Two ground-breaking pictures by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) will return to the UK for the first time in over 100 years, as part of a focused new National Gallery exhibition. Generously lent for the first time by The Frick Collection in New York, the two oil paintings will be on display at the Gallery […]
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Wankers desecrate national treasure Constable’s Hay Wain at National Gallery
Climate change protesters Wankers have attached their own image of “an apocalyptic vision of the future” to the frame of John Constable’s masterpiece painting The Hay Wain. Two Just Stop Oil (JSO) supporters struck central London’s National Gallery on Monday, forcing the evacuation of art lovers, tourists and a class of 11 year-old children on […]
London’s National Gallery Creates Augmented Reality App for Kids to Explore Museum
The National Gallery has launched its first immersive augmented reality (AR) app created with the help of over 80 children in time for the Easter holidays. The Keeper of Paintings and the Palette of Perception is a free mobile-based experience that uses AR technology to encourage children to explore the Gallery and learn about its paintings. […]
Jacksons Lane will reopen on the 25th March
Jacksons Lane has today announced that its major redevelopment will be completed, and the building will be fully reopened to the public from the 25th March. Brand new images of the spectacular transformation have also been released today. Jacksons Lane is the flagship arts and cultural venue in Haringey, creating a year-round programme of the […]
Fuel to present eight new light sculptures created by lighting designers in locations across the UK
The Litten Trees are eight gifts to local communities around the UK: temporary light sculptures in everyday public settings that have been carefully chosen to be seen by those communities as they enjoy their daily exercise or go about their daily business. Renowned lighting designers who in normal times would be working in our theatres […]