Life imitating art! Social media users recreate their favourite masterpieces using ONLY items found around the house – with hilarious results A museum has challenged people to recreate their favourite works of art using objects they have at home LA-based Getty Museum penned: ‘ Choose your favourite artwork. Find three things lying around your house’ … Read more
Ruinous hotels aren’t typically recommended – but an exception can definitely be made for this one for a post-lockdown escape. Behold the one-of-a-kind Museum Hotel in Antakya, Turkey, a lodge for wannabe Tomb Raiders that ‘floats’ above the ruins of over a dozen civilisations dating back to the third century BC, which were discovered in … Read more
Vincent van Gogh painting is stolen from Dutch museum closed due to coronavirus The museum near Amsterdam said Van Gogh’s ‘Spring Garden’ had been stolen Burglars forced their way in through a glass door shortly after 3am this morning Museum director said he was ‘shocked and incredibly p****d off’ by the theft Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more
Investigation finds all 16 of the Dead Sea Scroll fragments displayed at the Museum of the Bible are FORGED two years after first fakes were found A report reveals the 16 scrolls on display are forgeries Experts found inconsistencies with materials and inscriptions The report casts doubt on all Dead Sea Scrolls found after 2002 By James … Read more
The launch in Belfast of RMS Titanic on May 31, 1911, attracted 100,000 people — around one-third of the city’s population. At the time, she was the largest ship yet built. This I learned on a visit to the spectacular Titanic museum in Belfast, where I joined the new Seabourn Ovation on its cruise around … Read more
From the best family day out to the most wonderful places to stay, the UK Heritage Awards 2019 has honoured Britain’s finest heritage experiences. This year’s UK Heritage Awards winners are crowned across 12 categories, which also include hidden gems, best festival, best wedding venue and outstanding customer service. The gongs have been allocated by … Read more
The Duke of Sussex was joined by six-times Formula One world champion driver Lewis Hamilton today as he officially opened a new museum at the Silverstone circuit. Prince Harry toured The Silverstone Experience in Northamptonshire, a museum charting British motor racing through the years at the new home of the British Racing Drivers’ Club’s archive. … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall joked she was ‘self-isolating’ during a visit to the Transport Museum this afternoon in an apparent quip on the coronavirus. Prince Charles, 71, and Camilla, 72, did not let the weather dampen their spirits as they took an eco-friendly double-decker bus to the Transport Museum in London this afternoon. The royals … Read more
The role slavery and cheap labour played in the foundation and vast wealth of the British Empire has been highlighted by a New York museum. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has redesigned its British galleries to illustrate how cultural traditions that sprang from the empire fitted alongside opulent wealth amassed from slave labour. The renovation … Read more
British Museum defies Downing Street veto as it plans to make pro-EU scholar Mary Beard a trustee Mary Beard, 65, was rejected by Downing Street as a trustee of British Museum It is thought to be because she frequently expresses pro-Remain views online Museum will now bypass the official process and appoint Beard anyway By … Read more