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A mother, a homeless man and a fashionista battle it out for 2014 BP Portrait Award
In a record-breaking year for entries, three artists have been short-listed for the 25th anniversary BP Portrait Award 2014 at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Art
Curator's Choice: Henri Matisse – The Cut-Outs at Tate Modern
Nicholas Cullinan, the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and co-curator of Tate's Matisse show, on key works from the exhibition.
History & Heritage
Bath Fashion Museum enlists public to explore women's fashions during World War One
Residents in Somerset are being asked to help stage The Great War in Costume: Family and Fashion on the Home Front by sharing their keepsakes and mementos.
Science & Nature
Huge meteorites and baby T-Rexes: Armagh Planetarium shoots for the stars
The Northern Irish venue's first event for Museums at Night features a cinema, balloons and a robotic dinosaur made out of foam. We find out more.
Spliced
Only surviving town gasworks in England and Wales to open for Museums at Night
The Gas Museum in the Norfolk town of Fakenham will light a lamp for the public this May. Chairman Mike Bridges tells us about pubs, cookers and the holes in every field.
Teachers
Culture Street: Introducing a new creative website for kids that supports the Arts Award
Culture Street Content Director Keith Alexander introduces his new project designed to connect teachers and pupils with contemporary artists, writers, filmmakers and performers.
