North West
A Terrible Beauty: Edward Wilson in Antarctica 1902-1912 at Brantwood
The works of Edward Wilson, artist, explorer, naturalist and doctor on the Scott expeditions to Antarctica are currently showing at Ruskin's former Lakeland home, Brantwood.
Museum of Science and Industry's Mini makes way for £7 million redevelopment
A Mini lifted by millions of people at the Museum of Science and Industry will be moved in a £7million project.
Manchester's Gallery of Costume to reopen after two-year, £1.3million revamp
The Gallery of Costume in Manchester is to reopen following a two-year, £1.3 million overhaul on March 13.
Nude artist Spencer Tunick announces Lowry-inspired project in Manchester and Salford
Spencer Tunick, the American artist known for inviting nude volunteers to pose outside dozens of landmarks, is looking for 1,000 exhibitionists to take part in his latest project as part of the 10th...
New gallery at World Museum Liverpool explores Ancient Greeks
A new display at World Museum Liverpool reveals the inspirational world of the ancient Greeks and the influence they still hold across the modern world.
Artists shape up for a bold 2010 Tatton Park Biennial
More than 20 bold projects are set to transform Tatton Park this summer. For their second Biennial, curators Danielle Arnaud and Jordan Kaplan have asked artists to examine the history and context of ...
Age-old uniforms allow National Railway Museum to track history of train workers
The National Railway Museum has teamed up with a group of decorative and fine art specialists to investigate the uniforms of former railway workers in a bid to find out more about their former...
Tatton Park's Home Farm celebrates arrival of eight rare Saddleback piglets
Home Farm, at Tatton Park in Cheshire, is celebrating the birth of eight rare breed Saddleback pigs, whose unique markings make them stand out from the crowd.
Urbis Has Left the Building: pop culture museum bows out with retrospective
Urbis celebrates its rise to international renown with a final show in Manchester. Urbis Has Left the Building: Six Years of the Best Exhibitions In Pop Culture offers a chance to revisit some...
Stuffed bear show makes nature more real at Manchester Museum this weekend
Icelandic artist Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and UK collaborator Mark Wilson photographed every taxidermied bear in the UK between 2002 and 2004. The resulting visual narrative is about to go on show ...
Sonia Boyce transforms Liverpool's Bluecoat with Like Love - Parts One and Two and Action
British cultural pioneer Sonia Boyce has returned to take over Liverpool's Bluecoat gallery 25 years after her first exhibition at the gallery, Black Skin/Bluecoat.
Sir Paul McCartney and Chris Evans urge National Trust to save Abbey Road
Radio 2 breakfast show host Chris Evans is leading a campaign to help the National Trust buy the Abbey Road studios of the Beatles after owners EMI were rumoured to have put the London site up for...
Fruity Plantastic show of robots and magical realms at World Museum Liverpool
From exploding seeds and piles of artificial dung to fruity pinball machines and vicious Venus flytraps, World Museum Liverpool's Plantastic show is set to excite families of all ages.
Historic pair of Preston parks to be revamped in £2.5 million restoration project
Work to replace disease-ridden trees in Miller and Avenham Parks, a picturesque pair of popular public beauty spots in Preston, will begin this spring as part of a £2.5 million restoration project.
Aubrey Williams: Atlantic Fire at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool
Produced in partnership with the October Gallery in London, Atlantic Fire at Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery takes a fresh look at the work of the powerful Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams.
