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Simon Martin's Louis Ghost Chair installation premieres at The Holburne Museum in Bath
Installation artist Simon Martin's latest short film, Louis Ghost Chair, uses the original design of the Louis XV chair as a starting point before looking at its modern reinterpretations.
Step Behind the Scenes of Sherlock Holmes at the University of the Arts
Hollywood Art Director Sarah Greenwood, who won awards for her work on Sherlock Holmes, shifts an entire studio into a film fan's dream at the Arts Gallery in London.
Design Museum unveils plans for £80 million Kensington switch
John Pawson, the architect behind the London Design Museum's new home at the Grade II-listed Commonwealth Institute building, says the move will also have saved "a work of iconic architecture" by the time it is completed in 2014.
Bygone adverts prove So Near and yet so Far at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro
Guinness for vitality, Oxo for strength, cigarettes for a sore throat and tonic wine for your nerves - a show of 1920s adverts in Cornwall makes some entertaining claims.
William Morris: Story, Memory, Myth at Two Temple Place
Combining works from the currently-closed William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow and notable pieces from private collections, an exhibition on the 19th century pattern pioneer goes some way to......
Emmy Award winners worn in hit BBC series The Tudors to return to Mary Rose Museum
Joan Bergin's designs for the likes of Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Joss Stone in the BBC series go back on display in Portsmouth as part of a show of support for rebuild plans.
Sheffield Hallam University and Museums Sheffield put metalwork online in Objects in 3D
Researchers and curators have teamed up for an innovative new online adventure shedding new light on the metalwork masterpieces Sheffield is famous for.
Curator's Choice: Zoë Hendon of MoDA chooses a Silver Studio fabric design
Zoë Hendon of the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA) discusses the appeal of a Silver Studio design for a 1930s dress fabric.
The Culture24 Crystal Ball: The Top Art Exhibitions to see in 2012
To see in the New Year Culture24 Editor Richard Moss looks at some of the art exhibitions lighting up UK museums and galleries in 2012.
Design Museum adds Kalashnikov AK-47, Sony Walkman and Midlands motorway sign to displays
From the retro cool of the Walkman and the peculiar allure of the AK-47 rifle to a motorway classic which once signposted drivers to Nottingham and the immortal K6 Kiosk red telephone box, the Design ......
Terence Conran – The Way We Live Now at his Design Museum in London
From his time as a design student to setting up Habitat, a major survey of Terence Conran's life at the Design Museum he founded is a lesson in entrepreneurial dexterity.
Centenary of an Evening Gown gives Downton Abbey twist to Bowes' Paquin show
A fragile dress made by the first female couturier, early 20th century French fashion siren Madame Paquin, stars in new Bowes show Winter 1911 - the centenary of an evening gown.
Design and Democracy show brings Scottish art school finest to Edinburgh Parliament
The Scottish Parliament unites Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, the Edinburgh College of Art, Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and The Glasgow School of Art.
The Specials bassist Horace Panter reveals eye for iconography at London Strand Gallery
Former Fine Art graduate Horace Panter helped design the 2 Tone symbol and spent a decade as Head of Art at a Coventry school. As his band tours the world, his works go on show.
Master of Celtic art: the designs of George Bain at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh
A previously unseen exhibition of the work of George Bain, the father of modern Celtic art, goes on display at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh.
