Rural Heritage
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Swan Upping brings 900 years of royal tradition to the River and Rowing Museum
Clad in the Queen's uniform, a group of rowers will monitor swans as part of an ancient tradition on the Thames this month. An exhibition devoted to them explains more.
Review: Sou Fujimoto's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Designed by the Japanese-born rising star of design, this year's extraordinary Serpentine Pavilion is somewhere between a nest and a cave, says Ruth Hazard.
From ancient woodlands to industrial mills - HLF supports five projects with £18 million
The Heritage Lottery Fund has chosen five projects which "celebrate the breadth of the UK's heritage" in a potential round of funding worth £18 million.
Design Museum launches pop-up garden in The Tank over the River Thames
Containing designs by leading contemporary artists, a new pop-up garden will provide a haven for visitors at the Design Museum as part of an Anglo-Swiss partnership.
Full range of Sir Tatton Sykes' architectural "works of art" to open to public in Yorkshire
A set of churches along the Wolds of East and West Yorkshire, created by a baronet father-and-son more than a century ago, will open to the public for a weekend in May.
Enlightenment! Derbyshire Setting the Eighteenth Century Pace at Strutt's North Mill
Representing a collaborative effort between curators in Belper, Buxton and Derby, a new exhibition features some inspiring examples from Derbyshire's creative history.
Collective Observations: Folklore and Photography – from Benjamin Stone to Flickr at the Towner
Ever been to Lewes Bonfire Night, Shetland Up Helly Aa or South Queensferry's Burry Man? See snapshots from folkloric history at the Towner in Eastbourne.
Joe Hesketh retraces Witch Trials in A Pendle Investigation at Newman Street Gallery
An emotive series of paintings by artist and "witch" Joe Hesketh explores the stories of people executed for witchcraft, retracing their paths after 400 years.
Falcon Hildred's "unique" industrial landscapes go on display at Ironbridge Gorge
Ironbridge Gorge displays some of its newly-acquired collection of more than 600 industrial landscapes by the artist Falcon Hildred, representing a lifetime of work.
I Spy the Countryside: Collecting 20th Century Rural Life at the Museum of East Anglian Life
Organisers want feedback and ideas from the public on how to expand their collections as a new display on the history of the countryside goes on show in Stowmarket.
Cornish Mining World Heritage: The Count House and coast at Botallack Mine, St Just
Jamie Maddison continues his journey across the Mining Heritage Landscape of Cornwall by following an audio trail that uncovers the story of Botallack Mine, St Just.
Culture24/7: Marilyn Monroe and more in our History and Heritage picks
Black History Month, Food and Farming, Modern British Childhood, Old Norse and Jorvik panpipes: here are a few of our favourite things in History and Heritage this month.
1000 Years of Traditional Crafts returns to Lincoln Castle and Museum of Rural Life
The popular weekend of traditional crafts returns to Lincoln this weekend with over 50 heritage skills on display across two of the city's heritage sites.
Oil's well in Aberdeen as Peacock Visual Arts presents group show OilScapes
Organised by curators from the Royal College of Art and the University of Aberdeen, a new exhibition takes a range of approaches to exploring the visual and political oil industry.
Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Festival celebrates UNESCO sites in historic Shropshire
Firework displays, river cruises, donkey rides and guided tours in the company of historians await visitors to the historic Ironbridge area on the River Severn for the next week.
