300 artworks by William Blake. Heaven or hell? I headed to Tate Britain to see their colossal retrospective and find out. Here’s my review. Tate […]
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Art History | Cultural appropriation & the art of the steal
‘Good artists copy, great artists steal’ – Pablo Picasso Cultural appropriation, once discussed in debates amongst academics, has moved into the mainstream media. Teen Vogue […]
Exhibition | Pato Bosich: Drawing antiquity with wine
Pato Bosich (b.1978) has an enchanting new exhibition of drawings created in dialogue with the British Museum’s collection of classical antiquity art. Working both on-site […]
Breaking news from Birmingham Museums | New cultural centre in Yardley
Birmingham Museums has announced some big news today. A site in Yardley has been agreed as the potential location for a new collection and cultural […]
Arts careers | Meet Harriet Hathaway, Decorative Art Assistant Curator at Nottingham Castle
Harriet Hathaway was recently appointed as Decorative Art Assistant Curator at Nottingham Castle. She graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2015 with First Class […]
Art fiction | A short story: ‘The Long Engagement’
The first time I saw her I didn’t realise that she was blind. I’d come to the museum with my sketchbook; she was sat, unmoving, […]
Arts careers | Meet a museum’s marketing officer
Want to know what’s in a museum marketing officer’s job description, the top skills needed for this role and how to get in to this […]
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13 of Birmingham’s best museums & galleries
Birmingham is home to many museums and art galleries, which makes choosing the best ones tricky! From the Pre-Raphaelite art collection at Birmingham Museums to […]
Arts careers | How do I get a job in museum education?
Jon Sleigh works as a Learning Officer at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, where he has been hired to deliver an educational programme in national […]
Arts careers | I want your job: Exhibitions Curator
Want to know how to become a museum curator in the UK? Everyone knows that securing a job in the museum sector is tough. So I […]