Category Archives: Euroculture

Digital library displaying world on a website

Posted on May 17, 2013 by European Order

Multimillion-dollar project will carry thousands of cultural treasures Continue reading →

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Scottish National Portrait Gallery – review

Posted on April 26, 2013 by European Order

Scotland’s National Portrait Gallery, reopened after a dramatic £17.6m overhaul, is a bright and democratic delight Continue reading →

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Old master paintings worth £100m given to Britain – with strings attached

Posted on April 5, 2013 by European Order

All 57 works must remain free to view and never be sold, according to wishes of late owner Sir Denis Mahon, Italian baroque paintings gifted to the UK – in pictures Continue reading →

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Quentin Blake drawings auctioned to raise money for illustration museum

Posted on March 30, 2013 by European Order

Pictures by Eric Carle, Nick Park and Raymond Briggs are also on display for first time Continue reading →

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European Museum of the Year Award 2011

Posted on March 12, 2013 by European Order

For more information please write to Françoise McClafferty, EMF Trust Secretary, at [email protected]
or visit European Museum Forum official website
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How the National Gallery uses science to spot fakes and masterpieces

Posted on March 10, 2013 by European Order

Infrared and electron microscopes help determine a genuine Raphael, as new exhibition shows Continue reading →

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Zaha Hadid tipped to win Stirling prize for architecture

Posted on March 6, 2013 by European Order

The British-Iraqi designer was nominated for her museum of 21st century art in Rome Continue reading →

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Gormley’s fourth plinth antics are no match for the National Gallery

Posted on March 4, 2013 by European Order

All talk and no show, Antony Gormley’s pointless human relay is not the main art event in Trafalgar Square Continue reading →

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What’s the big idea behind the Pompidou-Metz?

Posted on March 2, 2013 by European Order

The legendary Paris gallery now has a regional outpost. Will it live up to the name? Jonathan Glancey takes a high-speed train to find out. Continue reading →

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Leonardo da Vinci painting is put at risk by loan from Poland to London

Posted on February 28, 2013 by European Order

Polish art experts warn over journey of Lady with an Ermine to National Gallery Continue reading →

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