http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Museums, Exhibitions & Galleries"  in "Europe" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:35:26 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 912 | Archaeologists discover Stone Age weapons factory in Leicestershire http://en.redtram.com/go/229914195/top100/ 229914195 University of Leicester archaeologists have discovered a Mesolithic Stone Age weapons factory on a building site near Melton in Leicestershire. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:34:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914195/top100/ 912 | Cornelius Cardew and the Scratch Orchestra at London Drawing Room http://en.redtram.com/go/229914166/top100/ 229914166 The work of experimental British composer Cornelius Cardew and the Scratch Orchestra has gone on show at the The Drawing Room in London. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:34:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914166/top100/ 912 | DaDaFest returns to the North-West for ninth consecutive year http://en.redtram.com/go/229914159/top100/ 229914159 The Ninth DaDaFest kicks off on November 17 2009 with dozens of performances and exhibitions taking place across the North-West. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:34:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914159/top100/ 912 | Heritage Lottery Fund gives £100,000 to pair of "precious places" in North-East http://en.redtram.com/go/229914142/top100/ 229914142 An East Cleveland quarry where now-extinct fossils were found and an ancient woodland in Durham full of historic relics will use £100,000 of Lottery funding to involve the public in their transformation. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:34:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914142/top100/ 912 | Hidden historic houses team up in six-star London alliance http://en.redtram.com/go/229914131/top100/ 229914131 Six historic houses in London have officially launched a partnership, called the London Shh... alliance, in a bid to pool resources and broaden their activities and visitor pull. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:34:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914131/top100/ 912 | Scottish National Portrait Gallery receives £2 million grant http://en.redtram.com/go/229914121/top100/ 229914121 Edinburgh's Scottish National Portrait Gallery is to receive £2 million in funding from the Monument Trust to assist with its ambitious refurbishment project. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:34:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914121/top100/ 912 | Six-strong shortlist for Leicester City Gallery's Attenborough Prize http://en.redtram.com/go/229914110/top100/ 229914110 One of six artists will take the contemporary crown in the Midlands when Leicester City Gallery announces the winner of the annual £2,000 Attenborough Prize today (November 12 2009). Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:34:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914110/top100/ 912 | British history archive campaign announces flight-themed 2009 programme http://en.redtram.com/go/229914083/top100/ 229914083 Heritage body the National Council on Archives has announced a theme of Take Flight for the sixth year of the Archive Awareness Campaign, a nationwide programme of events revealing some of the country's unseen histories. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:34:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914083/top100/ 912 | Historic Welsh sites given £600,000 boost by Heritage Minister http://en.redtram.com/go/229914073/top100/ 229914073 Heritage Minister for Wales Alun Ffred Jones has announced grants totalling more than £600,000 to 13 sites across the country to mark the 25th anniversary of Cadw, the Welsh equivalent of English Heritage. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914073/top100/ 912 | National Archives puts early RAF service records online http://en.redtram.com/go/229914048/top100/ 229914048 Service records of 99,000 RAF fighters - including the deadliest pilot of all time - are being made available online for the first time by The National Archives. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914048/top100/ 912 | National Museum Wales acquires its first Picasso oil painting http://en.redtram.com/go/229914027/top100/ 229914027 The first oil painting by Picasso ever bought by National Museum Wales is set to go on display in a new exhibition of still life paintings from the mid-20th century. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914027/top100/ 912 | The Art of Steampunk hits Oxford's Museum of the History of Science http://en.redtram.com/go/229914011/top100/ 229914011 Steampunk, the strange world of late Victorian imagined contraptions and automata, is being celebrated in a lively and popular exhibition at Oxford's Museum of the History of Science. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229914011/top100/ 912 | £5.2 million Baltic Triangle scheme to build hub for creative industry in Liverpool http://en.redtram.com/go/229913999/top100/ 229913999 Dozens of digital and creative arts groups in Liverpool will be given office spaces in a redevelopment of the city's Baltic Triangle area after funding bodies announced a £5.2 million investment in the scheme. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229913999/top100/ 912 | Cold War: What Lies Beneath Online Exhibition educational resource from IWM (TPYF) http://en.redtram.com/go/229913994/top100/ 229913994 Need a one-stop online resource about the Cold War? Then try What Lies Beneath, from the Imperial War Museum and part of the Their Past Your Future project. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229913994/top100/ 912 | First Art and Craft Market at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland http://en.redtram.com/go/229913979/top100/ 229913979 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229913979/top100/ 912 | Four North-West arts groups named on 2010 Lever Art Prize shortlist http://en.redtram.com/go/229913961/top100/ 229913961 Two festivals, a Theatres Trust in Liverpool and Manchester's Whitworth Art Gallery will compete for the £10,000 Lever Prize after being announced on the final shortlist by a panel of business leaders. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229913961/top100/ 912 | German Embassy in London marks fall of the Berlin Wall with ice wall installation http://en.redtram.com/go/229913947/top100/ 229913947 An 11-foot ice wall has been erected outside the German Embassy in Belgrave Square to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229913947/top100/ 912 | Online Imperial War Museum exhibition explores Cold War memories http://en.redtram.com/go/229913938/top100/ 229913938 The Imperial War Museum is marking the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall with an online exhibition exploring the British experiences of the Cold War. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229913938/top100/ 912 | Online resource round-up: ancient Greeks http://en.redtram.com/go/229913930/top100/ 229913930 From interactive quizzes and online pot making to writing a spotter's WebQuest guide to Greek Temples - we've got a round-up for you of the best online ancient Greek resources from UK museums. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:32:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229913930/top100/ 912 | Siegfried Sassoon WWI archive launched online for Armistice Day http://en.redtram.com/go/229913925/top100/ 229913925 Oxford University is marking this year's Armistice Day by launching the first online collection of the manuscripts of Siegfried Sassoon, focusing on his war poetry. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:32:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229913925/top100/