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The Lightbox lets the public have their say on Jenny Holzer exhibition

Reactions to Jenny Holzer’s controversial exhibition at The Lightbox have been captured in a new video by James ML Muller.

Paula Rego's picks from British Council Collection: Thresholds at Whitechapel Gallery

When the British Council Collection gave Paula Rego the chance to form an exhibition, the former Turner Prize winner came up with Thresholds, a suggestive range of more than 50 works.

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Richard Grayson gets textual at De La Warr Pavilion

A look back at five years of work by Richard Grayson shows an enduring interest in language and the alternate worlds it can create. Video, prints and drawings all feature in the show at De La Warr Pavilion.

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André Stitt shows Substance at Golden Thread Gallery

A hybrid retrospective/catalogue is being held for one of Northern Ireland's foremost contemporary artists. Be warned André Stitt's performance "akshuns" may shock.

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British Library puts Captain Scott's final diary online

Digital versions of Captain Scott's last three diaries have been made available online by the British Library as part of their ground-breaking Turning the Pages initiative.

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WWII tragedy of Lidice remembered in Ffotogallery exhibition

An ambitious new exhibition at Ffotogallery in Wales sees three artists responding to an atmospheric Humphrey Jennings documentary made about a brutal Nazi atrocity in wartime Czechoslovakia.

Sweet solution saves Medieval Leicester bridge at Snibston Discovery Museum

Scientists have unveiled part of an 11th century bridge linking London with the North after immersing sections of the Medieval structure in 70 tons of liquid sugar.

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Palaeontologists use rotting fish to reveal the secrets of our ancestors

Palaeontologists from the Department of Geology at the University of Leicester have devised a new method of extracting information from 500 million-year-old fossils – studying rotting fish.

Archaeologists say Leicestershire silver gem is Britain's oldest Roman coin

A silver coin found in a vast hoard at Hallaton in Leicestershire last year has been declared the oldest Roman coin ever found in Britain and put on display in a special gallery at Harborough Museum.

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Imperial War Museum Duxford prepares for Battle of Britain 70th anniversary

Imperial War Museum Duxford is lining up a series of events and exhibitions to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

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Dürer and Italy at the Hunterian Art Gallery

Glasgow’s Hunterian Museum is mining its superb collection of Renaissance prints for an exploration of the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance, German artist Albrecht Dürer.

Mechanical submarine returned to U-Boat Story at Liverpool Woodside Ferry Terminal

Resurgam, the 10-ton replica of the world's first mechanically-propelled submarine, has returned to the U-Boat Story in Liverpool after a repair mission by experts at Birkenhead's Maritime and...

Picture Special: Magnificent Maps - Power, Propaganda and Art at the British Library

This summer's spectacular from the British Library will display 100 of the greatest maps in the world, many of which have never been on public display before.

Work from Feltham Young Offenders Institute to go on display at National Gallery

The National Gallery will be showcasing 55 pieces of artwork produced by young men at Feltham Young Offenders Institution as part of their Inside Art outreach programme.

What a load of Crapper - National Trust commemorates centenary of lavatory legend

To commemorate the centenary of the death of lavatory legend Thomas Crapper, the National Trust is encouraging you to explore the many toilets through time that can be found in their properties.

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