East Midlands
Plan your day out in the East Midlands! Find hundreds of places to visit - museums, art galleries, historic attractions, castles and stately homes in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.
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Eye of the beholder: The Art of Visual Perception at Embrace Arts in Leicester
A collaboration between visual artist Mariano Molina and neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga reveals in image and words what the brain really sees when it looks at art.
British Museum experts show off 2,000-year-old silver Roman Hallaton Helmet
Ten years after it was discovered alongside hundreds of Roman coins and the feast of a pig at the Leicestershire home of one of the most important Iron Age archaeological sites in Britain, a one-of-a-kind silver helmet is about to go on permanent public display.
Steel dogs and coppiced willow tree sculptures as the Ferrers Gallery enjoys Animal Magic
A playful show to spark the imagination for the opening one of the year at the Ferrers in Leicestershire, where visitors will be treated to beautiful sculptures celebrating nature.
Derby's Quad gallery captures cinematic cool for noir journey A Darkness More Than Night
Curators take a "forensic" approach to the influence of the film genre of the 1940s and 1950s, inviting artistic responses from across the world in a cinematic winter exhibition.
Klaus Weber considers scientific advances with installations at Nottingham Contemporary
The German artist takes 19th century responses to Darwinism as his starting point in a show which explores our changing understanding of the natural world.
Plans to "re-energise" Northampton Museum and Art Gallery go on display to the public
Wide-ranging improvements designed to turn Northampton's museum into a "big city" venue have gone on show in a project which is expected to be completed in 2012.
In Pictures: Part Two of monumental sculpture show Beyond Limits at Chatsworth
Damien Hirst's winged Pegasus and Marc Quinn's Burning Desire are overseen by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire in the second part of our series fromthe stately house.
In Pictures: Splendour of Chatsworth in Derbyshire hosts top sculptors in Beyond Limits
Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn, Lynn Chadwick and Barry Flanagan are among the stars in a show of monumental sculpture at the stately home. Here's part one of our picture special.
Leicester's German Expressionist art gems resurface at New Walk
A new permanent gallery, Expressionist Spirit: Early 20th Century German Art, reveals a 350-work collection initiated by collectors and artists fleeing Hitler's National Socialist Party.
Tattershall Castle pierces the serentiy of Lincolnshire with its biker friendly artwork
The National Trust is about to unleash Dark Materials, a Gothic, biker friendly sculptural installation at their Grade I-listed property Tattershall Castle.
Sir David Attenborough launches Dinosaur Gallery at Leicester's New Walk Museum
The broadcaster launches a gallery which includes ancient fossils from the Charnwood Forest which has starred in his BBC shows, enormous dinosaurs and meteorites.
Dino podcasts released as New Walk Museum prepares to launch new Dinosaur Gallery
Nine films focusing on the stars of the museum's new Dinosaur Gallery are being released daily in the run up to its opening on September 3.
Open submission policy triumph as Salon des Refusés bowls into Surface Gallery, Nottingham
Curators at the Surface Gallery have added hundreds of alternative artworks to their walls, managing to assemble the veritable deluge in less than three days.
Snibston Discovery Museum predicts a return to toys like Action Man and Tiny Tears
Experts from Snibston Discovery Museum, the Leicestershire home to a fine collection of toys produced at the Palitoy factory in Coalville, are predicting a return to the toys of yesteryear.
Southwell Workhouse correspondence now online at National Archives
Thanks to a joint venture between the National Trust and the National Archives, a fresh perspective on the lives of Victorian unfortunates has been revealed.
