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£29m Raphael drawing in export bar

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Share Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on an exquisite drawing by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael.  This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the drawing, Head of a Muse, in the United Kingdom. The Minister’s ruling follows a recommendation by the Reviewing Committee on the Export... »

Race to become the UK’s first City of Culture hots up as Final Fourteen become Fantastic Four

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Share Culture Minister Margaret Hodge today announced the final four cities vying to become the UK’s first City of Culture in 2013.  They are Birmingham, Derry/Londonderry, Norwich and Sheffield.  They were shortlisted by an independent judging panel, whose recommendations were accepted by Secretary of State Ben Bradshaw.  The panel will also make the final recommendation... »

Abbey Road studios given listed building status

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Share London’s famous Abbey Road studios, where The Beatles recorded many of their albums, has been made a listed building. The venue has been given Grade II status in recognition for its role in shaping the sound of British music. Culture Minister Margaret Hodge listed the studios on the advice of English Heritage saying it had “produced... »

Samuel Palmer painting in UK export ban

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Share A painting by Samuel Palmer has been temporarily banned from being exported from the UK in a bid to raise money to keep it in the country. The £3.8 million work entitled The Shearers should remain here as it is so closely entwined with national heritage, an export committee found. The 19th century painting has been... »

Libraries ‘must modernise’ to secure future

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Share Radical modernisation is required for English libraries if they are to remain relevant, Culture Minister Margaret Hodge has said. Ms Hodge said free access to books was still the cornerstone of the library. But library customers were looking for something more than previous generations were, she said in a consultation paper. “Sweeping advances in technology… mean they... »

AS OTHERS SEE US TRICIA MALLEY AND ROSS GILLESPIE

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ShareNATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL Admission free www.nationalgalleries.org . Robert Burns, Scotland’s National Bard, has an unassailable place in the affections of the people of Scotland. The award-winning photographers Ross Gillespie and Tricia Malley have marked the Homecoming celebration by making a series of portraits of prominent and adopted Scots. Each sitter has been... »

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