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A home for history: Sneak preview of Brighton and Hove's new £19 million Keep archive

Two years after construction work began, archivists have been given the keys to an impressive new community resource in Sussex. Duncan Andrews takes a look.

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RAF Museum’s First World War "First Air War" gallery receives Lottery support

The Royal Air Force Museum’s plan to develop its historic Grahame-White Factory into a new exhibition for the First World War centenary in 2014 has received HLF support.

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British Library invites public to shape "addictive" Google Earth maps project

Casting their eye over an online display of more than 800 ancient layouts from across the centuries, online volunteers are being given the chance to help update the British Library's collection of more than 4.5 million maps.

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Imperial War Museum launches online Google exhibitions for Holocaust Memorial Day

The Imperial War Museum has released two hard-hitting digital exhibitions via Google's virtual museum, Cultural Institute, for Holocaust Memorial Day.

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BBC and Public Catalogue Foundation complete heroic Your Paintings online mission

The public can see every oil painting in public ownership online after an eight-year campaign to commit almost 212,000 works to a dedicated website.

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RAF Museum to digitise thousands of World War I archive records for 1914-18 centenary

The RAF Museum has received a £64,000 grant to help it digitise, preserve and provide public access to around 300,000 First World War personnel records.

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Axis turns 21: Chief Executive Sheila McGregor talks art, longevity and digital technology

As the online database for visual artists reaches a milestone birthday, we ask its director about the past, the future and the secrets of longevity.

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RAF Museum asks public to choose objects for its World War One centenary exhibition

The Royal Air Force Museum London is asking members of the public to choose objects from its archives for a new permanent exhibition.

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Pulp fiction: Jarvis Cocker launches "fantastic" new Wakefield One library and museum

The enigmatic singer and author was on hand to launch an impressive new centre in the West Yorkshire city of Wakefield, complete with a museum and 60,000 books.

Historic Royal Palaces launch 1,000-year-old Facebook timeline of Tower of London

Organisers at the Tower of London have post-dated an "incredible" timeline on the fortress's Facebook page, telling tales of Henry VIII and more along the way.

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National Army Museum oil painting collection goes online at Your Paintings

The National Army Museum’s important collection of 643 oil paintings are the latest to be digitised for the Your Paintings project.

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New set of audio trails help bring the Cornish Mining World Heritage landscape vividly to life

Cornish Mining World Heritage have developed and published a new set of free audio trails that bring the history, people and places within the UNESCO World Heritage site to life.

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Nancy Mauro-Flude takes to Phoenix Gallery for Error in Time at Brighton Digital Festival 2012

Exploring the relationship between mankind and machines, a lecture and performance launched digital platform E-Permanent and the Brighton Digital Festival.

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Saatchi Online launches world's largest online exhibition: 100 Curators for 100 Days

Saatchi Online's mission to give up-and-coming artists a chance to find an audience - and flog some work - sees 100 curators select 1,000 emerging artists for an online exhibition.

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JW Waterhouse "self portrait" reattributed in National Portrait Gallery online catalogue

The National Portrait Gallery has used its newly launched online catalogue of Later Victorian Portraits to reveal some research on its recently acquired portrait of JW Waterhouse.

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