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Donated famous private collection of Chinese ceramics valued at £1 billion to British Museum

The Sir Percival David Foundation has donated its world-famous private collection of Chinese ceramics to the British Museum in London. This is the highest value object donation in the history of UK museums, with 1,700 pieces valued at about £1 billi...
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London's National Gallery lands in cinema with an event film for its 200th anniversary

To mark the bicentenary of the founding of the National Gallery in London, NATIONAL GALLERY 200, the first installment of the new season of Great Art at the Movies directed by Ali Ray and Phil Grabsky and dedicated to one of the world's most importan...
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Why does everything cute fascinate? An exhibition in London on the theme also pays homage to Hello Kitty

Through April 14, 2024, Somerset House in London explores the concept of "cute" with the exhibition Cute, which brings together contemporary artworks, including new commissions, as well as music, fashion, toys, video games, and social media. The aim ...
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National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery purchase Tissot painting to save it from exportation

The National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery in London have jointly purchased a portrait of art dealer Algernon Moses Marsden painted by Jacques Joseph Tissot in 1877. The important Victorian painting was thus saved from export. The paintin...
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At Tate Britain a major retrospective on Dante Gabriel, Christina and Elizabeth Siddal Rossetti

At Tate Britain in London, the exhibition The Rossettis, curated by Carol Jacobi and James Finch, will be on view from April 6 to September 24, 2023; it is organized by Tate Britain in collaboration with the Delaware Art Museum and supported by the R...
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National Portrait Gallery reopens in 2023. Closed since 2020 for the largest renovation in its history

The National Portrait Gallery in London will reopen its doors to the public on June 22, 2023 after three years of closure for its most significant renovation in its history. Visitors will see the complete refurbishment of the entire collection, renov...
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London, Leighton House, meeting place of the Pre-Raphaelites, reopens after major renovation

In London's Kensington district, Leighton House was recently reopened to the public after a £9 million restoration and in conjunction with its sister museum Sambourne House originally owned by illustrator Edward Linley Sambourne. Lord Frederic Lei...
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Controversy over Van Gogh exhibition. On sale is a gadget in the shape of an ear

At the Courtauld Gallery in London, the first-ever exhibition dedicated to Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits opened Feb. 3, 2022, and it is already a controversy. Among the works on display is theSelf-Portrait with Bandaged Ear from 1889, and contro...
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