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In Pictures: No 1 Royal Crescent is back in Bath

One of the country's best examples of late Georgian architecture has reopened following an eight-month, £5 million project which has reunited its buildings.

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New Visions showcases regional talent with open show at Bristol's Grant Bradley Gallery

Chosen from an open submission process, 50 emerging and established artists are taking part in The Grant Bradley Gallery's annual exhibition.

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Richard White and Ali Pretty team up with Wiltshire Museum to Walk the White Horses

Artists Ali Pretty and Richard White work with the Wiltshire Museum and Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts to produce a unique experience of Wiltshire’s chalk hillsides.

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The Culture24/7: History and Heritage highlights for June 2013

Death in the Potteries, swimwear in Glasgow, Mary Queen of Scots in Edinburgh and the reopening of a £5 million Georgian mansion in Bath. Here are our history picks.

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The Culture24/7: Your June 2013 Science and Nature highlights

From Bournemouth to Inverness, there are five impressive science festivals to choose from this month, as well as a couple of excellent new exhibitions.

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Summer Tate St Ives exhibition dodges smoke damage after deep fat fryer fire

Fears that artworks may have been affected by a kitchen fire attended by three ambulances have been allayed at Cornwall's best-known art gallery.

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Punk collage, textiles and iconic installations in Tate St Ives Summer 2013 show

Tate St Ives' eclectic summer show features eight artists including Linder Sterling, Patrick Heron and Allen Ruppensberg.

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Museums at Night Report: Gavin Turk, pyramid power and Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Artist Gavin Turk's occult new sculptures are among the after-hours attractions in the West country. Mark Sheerin explores the power of pyramids.

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Gavin Turk on pharaohs, pyramids and magic carpet rides ahead of Museums at Night 2013

Gavin Turk is heading to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery for Museums at Night. Here he tells Mark Sheerin about the power of the pyramids and other wisdom from the east.

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Seeds of Change: Artist and Arnolfini create A Floating Ballast Seed Garden in Bristol

An ongoing investigation by Brazilian artist Maria Thereza Alves into ballast flora in the port cities of Europe has birthed an inimitable botanical landmark in Bristol.

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Culture24/7: Science and Nature highlights for May 2013

From the Thames and Kew Gardens to Greenland and journeys through the Earth, May is an inspiring month in Science and Nature. Here are a few exhibitions we've spotted.

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"Impossibly excited" Watershed organisers launch search for Magician in Residence

Watershed is inviting applications in a search for a magician, artist, illusionist or designer to take part in a two-month project at the Bristol venue.

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Affordable Art Fair to return to Brunel's Old Station in Bristol

Aiming for modest prices and an air of inclusivity, the Bristol edition of the international art fair returns to the city for the 11th time at the end of this week.

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Nick Harkaway and Neil Gaiman help literary trip These Pages Fall Like Ash in Bristol

Using a hand-crafted wooden book and their mobile phone, visitors to Bristol's Watershed will be able to follow stories through the city streets in a new literary adventure.

Chez Paulette on the Sunset Strip takes Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson to Plymouth Peninsula

Transporting a star-studded Los Angeles coffee house from half a century ago to Devon, Peninsula Arts Gallery's new show owes everything to a great storyteller.

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