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Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books at Cambridge University Library
"Ten mini-exhibitions rolled into one" as curators choose tomes from centuries ago, journals from the trenches and Royal sermon books in a crop of collections in Cambridge.
National Trust reports "meteoric" rise of seal pups on Norfolk coast's Blakeney Point
A popular Norfolk nature reserve is appealing to the public to help look out for grey seals following a 31-fold population explosion since their introduction a decade ago.
Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum traces a history of the pencil in Grey Matters: Graphite
From the "strange black material" once found near the current site of Cumberland's Pencil Museum to exploding graphite balloons, the Fitzwilliam tells a history through artworks.
Parliament Week: A Cromwellian Act and Seal from the Cromwell Museum
To mark Parliament Week, John Goldsmith of the Cromwell Museum reveals two new artifacts that relate to the story of Parliamentary democracy.
University of Cambridge invites public to recreate Darwin's bid to read human emotions
The university uses its Festival of Ideas to launch an experiment where the public can recreate Darwin's tests for The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.
The Mo in Sheringham combines with Little Theatre to explore Norfolk in World War Two
Young historians and performers in Norfolk are being invited to explore what life was like in North Norfolk in World War Two, and take part in a public performance about the War.
Daleks, martians, statues, Vikings and intoxication: Cambridge Festival of Ideas returns for 2011
Michael Moore can't make it and Tim Minchin and Richard Dawkins have long sold out. But it's the smaller draws at the University of Cambridge's festival which catch the eye.
Vermeer's Women: The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge embraces Secrets and Silence
Paintings of females by Johannes Vermeer and his contemporaries from the Dutch Golden Age also reveal the social ideals of the seventeenth century.
Firstsite opens doors to Colchester past, present and future with Camulodunum
The new £22 million gallery stages an inaugural show all about the historic Essex town, featuring work by Warhol, Ai Weiwei, Robert Smithson and many more.
Kettle's Yard celebrates Bridget Riley's 80th birthday in Colour, Stripes, Planes and Curves
Thirty years of design innovation by Bridget Riley are marked in a unique show at the Cambridge gallery which has played an important role in her career.
Heritage Open Days 2011: Culture24 picks ten to try across the UK as the doors open
Heritage Open Days returns this weekend with thousands of buildings and landmarks allowing free entry to visitors. We take a look at ten of them.
Rare slate work of Christ by 17th century painter Marcantonio Bassetti joins Fitzwilliam Museum
Organisers at the Cambridge venue are celebrating the acquisition of a "rare and important" depiction of Christ alongside the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdelene.
In Pictures: Spitfire celebrates its 75th anniversary at Duxford
Thousands gathered this weekend for thrilling aerial acrobatics at Imperial War Museum Duxford, celebrating the iconic fighter's 70th anniversary.
Wizarding pyschedelia at Wysing Arts Centre's second annual music event
Get ready for inter-dimensional barrier-pushing as the Wysing Arts Centre returns with Past Present Future Space-Time
Saffron Walden celebrates its Maze heritage with week-long Maze Festival
The delightful Essex town of Saffron Walden is turning over its streets to an amazing festival that celebrates its unusual heritage of mazes.
