008, link smaller museums and galleries with other attractions in the capital via easy to print out half and full day trails.
A Trail Around UK Standing Stones And Burial Chambers
Spring has sprung so get some fresh air while visiting a mysterious megalithic monument with the help of this trail, stretching from Cornwall to Orkney.
Site Of The Week: Railway On The Roof Of The World
In 2007 photographer Charlie Stewart made the journey from Beijing to Lhasa to explore and photograph the Lhasa Railway. Along the way he documented the experiences of those working and travelling on the line, as well as those who live beside the tracks. The result is this photographic travelogue -...