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Artist, actor and comedian, Johnny Vegas, tells us about the people, places and moments that have influenced who he is today.

Fallon, 27, becomes youngest winner since 1957 with ‘If You Were Certain, What Would You Do Then?’ Walker Art Gallery and John Moores Painting Prize Trust have announced Ally Fallon as the winner of ...

Please be aware that the temporary exhibition space at Sudley House will be closed beginning 23 September 2025. These closures come ahead of a new display opening on the first floor, Innocence and ...

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The sitter in this portrait is Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac (born in 1749, died in 1793). She is best remembered as the favourite companion of the infamous Queen of ...

How the recording studio went from merely a tool, to part of the essential fabric of music. Although multitrack recorders were developed as early as the 1940s, at the time The Beatles started their ...

When you imagine life in ancient Egypt, gardens probably don't automatically spring to mind. Marion Servat-Fredericq from our Antiquities team explores the important role they played in life and death ...

Densely packed court housing in a state of severe dilapidation in the St. Anne Street area is clearly shown in this model. The 124 three-storey houses had been built prior to 1828. The majority were ...

This was the first of the 'candlelights' - anticipating his celebrated 'Orrery' and the 'Experiment on a Bird in the air-pump' - that Wright exhibited in public. The work is a mediatation on the ...

This painting of Emma, also known as Lady Hamilton, captures her mid-performance, playing a dancing Bacchante. Emma became famous and notorious in British artistic and society circles for these ...

Marble bust of Augustus, slightly over life-size. A ‘Prima Porta’ type portrait, one of the most common for the emperor, probably created before 20 BC and also used during his reign but also ...