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News 4,000-year-old mummy to go back on display after evading crystal deathThe tomb of Pa-ikh-mennu - who once worked at the temple of Amun in Thebe in modern Luxor - will go back on show in Warrington after being saved from a mysterious white growth.24 March 2014 -
News £78 million arts centre The Factory to make Manchester "cultural counterweight" to LondonPoliticians and the Arts Council are backing a huge artist-led venue at the centre of a creative village in Manchester which leaders say will rival London's Coliseum.03 December 2014 -
Preview "Absolutely gorgeous" Sculpture Centre to open in Bury with international Text FestivalPartly opened in the Lancashire town's culture complex following library cuts, the new Bury Sculpture Centre is preparing to launch. Curator Tony Trehy explains all.29 April 2014 -
News Archaeologists ask robber to return items and receive two-week history rehabilitationBig Heritage say they will help a robber who stole items including a replica bog body and an iPad to escape their "crap circumstances" if they come forward.27 February 2014 -
News Archaeologists channel spirit of Rastamouse as robber returns iPad to police in LiverpoolAn iPad stolen from an archaeology van has been returned to a Merseyside police station following a Big Heritage appeal seen by more than 250,000 people.04 March 2014 -
News Archaeologists find bullets and shells at "enigma" Western Front practice trenches used by World War I soldiers in CumbriaArchaeologists have found bulletheads and shellcases from the First World War at practice trenches which later became a moving target range and gunnery school during World War II.27 November 2014 -
News Archaeologists find fertility genius, godheads and oil lamps in Roman CumbriaArchaeologists say their discoveries on flooded land at Papcastle, in Cumbria, happen "once in a lifetime".29 October 2014 -
News Archaeologists head back to Roman Maryport site to investigate building uncovered in 2013Volunteers and archaeologist are returning to the Roman Maryport archaeological site, on the western extremity of Hardrian's Wall in Cumbria, to investigate a large house unearthed last year.14 April 2014 -
C24 Feature Artist's Statement: An art gallery's first Philosopher-in-ResidenceDr Panayiota Vassilopoulou, from the University of Liverpool, talks city centre art galleries and reflecting on oneself at The Bluecoat.07 May 2014 -
Interview Art's Halo Effect: Maria Balshaw on the developing art infrastructure in ManchesterAs a major artwork by Ryan Gander is unveiled in Beswick, Culture24 hears from the Director of Manchester Art Gallery and the Whitworth about the changing cultural landscape of the north-west.11 December 2014 -
In Pictures Axeheads, burials, knives and more from the Viking cemetery which amazed archaeologists in CumbriaThe latest work by archaeologists at Cumwhitton, in Cumbria, has been nominated for a prestigious archaeological award. See some of the discoveries made at the site since 2004.11 December 2014 -
Preview Beetles, python-stuffing, fire-breathers and cinemas: Museums at Night in LancashireThe Festival of Wonders returns to Pennine Lancashire this Museums at Night. From bug-handling to medieval banquets, organiser Elaine Lees picks some highlights.30 April 2014 -
News Book of Byron's poems offers link to deported Chartist at People's History MuseumA book of poems by Lord Byron is offering curators and visitors at the People's History Museum in Manchester a tangible link to the life of deported Chartist William Cuffay.13 June 2014 -
News Bootle woman's spirit symbol of death in Ancient Egypt revealed for first time in 40 yearsHidden from public view since the closure of a museum 40 years ago, the ba-bird - a coffin symbol from the 19th century - has gone on show as part of a major Egyptology gallery.23 October 2014 -
News Container full of brains brings science art to Blackpool IlluminationsArtist Jo Berry has developed a new artwork, Brain Container, featuring a series of rotating brains in cast acrylic rotating discs for the Blackpool Illuminations.23 October 2014 -
C24 Feature Curator's Choice: Meg McHugh on Olympic bike racing stars and boneshakersA "very heavy" Boneshaker from 1868 and Victoria Pendleton's aerodynamic vehicle from the 2012 Olympics are among the highlights at MOSI's new exhibition.21 July 2014 -
Deirdre Barlow's prize glasses under watch as Coronation Street tours open to publicEna Sharples' hair net, Hilda Ogden's curlers and Vera Duckworth's hooped earrings are among the exhibits as Coronation Street prepares to open for public tours.04 April 2014 -
Preview Dodos, Lewis Carroll and Polly Morgan: Inside Warrington's Cabinet of CuriositiesA spectacular new gallery at the 19th century Warrington Museum features more than 80 colourful birds, a seal and a giant anteater. Manager Janice Hayes tells us more.04 February 2014 -
Preview Festival overload: a look at the art festivals, biennials and triennials of 2014It's a bumper year for bi-annual and tri-annual art festivals and this is the only round up you need: from Glasgow Festival to Whitstable Biennale, here's what to put in the diary.15 January 2014 -
News Full steam ahead for the Flying Scotsman as National Railway Museum gives green signalA "hidden element" which could have scuppered the plan to return the iconic train to the mainline railway will prove straightforward to solve, according to engineers.21 January 2014
