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Article: Review Museums at Night Report: Gavin Turk, pyramid power and Bristol Museum and Art GalleryArtist Gavin Turk's occult new sculptures are among the after-hours attractions in the West country. Mark Sheerin explores the power of pyramids.17 May 2015 -
Article: Preview Seeds of Change: Artist and Arnolfini create A Floating Ballast Seed Garden in BristolAn 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.02 May 2013 -
Article: News "Impossibly excited" Watershed organisers launch search for Magician in ResidenceWatershed 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.29 April 2013 -
Article: News Nick Harkaway and Neil Gaiman help literary trip These Pages Fall Like Ash in BristolUsing 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.18 April 2013 -
Article: Feature Curator's Choice: Amber Druce picks a tomb painting from Pharaoh: RebornDozens of watercolour recordings of tomb decorations from Ancient Egypt are about to go on show at the city's Museum and Art Gallery. We find out about one of them.03 April 2013 -
Article: News in Brief Clifton Suspension Bridge invites public to help with new Heritage and Learning CentreOrganisers at the Bristol landmark want the public to inform a series of exhibitions at its new visitor centre and volunteer to help with the accompanying activities programme.05 March 2013 -
Article: Feature Curator's Choice: Sue Giles on a toy from a child's grave at Bristol's King of Egypt showThe Curator of Ethnography at Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery tells us about a linen ball, designed for the afterlife, at the forthcoming Pharaoh: King of Egypt show.20 February 2013 -
Article: News Watershed residencies create drawing robot and rotting Geiger-Müller Sound SystemA robot capable of making original drawings and a rotting 19th century harmonium represent the results of art-technology experiment the Pervasive Media Studio in Bristol.28 January 2013 -
Article Postboxes in Bristol to speak to public via text after PAN Studios win Playable City AwardPeople in Bristol will be able to exchange messages with bollards, benches and other street objects in a project devised by the £30,000 winners of a digital art competition.21 January 2013 -
Article: News Ten artists vie for Playable City, Bristol's public art award with a technological twistPlayable City, Bristol's £30,000 award for a public artwork to play across the city's streets in summer 2013, has announced a shortlist of ten artists.17 December 2012 -
Article: Preview Ai Weiwei's Ton of Tea has No Borders for Bristol Museum and Art Gallery and ArnolfiniThe first UK appearance of a block of compressed tea leaves from Ai Weiwei's native China is one of the highlights of a multi-national contemporary art exhibition in Bristol.06 December 2012 -
Article: News Watershed launches £30,000 International Playable City Award for playful public artworkA new £30,000 award for a public artwork that is playful and uses technology to engage audiences with city culture has been launched by Watershed in Bristol.24 October 2012 -
Article: Preview REACT showcase previews the future of heritage sites at Watershed in BristolSix digital technology projects developed by museums, cemeteries, theatres and parks as part of the Heritage Sandbox project are showcased this weekend in Bristol.27 September 2012 -
Article: Preview The Culture24/7: Science and Nature brilliance for September 2012The British Science Festival and Brighton Digital Festival stand out in a packed month of science. Major shows at the Royal Observatory, in Bristol and in Nottingham also feature.03 September 2012 -
Article: News in Brief RWA calls for submissions for 160th Autumn Exhibition showcasing contemporary artThe Royal West of England Academy has issued an open invitation for entries from all artistic disciplines to feature in its annual exhibition in Bristol this October.30 August 2012 -
Article: Preview M Shed looks back over 200 years to chart the development of Bristol Urban SportUsing photography, film and memorabilia, M Shed reveals how the city's unique landscape influences alternative sports and provides a picture of the people who take part.10 August 2012 -
Article: Preview Art through sci-fi at Royal West of England Academy's Unnatural Natural History in BristolAddressing man's decimation of the planet, artists explore an alternative world where natural objects have metamorphosed into unnatural forms due to environmental pressure.12 July 2012 -
Article: Preview Watershed digital creativity centre marks 30th Birthday with 30-hour long eventThe team behind Bristol's media studio and cultural cinema is marking the date with a programme showcasing art, television and creative work all made in the city.07 June 2012 -
Article: News Cemeteries, ships and coffins as Heritage Sandbox backs £300,000 of digital projectsThe "Creative Economy" - and heritage fans - receive good news as six digital history projects share a £300,000 award linked to the Arts and Humanities Research Council.13 April 2012 -
Article: Preview Haroon Mirza brings the noise with sound installations at Bristol's Spike IslandA new show at Spike Island titled /|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/| finds the young Sheffield-based artist Haroon Mirza building on successes of 2011.24 January 2012 -
Article: Preview Museum Show Part 2 brings back 11 semi-fictional institutions to Arnolfini BristolVicente Razo, Simon Fujiwara and Hu Xiangqian are among the artists who double up as museum directors for the second part of a playful survey at the Arnolfini.04 January 2012 -
Article: Trail Known Homosexuals - Lesbian History In The ArchivesA trail developed for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month that looks at where to find and search for lesbian histories in archives in England and Wales.12 February 2007 -
Article: Trail Innovation And Diversity - A Trail Of Artist Run Galleries In EnglandArtists are increasingly running independent spaces - home to some of the most innovative, diverse and stimulating art exhibitions around today.19 October 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 3 - The People's Museum In The South WestDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of the south west. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006
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Article: Trail The Greatest Briton - On The Trail Of Isambard Kingdom BrunelBridges, tunnels, passenger ships, docks, railways and... gardens! Brunel built them all. To celebrate his bicentenary we take a tour of the engineer's diverse projects.05 April 2006 -
Article: Trail Brunel 200Bristol, engineer, 2006 - yes, it's the bicentenary of the birth of Bristol's famous son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel...05 January 2006
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Article: Trail 1945-2005 Sixty Years On From World War TwoSixty years ago, bells rang around the world celebrating the end of WW2. Read more about UK commemorations and the museums whose collections mark the conflict.21 March 2005 -
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Article: Trail Brunel: Bristol's Brilliant EngineerA tour of the city owes a good deal to this great Victorian, who went west to convalesce, built an astonishing bridge, some great ships and the floating harbour as well.29 July 2004 -
Article: Trail All Aboard! Visit A Heritage Railway This SummerPrefer your history on the move? Why not try one of the many heritage railways around the UK? Whether you prefer to explore artefacts from the time of steam or experience the puffing and clanging of a working steam locomotive there are plenty of places to visit.27 May 2004
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Article: Trail See Time Fly - The Centenary Of Aviation Museum TrailDecember 17, 2003 marks 100 years since the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight. Check out our trail for the best places to be on this historic occasion.15 December 2003 -
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Article: Trail Where To Find The Pre-Raphaelites In The RegionsA look at some of the regional gallery collections holding important Pre-Raphaelite artworks-01 October 2003 -
Article: Trail Science Centres - Cutting-Edge Entertainment All Over Britain90% of the UK population lives within two hours of a science centre so there's no excuse for not getting out there and visiting one of them!08 March 2002 -
Article: Trail Sculptured Structures: A Museum Architecture TrailEnormous greenhouses, transparent foil walls, rooms suspended in dark voids and towers that rotate. Is it a rocket or a museum?20 January 2002 -
Article: Trail Museum Shop Trail: Gifts with Added Culture!Fed up with the usual disposable birthday presents? Follow our museum shop trail - Britain's museums and galleries are great places to find gifts with a difference.29 November 2001 -
Article: Trail Bristol Blighted By Blitz
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Article: Trail Great Inventions And Great Changes In A Great CityFrom the tallest building in the UK to the first ever under-river tunnel, our trail takes you to the heart of the Docklands and gives you an insight into the works of famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel -
Article: Trail Port Cities Bristol
