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Hajj: The British Museum journeys to the heart of Islam
The world's first exhibition on Hajj - the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca - has opened at the British Museum with a wealth of rare artefacts and treasures.
Voltaire's English alter ego unmasked in letters discovered by Oxford University Professor
Fourteen newly discovered Voltaire letters have allowed an Oxford University team to shed light on his brief but important time in England.
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.
Brilliant biologist D'Arcy Thompson inspires new art collection at University of Dundee
The late 19th and early 18th century polymath, best known for book On Growth and Form and decades of academic leadership, will be the subject of a £100,000 art collection.
Ragtime to Riches – a Musical Legacy honours Walter Harding at the Bodleian Library
Walter Harding, the Chicago ragtime pianist who assembled the world's largest collection of 17th and 18th century music and verse, has his achievements celebrated in Oxford.
Stella Vine sells special Brontë sisters portrait to help save Haworth church roof
Painter Stella Vine has stepped in to try and revive the fortunes of the church in Haworth, Yorkshire where Charlotte and Emily Brontë are buried.
Edinburgh's Central Library to be centrepiece of multi-million pound cultural redevelopment
The historic Central Library in Edinburgh is the be the focus of a new development to make a library and cultural centre fit for the UNESCO City of Literature.
Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton and Galileo star in Treasures of the Royal Society
The science academy reveals library books spanning 350 years of exploration and genius, including the 17th century Natural and Political Observations...upon the Bills of Mortality.
A Hankering After Ghosts: British Library's Charles Dickens and the Supernatural
To mark the bicentenary of his birth, the British Library in London goes beyond A Christmas Carol for a new exhibition on Charles Dickens, the supernatural and the macabre.
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens tells The Truth About Faeries in illuminating style
The Sunderland Museum's pre-Christmas show is a treat for young imaginations and an illustration masterclass ranging from the Pre-Raphaelites to Ladybird books and fake photos.
Museums and galleries celebrate huge audience increase after 10 years of free entry
A decade after government-sponsored museums and galleries were made free to the public, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport releases figures showing its impact.
Once in a lifetime glimpse of Royal Manuscripts as Genius of Illumination dazzles at the British Library
Jenni Davidson takes a look at Medieval masterpieces among an exhibition which spans the bookshelves of 300 years of English kings and queens from a collection founded by Edward IV.
In Pictures: Through the looking glass at Tate Liverpool as Alice in Wonderland show opens
From Lewis Carroll's original version of her adventures in 1865 to art by Paul Nash, Max Ernst and Salvador Dali, the new show at Tate Liverpool is devoted to Alice.
Parliament Week Curator's Choice: Dr Alan Borthwick chooses the 691-year-old Declaration of Arbroath
Dr Alan Borthwick of the National Records of Scotland talks about the Declaration of Arbroath and why its message still has significance today.
Parliament Week: Dr Hugh Doherty on the Magna Carta at the Bodleian Library
The Medieval manuscripts expert at the University of Oxford tells us about trawling the country in pursuit of Magna Carta, the ruthless exploits of King John and the abiding influence of the famous......
