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Visiting galleries might enrich your life, but the evidence that it slows your ageing is less certain than recent headlines suggest.
These five Lake District museums offer especially rewarding shelter on damp days.
The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.
While many cultural leaders have applauded the move, others are more critical.
Researchers, educators, young people and artists are collaborating to develop a ‘pedagogy of hope’ for creative climate change education.
In her new book, Akinkugbe explores the way art history is taught, and the exclusion of blackness from mainstream art spaces.
End of the Game sparks critical conversations on wildlife conservation and responsible tourism.
This is a rare opportunity to see works by female artists that depict the landscape in a multitude of ways.
Our experts have you covered with recommendations of what to see this summer.
Museums have pushed the narrative of Vincent van Gogh as a ‘tortured genius’ for decades, but in its 50th year the Van Gogh Museum is questioning this approach.
Starting in the late 1990s, South Korea’s promotion of its cultural exports abroad has made it a major power on the international stage.
It might be provocative but this sort of direct action is important.
The National Gallery’s reliance on outdated, male-dominated art history is a failure of its duty as a steward of the British public’s art collection
What the world stands to lose due to Putin’s unprovoked war.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence has threatened legal action against Pornhub for use of its art in pornographic work.
Museum lighting standards assume galleries are still using incandescent bulbs or fluorescent lights. But LEDs offer more for both audiences and conservation.
When public art pairs artistic expression with community engagement, it can honour the diverse communities that share public spaces and spur important conversations.
Whether it’s a day out with the kids or a solo visit, these tips will achieve the experience you want.
Examining parallels between Steven Shearer’s billboard images and religious figures of 17th century baroque art allow a consideration of how context is everything when it comes to reading images.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Museum Studies, Nottingham Trent University
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Joanna Mendelssohn is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral research fellow, RMIT University
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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PhD Candidate in Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, University of the Arts London
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PhD candidate in the History of Art, University of York
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Director, Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Lecturer, Griffith University
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Loughborough University
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Lecturer in School of Art History and Art Education, UNSW
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Lecturer of Visual Art, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University