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UK Museums Called Unethical for Their Collections of Human Remains

03/12/2026

More than a quarter of a million human remains from around the world are currently held in UK museums, in what MPs and archaeologists are calling an uncomfortable legacy of the country’s colonial past. Not only this, but many of …

Метки : музеиколониализмчеловеческие останкирепатриациявеликобританияистория.

Winston Churchill Statue Vandalized in London with Graffiti

03/02/2026

A bronze statue of Winston Churchill near the Houses of Parliament in London was vandalized with graffiti reading “Stop the Genicide” and “Free Palestine” as well as “Never Again is Now” and “Globalise the Intifada.” As reported by the BBC, …

Метки : черчилльлондонвандализмпротестполитикавеликобритания

Neolithic Pits Near Stonehenge Might Have Channeled the Underworld

12/01/2025

An enormous pit circle near Stonehenge was created by Neolithic-era humans who might have conceived it as a portal to the underworld, according to archaeologists behind a newly published paper. “The architects of Stonehenge may have had the heavens in …

Метки : стоунхенджархеологиянеолитпорталвеликобританиязагадка

UK to Keep Barbara Hepworth Masterwork After Fundraising Campaign

08/20/2025

UK to Keep Barbara Hepworth Masterwork After Fundraising Campaign British sculptorBarbara Hepworth’s 1943Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Redwill remain in England following a successful financial appeal issued bythe Hepworth Wakefieldmuseum and UK charity Art Fund. More than …

Метки : искусствобарбара хепвортскульптура#культуравеликобританияфонд

London's National Gallery Creates Citizens Panel to Shape its Future

08/07/2025

The National Gallery in London is implementing a panel of citizens to advise the museum on its policy and direction. The new assembly will be comprised of members of public from across the United Kingdom. Next month, 15,000 households in …

Метки : национальная галереягражданское участиедемократияискусствовеликобританияобщественные проекты

England to Welcome Bayeux Tapestry Back After 900 Years

07/10/2025

England to Welcome Bayeux Tapestry Back After 900 Years TheBayeux Tapestry, a 230-foot embroidered cloth chronicling the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, is set to return to England next year, some nine centuries after it was made there. Believed to …

Метки : гобеленискусство#культуравеликобританияфранция

Bayeux Tapestry to Return to UK for the First Time in 900 Years

07/08/2025

The Bayeux Tapestry, an iconic embroidered cloth that depicts the Norman invasion of 1066, will come be loaned to British Museum next year, marking the first time the tapestry has visited the UK in more than 900 years. The loan …

Метки : гобеленбайёискусствокультурное сотрудничествовеликобританияфранция

Hauser & Wirth Owners Relocate to Switzerland as UK Wealthy Migrate

07/02/2025

Iwan and Manuela Wirth, owners of the global art gallery Hauser & Wirth, have moved their permanent residency from the United Kingdom to Switzerland, where the gallery’s holding company is located. The relocation comes as some high-profile figures involved in …

Метки : виртhauser & wirthналоговые реформыискусствопереезд.великобритания

Chanel Launches Arts & Culture Magazine

06/23/2025

Chanel is strengthening its cultural initiatives with celebrations for its centenary in the U.K. The French brand is launching Arts & Culture Magazine, a publication that revisits the brand’s work with artists and cultural institutions in the last five years. …

Метки : chanelискусство#культураюбилейвеликобританиязапуск журнала

British Museum, Charity, Launch $5.3 Million Public Appeal to Keep Rare Barbara Hepworth Sculpture in Country

06/06/2025

British Museum, Charity, Launch $5.3 Million Public Appeal to Keep Rare Barbara Hepworth Sculpture in Country England’s Hepworth Wakefield museum has teamed up with UK charity the Art Fund to amass the £3.8 million ($5.2 million) needed to retain British …

Метки : хепуортскульптураискусствоблаготворительностьмузейвеликобритания

Anish Kapoor backs appeal to buy Barbara Hepworth sculpture

06/05/2025

A public campaign was launched on Thursday to raise £3.8 million ($5 million) to buy a rare Barbara Hepworth sculpture and keep it on British soil. A private collector bought the wooden work, which incorporates multi-colored strings and is titled …

Метки : искусствобарбара хепвортскульптура#культураблаготворительностьвеликобритания

UK Museums Defend Corporate Funding Amid 'Relentless Negativity'

06/05/2025

A group of officials overseeing major UK cultural institutions, including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the National Gallery, have signed a public letter defending the use of funding from corporate sponsors, a practice that has been …

Метки : #культураискусствоспонсорствоактивизмфинансированиевеликобритания

Massive Hoard of Iron Age Treasures Unearthed in England

03/27/2025

Massive Hoard of Iron Age Treasures Unearthed in England More than eight hundred artifacts dating to the Iron Age have beendiscoveredin England, comprising one of the largest such troves ever found in the UK. Dating to the first century AD, …

Метки : железный векархеологиянаходкиисторические артефактывеликобританиясокровища

UK to Boost Culture and Economy by Launching Soft Power Council

01/20/2025

The UK government has recruited Tristram Hunt, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Peter Bazalgette, the chair and pro-chancellor of the Royal College of Art, to boost the country’s global soft power.They will sit on a new …

Метки : великобританиямягкая сила#культураискусствоэкономический росткреативные индустрии