South East
Plan a day out in the South East of England here! Find hundreds of places to visit - museums, art galleries, historic attractions, castles and stately homes in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Sussex.
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"Extraordinary" Tala show brings Visions of Angola to Kent's Powell-Cotton Museum
Who knew the Powell-Cotton Museum had the largest collection of Angolan heritage in Europe? A new display reinterprets ancient artefacts with the help of a diaspora.
Sussex Downs in bid to become first British UNESCO biosphere reserve for 35 years
Nature nurturers in Sussex are being urged to get involved in a council-backed bid to win biosphere status for the South Downs, drawing funding and support for the area.
Museums at Night 2012: Oxford's Ashmolean, Pitt Rivers and Museum of History of Science
We sample dinosaurs, Bossa nova, 16th century astronomy and a gig from r&b duo AlunaGeorge as Oxford's world-renowned museums unite for Museums at Night 2012.
Bob & Roberta Smith present the University of Misunderstanding at Eastbourne Towner
The artist wants your dodgy artworks and dance moves for a Museums at Nightclub in the south-east's largest gallery which is unlikely ever to be seen again.
All bands on deck in rare Hovercraft Museum opening for Museums at Night 2012
The Hampshire home of Hovercraft craftsmanship only opens to the public six times a year. This year's Museums at Night festival is one of them, to a backdrop of music and soup.
Rising stars AlunaGeorge to play Ashmolean in Oxford's fantastic four for Museums at Night
Having been tipped by some of the hardest critics to please, pop-r&b duo AlunaGeorge headline a late night gig after a Grand Tour of four brilliant museums for explorers in Oxford.
The remarkable Found Landscapes of Roland Collins revealed at last by the Mascalls Gallery
They may be the last remaining link to the world and works of Ravilious, Nash and Piper. Now the paintings of 93-year-old Roland Collins are getting a welcome airing at the Kent space.
Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard explore audience dynamics in solo show at Lighthouse
The film and live art duo bring three pieces to Brighton: File Under Sacred Music, Do you Love me Like I Love You and Performer. Audience. F*** off.
Olivia Plender builds on her research with playful learning environments at MK Gallery
The Milton Keynes Gallery has been transformed into a games room, a 1970s television studio and a replica Google office.
Conceptual craft show draws inspiration from the Messel family's time at Nymans
The National Trust property in East Sussex is the first port of call for the Unravelled project, where a dozen makers have been invited to intervene.
Thirty feet of memories to tour south-east as Cultural Olympiad sees The Boat Project off
The Boat Project, the floating "collage of memories" collected from locals across the south-east, will spend three months travelling after being launched from its boatyard.
The Big Grin: Punch and Judy celebrations begin in sunny Worthing
Within a sausage string of the spot where Samuel Pepys first spotted him, performers are preparing to descend on Covent Garden to mark Mr Punch's 350th birthday. An exhibition in Worthing is one of......
Double Turner nominee Willie Doherty enjoys exhibition at Towner Eastbourne
Disturbance surveys the artist’s distinguished career from the mid 1980s to today, including his most recent work, Ancient Ground, shot on the peat bogs of County Donegal.
The Art of Design: Kenwood in the Kitchen at Lightbox
Bringing the highly successful Kenwood brand back to Woking, where it was launched by Kenneth Wood 65 years ago, The Lightbox takes a look at a classic design.
Glowsticks, Spitfires, Rolf Harris and mustard: Museums at Night 2012 in cities and regions
From Newcastle and Liverpool to Bath and Devon, there are several areas of the country where you can flit between loads of venues for Culture24's Museums at Night this weekend.
