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Watch out! This year the Titanic disaster is about to wash over us again

As the Titanic’s 100th anniversary rolls around on 15 April, a slew of events is planned and a lot of money has been parked on our perpetual interest Continue reading

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Digital library displaying world on a website

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

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Scottish National Portrait Gallery – review

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

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

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

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How the National Gallery uses science to spot fakes and masterpieces

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

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

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?

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

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

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